Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-01

At magnificent outpourng of the peo- pie of Cincinnati at Music hall Thursday Eugene V. Debs was the orator of the oc- casion.
 MT Debs spoke for about an hour and quarter. He said.
 Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and Fellow-Citizens: This is what they call the mob. and I confess that l am proud to stand in the presence of such mob. Daughter and applause.) This is some thing more than contest between politi- cal parties. It is in the nature of popu- lar uprising, peaceful revolution. (Ap- plause.) One hundred and twenty years ago our forefatherS made 1t possible for us today to achieve our financial and in dustrial independence on peaceable lines. We all love the republic and free institu- tions. There is no one within the sound of my voice who has any desire to up- root the institutions founded by the fathers. Whence comes this charge of law breakers? Trace it to its source. It comes from Wall street, and it re-echoes from the shylocks of the old world.'
 MT. Debs referred to the recent anarch- istic utterances of MT. Edward Lauter- back of New York, in which he said that they would not abide by the result in the event of Bryans election, and also re- ferred to the distinguished representa- tive of the republican party who asserted that the democrats depended upon the depraved criminals who work on the ferm and in the work shops of the cities. He continued:
 Let us get together and consider the matter. It is no matter about being re- publicans, democrats, populists or social ists. am not here to appeal to you as partlsans, but as patriots. I believe the time has come for the people to rise up and deliver the country from those who have prostituted it to their own selfish ends Loud applause)
 AN APPEAL TO REASON.
 'It is not part of my purpose to excite your passions, but to appeal to your req son. I want to cooly and dispassionately discuss the issues of the hour that con- front us. I am one who believes that the legislation for the last quarter of cen- tury has been against the interests of the people. In speech in the United States senate, just before the close of the last session of congress Senator Vest of Mis- souri intimated that the corrupt inf1uenc- es Of wealth had reached the supreme court itself. There is no need to criticise the supreme court, because that is done by the members themselves. The strong est arraignment is from Justice Harlan and Justice Brown. You will remember the income tax. In order to usurp the legislative functions of congress that tax was declared unconstitutional. If it had been a tax on property would the tax have been declared unconstitutional? Justice Brown declared that the decision was complete surrender to the money power.
 NOT A DECLARATION OF ANARCH-
 ISTS.
 This was not statement of wild-eyed anarchists, but of three judges of the highest tribunal in the land It has been said that the money question is the par amount issue in this campaign. Bear in mind that the gold standard has existed for twenty years. We have 1t now (Ap- plause.) It started in 1873 and that same year the American tramp was born. (Ap- plause.) In that same year began com mercial bankruptcy. That year was the father of commercial bankruptcy and the mother of the tramp. (Applause) There never was good reason given for the de- monetlZation of silver a that time. Loud applause.) Not one of the plutocratic press or speakers has ever been able to give one good reason for that act. When silver was demonetized trouble began, and it has continued ever since. Now we have 2,000, 900 tramps and 100000 more people who live simply by permis- sion. (Applause.) This condition of af- fairs must excite the alarm of every pa- triotic citizen. In this state of affairs what has the republican party to offer? Several voices: "Nothing") That is right--nothing. The republican party pledges itself to the policy which has re- duced the American laborer to degrada- tion. It doesn't say that it's policy is good, but is the best we can do until the czars. kings and potentates of Europe allow us to change it. The republican par ty, through Carnegie, Pullman, Rockefel- Ter and all oppressors of liberty and la bor, places us in the attitude of begging for relief from the Shylocks of Europe. This financial declaration of the republi- can party repudiates the declaration of Independence. If we are not able to adopt a financial policy of our own, neither are we able to legislate upon any other sub- ject for ourselves. Great applause)
 TRYING TO FOOL THE PEOPLE.
 "The republican party has something which 1t is trying to fool the people with It calls 1t sound money, protection and prosperity. Uaughter) It says that if you will make high tariff it will just tax the people back into prosperity. Uaugh- ter and applause) The country is now grooming under the burden of taxation, and yet they say the way to improve things is to increase the burden This reminds me of the story of the man who was being shaved by the colored barber. The razor hurt the mans face. and he complained about it. The barber said: Be patient, be patient, boss; if the razor handle don't break think l can get the