Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-08
ors and a prominent Kolb supporter. That

say without hesitation that at the time the Weaver electors signed the compact to cast the vote of Alabama for Harrison on stated contingencies, Captain Kolb was not only present, but that he advised in favor of the agreement.
 signed the paper deliberately, believing then as has since been illustrated, that of the two evils Mr. Harrison was the least, and the only difference between Captain Kolb and myself at that time was that l objected 10 the secrecy that was made to cover the contract.
 It is due to the electoral ticket of that day that Captain Kolb should admit his com plicity, and suppose he will not hesitate to do so in good time.
 He certainly has grounds to justify his action in the premises and defend in public views he then thought best to conceal.
 PHILANDER MORGAN.
 Here we have the facts, plain and unde- niable. Captain Kolb was right, as a mat ter of policy, in keeping secret this agree. ment. A large number or those who had supported him in August voted with him in November of that year by voting for what they supposed were the Weaver elec- tors. If 1t had been known they were liar rison electors many of these votes would never have been given to them. By insist ing upon secrecy Captain Kolb showed himself a shrewder, if not more honora- ble politician than Whitehead and Morgan.
 Captain Kolb is nominated again for gov ernor and on platform declaring his party for protection-a strange plank to be found il democratic platform. After he is nom mated he takes himself in a northerly di- recton to raise money to carry on his cam paign and he goes not to the west, where are to be found the advocates of free silver and of the principles of the populist party, but he goes to New England and to the east, where free silver has few friends and the popuist party not a handful of mem- bers. He not only goes east, bat he goes to republican protectionists aud single standard gold men, bearing with him letter of recommendation froin fe-long republican, William H. Smith, the recon struction governor of Alabama, who was Iegislated into office by an act of congress and kept there by federal bayonets. That move wa5 also intended to be kept secret, b It the New York Sun discovered it and ve it to the world by the publication of the following:
 'tBosroN, March 2S.--,The Home Markes cu b is stirring itself in New England at an active ally of the Kolb party of Alabama and seeks to raise s5000 to aid the Jeffer- sonian democrats in the campain there.
 s'Senator Hoar. in letter, says he be- lieves that the campaign may result in breaking the solid south and assure the triumph of protection.
 ''The Home Market club has sent out circulars marked In Confdence' seeking to raise tEis money.
 'tThe appeal is:
 ITO me Chalfmen or HepnDllcNn IOWn COU- mittees in New England-
 tGENILEMEN: Those best versed in na- tional politics believe that no better use can be made of little money this year than to immediately extend aid to the Jeffer- sonian democrats of Alabama.
 We wish to raise at least $5000 in New England.
 ''In order that all parts may have share in this hopeful work and make the burden as light as possible for each you are re- ruo of ad to aSk fripnda tn cnntrIhuta what they will. The sum desired from your town is about $10. Will you see per sonally. or have someitrustworthy person do it for you, such of your best repu blicans as will make up this amount. Please re- turn all papers with check or money order payable to Albert Clarke, treasurer, in the enclosed stamped envelope and within few days if possible.
 'Prudence requires that strict privacy should be observed in raising the money. There is so much prejudice in the south that it might be fatal to the cause to have it becop 0 k lown the Kolb party receives any aid from New England. We pray you therefore to avoid seeing any but discreet men, and 10 impress upon them the i'm. DOT ance of secrecy. Yours truly,
 JNo. SHEPPARD,
 fof Sheppard, Norwell & Co.,
 'JNo. SHAW,
 (of Johnston & Shaw.
 "ALBERT CLARKE,
 Secretary of the Home Market Club. "Boston, March IS, 1894.
 Accompanying this appeal is q bulletin of hope, under the heading of "Light Breaking in the South."
 It is an extract from the Home Market bulletin of March, 1894, and reads:
 "Capt. Reuben F. Kolb has been nomi mated by the Jeffersonian democrats of Alabama for governor upon platform de- mandipg free ballot and a fair count and protection to American industries. The election will be held in August, and at the same time legislature will be chosen which will elect a successor to Senator Morgan.
 'sIn 1892 Captain Kolb was elected gov ernor by more than 45, coo majority, and more than 30, GOO majority of white votes, the legislature law for contesting the re. suit. But this year the election officers in thirty y-eight of the sixty-six counties belong to his party and he is not like y to be counted out.
 'sThe convention which nominated him was the largest ever held in the south. Advices from leading republicans there say that he will have the support of nearly all of their party. This is the most hopeful movement we have ever seen in the south. If it breaks the democratic solidity of that section, secures an honest ballot and puts the people there where most of them have long desired to be, squarely on the side of protection, it will make an epoch in the progress Of this country. After thelr success the next revision of the tariff will be on these lines and not on political lines. and will be national instead of sectional" {"
 Appended to this bulletin are threelet- ters. One is from Ex- Governor Smith of Alabama, republican,. It is dated at Bir- ming ham, Ala, February 15, 1894, and is addressed to Colonel Clarke. It ssys: "I take pleasure in stating that the con- veption which nominated Capt. R. r. K0It for hnAxy of hfa oct respectable and intelligent of our citizens and most of whom acted with the organized democracy prior to the election of 1892. "The platform and resolutions adopted