Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-23
DBLILAH OF BEPUBT,IcAN1sM

DBLILAH OF RBPUBLICANISM.
r. H. Ford, the populist sheriff of Ran
dolph county, comes forth in another let
ter in the Randolph Toiler of last week,
in which he pictures the drift of the pop
ulist party into tbs republican camp. The
sheriff minces no words but strikes
straight at the mark Among other
things, he says
"The food of party and the very air
1t breathes creates its blood and furnishes
| its vital circulation. Upon the character
| OF the circulation depends the tone, the
| spirit and tbs life of the party. The blood
| and circulation of this cooperation fusion
| business is republican in source and eff
| feet. 1t is artificial and unsuited to a
| reformation.
| Eyes, sir, this Samson of co-operat ion
| is reposing for sympathy and support
| upon the bosom of the Delilah of republic
| canism, and ere long, IS reward for his
| folly will be shorn of his locks, depriv5 d
| of his eyes and led from Dan to Bershe-
| ba. an object of universal derision and
contempt.
This siren song of cooperate anti
| the sweet notes of fusion are fast sweep
| ing the too willing populistic craft upon
| the fatal breakers of republican compli-
| cation and enlargement Many popu-
| lists, however, have anchored their Barks
in sight of the populistc shores, fostering
the fond hope that this crew who man
the fusion vessel that is launching OIL in
to the republican deep will reverse her
prov and return to populistc waters ere
she lies stranded on republican shores"
Some one sent Mckinley this scrip
tural telegram: jeremiah Xxx, IL: But
the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible
one; therefore my prosecutors shall
stumble, and they shall not prevail; they
shall be greatly ashamed for they shall
not prosper; their everlasting confusion
shall never be forgotten"
And some one might have f1ttingly
wired Teller from Malachi, wherein 1t
is said: "Behold the day cometh that
shall burn as an oven, and shall burn
them all up, saith the Lord of hosts, and
shall not leave them neither root nor
branch; but unto you who keepeth my
commandments shall the son of right
eousness arise with healing in his wings.
and you shall go forth and grow up as
calves of the STALL"
The nomination of Hobart as McKin-
leys running mate was highly opportune
and emnently proper. The law that gave
Mckinley his prominence and notoriety
was the creation of the trusts combines
and monopolies. AS their representatives
oetlO Nitil tilhl iOpDSl tain
was being drafted: 1--WE have right to
make it what we please. We paid for it,
and it is ours" Hobart is pre-emnently
the attorney and agent of the corpora
tions and trusts. Both of them are now
the creatures of the greatest syndicate
and combine of all the ages, the interna-
tional gold trust.
In the unusually long platform decla-
rations of the republican party there is
not one word in derogation or denuncia-
ton OF the trusts, combines and monopo-
lies that have grown fat and arrogant at
the expense OF the honest masses of the
common people. 1t was not expected
there would be- Mckinley secured his
nomination through their influence and
Hobart is the paid attorney of scores of
Them while Hanna, the chairman of the
republican national committee, expects
them to furnish a huge campaign corrup-
ton fund.
In the death of Mr.. Patrick Brennan,
which occurred in this city yesterday,
birmingham loses good citizen and the
democratic party an active and unswerv-
ing supporters Mr. Brennan was devoted
to his friends and equally as devoted to
decision of character, firm in his convic-
tions and ever ready to back his judg-
ment by his works. Now that he is no
more, Birmingham can justly appreciate
| his merits and mourn his death.
When the great political battle next
| November between the republican party
the shylocks and plutocrats-on the one
| side and the democracy-the great, hon.
est, toiling yeomanry of the country-on
| the other, has been frought, resulting, as
| it WILL in an overwhelming triumph for
| latter, where will be the editor prophets
who, claiming to be democrats, are now
| predicting democratic defeat? Many of
them have already proven dismal fail
ures in the prophecy business.
| When Goodwin voted to rob Hon. o.
| w. Underwood of the seat in congress to
| which he was honestly and fairly elect
| ed by more than 1000 majority, and give
| it to T. Fl. Aldrich, ESQ., he voted to dis
| franchise nearly 400 white men in Hale
and Perry counties and give Aldrich'
more than 400 negro ballots in Jefferson
county that were never cast and this is
the patriot who wants honest white men
in Alabama to vote for him for governor.
The circumstances attending McKin-
| ley's nomination makes him the candi-
date of the monopolists, trusts and
bosses and the abject slave of the money,
power. No man who is not the friend
and ally of such institutions can vote
| for him with clear conscience.
! The democratic party once made the
mistake of running a republican for pres
ident. The memory of Greeley should
| serve as a solemn admonition against the
idea of Teller.-Kansas City Star.
And made equally as big mistake in
| nominating MIR. Cleveland.
| No populist in congress except Good
| wyn voted to give the seat to which Col
onel Elliott, a gallant Confederate sol