Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-19
LET EVERYBODY ooNrR1Rurr.

Mckinley and against the people in the
mense corruption fund has been sub
| scrlbed with which it is hoped McKin-
ley's election can be purchased.
The democratic party is the party of
the people. Nominee Bryan is making
the fight for the people. 1t is a clear
cut issue of the classes against the
masses.
In great contest like this it is alb
for campaign purposes.
There are no bloated bondholders and
trust barons on the side of the people to
contribute fabulous sums of i'll gotten
| money to their campaign fund.
There is no way by which the neces-
sary money to defray the legitimate ex-
penses of the campaign can be obtained
except it be through a popular subscrip-
| ton.
| In a recent address to the plain people
of the union Chairman Jones OF the
national democratic executive committee
says
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN
THE PRESENT CONTEST IS EN-
GAGGED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE
PLAIN PEOPLE AGAINST THE EN-
ENGAGEMENTS OF THE FAVORED
C G5LAsia THIS Is PURELY AN
LANCE, HOWEVER. IT OVER
SHADOWS EVERY QUESTION
WHICH HAS OCCUPIED PUBLIC AT
TENTION SINCE THE TRAGIC CAM
| PAIGN OF 1860.
AT ONCE IMPERATIVE AND TERRI
BILE. IT IS IMPERATIVE BECAUSE
DELAY MAY TAKE FROM US THE
POSSIBILITY OF CHOICE, AND TER
RIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DIRE CON-
SEQUENCES WHICH MUST FOLLOW
FAILURE.
rs THE AMERICAN UNION BIG
ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH AND
PATRIOTIC ENOUGH TO HAVE IT'S
OWN FINANCIAL POLICY? IF NOT,
THEN WE ARE THE SERFS OF THE
MONEY CHANGERS OF EUROPE
TRY, AND ARE DOOMED TO VAS
sALAGE MORE ANONYMOUS AND
MORE DEGRADING THAN THAT
AGAINST WHICH OUR FATHERS
| FOUGHT A CENTURY AGO.
THE FRUITS OF OUR INDUSTRY,
Ev1ERYTHING THAT ENL1GHT ili2'
ED MEN HOLD DEAR-ALL THESE
ARE THE PAINTINGS OF ALIENS
AND THE PREY OF USURERS.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
NOT READY TO SURRENDER THE
LIBERTIES FOR WHICH THEIR
FOREFATHERS SHED THEIR
BLOOD. WE BELIEVE THAT LIB
ERTY AND NMENT
n II D1ES'HJ ED 10
HERITAGE OF THIS SPLENDID MA
TON; THAT WE SHALL NOT BE FA-
TED TO BECOME A LIVING LIE, A
NATION OF SLAVES. CALLOUS AND
DEGRADED ENOUGH TO WEAR on
LY THE MASK OF FREEDOM
I'VE HAVE ALLIED AGAINST US
IN THIS CONTEST NOT ONLY THE
FINANCIAL FORCES OF EUROPE,
BUT THE SUBSIDIZED PRESS AND
ALL THE MONOPOLIES AND TRUSTS
MINED. IF POSSIBLE, TO FIX FOR
| ON LABOR FOR ALL TIME.
ITO OPPOSE THEM WE MUST RE-
LY UPONTuE PATRIOTISM AND HE
| ROIC MANLINESS OF THE PLAIN
| PEOPLE-THE TOILERS WHO GRE
| ATE THE WEALTH WHICH SPECU-
| LATORS ABSORB. WITH UNLIM-
TIED MONEY IN THEIR HANDS,
| OUR ENEMIES ARE PRINTING AND
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| UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS; HIR-
| ED SPEAKERS AND E,MISSARIES
| ARE EVERYWHERE ATTEMPTING
TO MISLEAD AND DELUDE THE
| PEOPLE
ITO MEET AND COUNTERPART
| THISAWE MUST DISTRIBUTE DOCU-
MENfS FOR THE DISCRIMINATION
OF THE TRUTH; WE MUST Elk
PLODE THEIR FALLACIES. THEIR
| CIgT MESS To no
WE NEED MONEY AT ONCE. AND
| CAN ONLY HOPE FOR HELP FROM
THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
| 1--WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NECES-
SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A VIC
| ORoUs AND AGGRESSIVE CAM
| PAIGN. NO NATTER IN HOW SMALL
! SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE
THE CONTRIBUTOR, LET THE
FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND Ma
| TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL
TO THE OVERLOOKING TREASURY
| OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL
| OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED OF
| FERINGS OF THE MASSES, FIGHT
| ING TO BE FREE, AND ASK THE
| RULER OF THE UNIVERSE FOR HIS
| BLESSING"
These are not idle words. We are sure
they will not fall on deaf ears.
The people-the plain people Of Ala
bama-who are the supporters of the
| cause of humanity always will, in our
opinion, respond to the call Of Chairman
| Jones.
The State Herald will receive and re-
| ceipt for contributions under the above
call, from 10 cents up, and forward same
To the proper authorities.
Every patriotic democrat in Alabama
can give a small amount and not miss it..
Remember this is a contest for free
| dom.
Bear in mind that If we fail the future
| of our little ones Is blighted.
Every democratic mother in Alabama,
| when she tucks her little ones away to-
| night and asks the blessings of God upon
them. should remember to ask her hus-
band whether or not he has contributed
| his mite towards preserving to them the
precious privilege of being free Ameri-