Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-30
JOHNNY WISE.
TALKS MONEY AND M'KINLEY TO A
 GOOD CROWD.
Thinks Palmer and Buckner Should Drop Their Ma sks-Puts in a Word for
 Vanderbilts and Astors.

Hon. John S. Wise, formerly of Vir- ginia, now of New York, spoke in O'Briens opera house lats night, under the auspices of the national republican campaign committee.
 There was very fair audience present, composed of about 400 whites and 300 blacks.
 On the stage were: O. T. Holmes, Dr. J. w. Hughes, T. H. Aldrich, Louis E. Parsons, Judge A. B. Stratton of Troy. R. l.. Houston, D. Friedman. John Mccoy, Judge J. B. Shoals of Walker county. W. K. Cornish NJ. B. Friedman and MT. Prince of Bessemer.
 Mr. Wise was introduced to the audi ence by MT. Vaughan, chairman Of the state republican executive committee, who compared the distinguished guest to Washington, Jackson, Lincoln ana the greatest living men of today. "A man who stands for sound money, law and order, peace, prosperity and good govern ment," and assured the audience that they would have the pleasure of hearing one of the ablest and brainest men ever reared on old Virginia's soil.
 MIR. WISE'S SPEECH.
 MT. Wise said he was not here to dwell on eulogy or the early history of the re- publican party. He was a Confederate soldier, and is in sympathy with his southern brethren.
 He was once a QeIuOCIdI, uC Soiu, uiN abused the republicans with as much vehemence as any of the democrats of to- day But in after years he became con vinced the republican party represented the better principles, and he determined not to be deceived by name and joined that party. There is no sentiment ln ms mind for either party.
 sThe southern states have been play ing too much sentiment in politics since the war, while in the north the democrat ic party carries the banner that they whipped the rebels and the republican party gets the credit for it." (Cheers.l
 The speaker said he Is sometimes called a turncoat, but any man could De the same thing all the time.
 He has learned the war was not Tn Valn. Not only the blacks have been hperateo' but the whites as well.
 "This is happier and better country united than 1t would have been divided.
 "The republicans have sent out scouts in this campaign to look over the nelo, and they have returned and reported that the old democratic leaders like Randall, Seymoor and others are not as dead as Hill of New York and Carlisle or Ken lucky who are said to be alive, ana TOT whom none are 50 poor as to do them honor.
 ''Fairchild, Whitney, Flower and Bel mont are cursed instead of praiSed while MT Cleveland despises himself as the spit pot of both parties.
 "Mr. Cleveland was the Moses to lead the children of the democratic party to the promised land. and failing to get there he is denounced as worse than re- publican.
 "The gentleman now selected to lead comes as if from the skies, new preach CT, as it were, with new song in his mouth to carry the light of the New Jeru- salem and to spread it all over the land.
 "A candidate that stands on plat form which. while it advocates freedom of speech, also advocates depreciated currency and forbids man to contract as he would.
 seThe first party to strike blow at the supreme court and the first party to strike blow at its own leader for taking rioters by the throat and suppressing in- surrections and strikes
 There are number of men who are opposed to MT. Bryan and are halting be- tween the lines, fearing to move and vote their convictions and for Mckinley for fear of being struck by bolt.
 The speaker here criticised the ma tionar' ticket. saying that somebody's baby the old soldiers must be-. Yet they should be men and come out from behind the screen and vote like men for their principles.
 The speaker pictured highly the ele- vated station of the New Yorker above those of other sections.
 Bryan's weakness, he said, was being wrapped mp i'll the silent west and not knowing the ways or the WOriu.
 He defended the Vanderbiits and As- tors against adverse criticisms, on ac- count of their wealth. The older Wander bilt sold ginger cakes at one time. and the older Astor traded in hides. These are their posterity, and 1t is false ar ray of classes against the masses.
 ITO array the poor people against the rich people Is the meanest thing man can do.
 Bryan is trying to incite the poor against the rich What for? To get their money? If you were to get 1t and divide 1t some smart fellow would be rich and all the others poor within week. If you play poker one man gets 1t all. If you go chestQut hunting one of the party will get all the chestnuts
 You don't want politician, but preacher to put down this bad feeling be- tween the people, and you don't want Bill Bryan going around the country arraying the poor against the rich"
 The peasker said the democrat tic plat form asks for an income tax and while this Is not in the republican platform he is in favor of II,
 "Governor HifI said he heard 1t said in the Chicago convention that the purpose Is to take advantage of the constitution where 1t is silent as to the number of the supreme court members and increase the number of supreme court judges to suit their pleasure.
 "We owe our supreme court love: we owe 1t honor and we owe Ar reverence.