The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-22
HEFL|N ACCEPTS t. ]. p. CHALLENGE
 ID JOINT DEBATE
Stallings Also in Seventh District in Interest of Rainey's Candidacy for
 Congress

Gadsden, September A.-Hon. J. Thomas Hef1in, member of Congress from the Fifth Alabama district, and Hon. Jesse Stallings of Birmingham, former member of Congress, were in Gadsden today, having come to the Seventh dis trict Saturday to make speeches in the interest of Capt. L. B. Rainey, demo- cratic nominee for the congressional seat made vacant by the death of Represen- tative John L. Burnett. The election will be held Tuesday, September %.
 Representative Heflin spoke twice in Marshall county yesterday, while Mir. Stallings spoke at Centre, in Cherokee county. Both were heard by large crowds and made stirring appeals to the demo- crats of the district to keep the seventh district safely in the democratic ranks
 Mir. IIefln spoke Saturday morning al Guntersville, where he made one of the finest speeches he has ever delivered in this section. The crowd that sought to hear him was unable 10 find accommo- dation in the courtroom. This was the only speech Mir. Heflin was scheduled to make, but on his way to Gnntersyille he was challenged to joint debate with Hon. Pope NJ. Long of Jasper. chairman of the republican state committee. who  Heflin accepted the challenge and re- turned to Albertville in the afternoon for the debate. MT. Long spoke first and dealt almost wholly with the league of nations. His speech was characteristic of those being made by opponents of the league of nations It raised the ghost of domination by the black and yellow races, and by the pope of the Catholic church all at the same time. Is aic pb ha trolled by the British empire, but failed to make il clear now the King of Eng land, the Poue at Rome, the dark races in Africa and the yellow race in Japan could each at one and the same time dominate the world through the league.
 Mir. Heflin followed with a stirring appeal for the league as the crYstaiiza- ton of the worlds cry for a lasting peace. He characterized President Will son as the greatest democrat since Jef- ferson, the recognized leader of the ' orld, whose leadership is about to guide the world onto the pathway of peace and prevent the recurrence of such a bloody cataclysm as for more than four years bathed the world in blood, costing more than 100000 of lives and nearly S25g. .6a,- 0oo,0O0 in money
 ASSERTION CHALLENGED
 But Mr. Heflin challenged MT. Long assertion that the league of nations is the only issue involved in the Seventh district race declaring that Captain Raj ney is running Qn a platform strongly indorsing the demc>ratic party's record during the eight years it has been in charge of national affairs, a record with out parallel for constructive achieve ment. It is the democratic party that gave the country the federal reserve banking system, the farm loan act, the good roads act. and the other construc- tive legislative enactments that have done more for the benefit of the people at large than theg had obtained during J, years of republican rule declared MT Heflin He called particular attention to the benefits the southern cotton grow CTS have received under democratic rule showing how the federal reserve act has freed them from the grip of the cotton spinners of the east and the m6ney ma r'pulators of Wall street. For the first time in history they are able to grow and market cotton at a profit he de clared, and he urged that it is necessary to keep the present party in power be- cause if the republican party, the party of the interests always, returns to power 1t will amend or repeal the federal re- serve act and the cotton planters of the south will once more find themselves in the clutches of the eastern spinners and their cotton will again bring only 6, 8 or 10 cents q pound.
 RATIFICATION NECESSARY
 MT. Heflin, who probably has given the cotton question more study than any other man in public life in America, told the audience he believed that if the peace treaty is not signed so that the world S markets will again be thrown open and credits extended 10 those countries that are In need of this product, the price of cotton will go down to 20 cents If the treaty of peace is ratified. he predicted that the price will go to 40 cents.
 The Audience was easily with Mir lief lin in its sympathies, although the fact that he was to speak was known only 4 few hours before the debate opened, while MT. Longs speaking had been widely advertised.
 Mir Heflin will speak at Ashviile in St. Clair county Monday morning at ii EES3S&sssEsa -. ----'-