Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-09
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the iron in the country Pennsylvania would not lag behind Alabama. 1 am proud to- day to find that in every state wherever they have established credit they have prospered. With all the disadvantages since the war think the south has pros- pered exceedingly we'll, and has established herself. When favored northern capital coming to Alabama many thought me un- faith ful in respect to my own section. That was not the case. There have been many great men in the north who have said we should make common eau for the develop- ment of the south. feel that the proudest memories in my life are those in which 1 have tried to aid Tn developing the indus- men to tell what your resources are. You have them and the world knows it.. You need no man to say tfat you have the richest iron center In the world, for you have proven that. These need not be told over, for you have demonstrated them all.
 Now, citizens of Birmingham, you need no longer plead for justice, for you have won it, and 1 hope you will give some weight to what am going to say.
 The destiny of the south is entirely in your own hands. l read with great pain that the south and west shall be united on currency. I stand here to warn you against 1t as 1 would against pestilence and the pollution of your own homes. l warn you that such an attempt would ruin Ala bama and the south.
 Let the people of Alabama say there can be no sectional union on this question. Let no man teach such fatality to your peo. pie. We have had one trial of sectional issues. know the north has had enough and think the south has.
 Suppose the west and south should have cheap money, who would profit by It, the victor or the vanquished?
 l say frankly that your government finances are practically at the mercy of a lot of miserable gamblers in New York city, and it is your own fault. It is because the congress of the United States has insisted that the government must do banking business, and it has no more right to do this than to regulate the affairs of England. No matter what is told you, it is the law of your land to compel the government to pay all obligations in gold. The govern ment has no business doing banking busi- ness, but 80 long as it does 1t gold must be the standard.
 He then spoke of the government borrow ing gold from Wall street and said that it was all that could be done.
 Citizens of Birmingham, Alabama ..H1ua the south, be said, am in faylr-of free si Evf cU bAtl al not In favor of aishonesL dollar. / Your farmers have decided to reduce the acreage of cotton. Your cotton has gone down in price just as silver has. Every thing has gone down. The reason is yon are producing more than the demand. If you pfOQuC6 IuOT6 ludu lb COuouhou tuoh you are at the mercy of those who control the market. Thus it IS with silver. And then your speople sayEyou must adopt a coinage ratio of 16 to 1.
 Have all the silver you, want, but let every dollar be honest. When you degrade your currency you degrade yourselves.
 He then in his closing remarks urged the people to be honest with their government and their money and prosperity would surely come.
 His speech was splendid one and thoroughly enjoyed by every person in the audience. At times he was so rapturously applauded that he was compelled to stop and wait.
 THE PARTY.
 The following is the party: Col. A. K. Mcclure and wife, Colonel and Mrs. Mift- len, Miss Littlejohn of Philadelphiaaand Col. and Mrs. T. T. Wright of Nashville.
 ON THE STAGE.
 Among those on the stage were the fol- lowing:
 George M. Cruikshank, Rufus N. Rhod es, John W. Tomlinson Gen. R. D. Joh nston, N. F. Thompson and Frank V. Evans, reception committee; Hon. Joseph F. John ston, Mayor VanAoose, President B. F. Moore of the Commercial club, Ex- Mayor D. J. Fox, Aldermen McCartin, Ward and West, Messrs. B. Steiner, J. T. Meade, Ross c. Smith, Representatives Mcqueen and Willett and others.