The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
WHITE IS
 AGAIN IN JEFFERSON IN HIS CAMP AIGN
Spoke at Ensley Last Night and Will Be at Bessemer Tonight-In AnnistOn
 Tomorrow

Speaking to an enthusiastic audi ence in the Ensley city hall last night, Capt. Frank & White. candidate for the United States Senate. short term, declared himself in favor of federal aid for schools, a federal health de-
 partment. river and harbor improve ments, enforcement of the national prohibition laws. bonus for ex-service men and against large standing army.
 Captain White returned yesterday from Mobile where he made four speeches Monday to large audiences He spoke confidently of his nomina- tion in the primary election on May II.
 Ben F. Ray, his county chairman, introduced him in a short talk in
 which he told of the qualifications of Captain White for the office of United States senator.
 Captain White began by telling of
 his previous campaigns in the state,
 in all but one of which he was sue
 cessful. In two of these, Ray Rush
 ton, one of his present opponents, was an opponent, and Captain White stated he defeated him for the Senate in l9l' by the vote of S0000 to 40,000. and in the race for delegate ate large to the national democratic convention in l9te he ran far ahead of MT. Rushton He said he was the first Cnlteo States senator elected by popular vote in Alabama and the third in the Unitel states. and that the election of . United States senator is a new and highly responsible duty devolving upon the people
 Tt is of the greatest importance to you that you elect the best man he said, the man who is fit and able to meet the best men in the United States | for in the United States Senate you meet some of the best men in the country"
 One of the first things he did wher l in the Senate in 1914, he said. was tf effect an amendment to the Claytor antitrust bfll which exempted farm CTS and laboring men from its pro visions. and the next, was to work fol | the passage and vote for the farm 1 loan bill
 .Diplomaey must be used in the senate,p he declared. We need many l things in Alabama, and we can't ge' 1 them by fighting everybody else Your representatives in the Senate must be on good terms with the mem | bers of the other party in order tt get what you want. Only by diplo macy can we get them l He said that only former Governor o'Neal of the other three candidates had a platform: and that the thing | he stood for-light wines and beer could never be secured through con gressional action. The state law pro hibits the manufacture and traffic il iliouors, and to legalize the sale O these in Alabama the legislature mus change existing laws.
 l Captain White stated that he favor ], federal appropriations for education and that Mir Rushton opposes this oi l the ground that the negroes migh l get into the schools if the federal gov 1 ernment contributed toward their sup | port. He said the government call l upon it's young men to give their live lin it's defense, and it should educat them.
 He is against large standing army he declared, as dangerous thing an 2 step toward building up a militar. l caste.
 He opposed compulsory militar. I training urging instead compulsor l education of the boys and girls. He advocated 1ederai healtn ue apartment, with a trained physician | charge at Washington. saying that tn states cannot successfully stamp ou influenza, yellow fever, tuberculosi and other diseases that annually caus thousands of deaths.
 He insisted that the Turk shoul be driven out of Europe and Palestine favors a bonus for the men wh served in the world war. and declare that when he goes to the Senate h will stand with President Wilson, q only by teamwork can anything D achieved.
 Captain White will speak in the cit hall at Bessemer at o'clock tonight and tomorrow goes to Anniston for speech at night.