Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-16
LEFT EVERYBODY coNTRIBUTE.

Mckinney and against the people IN the
pending presidential contest. An i'm
mense corruption fund has been sub
scribed with which it is hoped McI<in-
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 clear
cut issue of the classes against the
masses.
In great contest like this it is alb
solutely necessary to have some money
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 campo. gn can be obtained
except it be through a popular subscrip-
ton.
In 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
ECONOMIC ISSUE. IN IT'S IMPoR-
LANCE, HOWEVER. IT OVER
SHADOWS EVERY QUESTION
WHICH HAS OCCUPIED PUBLIC AT
TENTJON SIMON
| PAIGN OF 1860.
1T PRESENTS AN ALTERNATIVE
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
AND THEIR AGENTS IN THIS COUN-
TRY, AND ARE DOOMED TO VAS
| SALAGE MORE IGNOMINIOtS AND
AGAINST WHICH OUR FATHERS
! FOUGHT A CENTURY AGO.
OUR MANHOOD, OUR FREEDOM,
| THE FRUITS OF OUR INDUSTRY,
INTEGRITY OF OUR HOMES,
| EVERYTHING THAT ENLIGHTEN-
ARE THE PLAYTHINGS OF ALIENS
AND THE PREY OF USURERS.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
NOT READY TO sURRENDER THE
E Ii J. 3l2 les FOR WHICH THEIR
BLOOD. WE BELIEVE THAT LIB
ERTY AND SELF-GOvERNMENT
ARE DESTINED TO REMAIN THE
HERITAGE OF THIS SPLENDID Ma
TION; THAT WE SHALL NOT BE FA-
NATION OF SLAVES, CALLoUs AND
DEGRADED ENOUGH TO WEAR ON
LY THE MASK OF FREEDOM.
WE HAVE ALLIED AGAINST us
IN THIS CONTEST NOT ONLY THE
FINANCIAL FORCES OF EUROPE,
BUT THE SUBSIDIZED PRESS AND
ALL THE MONOPOLIES AND TRUSTS
HERE AT HOME, WHO ARE DETER
MINED, If POSSIBLE, TO FIX FOR
EVER THEIR RELENTLESS YOKE
ON LABOR FOR ALL TIME
ITO OPPOSE THEM WE MUST RE-
LY UPON THE PATRIOTISM AND He
| ROIC MANLINESS OF THE PLAIN
PEOPLE-THE ToILERs WHO GRE
ATE THE WEALTH WHICH SPECU-
| LATORS ABSORB. WITH UNLTM-
OUR ENEMIES ARE PRINTING AND
| DISTRIBUTING MISLEADING AND
| UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS; HIR-
ED SPEAKERS AND EMISSARIEs
| ARE EVERYWHERE ATTEMPTING
| TO MISLEAD AND DELUDE THE
| PEOPLE.
no MEET AND COUNTERPART
| THIS WE MUST DISTRIBUTE DOCU-
| MENTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION
OF THE TRUTH; WE MUST EX-
| MEASUREMENTS AND THEIR UT
| TER SELFISHNESS. TO DO THIS
| WE NEED MONEY AT ONCE, AND
| CAN ONLY HOPE FOR HELP FROM
THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NECEs-
! SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A VIC
OROUS AND AGGRESSIVE CAM
PAIGN. NO MATTER IN HOW SMALL
SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE
THE CONTRIBUTOR. LET THE
TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL
| THEY CAN TO THE GOOD CAUSE.
TO THE OVERLOOKING TREASURY
OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL
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 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-