The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
J. Thomas FIeflin Addressed An Enthusiastic Audience of Several Thousand at Capitol Park Last Night
In His Speech Last Night Congressman Heflin
 Said, In Part:

the news of the attack of a negro courage will have gone out of the race. All that is dear in our civilization will be dead. I repeat that whereveH the white woman is. whether in city, town or country. walking alone from school or sitting alone in her home, hes castle, the oath of the white nap to protect her goes with her and the wLen1 CT he lays his black hand upon her he. forfeits his right to live-he's go. to die.
 My friend John Abercrombie was the smartest one of these four fellows standing for election in the senator ial primary. John is an observant man. keen to discern a situation. He saw that I was going to be nominated and he got out of the race If he nad thought there was any chance for any4 body against me. he would not havq retired in favor of an old man. as old as Senator Bankhead was when ha died but he would have insisted on  die gnosing the case as he did, he quit. Jotn displayed more wisdom than anN one of those standin.s for election. Ie really stamped himsels as q wise ,naM by his conduct because the. Bible says that the wise man foreseeth the evil ant, hideth himself.
 Ray Rushton is lost. He will bs
 
 down in the canebrakes of Beaven Dam bottoms discussing the Fifteenth amendment and the important cases that he has been employed in. Peacd to his ashes
 It will be recalled that Captain to succeed Senator Johnson. told the people that he was sn old man and that he only wanted to serve that short term: that he would be satisfied anG through. And I repeat he is not satisfied, but is through. Captaim Whte is about as old as Senaton Bsnkhead was when Ie died. It must be that he is easily influenced bu flattery and the O'Neal bunch, observ4 ing that what following the Captain had was rapidly coming to me, theN sought to stop it by boosting the Cap4 tair as d formidable candidate This is an O'Neal trick me de to order to divide the vote of a vast majority on the home-loving people of Alabamai who desire to see nim defeated fon senator The scheme did not worki Captain Whites following had alreadN come to me. just as had the bulk oa the following of John Abercrombiaj It will be recalled that GovernoH O'Neal appointed Captain White td represent him in several cases includ4 ing the search for the little pine boxa S and it was pitiful at the Jefferson theatre when some of those attending the joint debate called out to both speakers Tell us about the little pima box and both of them ignored the req quest.
 Polls His Auditors
 In order that the reople might not be deceived as to this senatorial racej I have been boiling the voters at mN speakings, and in every audience tha vote for me has been fully 95 per centI My friends everywhere have said that my election would be a perfect landj slide and. indeed. it seems that it will De overwhelming. The fiction inJ dulged in regarding the O'Neal-Whita race will deceive nobody. The votes next Tuesday will tell the tale
 MT. Heflin. in conclr ding his speech. said:
 T have spoken to many thousands of democrats since I nave been in tha state. and the receotions that I havd haC everywhere have touched me deenl ly and drawn me closer to the people, all over the state. Tn my heart I have t registered VOW thar if am elected to the Senate. as I confidently ha5 lieve I will be. shall reconsecrata my heart. my strength and my all Id the highest and bess interest of ouH stete."
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