Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28
LET EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTE.

power of the country is on the side of
Mckinley and against the people in the
pending presidential contest An i'm
mense corruption fund has been sub
scrlbed with which it is hoped McKin-
leys election can be purchased.
The democratic party is the party of
the people. Nominee Bryan is making
the fight for the people. 1t is a clear
cut issue of the classes against the
masses.
In a 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 campaign can be obtained
except it be through a popular subscrip-
ton.
In a 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
CLASSES. THIS IS PURELY AN
ECONOMIC ISSUE. IN ITS IMPOR-
LANCE. HOWEVER, IT OVER
SH BOWS EWEPX OTTESTION
WHICH HAS OCCUPIED PUBLIC AT
TENTION SINCE THE TRAGIC CAM
PAIGN OF 1860.
TT 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
EQUENCES WHICH MUST FOLLOW
FAILURE.
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-
SALAGE MORE IGNOMINIOUS AND
MORE DEGRADING THAN THAT
AGAINST WHICH OUR FATHERS
FOUGHT A CENTURY AGO.
OUR MANHOOD, OUR FREEDOM,
EVERYTHING THAT ENLIGHTEN-
ED MEN HOLD DEAR-ALL THESE
ARE THE PLAYTHINGS OF ALIENS
AND THE PREY OF USURERS.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
NOT READY TO SURRENDER THE
LIBERTIES FOR WHICH THEIR
| FOREFATHERS SHED TIL e IR
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-
| TED TO BECOME A LIVING LIE, A
| NATION OF SLAVES, CALLOUS AND
| DEGRADED ENOUGH TO WEAR ON
| LY THE MASK OF FREEDOM.
I'VE HAVE ALLIED AGAINST us
| 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
LATORS ABSORB. WITH UNLIM-
TIED MONEY IN THEIR HANDS,
| OUR ENEMIES ARE PRINTING AND
| DISTRIBUTING MISLEADING AND
| UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS HIR-
ED SPEAKERS AND FMIssARIEs
ARE EVERYWHERE ATTEMPTING
TO MISLEAD AND DELUDE THE
PEOPLE.
ITO MEET AND COUNTERPART
THIS WE MUST DISTRIBUTE DOCU-
MENTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION
OF THE TRUTH; WE MUST Elk
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.
1--WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NECES-
SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A VIC
OROUS AND AGGRESSIVE CAM
PAIGN. NO NATTER IN HOW SMALL
THE CONTRIBUTION, LET THE
FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND Ma
TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL
THEY CAN TO THE GOOD CAUSE.
TO THE OVERLOOKING TREASURY
OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL
OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED Of
| FERINGS OF THE MASSES, FIGHT
| ING TO BE FREE, AND ASK THE
RULER OF THE UNIVERSE FOR HIS
| BLESSING"
| These are not idle words. Weare sure
| they will not fall on deaf ears.
I 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 1t.
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
1 r;,,or 10 "a