Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-29
FAULKNER AND HARRISON
SPOKE TO THE APPROPRIATENESS
 AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
Uncle Jeff Disclaimed the Idea of Co., ercion-The General Bitterly Attacks
 Bryan-Audience Democratic.


 son of Opelika, Lee county, addressed the
 "wage-earners' of the "nationar' demo-
 cratic party in the O'Brien opera house
 last night.
 There were hardly dozen on the stage
 and the crowd was estimated all the way
 from 450 to 550 a large percentage of
 whom were democrats and supporters of
 MT. Bryan.
 W. K. Atkinson, chairman of the
 ''wage introduced MT. J. La
 mont Morgan as the chairman of the
 meeting in a short address. in which he
 urged his fellow wage-earners not to vote for measures that will reduce the purchasing power of their wages, or do that which might create struggle with the employers.
 MIR. MORGAN'S SPEECH. MT. Morgan said he was proud of the distinguished honor conferred on him. Honest labor, he said, was dignified by the Saviour by his becoming a carpenter. He referred to the votesof stalWart yeo- marry whose ballots had overthrown op- pression, upheld liberty, and the type of American labor was the marvel of the civilized world.
 The speaker concluded by introducing Col Jefferson Faulkner as the first speak CT of the evening.
 
 When Colonel Faulkner arose he was | greeted with applause, followed by cheers | for Mr. Bryan.
 | Colonel Faulkner said that there was something of a personal nature he wished l first to speak of That his name had been | connected with matters by the local pa- l pers which has no foundation in fact. | That it is true he is attorney for the | Louisville and Nashville railroad, but his | company has not to his knoledge been att | tempting to coerce the employees to vote | for any particular candidate. l Colonel Faulkner here spent several | minutes in showing that he has always | been democrat without "affixes or pre- | fixes,' which was punctuated by the au- l dience with good-natured thrusts to sig 1 nifty their doubt as to his democracy now. The speaker said he came to the con- clusion that the people no longer ruled in Alabama.
 The national" democrats in Montgom- cry offered the names of reputable citi- | zens as election managers, and Bryan
 democrats petitioned that ignorant ne- | groeS be made managers. This was too | horrible to countenance, and because the l probate judge refused to appoint the ne- l groes a great hue and cry was heralded l abroad, and engendered much bitterness | and strife.
 l This" said Colonel Faulkner, lis but a 1 sample of what has been done in other | portions of the state. Men have been ap- 1 | their pleasure.
 l "The question is, whether we shall dis | cuss these questions with the voters or | the men who count the votes. | q want every man to vote his own con- | victionS and challenge any man or news
 paper to produce the evidence in a single | instance where the Louisville and Nash l vile railroad has ever attempted to CO.,
 cree an employe."
 The speaker here referred to the charge | 6A # hot 0r-fanr InI Ctnr .1a6 1n | legislature elected with him will owe the | corporations nothing. and asked if 1t has l come to that in Alabama, where property l interests will not be protected. | The speaker repeated that he had not heard of any wage earners being CO., | creed, and was interrupted with "Hurrah l for Bryan!" followed with loud cheering l from the rear.
 "Yes, my friends, hurrah for your | friend all the time. That's the way to do | it. The world likes manly man. I don't l want any man to be influenced by what | I say"
 l Colonel Faulkner devoted some time to l the discussion of the various questions | from his standpoint, which are familiar | to State Herald readers. l GENERAL HARRISON'S SPEECH. | General Harrison began by saying that l his first duty was to his country and the next to his party
 He paid Birmingham a compliment, l saying 1t Is the pride city of Alabama, and with honest money will grow great in l the eyes of the world. l He said he was here at the instance of | the wage earners; that he is a candidate | for no office, and asks no suffrage. "A man who is a democrat for the name | of the thing will go for any party that l may steal the name. Voice: "Hurrah for | Bryan!)
 "Yes, halloa for Bryan, for God knows | he needs it. If that man" CHurrah l for Bryan!")
 ''If you will listen to reason will con- l vince you tonight" Cheers for Bryan). General Harrison said his friends were supporting the Bryan ticket because it is | regular. Free and unlimited coinage of | silver at IS to was never incorporated in l any platform ever adopted, except the | one at Chicago. which is not democratic l but a populist platform, and identical with that adopted at Omaha in 1892" l The general said his information is they l are mining silver In Mexico at cost of 45 cents for each dollar obtained. l The speaker was exceedingly bitter in l his opposition to MT. Bryan and all dem- 1 ocrats who do not agree with him on the | money issue. There was nothing new in l his speech.
 I -I1ast before he closed one of the audi | cf1ce asked him if he thought Palmer and | Buckner would be elected. l q see no chance for any man who calls l himself democrat in this fight. | ''If Bryan should accidentally succeed l in being elected he would need only one 1 term to blot out the democratic party, l for the government would not sustain | such doctrine.
 | eff there is no chance to reinstate the l grand old democratic party of the fathers 1 there will be new party alignment some | where when the old democratic party is l extinct.
 "I will cast no vote which in my judg- l ment will bring dishonor upon my coun- l try. grown great on the honest, gold l basis"
 FREE EXCURSION. | A gentleman called at the State Herald l office last night and stated that free l excursion train was run from Adger, | Sumpter and Johns to attend the speak l The ira in wa nollad and stood Rrv-