Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-18
LET EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTE.

MchIHley anu against the people IN lHe
pending presidential contest. An i'm
mense corruption fund has been sub
scribed with which it is hoped McI<in-
ley's election can be purchased.
The democratic party is the party of
the people. Nominee Bryan is making
the fight for the people. 1t is clear
cut issue of the classes against the
masses.
In a great contest like this it is alb
solutely necessary to have some money
for campaign purposes.
There are no bloated bondholders and
trust barons on the side of the people to
contribute fabulous sums of i'll gotten
money to their campaign fund.
There is no way by which the neces-
sary money to defray the legitimate ex-
penses of the campaign can be obtained
except it be through popular subscrip-
ton.
In recent address to the plain people
of the union Chairman Jones of the
national democratic executive committee.
says:
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN
THE PRESENT CONTEST rs EN-
GAGGED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE
PLAIN PEOPLE AGAINST THE EN-
ENGAGEMENTS OF THE FAVORED
CLASSES. THIS IS PURELY AN
EC0 ono ISSUE. IN IT'S IMPoR-
SHADOWS EVERY QUESTION
WHICH HAS OCCUPIED PUBLIC At
TENTION SINCE THE TRAGIC CAM
PA1GN OF 1860.
1T PRESENTS AN ALTERNATIVE
AT ONCE IMPERATIVE AND TERRI
BILE. IT is IMPERATIVE BECAUSE
DELAY MAY TAKE FROM US THE
POSSIBILITY OF CHOICE, AND TER
RIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DIRE CON
SEQUENCES WHICH MUST FOLLOW
FAILURE.
rs THE AMERICAN UNION BIG
ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH AND
PATRIOTIC ENOUGH TO HAVE IT'S
OWN FINANCIAL POLICY? IF NOT,
THEN WE ARE THE SERFS OF THE
AND THEIR AGENTS IN THIS COUN-
TRY, AND ARE DOOMED TO VAS
SALAGE MORE IGNOMINIOUS AND
MORE DEGRADING THAN THAT
AGAINST WHICH OUR FATHERS
FOUGHT A CENTURY AGO.
OUR MANHOOD, OUR FREEDOM,
THE FRUITS OF OUR INDUSTRY,
INTEGRITY OF OUR HOMES,
EVERYTHING THAT ENLIGHTEN-
ED MEN HOLD DEAR-ALL THESE
ARE THE PLAYTHINGS OF ALIENS
AND THE PREY OF USURERS.
"THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
NOT READY TO SURRENDER THE
LIBERTIES FOR WHICH THEIR
FOREFATHERS SHED THEIR
BLOOD. We BELIEVE THAT LIB
ARE DESTINED TO- REMAIN THE
HERITAGE OF THIS SPLENDID Ma
TON; THAT WE SHALL NOT BE F'A-
TED TO BECOME A LIVING LIE, A
NATION OF SLAVES, CALLoUS AND
DEGRADED ENOUGH TO WEAR ON
LY THE MASK OF FREEDOM.
WE HAVE ALLIED AGAINST US
IN THIS CONTEST NOT ONLY THE
FINANCIAL FORCES OF EUROPE,
BUT THE SUBSIDIZED PRESS AND
HERE AT HOME, WHO ARE DETER
MINED. IF POSSIBLE, TO FIX FOR
EVER THEIR RELENTLESS YOKE
ON LABOR FOR ALL TIME.
ITO OPPOSE THEM WE MUST RE-
LY UPONTHE PATRIOTISM AND HE
ROIC MANLINESS OF THE PLAIN
PEOPLE-THE TOILERS WHO GRE
ATE THE WEALTH WHICH SPECU-
LATORs ABSORB. WITH UNLIM-
OUR ENEMIES ARE PRINTING AND
| DISTRIBUTING MISLEADING AND
UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS; HIR-
| ED SPEAKERS AND EMISSARIES
ARE EVERYWHERE ATTEMPTING
| PEOPLE.
"TO MEET AND COUNTERPART
| THIS WE MUST DISTRIBUTE DOCU-
| MENTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION
| PLoDE THEIR PALACES, THEIR
| MEASUREMENTS AND TT Err Ut
TER SELFISHNESS. TO DO THIS
WE NEED MONEY AT ONCE. AND
CAN ONLY HOPE FOR HELP FROM
THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
1--WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NECES-
SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A VIC
OROUS AND AGGRESSIVE CAM
PAIGN. NO NATTER IN HOW SMALL
SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE
FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND Ma
TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL
THEY CAN TO TIE GOOD CAUSE.
TO THE OVERLOOKING TREASURY
OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL
OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED OF
FERINGS OF THE MASSES. FIGHT
ING TO BE FREE. AND ASK THE
| RULER OF THE UNIVERSE FOR HIS
| BLESSING"
| These are not idle words. We are sure
| they will not fall on deaf ears.
| The people-the plain people of Ala
| bama-who are the supporters of the
cause of humanity always will, in our
| opinion, respond to the call of Chairman
| Jones.
The State Herald will receive and re-
cept for contributions under the above
call, from 10 cents up, and forward same
TO the proper authorities.
| Every patriotic democrat in Alabama
can give small amount and not miss it.
Remember this is contest for free
| dom.
Bear In mind that if we fail the future
! of our little ones is blighted.
Every democratic mother in Alabama,
| when she tucks her little ones away to-
| night and asks the blessings of God upon
| them, should remember to ask her hus-
band whether or not he has contributed
| his mite towards preserving to them the
precious privilege of being free Ameri-
| can citizens.
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