Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-15
UNDERWOOD; RE-EIECT HIM.

If all signs are not woefully misleading
William j. Bryan will be elected presi-
dent. He should have congress in SYM
pathy and harmony with him to put into
legisla tive enactment the doctrines and
principles for which he and the demo-
cratic party stand, and to which they are
committed. The senate, as 1t is now con-
stituted, will support these reforms. The
house of representatives is now controll-
ed by the republican party and the enc
mics of bimetallism In order to reap the
full fruits of democratic success IL IS
most important that Mr.. Bryan nave
democratic house to cooperate with MN
in securing such legislation as the coun-
try needs. OF course the most hearty sup
port would naturally come from MEM
bers of his own party. This being true,
in voting for congressman, every adVo-
cate of Mr.. Bryan, whether he be demo-
crat, populite or free silver republican,
should cast his ballot for free silver DEM
ocratic candidates, so as not TO, IN the
remotest degree, jeopardize the election
of a majority of free silver advocates TO
the lower house.
In this, the Ninth Congressional DIS
trict of Alabama, the democratic party
has nominated as its standard bearer
Hon. o. w. Underwood, who was falriy
and honestly elected by the democratic
voters of the district in 1894, but who was
outrageously robbed of his seat by a par
tisan and INSCRIPTIONS republican ma
jority, which ruthlessly overthrew ana
rode down the will of the vast majority
of the white voters and despoiled them OF
their right of suffrage in order to give
fraudulent seat to his opponent.
In this transaction, while Mr.. Under
wood was the direct and immediate VIC
tim of republican malignity and rascali-
ty. 1t was no less an infamous assault
upon and insult to every democrat ana
every supporter of our representatives
which merits their indignant reprobation
at the polls on next election day. Con-
demnation of that partisan infamy can
be fully expressed only by re-electing MT.
Underwood to the seat or which ne was SO
fiagrantIy and unjustly deprived by such
an overwhelming majority that the valid
ity of his election dare not De conpesteu'
not even by corrupt republican major
ity. should the country be afflicted with
such a calamity.
Mr. Underwood Is in full accord and
sympathy with every plank, declaration
and doctrine of the democratic platform,
he mas always bccnb bCSetoS eASS ~
press the principles of true democracy.
AS member of the present congress his
record as a representative Of the democ-
racy and the people of this district is
above and beyond reproach on all ques-
tons and in all matters. and such 1t will
be In the Fifty-fifth congress.
In 1894 not few peoples party men in
this district voted for the republican can
didate for congress under the impression
and assurance that he was an advocate
of free coinage. and that Mr.. Underwood
was not sincerely for that system. In
both instances they were deceived, for d.
rectly the reverse was true, and so far as
| Mr. Underwood was concerned his record
as q member of congress proved him to
be as true and loyal friend to the white
metal as it has in the house of representa-
tives.
No mistakes should be made in this
election by the friends of silver. None
will be made in this district If they will
unite and cast a solid vote for the demo-
cratic candidate.