The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-17
BURNETT SAYS HIS OPPONENTSPUTAL[ BLAME ON WILSON Prominent Speakers Will Be Sent to Seventh to Assure
 Party Triumph DATES ARRANGED
 BY THE COMMITTEE Tom Heflin Coming, Vardaman May Stop Over and Underwood Is k. Scheduled to Fill Some
 Engagements

Wilson is responsible for cheap cotton |,
 This Is the battle cry of the republican and progressive" forces of Alabama. The farmer, who is forced to sell his cotton for less money than it is worth, is never reminded that the European war has eliminated the market.
 -~I am informed" said John L. Bur N nett, congressman of the Seventh Ala
 bama district, in letter to the demo-
 cratic campaign committee, that the
 republicans and progressives of my
 district are charging that the demo-
 cratic administration is responsible for
 the cotton situation. Of course. such
 schoolboy tactics will avail nothing.
 In 1904 and in 1907. under the Dingley
 tariff bill, a choice republican offer
 ing, cotton was lower than it is to-
 day
 Inasmuch as congressman in whose dis tricts there is opposition have been given tentative permission to spend a few days at home, MT. Burnett is expected In Ala bama next week. It is possible that he will be at Guntersvlle Monday.
 Vardaman May Speak
 In his letter to the committee. MT. Bur- nett stated that Congressman Underwood and Congressman Heflin had agreed to make several speeches in his district, and sAsked that W. W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, W. D. Seed of Tuscaloosa and others be sent into Franklin, St. Clair. Cullman and Marshall counties.
 There is also a strong probability" said Mir. Burnett that Senator Varda- man. while en route home will stop off in Birmingham and run up to Franklin cOun- ty. He is fine orator and a big demo- I. .I would like to have other national figures visit the district but the great majority of the members of the congress have fights of their own, and other orators are sheing sent into states where the outcome & more doubtful"
 General Brandon, Borden Burr and W. J1. James of Culman have been billed to make speeches in the Seventh. Yesterday. in addition, the following engagements were made for Lieutenant Governor Seed:
 In DeIalb-Fort Payne. Collinsville and Crossville, October 26.
 In Marshal-Albertville, Marting and Guntersville, October 27
 In Cullman-Union Grove. Arab and Joppa, October 2S.
 First Speeches Today The first speeches of the campaign under the auspices of the state campaign committee will be delivered this morning by Ray Rushton of Montgomery. in Clan ton. and tonight by A. Latady of Birming- ham, in Dora.
 Monday General Brandon of Tusca loosa will address the citizens of Oneonta. \ater he will visit Franklin and Walker 6ounties. Borden Burr next week vii, tour St. Clair.
 Congressman Helin yesterday wrote the committee that he would be able to make several speeches in Alabama, and that he would be glad to accept the invitation of Walker county citizens. He will also speak for Mir. Burnett in the Seventh
 Oscar w Underwood has accepted an invitation to deliver a speech in Green vile October 26. and will do so unless Con lress continues in session. He will also sbeak in Mobile and Troy and will later appear in the Seventh district.