Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-18

become pleasant to the taste If the gold standard men will take sixteen parts of silver to one part of gold they will find the medicine so palatable and exhilarat- ing that they will find themselves laud- ing it to the skies as a producer of both health and wealth. We have a platform that appeals to every patriotic democrat, and our duty is to unfurl the banner, hoist it high and follow in the footsteps of our gallant leader to victory in Mo- vember.
 Frank 8. White.
 MT. White said the meeting was to rat fly the action of the supreme tribune of the democratic party. It is the court of the highest party appeal. It is the duty of every democrat to make this battle one of the best and bravest the democra- cy has ever fought, and the result will be the overthrow of Hannaism in No vember next.
 H. P. Burruss.
 MT. Garrett in introducing MT. Burruss said that the old war horse, like old wine, had been reserved for the latter feast; that while MT. Burruss was a populist, he was opposed to fusion in the state and had pledged his support to the democrat ic ticket, state and national.
 MT. Burruss said it was one of the proudest privileges of his life to stand before that great audience and express his approval of the platform adopted at Chicago and the nomination of the Hon. w. J. Bryan. If the party had not adopt ed any platform at all and simply nomi- mated MT. Bryan 1t would have won a glorious victory. The platform is a res toration of the immortal and eternal principles of Jefferson, the father of de- mocracy. The declaration for the free coinage of both gold and silver is but an incident; it embodies in every plank the true American principles of freedom and liberty.
 "I desire to say to the populists if you will read the last clause of the republican platform you will find that 1t calls upon the women to help wrest this country from democrats and populistS. Demo- crats and populists are arm in arm to wrest this country from republican rule and Restitution"
 R. H. Fries
 R. H. Fries said: England has her monarchy and America her republicans; England has her single standard, and America her double standard; England has her grand old man, and America has her grand young man. It has been re- ported in Alabama that some gold stand ard democrats will not support the ticket. l refuse to believe that any democrat will lend aid directly or indirectly, to a party that unseated our gallant con gressman, Oscar w. Underwood, without law or evidence, and also unseated MT Elliott of South Carolina and seated in his stead the negro Murray "s'ff-~'ssr7 Messrs. Bryan and SarTaii, he thought, were amply able .o take care of them selves agaips. all attacks from the enemy
 MT. Fries remarked that he was a member of a political organization in Jefferson county that will poll 1000 votes, and every one of which will be cast for Johnston and Bryan.
 John J. Altman.
 Colonel Altman said he had the kindest faeUnps for his ar0ld sta ndard friends Nearly all of them are supporting the ticket. He is a friend to every man who loves good government. He heartily in- dorsed the nominees of the party from the silyer-plumed knight of Nebraska to the red-headed rooster of Jefferson. AS he was making his way to the park he saw black crowd of negroes gathering in another portion of the city. Recogniz- ing their purpose it made him feel proud that he was democrat.
 Colonel Altman said he was just from the field and brought good tidings The boys have a camp fire on every hill and in every dale in Jefferson county, and victory Is assured.
 R. P. Wetmore, MT. Wetmore said the Chicago plat form is the acme of American wisdom. Our people are as brave and courageous as when Thomas Jefferson proclaimed the Declaration of Independence. The question upon which has hinged the greatest discussion, and which has in- terested the people of every party, has been passed upon by the democracy, and it is the duty of every democrat to abide by that decision. He had eaten crow off, ten. He ate crow when the one-armed hero defeated Johnston for the nomina, ton for governor two years ago. He did not sulk, but ate like man, and 1t was not a hard task either. He knew little of the vice president, but when he thinks of the head of the ticket he sees indeed a leader of whom we all should feel proud. He is a gentleman and a Christian, and one whose private life Is as pure as the halo that encircles the names of Lee and Jackson.
 J. J. Garrett
 J. J. Garrett said he was only visitor and did not expect to speak. The people were here to ratify and not to hear argu- ments; to ratify the great enunciation Of the cardinal principles of free govern ment. There Is not one word in the dem- ooratio platform that the old founders of the party would not indorse. The St. Louis platform Is the edict of trusts and combines. William Mckinley is the tool of trusts and combines. He voted once himself for free silver, but has been con verted by the appearance of Platt, Han- na and others. He had heard only one or two men of white skins say they would vote for Mckinley. He thought him too contemptible for even the ne- groes to vote for him.
 l.. o. Dickey.
 MT. L. c. Dickey made a very interest ing speech, indorsing the ticket and plat form, paying an eloquent tribute to the candidates.
 Col. B. L.. Hubbard. The crowd had been clamoring for Col onel Hubbard from the very opening, and when the eloquent and popular orator came forward cheers fairly rent the air. Colonel Hubbard began by saying that he would be callous were he not to say that his heart was touched by the greet ing extended by his old Birmingham friends. While he has been away for the past three years, his heart has been with the people of Birmingham. The party platform, he said, voiced dutv itself Three months ago no man