The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-16
ALABAMA POPULISTS
PROMULGATE A REVOLUTIONARY AID.
DRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
The Address Calls For Kolb's Supporters to
Seat Him by Force Of Arms, and Goes
on to Diselaim Any Such Intention.

They have been consulting on the sit
uation and discussing plan of action.
The following address to the people
was given out this afternoon as the
result of their labors.
ITO the People of Alabama;
The campaign committee of the
Jeffersonian democracy and the Peo-
Piles party of Alabama have been in
structed by a conference of our state
candidates and the leading supporters
of the executive committee to promul-
gate the following: The election as
reported by the Associated Press and
supporters of the ticket headed by
Colonel Oates show a repetition of the
frauds of 1892, with less pretext and
absolutely without the least semb!ane
of justification, in order to overthrow
legitimate majorities of our ticket in
Al white counties. These false and
fraudulent majorities aggregate 1910
from Is black belt co unties. In 1S9
the same black belt counties aggre.
gated majorities of 2S,669. In addi-
ton to these, frauds have been per
petrated in white counties of not less
than 10000. With the consumation of
these has also been brought forth four
or five fraudulently elected senators
and II or IL fraudulently elected rep
resentatives in the general assembly.
This outrageous action, intensified by
the impudence and effrotery with
which il mas been taken, displays a
disregard of public sentiment in such
a braZen faced way that it seems to
have been intended to add insult to
injury. The law under which the cleo
pion of 1892 was held, which was de-
vised to assure the prevention of fraud
with ease, facility and safety has been
amended by the Sayre law, the pur
poses of which were to disfranchise
illiterate voters and to assure the per-
petration of greater frauds in the black
belt counties. This has been demon
strated by the election Just held, and
was known and intended by the usur-
per who exercises the functions of
governor, illustrated by his remark
when he signed that bill. A contest
law was promised to allay and prevent
a popular uprising in 1892, to be bro
ken in tina most shameful manner, and
the pertidy and treachery displayed
was boosted of as fine piece of leger-
domain. We ad mouish our people not
to accept promises and pledges from
those who have proven themselves re-
calcitrant to every requirement of the
law, to every demand of honor, and
to every call of duty. They demon
strated that they were enemies to lib.
erty and republican institutions. In
the face of tn, fact that only a few
months ago the opposition declined to
submit to state primary, in which
only white voters should participate,
which was afterwards so amended as
to eet their supposed wish by elemi-
uating white Republicans, which
they declined to accept upon specious
excuse thar was afterwards thought 10
be peurile, combined with the fact
that only $4,000 votes were polled in
the state primary, which brought out
the full strength of chat party, and
they now claim, urge and Insist upon
the most eXtravagaut and ridiculous
figures as correct and true. The ems
clifton in this state has reached a eli
max
There is no doubt that the safe
ticket headed by Capt. r. F. Kolb has
been elected. The alternative is pre-
scented of submission to wrong, insult
and robbery OR to assert the sovereign
power before which the thrones
totter, scepters fall and the
outrages of tyrants cease.
That alternative must meet a
response from manhood or silent SUBJ
mission from those unworthy of citi-
zenship. A proud and chivalrous
people, worthy of freedom, cannot
ehirk the responsibilities the situation
enforces A distinguished patriot
asserted that man who would not
fight for his liberty is unworthy of
fir 'edom
We do not advise fighting or law
lessness OF any kind, but the crisis has
arrived which demands that the SOW
ereign power shall assert itself to
compel unworthy servants of it, will
to submit to its powers and recognize
its authority.
Your committee recognizes that it
has been entrusted with certain duties
and that its powers are circumscribed
and it feels authorized only in going TO
the extent of advising and urging
those whom it represents to exercise
the pow vested in them and to hold
on Thursday, the 23d day of
August, at the respective courthouses.
if not otherwise specified, to act upon
this great crisis and to insist
that their manhood, patriotism and
love of liberty which has always in
volved prompt and decisive action
from them shall find expression in
their course, that will be creditable 10
their revolutionary sires and furnish a
pre- cedent in our history to which all
will ever revert with pride and salts
faction.
AT the same time and place we will
urge the organization of law and
order leagues to uphold the gu.
prema5y of that greatest of all law
and power, the sovereign will of
'ree people.
Upon the adjournment of these
meetings, reports OF the proceedings
should be furnished to w. II. Skaggs.
Birmingham.
Signed) w. H. SKAGG
Chairman Central Campaign Com
mittee. A. l.. GOODWIN.
Chairman Jeffersonian Committee.
JOHN w. HITS,
Chairman Peoples Party Committee.
HOLLAND.
CHOLERA REPORTS,