Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-10
Dismav in Alabama
uoaircmsry ps.paira 90 Cincinnati CONNER
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Montgomery nsspsirh o. Cincinnati Commtr
clai eaEstte
30; az he 'cusslngs out have ever
heart. hat VITA which North Als5amA re-
ctivts any mention % Prssl'eut Cove
lands name IL tie worst
The speaker sAs one o. AlaoAuAs most
prominent Democratic politicians. . man
whose Ere Italian hand = power In max.
irg and unmakirg State CGcla.s.
Its al about that message
To say that President C,cys'tris ircc
trade ilfs3c raised bowl % l.dlgrAtion
Throughout AZ AiAoAmA Il mild sXpr,s-
slon 90 paient truth, flr Adams = .
protscticn STATE.
I krow sore % uy ptuocrauc f1suts
vii cisputc that statement. snd Nil con
tsnd hat a. loyal Southsrn,rs make
hatred f1r the Rspuo.icAn party he basis
% their political creed That Is tl vsfy
pretty. tut vhtu you hlt mar's pocket
book you touch h's heart. ari that l. Il.
actly What TIE rrssltsnt as tors. llair,t
Tor Repu 1'lcanism j. one thirg. Owe %
monsy Il smother Wheu TIE to cia.t
the latter L. hourd 90 cone OCT ou top
- mgch f1r the general prop1sitilo.
For - proof one hAs uu'y - take rul
through ALABAMA. az. N that il rlt peel
DE TAX VIII some AA1tma pcJp.e The
change which has bseu wr0ugtt BY ne
development of TIE mineral wealth 70 TIE
Stsie i simply wonderful And 10 i ~
no mexus cotf1tf % those sections 90 Tie
State waich AZ blessed with this mineral
wealth Evtry citizen % ne State l.
proaf o. Bifmingaam. Decatur Gatsten.
AuuIst0n. Bssscmer. Shsf.eii-ciiics
which stkof a. uv.ng examples % the
blessings % tae Republican IDEA. protec-
ti0n North AithamA u sold Tor pro
lection. for protection means NE. Every
man. woman srd child in TIE ir0n region
bsllsves that % place iron ore on he free
ust. wonld mean The death % Industries
upon which they drpsnd flr their daily
bread n President Cleveland wsre 20
reAi his message % these people, 10 wouh
create riot.
talked today with = nan whose pron.
lnsucs In TIE politics % ne STATE makes
his words have great weight
The situation. Dc sAld. "i.. from
political standpoint. mOsi alarming TIE
people al over The STATE src up In arms
on thls question. Ani ny o5ssrvati1ns leai
me % believe that three fOgrths % the
white voters are against The fresitent on
The Issue De has raised. In North AlAoama
IL i lrOu. In South Alabama II Il cotton.
So intense Is the fceliug upon this suhisci
that I believe you might search The cities
% North Alabama with fac teeth comb
and yOu wo1ldat fnd = single free trader.
why, they'd mob fellow % that hind Up
there. This feeling prevails. not with The
Manufacturers alone. ba, merchants, far
msrs. ever body tails that way. Go iut0
The country and you vii rad the farmers
rampant protsCtlOnists. They argue that
The oallding up % these towns means an
Increased market Tor the pfodncts o. their
farms. and they are Tor anything that
tends % bald up those towns
"Bot the feeling Is rot c0tdssd % TIE
North" be couilnued. The planters la
81 parts Of the State are alarmed. They
seen % think that n MOO goes 90 the free
list. cotton will follow. aud they say.
leave well enough alone. The worst
feature % The whole hnsiness Is the split
among the white people OF the STATE. n
this agitation cOntinues, the Old cfy %
hatred 90 the Republicans won't 20 down.
and Ne will zee Two parties here To Ala
bamA- 10 that case the proiectioulsts
viii ses that The negro votes; then good
By Democratic supremacy"
lie talked In a sal strair, for b. vas
worried. The Oh politician seemed 10 see
The handwriting on the wall For years
he snd his fellow-sehemers have bad every
thing their own way. f0r The whites have
pulled together. Nov serasA Il Imminent.
and they tremoie a. they l0Ok Into the
future.
Dsmoersey-st least free trade DemOc-
rxsy-is doomed. 80 far AZ Alsoana Il co.,
esrned.