The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-22

1 te what their representative has ac- icomplished. Federal senators are elected l for six years and the congressman for l two years. The purpose of this is that the congressman may not get out of line with his constituents.
 1 WHO IS FOR HUDDLESTON?
 l "Oh! they say he can't be beat He says that he is not socialist Eugene Dens thrice the socialist nominee for the presidency. is said to have made 1 recent speech in which he opposed the draft and the sale of Liberty Bonds On two points at least he agrees with MT. Huddleston, and Huddleston says he is lnot socialist. It is reported that there l are many socialists in this district More perhaps than in any similar district in the south. These men are going to vote 1 in the next primary. Fer whom will ] they cast their ballots? Huddleston says he is not socialist. Yet you can lay
 a wager that he will get every socialist l vote in the Birmingham district Hud- l dieston does not claim to be an ex- treme pacifiSt, and boasts that he is sup | porting the war. But for whom will ex- 1 treme pacifists in the Birmingham dis l trict vote? Would you not be willing to I wager that they will vote for Huddles- ton. He says that he is not pro-Ger- 1 man, and those malign him who charge that he is. Yet we know that there are | pro- Germans in this district, and for I whom do you think they will cast their ballots? I know that in this country 1 there are many Germans and men of I German extraction who are absolutely tloyal Americans 1O0 per cent true to the flag, and to them I give all honor. But l you know that there are others whose l allegiance is divided, and whose sym pathy is not in this country. For whom
 will the pro- Germans vote? You can lay 1 a small wager that they will vote solidly 1 for Huddleston.
 ''I hold here in my hand small pho l tograph of the poll tax record of this
 county, and you find here the names of many men, some of whom have paid back poll tax for years to qualify themselves l to vote. Scharber has paid for eight or nine years. Schatz, Schauer. Schlue- hauf, Schmittiker, Schmiekert and a num- I Der of others are shown on another page. | I have no idea who these men are or l for whom they will vote, but it does look 1 like there has been some special effort on | the part of men with names like that 1 to qualify themselves to vote in the next primary. For whom will they cast their ballots? If other socialists, other ex- 1 treme pacifists, other German sympa- I thizers, or luke-warm Americans vote solidly for Huddleston that gives him
 a tremendous lead. For my part, if I l have to be elected to this high office by | any man who is not in thorough accord l and sympathy with this government don't want the position.
 NO VOICE OF COMPROMISE l "A congressman must be elected who l shall signify to the whole world that the | American people are indivisibly united in | their determination to go on with the war until it's purposes shall have been ac- complished.
 l 'The voice of compromise must not be | heard in the next Congress. And only yes- I terday the vice president of the United States said in making political speech | in Indiana, That it was our duty to l support only the democrat who is whole | heartedIy behind the President and the way he proposes to win this war
 1 But you do not need the injunction from the loyalty league or from Vice
 President Marshall, but you are actuated 1 by your own consciousness of duty as I YOU see it, and I tell you that in this 1 campaign there is only one issue-it is l loyalty There is one issue, 1t is George | Huddleston. While many good Ameri- 1 cans may be for Huddleston. all of those | dement's of discomfort or unrest all 1 of those factions which are fighting the ] government and those not in sympathy with the purposes of this war are lined | m to him to a man. What are you | doing. and what are the patriots of this | community doing? For my part, while I realize that the honor of representing this district is second only to that of being senator from the whole state, 1t Is matter of small consequences to me personally whether l am the individual chosen to carry your banner in mahinS this fight. If l am not the man select another and I will get behind him. It ia a matter of small concern whether be a candidate or another. but it is ncatter of vital concern to the people of I Jefferson county and to the entire com munity that you send an individual who l is whole-heartedly and unreserv- edIy behind the President. and that Hud- dleston be defeated. If you ask any boy serving in the army, boys who are en- titled to vote, but who can't vote be- cause of their absence, they will tell you to send a congressman who Is be- hind the President and one who will do all he can for them. If l am not the
 man I am ready to step down and out and give place to your chosen leader
 ..The President says we must make
 the world safe for democracy. Aye,
 more, we must make America safe Tor
 Americans. The only way that the fu-
 ture and safety of America can be se-
 cured is through the public education
 of the people themselves The people
 must be educated through the public
 schools of the country. where the ideals
 of the government and principles upon
 which it is founded are taught. There
 must be an undivided allegiance to the
 country and to this flag. To make Amer
 ica safe for Americans, put none but
 Abericans on guard.
 Ut is heresy to say that Huddleston can't be defeated. He can be beaten, he must be beaten, he will be beaten ssvua ha iva The roesaace from tha IOyalty