Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-03
THEY ARE FOR MCKINLEY.


 the beginning of the movement set up
 the cry that the real object of the move
 was to preserve in it's purity the demo-
 cratic party and the true principles and
 policies of democracy. This cry has been
 kept up regularly both on the stump and
 through the columns of the bolting news
 papers. That some have been mislead by
 it is evident. We doubt not that there are men In Alabama who are in sympa- thy with the bolters who really believe that the move is in the interest of democ- racy. Such men have not considered the facts in the case; they have not thought for themselves. They have simply taken the word of others and gone along in the move.
 For the benefit of such we reproduce the following from the press dispatches sent out from Indianapolis night before last:
 "Every fresh arrival seemed to bring
 news which added to the enthusiasm of
 the opponents of the Chicago ticket.
 Senator Villas began it by stating that
 Wisconsin would be carried for McKin-
 ley Senator Caffery followed, declaring
 that many old-tme democrats in Louis-
 jana had gone so far in the Mckinley
 direction that it was impossible to call
 them back. Governor Stokley of Della
 ware asserted that If the republicans of
 that state would unite they could carry
 it for Mckinley"
 Does that sound like The bolt is for the purpose of preserving the true princl- pies of democracy?
 Then hear what our own distinguished political stiff," Ex-Governor Jones, has | to say on his arrival on the scene at In- | dianapolis. Hear him.
 Governor Jones of Alabama did not l hesitate to express his belief that Bryar | could be defeated in his state." Villas and Stokley speak right out in | meeting for Mckinley. Jones does not
 say that he has any idea that a third ticket can succeed in Alabama, but does not hesitate to say that he believes Bryan can be defeated in Alabama. By whom does Governor Jones think Bryan can be defeated in this state? Is 1t not clear that he means that he thinks there Is a | chance for Mckinley to carry the state? Since when has it become necessary to | elect republicans in order that the true | principles of democracy may be preserv- | ed? Only since it dawned upon our dis | tinguished ex-governor that he was in | reality a genuine political stiff" So long as he had hopes of political preferment | to be a democrat and to preserve demo- | cratic principles in their purity and the l democratic party as an effective organ ization 1t was necessary to vote for the party nominees and advocate the party l platform.
 | After putting forth his best efforts
 and losing his home beat last spring a
 new light dawned upon the distinguished ex-governor, and he was enabled to see | plainly, if you please, that he was eter- nally done for in Alabama so far as get
 ting political position or controlling the | politics of the state are concerned Then it was that the man whose personal pop | ularity as the standard bearer of the par 1 ty in the state reduced the democratic | majority in four years from Ill, ,000 to 6 | doubtful majority of Il ,000 began to real. | ize that something must be done, anG l done promptly,to preserve the democratic party and its principles. Is 1t any won. der that he decided that to do so it was necessary to go to work for the success of the republican ticket?