The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
O'NeaI Replies To Hefzin's
 Recent Attack Upon Him
Says Heflin Chief Claim to Senate Is That He Shot Negro and Accused Fourteen of His Colleagues With Taking German Money and Then
 Had to Take It Back

| leading In view of his statement, 1t should be at once changed to Suspicious or Peeping Tom or the modern mind reader. who can without oral or writ ten words read every base suspicion that may turk in the minds of others, and who habitually uses his memory for his wit and his fancy for his facts Since, Mir. Heflin is so much concerned about the source of my campaign expenses, l beg to relieve his curiosity by saying tkat my campaign fund is being provided from my own funds, supplemented by sucA donations as a few of my warm personal friends may contribute, and that my campaign expenses. properly itemized. with the names of the contributors, wili be filed as required by law with the secretary of the Senate
 T would remind Mr Hefln that for advertising and postage pay cash. whereas he has the federal treasury as his campaign chest, and under his frank as congressman he has flooded the mails with campaign literature for the voters O. Alabama, for which he has paid no postage. He has even sent out to the voters of Alabama speeches he never delivered on the floor of Congress but which he inserted in the record by per mission. During his contemplated cam paign against the late Senator Bankhead of Alabama he sent out thousands of documents, as well as circular letters so l am informed under his frank and for which he was subsequently forced to pay postage, has shown by the letter of Third Assistant Postmaster General Dockery, by his letter to Mir William F. Mason of Illinois on the 3Oth of April, 1918. Without the use of the frank the literature with which Mir. Heflin is now flooding the State of Alabama would have cost him not less than S10.00o
 MT Heflin says I am trying to get .dar- foIH for the sale of light wines and beers through the modification of the Vostead law. when 1 know the Weakley bill will prevent their sales in Alabama I would remind the gentleman that the same nna- jority that will elect me will elect leg islature that will repeal the radical fea- lures ot the Weakley bill Apd permit, when the Volstead law is rESdified, the sale of liquors for medical purposes in Alabama ard the use by the people of Alabama of harmless and non-intoxicat- ing wines and beers
 ''Mr. Heflin sneers at and derides the office I have the honor of holding as referee in bankruptcy I would rather be capable and efficient referee in bankruptcy than congress man who after sixteen years of serv- Ice can only point with pride to the Tact that his two chief claims to dis tnction are that he shot at a negro anu attempted. on base and unfounded suspicion, to asperse the character of fourteen of his colleagues ins Congress. would remind the gentleman that my knowledge and skill as referee will enable me to properly prepare the decree which tn. people of Ala bama will enter on the 11th of May adjudicating him bankrupt as a states man and remanding him to private life for the betrayal of the funda- mental principles of true democracy by his vote for the Volstead law
 OPPOSED TO LAWLESSNESS
 MT. Heflin criticised me for my op- position to all forms of lawlessness. As governor of Alabama I took an oath to see to it that the laws were faithfully executed, and that oath I faithfully observed to the best of my sbility. I did oppose all forms of mob violence and used ak the powers of my office to bring those who violated the laws of the state to justice and to remove from the state of Alabama the disgrace of mob law One of the most effective methods adopted by the constitutional convention to end lynch law in Alabama was a provision au- thorizing the governor to order the impeachment of any sheriff who by cowardice. connivance or neglect of duty permitted any person to be taken