The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-03

 ever was any doubt in our minds as tc why we got into this war, that has been removed by now and we must admit that there never was more difficult piece of statesmsnship than that which con- fronted the President-leading a peaceful ration in such a crisis. Pet
 HUDDLESTON AND PRESIDENT
 When the President asked Congress for war 50 representatives and six sena- tors voted against it, and your repre- sentative in this district was one of them voting against the declaration of war. He also voted against the selective draft act. He stated that the President had no right to dictate to Congress what 1t should do, no more than he has the right to dictate to the courts.
 You will also note that what MT. Huddleston calls dictation in President Wilson other people call leadership Hud- dleston not only opposed the declaration of war. but stated that England was equally as responsible for the injustice to our commerce as was Germany, and this at a time when the people of Amerl- ca were standing breathless. waiting for an opportunity to support the President in his declaration Huddleston at this time said. If there is cause for war with one warning nation, there IS cause for war with the other, but I personally believe there is no cause for war "lta either
 CoNSCRIPTION SPEECHES
 .sHuddleston stated that he voted for many bills of the administration, not because he approved of them. put He did it for the sake of harmony. In his conscription speeches he appeared to and aroused the passions of the men of draft age wherever there was an opportunity, for his speech was GIT c1,lated over the district to men Of draft age. He said tha, the people who were forcing conscription upon us did not want it for the war, but that they wanted war in order to get the con scription. Some of his supporters claim that these utterances do not now represent his views, but l fail to see what they base the change upon.
 "Mr Huddleston's reelection 10 Congress does not depend upon basis of his personal friends and their loyal " to him. or to the lack of support of the newspapers of Birmingham, but upon the record that he has chosen himself. his loyalty to the administra- tion. and the speeches that he has made aFainst the various war measures.
 q favor the adoption of the national prohibition amendment, for l think liquor never had a place in this gov ernment and that it's day is over. Hud- dleston opposed this amendment. And if it is not democracy to respond to clear cut calls of public opinion. then do not know what democracy is.
 ROMAN HIERARCHY
 There is more than one autocracy. There is an organization in our midst that has for years been organizing to strike at this government. This or ganizat ation claims to have the right to say that no. man shall profess his own religion, but to require a particu- lar religion shall be the religion of state and there are no others, The founders of this government said that we had the right to worship as We see fit and not to be governed by hierarchy. I said d few days ago in the, press in stating my views on cer- tain questions that I regarded the Roman hierarchy as jointly respon- sible with the German government for having plunged the United States gov ernment into this world war.
 The well known Roman hierarchy is strongly intrenched in Austria, and the Catholic church has been made the church of state with the financial sup port of the government, and since then an unnOly neQley III european politics has prevailed, through their thirst for power, wealth and influence. That the same influence is abroad in America you do not have to go very far to see.
 TOO MANY LAWYERS
 ''Out of the Il representatives in Congress from Alabama 10 of them are lawyers" Here MT. Carle read c clipping from Washington paper, which stated that there were too many lawyers in Congress, and then he stated that he was qualified for a place on the industrial committee, if he went to Congress. for he was a chemist, and that he had traversed the hills and valleys of this district, look ing over the coal and iron deposits, and that he felt that he had the talent that would be needed in this capacity.
 There are great projects like rail- roads in Alaska, nitrate plants at Florence, the Panama canal, and such enterprises going on at all times" he said. Then, too, the government is today taking over various enterprises of the country that requires a variety of talent"
 MT Carle closed his address with some remarks about himself by way of information, and then thanked the voters for their presence and the meet ing adjourned.