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

never gone as far in this direction as has
General Palmer.
The boiling democrats take great Of
fense at the declaration contained in the
Chicago platform which denies the
right of arbitrary interference by fed
eral authority in local affairs" Now,
every man who condemns this declara-
favor of arbitrary interference by the
federal authority in local affairs. And
when they insist that this is a condern-
nation of Mr.. Cleveland it places them
in the attitude of admitting that MI.
Cleveland was guilty of arbitrary inter-
ference in using federal authority in the
local affairs in the state Of Illinois. Does
Mr.. Cleveland indorse this contention
upon the part of his supporters and adj
mirers? Is he willing to publicly admit
that he was guilty of arbitrary interfer-
ence by the use of federal authority in
the local affairs of the state of Illinois
What is General Palmer's record on
this question of federal interference in
the local affairs of a state? General
Palmer stood among the ashes of Chi
cago, with it's ruins still smoking, amidst
the cries of homeless people going up for
protection, and there denied the right of
the federal government to interfere. The
action of General Grant in sending troops
to Chicago to protect the homeless and
helpless people caused General Palmer
to leave the republican party and join
the democratic party, where he remained
until he agreed to support the political
views of two populte members of the
Illinois legislature in order to secure his
election to the United States senate.
Now, this man comes forward and de-
clares himself the champion of those who
shout that the democratic party is made
up of anarchists, because it's Chicago
platform denounceS the arbitrary in
reference" by federal authority in local
affairs
The Fraud of the Third Party Is Manifest
The claim that the organization of the
third party" or national democratic
party" is to preserve ancient democracy
is so manifestly fraudulent that semi
lunatic can see through it, and 1t is an
insult to the intelligence of the people
of this country.
See what Ex-Secretary Fairchild, one
of the high priests in this movement, said
in a recent speech:
II do not see how we can do anything
else than put third ticket in the pres-
Dental arena. We have practically COM
mitted ourselves to such a course. We
want to see the defeat of the Chicago
ticket, and we should try to draw away
as many voters from it as we can. OF
course, we shall find no fault with those
of our friends who cast a straight vote
for Mckinley"
Is there democrat in the state of Ala
beiuid tlldt 10 sO StuplQ anu ut1Se DIS W
be deceived and buncoed by the pretended
claims of this national democratic
party?"
We see that Senator Caffery, in his
speech notifying General Palmer of his
nomination, is grieved over the fact that
the democratic party at Chicago did not
declare, in vigorous terms, in favor of
tariff reform; and this, too, in face of
the fact that the evidence is conclusive
that the whole object and purpose of the
organizat ton of the national democratic
party Is to secure the election of Mr..
Mckinley. The republican platform and
Mr.. Mckinley's letter of acceptance em-
phasizes the fact that the panic of 1893
and all of our troubles subsequent thereto
We're due to the radical tariff reform
views of Mr.. Cleveland and the demo-
cratic party.
l submit these views to the calm and
dispassionate consideration of the voters
of Alabama Very truly yours,
E. L. RUSSELL.