Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-06

taxation, make their living
 knd better, revive industry and i've them employment and bring content ment and happiness to their homes -end general prosperity to the country, and sub- stitute in its place the Mckinley tariff law or one like unto 1t, which loaded the masses down with intolerable burdens of taxation for the benefit of monopolies, com pines and trusts, made living dearer and poorer, de- stroyed industry and deprived laboring men of the power to make @ comfortable living for themselves and their families, and brought ruin and disaster to the great business interest of the country-such g party merits the execration and condemna- tion of all honest and true men. The Re- publican party Is the party that did this. Truman H. Aldrich Is it's candidate. He favors the repeal of the new Democratic tariff law and the re- enactment of the Mo. Kinley atrocity, or something like it. He merits the political condemnation of the workingmen and business interests of this district. Vote against him today.
 ONE of Aldrich's eulogists has made him out the benefaotor of Birmingham and all the regions round about, and as good as said that nothing worth talking ofhas been done in these parts for score of years past except by Aldrich, the rest of us being either his benefciaries" or merely idle spectators of his exploits. We have heard that MT. Aldrich expended some $20 1000 of his acquisitions here during the swell days of high protection to get up private cab inet, which satisfies him that neither Moses nor his inspirer knew anything about the creation of the world. We have yet to hear of his building or helping to build a church, hospital, school house or any other insti- tuition for the common benefit of the peo- pie whom his underling has the cheek to address as his 'beneficiaries.
 THE wealth per capita is much greater in the Northern and Eastern States than in the South. In fact, statistics recently pub lished were startling; they showed that the discrepancy in favor of those States was something marvellous. The explana- tion of this unjust distribution of wealth is not far to seek. It is found in Republi- can tariff Legislation. Ever since the war the Republicans have enacted higher and higher tariff laws until it culminated in, the Mckinley law. These unjust laws have drained the South of it's wealth and enriched the favored few of the North. :l
 THE prosperity of the people and the welfare of the country demand that every Democrat do his full duty today. It is of vital importance that the full Democratic strength of the district be boiled for Uu- derwood. This is contest of tariff-reforni1 white Democracy for low taxes and pross perity of the masses, against robber- tari fl. negro-white Radicalism for high taxes and special privileges for the classes. By e vote for Underwood you declare in favor of the former; by vote for Aldrich you give support to the latter and place yourself in affiliation with that party.
 TIE battle to be fought at the ballot box throughout the country today is contest for lasting supremacy in Congress. The fight on the part of Democracy is for tariff reform and the peoples rights. while on the part of the Republicans 1t Is for high