Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-30

full s4O00. Of all the farmers, laboring men and wage earners of this country not 1 per cent will contribute farthing to that great sum of taxes. But on the contrary they will be largely benefited by it's pay ment to the government, for the burden of taxes now largely borne by them will be frightened just that much.
 This feature of the new tariff law is one of the striking proofs of the fact that the Democratic party is, as it has always claimed to be, the real friend of the people. The party leaders knew when they were working for it's enactment that it would arouse the hostility of the wealth own CTS of the great money centers, chiefly Republican tariff enriched monopolists, but true to their party's pledges to tighten the burdens of the people they went for ward and discharged their duty. Had the Democratic party not done any other thing in the way of giving the people relief, this income tax law would have proven their practical friendship to them and entitled it to their undying loyalty and constant, enthusiastic support.
 The Republican party and it's members in Congress, in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, fiercely opposed the passage of the income tax law, as it did every measure of relief to the people at- tempted by the Democrats, and now, above all things, wish to see it repealed, and $30, COG, ,00o year of taxation replaced upon the masses of the people, and this they will do If they shall again secure legislative power. By it's bitter opposition to its passage the Republican party is pledged to the speedy repeal of the income tax as soon as possi- ble. The people throughout the country favor this law and the Republican leaders know they will never permit it's repeal if they can possibly prevent it. They further know that Democratic success in 1894 and 1896 means it's retention upon the statute books of the nation. Their scheme and purpose ia to throw tho election of a Presi dent into the House of Representatives in 1897, if possible, where the smallest State in the Union, Rhode Island, will have as much power in deciding who shall be President as the greatest, New York, and having thus overridden the will of the people, they will select 8 Republican President who will approve the repeal of this law.
 Truman H. Aldrich is the Republican candidate for Congress in this district. If he should get a seat in Congress he will have to follow his leaders, Sherman, Reed and Lodge, South hatsrs all; their policy will be his policy, their dictates his rule of action, and he will be found with the most aggressive and intolerant of them, fighting for the special protection of the classes against the rights and interests of the masses. He will vote for the repeal of tn @ new Democratic tariff law, of which tue income tax is one of the best and most just features, which will save to the tax payers and consumers of the country more than $400, ,0O0, ,000 year ~on unjust taxation im- posed by the Republican party. He will vote for the re-enactment of the Mckinley law or worse measure, by which will be reimposed upon them this immense bur- den of unjust taxation for the benefit of their creatures and favored pets, the mo- nopolies, trusts and combines.
 If you believe in and favor the income tax show your faith by working and voting to defeat Truman H. Aldrich.