The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-06
Hefln Addresses Large Audience At EnSley
Great Enthusiasm Was Shown for Fifth District Congress- man Last Night. Refers to O'Neal, White and RushtOn

MT Heflin said in part ONeal and Captain White realized when John Abercrombie withdrew from the Sena- torial race that he had been about the State enough to find that my nomina- ton was a certainty and that they would have to get up a Punch and Judy show in order to attract even passing notice until the day of the Primary. These two old cronies have been inti- mate friends long time. When ninety thousand dollars of the taxpayers money was stolen during O'NeaIs ad- ministration Captain White was ap- pointed or employed to represent the governor in the case. O'Neal voted for Captain White for the Senate and now Captain Whites candidacy will serve but one purpose and that is to aid an O'Neal propaganda in the effort to take votes from me. Neither Captain White nor O'Neal will poll twenty five thou md votes. Rushton's vote will be around ten thousand and l will get good majority over all of them. Some Of the newspapers have tried to keep the truth regarding my strength from the people So last week when touring the wregrass counties of the state. I told the Democrats down there that wanted the people in the other sections tG know the exact situation with regard to my race. l spoke to more than four thousand Democrats in those counties and I called upon those who are going tod vote for me to stand and with the exception of about one hundred all of the others stood. MT, Rushton's Cam paign Committee boasts that he is em- played in many cases of great import ance. It is true that his practice covers a variety of SnhiaPfS ba ct Legislature a bill was introduced for the purpose of inquiring into the con duct and management of the Schools of Alabama. Fathers and Mothers, pa- irons of the schools, desired that these institutions be open to inspection and investigation. Certain Catholics op- posed the measure They desired 10 have Catholic convents exempt from the provisions of the bill and Mir. Rush. ion was employed to represent them and he appeared before the. committee and made a speech against the mea- sure Just why a Protestant school should be investigated and a Catholic convent exempt from such investiga- ton l am unable to understand 1 would not taken that case. Again, we are told that on another occasion when bill was introduced in the Alabama legislature, providing for separate cars for negroes and white people In the City of Montgomery Mr. Rusbton re- presented the Street Car Company and opposed the passage of the bill and that is another case that I would not have taken.
 l am the first member in either branch of Congress, so far as I know. to bring to the attention of Congress the advsability and the importance of turning over army trucks and other machinery to the counties in the va rlous states to be used in the construc- ton and maintenance of public roads
 I favored keeping faith with the people in the matter of good roads construction in the United States. and pledge myself to the policy of carry ing on this work in each and every county in the state. l vii see to if that every county shares in these ap- propriations and has a fair deal. have the friendship and condolences of the various departments of the Fed eral Government that have to do in various ways with this question of road building. and 1t will be my desire and purpose to see that justice is done to all the counties in this matter.
 I led in the fight to secure cotton statistics which enabled the farmers, merchants and bankers of the cotton growing states to handle the cotton business intelligently and in a busi- ness-like way The government was then publishing only the reports of cotton ginned and the cotton spinner had all the information that he needed regarding cotton produced, but the farmer and merchant did not have any authentic information regarding the consumption and exportation of cotton.
 I advocated and helped to take away ha h, cision in the mater of settling dis putes arising between buyer and seller regarding cotton grades named in con tract and aided in placing a provision in the law requiring the Secretary of Agriculture through expert cotton men in the department to determine the grade and classification of the cotton in dispute, thus requiring the seller to deliver spinable cotton and the grade named in the contract This required the seller to call upon the producer for real cotton with which to fill his contract.
 l was the pioneer in crying out against speculation in cotton futures where no delivery of cotton was con tcmplated.
 led the fight in the Democratic caucus to require. Federal Reserve Banks to loan money on cotton ware house receipts.
 First to bring before committee of Congress the wisdom and necissity of establishing a nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals Alabama, and advocated and helped 10 bring that great industry to the state which in time will result in saving of millions of dollars in fertilizers to the farmers of the state and the south.
 In regard to the railroads, favor putting them upon paying basis, money making basis. and then require them to serve the public efficiently and that those who work for the roads must be paid such wages as will per- nit them to share in the prosperity en- joyed by the roads to the end that they and their families may live decentl> and worthily
 I am not surprised at O'Nears at tack on me for defending a white wo- man from the insults and insolence of s Washington negro, since I have heard of his speech to the negroes at Tus- and denounced as murderers white men who put an end to the negro. who commits rape upon white woman. He expressed the hope that the day would soon come when there will be no lvnching for any offense. I would not have made that speech to those ne eroes for my right arm, I would have told them that the only way to stop lynching is to stop the crime that causes it.