Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-23

that ne believed It na0 been on DOL n S1uess But wEo are these people who go over the country crying fraud, fraud, fraud? They are the people who introduced the first fraud into our elections. [Laughter.l
 ''But the ballot is being purified. The people are becoming in favor of fair elec- tions. For myself, am decidedly in favor of honest elections.
 '.There is plenty of money in the coun- try, but not down here in the south. We do not need a larger per capita If We will keep our share ofthe circulation at home. We have paid out too much money to New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania manufacturers. Gold and silver are the moneys of our final redemp- tion. I would like to au international agreement, but can hardly hope for this. We had $50 per capita under the old Me- Kinley law, but the manufacturers of the elst have it now.
 .'The republicans say our tariff law is infamous, and go about saying ! hat Mir. Cleveland has said the sam thing, but tn y do not tell that Mir. Cleveland says h's infamous because it is still too higb.
 At the close of his speech Colonel Oates was presented with bouquets of beautiful flowers by the ladies of Oneonta, and re- sponded to their gift in n eloquent tribute to the mothers, sisters and sweethearts of our land.
 The meeting adjourned at 10 o'clock for dinner.
 AFTERNOON SPEAKING.
 
 afternoon at 2 0 clock in the court house to even larger audience than was assem- bled in the morning. He was 1ntroduced as d man not only distinguished in Ala bama and the United States, but man known to the civilized world. In response 10 this comp iment he opened his speech by saying:
 "My young friend has paid me a great compliment, but he has forgotten the greatest compliment that can be paid rls; l. f<r tf11 f,nt 1s.f n, t.. lifelong Alabama democrat. [Applause.] l will tocay take practical view of practi- cal things. 1 will not discard theories, be- causs our liberties and freedom are based upoo theories. The theories Of the gove. n- ment of the United States expounded by Governor Oates this morning have been triumphantiy successful in breaking down the great attacks that have bsen made against the democratic rock in the past, and as long as this republic stands they will continue to bring us back into tri- umphant peace and prosperity. l am here today for the purpose of trylng to meet an occasion that l will describe. We will not all see everything in the same light. There is faction in Alabama whom l have called democrats and call democrats today. But because they have felt that they were not well treated in democratic councils they have decided that they had rather reign in hell than serve in Heaven. If should desert the party under such conditions and my friends should follow in my tracks, how could xpecu to accomplish anything for the democratic party? Peace in the family and prosperity in the country is what We want.'
 He paid high tribute to Colonel Oates as the govern or elect of labama, as a wise, true and brave man. 'sOn the 1st day of December, when Governor Oates is inaugu- rated, we will commence period of pros- perlty in Alabama TOT the democratic party.
 ttANa qr tha SlaV0s of leaders. As American democrats we are their cri- terions and not their slaves. MT. Cleve- land may have made mistakes, believe he has, but do not believe he is a dishonest man. l opposed his nomination the sec- ond time because did not beleive it was wise thing for the democratic party to do. Ithink Mir. Cleveland is an honest man, but do not agree with him in all of his opiDions.'
 When he came to local politics he did for congress from the Ninth district, nor that he has brother who is a candidate in the Fourth district. But he defamed re- publicanism and not men. He told of the dark days when republicanism bound the white people of Alabama down in servitude to the infamous laws of the republican party and he said if it had not been for such men as supported Houston in those days for gov ernor the people would be today bearing such burdens.
 ssI am not accustomed to sayi"@ hard things nor unkind things to ne- groes around us, and 1 will not do so, but want to refer to that civil rights bill of the republican party. When you and were born we found the negro in our midst. We were no more responsible for their presence than we are responsible for the presence of the pine tree that crown our great mountains. They had been brought from Africa as slaves. After he was armed with the ballot the republics party came forward and declared that he must have equal privileges with the white people of this free southland of ours.
 ssWhat kind of a man is it who can go of with this party? Is there a man in Blount county who can get his consent to go into the ranks of this party? Talk 10 me about fraud at the ballot boxi The thee upon one cheek turn the other;' but the Bible did not refer to a repu blican enemy. There never was au election held and never will be that every ballot was cast according to law. l do not believe there was fraud to any extent in the recent election, because everybody was wide awake, and fraud would have been difh- cult. The republican party passed all the fraudulent election laws of the past. They are the people who are now crying fraud.
 s'Let us free ourselves from that do m ina tion of a political sort that comes from Washington in the shape of republican rule.
 "The people of this section have the richest heritage ever given by Providence to mankind Burning to Colonel Oates), and you are to be governor Of this great people,"
 When he touched upon his record in congress, in modest manner, the ap- plause was continued for several min utes.
 His speech on the Lodge bill was men, tioned. and the audience went wild.