The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-21

clared it the duty of the house to pass
 tlis charge against Purifoy to the house
 .In other words" declared Mr Rog- CTS. "he would have Us emulate Pom
 tius Pilate when he washed his hands
 of Jesus Christ and gave him over to the Jews for cruciflxion. The duty is one that we ourselves as strong men. not seeking to eyade an obligation,
 must discharge And we will not turn this innocent man, in whom we can find no fault, over to the tender mer- oies of the senate.
 And it has been said" he continued that the fact that Mir. Purifoy was a Confederate soldier should not enter into the consideration of this cause. Long years ago Pompeii bloomed until a day in August when out of Vesuvius
 there poured smoke and flame and sparks of fire. The metropolis was en- tlrely submerged. And above the GOV cred sepulchre trees grew up, and in their branches birds made their nests. And someone eventually discovered the spire of cathedral, and digging down.
 ward unearthed other signs of a for mer civilization. It was then remem- bered that on the Italian shore in years long gone city had been and had disappeared. Scientists investigated and, uncovering the wreck found a 4edu IOWH Niln tfC ptOPle Sllii re- vealing the horror which then they knew
 "Deathless Roman Soldier" They found mother with her babe olasped tightly to her breast. They | found a man fallen in the door of his house. overtaken by the flood of lava as he attempted to escape And they l found prisoners chained together in the dungeon. their faces horribly drawn by | the agony of an approaching death which they could not evade,
 But that which was greater and Rrander than all the rest was the figure of Roman soldier, standing firm In the | face of death, having yielded a life which through assertion he would not save, 1 having defied at his post an approachng enemy against which the power of man could not prevail.
 Judge Purifoy is but type of that | soldier, that matchless. deathless Roman l soldier Is one of that type which went out to die for its country, and which | offered its life as sacrifice for prin- oiples believed to be right. And you | spiteful politicians you civil demagogues of low degree. this house will not permit l the consummation of your little schemes" Chamberlain Makes Reply l MT. Chamberlain of Mobile, following
 
 spiteful politician or a demagogue of low | degree, and that unlike the gentleman I from Sumter, he did not so characterize
 everybody who differed with him. And the gentleman's address was but an appeal to the passion and the senti- ment of this house, and was based neither | on logic nor reason. I will act in ac-
 cordance to my conception of right and l follow the dictates of my conscience" l He then proceeded to argue the case
 from a legal standpoint
 1 Mr. Tunstal declared that 1t was an
 undisputed fact that Purifoy paid Nun
 melee $1ooo, and that while that transac- tion was legally wrong, it did not con
 stitute ground on which to base impeach- | ment proceedings.
 | MT Darden of Coosa expressed the be- l lief that no man should be permitted to | hold an office which he had purchased Mr John of Dallas after maxing a legal argument. described the battle of Chan cellersville where Stonewall Jackson wa S killed, and where Judge Purifoy was con
 spicuous for his bravery. And then MT. 1 Davis of Walker was given the right of way, and he made a splendid plea for
 justice despite the fact that the defendant
 had worn the gray.
 Let 1t not be said" he declared "that | the legislature is impotent in efforts to | oust man from office who acquired that office through violence done the law. Say. rather that we except from
 the operation of criminal law, old Con- | federate veterans. General Lee were he
 here would be the first to spurn and
 rebuke an action similar to this now un- | der consideration, and it Is the duty of 1 southerners, not to protect an old soldier who is guilty, but to see to it that the
 southern cross, southern battle flag and
 soutnern history are maintained in a