Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-30
IN TUSCALOOSA.
The Piebald Party Is Pointed to the Hand-
 writing on the Wal-Johnston Will ..:es Carry the County


 Tuskaloosa, June 29-(Special Corre- spondence.)-T handwriting is upon the wall and no Daniel Is needed to in- terpret the message that destiny has written to the "confusionists" of Tuska- loosa county. It came from the head quarters of organized democracy while Belshazzar and his lieutenants were leasing in the public crib, and this was the way it read: e.srekel"-Daniel V, 27.
 The uay of small men is drawing nigh to a close here, ana populistic ring rule win soon be thing ol the past. The people have their eyes spread wioe open ana are doing vast deal or home mace looking and thinking. They see that the ''confusion" candidates are the same oId familiar pap suckers who nave been cracKIng corn and growing Tat in the pubic crib for 10 these many years, while the weary shoulders of the people upon which they rode into office-tIme and time again-have been bending under the manifold burdens of distressful times. First they came like good news from far country and "grangerS" was their name. But the spoils of office were their mission, and they soon overreached the unsuspecting farmers and rode the ''grangers' to death on forced march to the public crib. Then followed the Farmers alliance which lived. and died an easy death, precisely as the grangers did, and so did the Jefferson ian democracy, the .'populies" and the peoples party" And now upon the wind up and at the tail end the con fusionsts'' swoop down upon the coun- try like cormorants, and when they can mislead intelligent white men no longer they go to Sambo's bosom for office. God only knows what this piebald party ought to be called, but name them con fIICi inni fctt fnr c them the "popu1o-Africo-republ operative fusionists," as some editor has christened them. But whatever name the leaders may go by, they will remain the same old office hunters on their pe- riodical pilgrimage to the public crib, and each change of name and shift of creed has simply put another stripe around the tail of the same old coon.
 Thinking white men in this county have paused and asked themselves the following questions, and are soberlyl pom dering over the answers which come back to them:
 What have we to gain by continuing in office the men who have sown and scattered discord, bitterness and malice among peaceful citizens of the white race, who should remain bound together by all the ties and sympathies that bind neighbor- to neighbor and blood to blood?"
 The answer comes back from their in- ner consciousness: Nothing, absolutely nothing, upon the face of Gods green earth"
 Then what may it profit us if we should join hands again with the white brothers who have been estranged from nus by the arts and wiles of the same cum ming demagogues, who are now trying to lead us into an unholy alliance with re- publican goldbugs and negro loafers, and aid in the election of the organized dem ocratic ticket?"
 "Everything within the bounds of of f1cial honesty and legislative wisdom" was the response which their own reason and experience gave them.
 The "confusionists" will not have enough of representatives in the next legislature to organize the usual "goober club" much less to pass a law, and the country must depend upon the wisdom and virtue of organized democracy for legislation and the administration of public affairs.
 Leading populists all over our county are coming out for our ticket, and many white men who have not voted in ten years will return to the polls in August and cast their ballots for Captain John ston and silver from the beginning to the ending of the ticket
 Capt. Joseph F. Johnston has the con- fidence of the great mass of the people, and his name and fame have aroused degree of enthusiasm in this county the
 
 since George s. Houston fired the public heart" in the days of our first political redemption.
 He will carry the county by 800 votes, and our county ticket will be elected by a safe majority. I have heard some idle talk about extreme gold standard men not voting our ticket, but do not be- lieve that there is such a white man in the county who has been classed hereto fore as a true democrat. But if there be such Napoleon of finance' among us the X rays of his ponderous brains are too powerful for our silver spectacles, and we will embalm him, dramatically seal him up in a glass jar and present him to the Smithsonian institute at Washington as a rare curioso-gem from Solomon's temple.
 Democratic Enthusiasm in Talladega.
 Talladega dune N.-(Special Corre- spondence. .)-The Waldo Democratic club of beat IA, this county, held it's reg uar meeting this afternoon at Waldo. More than thirty members were present and great interest and enthusiasm was manifested Reports from the beat were very favorable to the democracy. Stir ring speeches were made by Hon. J. w. vandiver and Hon. S. J. Bowie, which greatly entertained and instructed the audience and which will result in much good. The club has greatly increased it's membership since the last meeting. Sew eral joined today. Its next meeting will be held atChandler Springs July f.