Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-15
LET EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTE.

l 1 Mckinley and against the people in the | pending presidential contest. An im-
 mense corruption fund has been sub
 scribed 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. It is a clear
 cut issue of the classes against the
 masses.
 In great contest like this it is ab- 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 ill 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 1t 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 Pba PLAN PEOPLE AGAINST THE EN- GLASSES. THIS IS PURELY AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. IN ITS IMPOR- TANCE, HOWEVER. IT OVER SHADOWS EVERY QUESTION
 WHICH HAS OCCUPIED PUBLIC AT
 TENTION SINCE THE TRAGIC CAM PAIGN OF 1860.
 TIT 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.
 "Is THE AMERICAN UNION BIG ENOUGH, STRONG ENOUGH AND PATRIOTIC ENOUGH TO HAVE ITS 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 ANONYMOUS AND MORE DEGRADING THAN THAT AGAINST WHICH OUR FATHERS FOUGHT A CENTURY AGO.
 OUR MANHOOD, OUR FREEDOM. THE FRUITS OF OUR INDUSTRY, INTEGRITY OF OUR HOMES, EVERYTHING THAT ENLIGHTEN- 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 ~ ) N \ I,N rrl ARE DESTINED TO REMAIN THE HERITAGE OF THIS SPLENDID MA TION; THAT WE SHALL NOT BE "A TED TO BECOME A LIVING LIE, A 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 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 PEOPLE-THE ROLLERS WHO CRE- ATE THE WEALTH WHICH SPECU- LATORS ABSORB. WITH UNLTM- TIED MONEY IN THEIR HANDS, OOR FEN EMlES ARE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTING MISLEADING AND UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS; HIR- ED SPEAKERS AND EMISSARIES ARE EvERYWHERE ATTEMPTING TO MISLEAD AND DELUDE THE
 ITO ITO -. MEET AND couNrERAcr THIS WE MUST DISTRIBUTE DOCU- MENTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THE TRUTH: WE MUST FIX PLODE THEIR FALLACIEs, THEIR 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 PAIGN. NO MATTER IN HOW SMALL SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE THE CONTRIBUTOR, LET THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND MA TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL THEY CAN TO THE GOOD CAUSE. OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED OF FERINGS OF THE MASSES, FIGHT ING TO BE FREE, AND ASK THE l 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 contest for free- 1 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 I them, should remember to ask her hus- | band whether or not he has contributed l his mite towards preserving to them the precious privilege of being free Ameri-