The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
HEFUN TALKS ON
 WILSON'S CHANGES
Fifth District Congressman Is in Demand to Make
 Speeches for Ticket

Congressman J. Thomas Heflin of the Fifth district spent yesterday in Bir- mlngham. He was on his way from Washington 10 his home at Lafayette. He is in demand for the Wilson-Mar- shall campaign and after 8 short rest in Alabama he will start on a speech making tour in the east and north which will continue until November.
 MT. Heflin in discussing the polit ical situation said:
 "Mr. Clark has made a splendid speaker and MT. Underwood has made good as majority leader and these two great democrats have had back of them one of the ablest, most alert and agreeable band of democratic workers that ever stood behind the leaders of either branch of Congress With only one branch of the federal Congress, republican Senate and President stand ing in the way of just legislation, we passed through the House more meas ures for the relief of the people than the republicans have passed in 50 years. That party has been running the government in the interest of one class and to the detriment and great injury of another very large class. It has sold the taxing power to few men and these few men fixed the price of nearly everything we had to sell, and all We had to buy. and the cost of living has become grave ques- tion to the average man Tho tariff system of the republican party is the mother of nearly all the ills that af- flict us. The people repudiated that system in the election of 1910. This band of tariff marauders holds up tho producer with one hand and robs thu consumer with the other.
 The republican spoilsmen have fallen out among themseves-the party of plum der Is divided into two factions each ac- euslng the other of high crimes and mis- demeanors and both stand convicted at the judgment bar of patient and long suffering people, while the democratic party, the party of equal rights to all and special privileges to none is united. harmonious and militant. The republi- can party has broken the promises on which 1t secured the last presidential election, it has deceived and betrayed the American people. It has been the agent and had the instrument of tariff barons and trust magnates, while the democratic House has fulfilled its promises and passed laws for the general welfare. It has convinced the country Of it's sin- cerity of purpose. of It's integrity and of it's ability and fitness to guide the ship of state The people are tired of the republican party-tired of it's favoritism and class legislation-tired of Taft and tired of Roosevelt and they rejoice that the opportunity is theirs to call to the highest office within their gift a man of the people, one tried and found faithful Gov Woodrow Wilson of New Jer- sey.
 "The American people have been in- sulted-their registered will violated by the republican party, and they have been reavily taxed to build up colossal for tunes for the fayorites of the republican party. Relief is in sight, our deliverance is near at hand. No man. who is well informed, on the political situation in the United States, believes that there Is doubt about the election of Governor Wilson. He will carry more than 90 states and win easily. No man in my day has taken such strong hold upon the public mind, and displayed such an intelligent and wonderful grasp of pub lie questions as has Governor Wilson. our nominee for President. He will be elected and he will make a great and good Pres ident, and then the White House win again become the sacred office of a chiet magistrate, who stands for the enforce ment of the laws of justice. and for policies that will bring about the greatest good to the greatest number"