Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-07
Was Nothing to Compare With
 That of Col. A. K. Shepard.
FUTILE EFFORTS
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To Show Why Young Demo- Crats ShouFd Vote for
 MT. AIdrich.

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 Col. A. K. Shepard, the -erstwhile demo- crat whose voice has rung out so ably and eloquently in the days gone by in behalf Of democracy, made his "fop'' speech last night at Erswell' $. hall .sos rx-r7s, IT ~ He had large audience to hear him, but he failed to arouse that enthusiasm which was went to greet his ears in the olden time.
 He said he is democrat yet but will vote for Aldrich, the republican nominee. It had been published and he stated at the beginning of his speech thatit1e would give his reasons why, ''as a dem ocrat, he would vote for Aldrich.''
 The colonel had to tread very narrow pathway. He wanted to remain a. demo- orat, yet to vote for republican,. Heloved the traditions of the democratic party, so he said, but to tickle the cars of the repub. licans present he denonncedaa few of the leaders and principles. And the republi- cans hallowed little.
 | T But with all their efforts at enthusiasm the republicans were unable to get up as good variety of that article as the colo nel's ears had been used to. sss
 Colonel Shepard began by saying that man to be a good democrat did not neces- sarily have to vote for all the party nomi- nees. =. -1 The colonel became very much excited at times and denounced as drunkards aud blackguards those who questioned the cor rectness of statements made by himself. He said an old man like him couldn't be taught anything by younger men. They must study the primer. he said. He had studied it and knew little.
 That part of his speech not denunciatory of President Cleveland was devoted to the tariff and silver questions. Silver engaged only few minutes of his time. Mir. AL drich had pledged himself for free silver at promised. No ratio was mentioned. < The Heading political characteristic of the north, he said, was usineBs. That of the sonth sentiment
 s He said :he AGE HERALD had admonished him to be cautious. He cared little for its cauGion.
 He said he had been worried by the uues- tions and censures of his friends since his announcement of his intention to support MT. Aidrich, and he wouldn't have been here Cat the hall) had it. not been for threats t0 throw him out of tue window. s.s.i Young man, yon can, ,.t read me out of tEe party. have always been democrat and expect to die, there. | am as good a den den. ocrat as when 1teafishly advocated the e, He declared that he was for tariff for revenue, with incidental protection. The crepublicaps didn't applaud at this remark. ? lie said the democratic; platforms of 1884 and 1888 were the same-tariff for revenue, change made in the platform of 1892 was sthat the. democrats of congress were con- graduated for taking g step towards freer raw material. .., ee ~,sNs, ss,..;., 7 The colonel made the asto ounIing an- nouncment that MT. Aldrich stood more firmly on democratic. principles than did Mir. Underwood. ss rrs-i '.,.s r.s~s.
 He was interrupted by gentleman in the audience who said: st Colonel, you learned me to be a democrat in 1874, when voted for Houston, and; Ican't swallow
 The speaker said ssthe democrat ,a1h who goes into party caucus and voted at its dictates was not such democrat as l. Y Colonel Shepard said no federal soldiers had been seen around. the polls in Ala point he had either failed to inform. him. self or had forgotten 1t. He was called down by several gentlemen, much to the chagrin of the republicans. Captain in Birmingham in 1872. Colonel Shepard disputed this, and half a dozen men in the audience substantiated the statement of Captain O'Brien. Another gentleman stated that soldiers had been ct the polls in Huntsville the same year, and another said he had walked between bayonets to vote in Macon county.
 The subject of federal soldiers at polls was dropped by the colonel. It wasn't what he was looking for.
 He said that Wanamaker's s advertisement, announcing the cuts in prices over his counter, was a ruse to get free advertise ment in southern papers. He said nobody in the south could afford to wear silk and that g lady wearing silk would create a sensation. nf
 At the conclusion of Colonel Shepard's speech Solicitor Little was loudly called for and came upon the stage.
 Mir. Aldrich also came upon the stage and made few remarks, but declined to make speech.
 MIR. LITTLE. ei
 When MT. Little commenced his speech 9ll but few of the Iepublicans left the hall. MT. Little said Colonel Shepard had come here under the pretense of being democrat, to address young democracy and tell them why he as a democrat would support Mr. Aldrich. Colonel Shepard took offense at this remark and walked up to MT. Little. The uproar in the hall drowned all they said.
 Colonel Shepard WAS very sensitive and could not rest under the chastisement of Mir. Little. He denied everything MT. speech. He was evidently sore all over, and couldn't bear to be touched on any spot. srfea4t 5-.. qgss
 MT: Lttle's speech was replete with qoqnd arguments why democracy should tule In this country and why democratic nominees should be supported.
 E The close was very stormy and two or three times Colonel Shepard walked up to MT. Little. and one time placed his hand as 1T 9he was going to pull gun on the lspeaker. X -7 i. At the close of MT. Littls's last speech the following resolutions were unani- 'nously adopted by young democracy: - Whereas, Young Democrkcy 10 here in response to the invitation of the Business a 1riN ol,1k ,R vof4> vs1fv fn and so7fi fis-i4