Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
EAST LAKE.
Boating, bathing and fishing
at East Lake. 4-26-H
BUY CORONA COAL.
John z. Warren, Manager.
Telephone 1920.
THE FORMER MANAGER
Of the Alliance Exchange Comes Out for John
ston and the Demncratic Ticket
6-5-tf

Ston and the Democratic Ticket
am glad that the story of the bloody
shirt, the plea for tariff reform and ques-
tons of like import by means of which
the politicians have hoodwinked the peo-
pie, have been relegated to the rear, and
that the people have at last been brought
face to face with the financial question,
which is the real issue of the age.
The tidal wave that is sweeping the
country in favor of silver shows, too,
that the great body of the people, north
and south and west, are together and
have always been together whenever I'M
influenced by designing men and hired
politicians they have been permitted
to face the real issue of the day. This is
to be democratic fight and a democrat
ic victory, too. When Cleveland deliver
ed the democratic party to the capitalists
of Wall street it did seem to many, and
not without cause, that the fight for free
silver and for other interests of the peo-
pie must of necessity be made in some
new party but it must be gratifying to
every white man in the south to see that
the democratic party has recovered from
the wounds it received in the house of its
friends, that it has freed itself from boss
rule, and that today in purer atmos-
phere it stands as the proud champion of
the rights of the American people.
When the hard struggle against Cleve-
landism resulted in victory for the time
ty then it was that the leaders of the new
movement saw their opportunity and
wisely invited all liberty-loving white
men to return to the ranks which they
had deserted honestly seeking some bet
ter, way From all parts of the country
comes the cheering intelligence that
those who have been affiliating with new
political parties are showing themselves
equally patriotic in forgetting past differ
ences and in promptly taking their
places under the democratic banner that
they may have a part in the great strug-
gle that is to free the people from the po-
litical bosses and from the combined
power of the money kings OF the coun-
try.
1 have written these lines because I
want to see every Alabamian do his best,
and that too, in the way that win be
most effectual. When the victory is won
1 want my native state to be in the front
rank. The people of Alabama have
every encouragement TO be unit. He
who is leading the democratic host is
man tried and true. l refer to Capt Jo-
seph F. Johston who has proven himself
minded, but what is of even greater im-
portance, he has always shown himself
to be a friend to the people in every eff
fort they have made to. better their con-
dition and to free themselves from the
clutches of monopolists.
\ AS an evidence that this is true, while
I-had charge of the Farmers Alliance ex-
change at Birmingham was often COM
PEELED to ask aid from the banks. Never,
even in the darkest days of the exchange.
did i ask a favor of Captain Johnston
that did not get 1t. If elected governor
for the people of the state than any other
man possibly could. hope his majority
will be such as the man and the cause
are entitled to-. M +. STAl1l<>