Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-01
THE OVATION IN MOBILE.
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south make iron and spin cotton and develop her own resources?
 The state was his first attachment and first love. He did not want to legislate for foreign countries. Alabamians need rot disturb themselves about what Asia or Africa wanted. It was what Alabama needed that concerned them.
 Continuing after further declaration on the same subject Captain Johnston thanked God that he was not bound to one class or sect; that he was the repre- sentative of those of his own state witb- out thought of their financial conditio&. But he was opposed to giving protection to those who had wealth to oppress those who had to labor for their living. The speaker reverted to the previous period of equal parity and was glad to think that the democratic party had not instituted the change. What was the outcome of those who desire to decrease the number of coins and increase the value of each? If there were the exact number of grains in the silver dollar of today as there were in the days of Wash ington and Jackson, the dollar that built the country, why was it not of the same value? It used to be a good honest dollar till John Sherman, the Columbus of gold coin, declared that it was otherwise. A discrimination between spring and win ter wheat by the government was given by the speaker in illustration of what would follow the restoration. His con clusions on the subject had been honest ly given on the stump all over Alabama, and he stood the same today as he has always done. He was not thinking about the senate, but he thought that if a vacancy would occur some good silver democrat would be found to fill 1t. After severely criticising the action of the bolting Kolb, who protested that he was a better democrat than Jones and repu- tat tod ol1 fn1l h iv tn ho t,1 1ffa., party, but joined the opposition to de- mocracy on being defeated, Captain Johnston likened the present fusion par ity to that of the time of Kolb.
 Goodwin was the most enthusiastic democrat in the black belt at former cleo tions, but now espoused the cause of those whom he opposed. When the re- turns came in from the state in August they would indicate the defeat of the op- position to the white race. They would find the returns to give such vote that Goodwin and the followers of Kolb would be no more. It was no question of victory. It would go by default and they were only waiting for the final decree to be issued.
 Dr. Cunningham.
 Colonel Clark then introduced pr. Cunningham, who commenced a fine speech by the remark that it was the third occasion he had addressed Mobile
 
 fession, and again in the Mobile theater. when the audience was one which he would not soon forget. On that second occasion there were principles and poli- eies advocated which were new to the party. Both policies and parties were headed by men whom the people of the state might be proud of as governor. a.
 Since then things had changed, and the speaker was glad to see that the candi- date of the hopeless cause was upon the platform with the red-headed son of Jeff ferson, whom he had told them about at the previous meeting. k
 From poetic passages the lust for gold and it's power to damn a man were ex- hibited in glowing picture, and the speaker, with the approbation of his au- dience, blamed the lust for gold for all the evils which now beset the country. But for the support from gold the repub- lican party would not have adopted their platform. Gold ever cleaver the mind and succeeded where argument and phi- losophy failed. A.
 Blue-eyed Dick was all right, and Dr. Cunningham wished he was as sure of heaven as he was of the support of that gentleman in August. The old demo- era tic party would come together again. The speaker recognized the ability of the present national leader and his steadtast- ness, and when the final trial of strength came thas leader would be found in the ranks of democracy. In concluding, Dr. Cunningham appealed to the immense gathering to, drive a ten penny nail into the coffin of the fusion party, to be true to their traditions and the faith of their fathers 4 s- ...ls.