Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-18
DUTY IS THE WATCHWORD
Ever Upon the Lips of the Loyal
Democrat.
A STRIKING ILLUSTRATION
Is the Hon. {. L. Russe-His Powerful Speech
at Mobile.
THE OCCASION WAS A GREAT ONE
Criticisms of Democratic Platform Answer
ed from Records of Bright and Par
ticular Carpers Anarchists
the Flower of the South.
THE OCCASION WAS A GREAT 0NI

Mobile, Oct. 16.-(Specal Correspon-
dence.) )-There was grand democratic
rally at the Princess theatre last night,
and that place was filed with an inter-
ested audience to listen to the several
speakers who had been selected to enter
tain and instruct them. Prior to the time
set for the speaking to begin, there was
great display of fireworks at the corners
of Royal and st. Louis streets and st.
Joseph and st. Louis streets. There was
a brass band in attendance, which en-
livened the air with fine music and at
tracted the crowd.
At 7;45 o'clock the meeting was called
to order by Mr.. Winston Jones' who NOM
mated the following officers, who were
duly elected officers of the meeting:
Sidney T. Prince, president.
Vice-pr Observation-Disclosures l.. Huger. j.
C. Clarke, d. p Bestor, Sam Brown, Har-
ry Pillans, John r. Tompkins' w. j. Hea-
rim. John Martin, Frank Zieman. b. b.
Boone, M. T. Judge, DR.. II. p. Hirshfield,
c. C. Griffin, Frank Hemly, w. B. Del
champs p H. Joiner, w. J. Bethea, Lloyd
Batre, w. D. Hall, John Clarke, P. c.
Hannah G. w. Richardson, G. b. Shaw
ham, Martin Adams, Henry Jones, Sam
d. Bloch. C. w. Stanton, Manuel Tapia,
p. j. Lyons, S. e. Thompson, TIP. Brew
er, DR.. S. S. Pugh, w. Fl. Martin, Meyer
Goldsmith, j. ]. Delchamps. r. V. Tay-
lor, r. C. Pickens, w. III. Monk, Sr., r. H.
Vidmer, Stephen Touart, Leslie B. Shell
don, Leslie e. Brooks T. H. Smith, Gas
ton Robertson, John Taggart, DR.. E. l..
Marechal, w. p. Roberts, Perry Allen, M.
II. Russell, Henry Pierce, John Charpin,
Herman Rudolph, Harold Eastburn, Rob-
ert Cruise Robert s. Dickens, o. Broadus,
HI. II. Davis, +. K. Hale, G. w. Butt, H.
Creighton, Charles Harwell, c. c. Nee
cham. A. p. Bosarge, G. l.. Lavretta, Cap
tain Since, Phil Kearney, julius Schneid-
Charles Green, DIR. w. T. Abrahams, Will
liam Tew, Capt. Peter Burke, Nat Pol
lard, J. F. Powers j. II. Bolton, DR.. H. T.
Inge, J. w. Austill, W. T. West, d. w.
Petty, e. T. Rondeau. B l.. Mcinnis, Jo-
seph Hastings, James Tillman, Phelan
Dorian, Henry Chamberlain, DR.. w. II.
Mastin, Whiting Ames, James A. Shell
ton. M. T. Marx, John C. Scheible A. B.
Pistole, Dr. o. H. Harris, John Ewing, G.
l.. Long, Saffold Berney, r. c. Kennedy,
DR.. r. Goode, Tom McKeen, r, Deeburno,
w. r. Martin, ]. w. Gray, Adam Glass,
III. l.. Gaines, Reube Baerman, Andy
McMahan, w. o. McMahan, T. H. Lake.
Secretaries--Eyre Damer, John f Goth
ran, Max Hamburger, j. w. Tharp, Hugo
Lehman.
Hon. G. w. Taylor, nominee for con-
gress, and Hon. e. l.. Russell, elector,
and others, delivered magnificent
speeches. The enthusiasm was great.
Mr.. Russell said:
Mr.. Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen:
The immortal Robert e. Lee once said:
DUTY is the sublimest word in the En-
gliSh language" In his life he daily IL
lustrated his conception of his duty.
When his mother state, Virginia, seeded
from the union, he was a conspicuous sol
dier In the federal army. 1t is admitted
that he believed in the union, but he con-
I'D kI..t 4 l.fr 1r.fxr h.
and steadfast in support of his state.
While he doubted the expediency of Sc
cession he gave allegiance to his native
state, Virginia, and drew his sword in
her defence. Every man should perform
his public duty in accordance with the
approval of his conscience and his intel
ligence. With the example of the great
Lee before me. attach no Importance to
the carping criticism of the man who
wrote under the assumed name of Sound
Money"
1t was determined by those who were
at the head Of the single gold standard
democrats of this state to make a fight
for their views in the primary election.
They were as fully Informed then as to
the principles and policies advocated by
the bimetallist democrats in this state
as they are now, and If they knew then
that they could not conscientiously sup
port bimetallism, as contended for by the
free silver democrats, good faith and
everyday honesty required the gold
standard democrats to decline to partici-
pate in primary election with the free
silver democrats. Was 1t right to attempt
to control the April primaries and, hav-
ing failed in this purpose, then to repu-
diate the results of the primary? In this
county We have a primary election law,
passed by the general assembly of this
state, and to repudiate the result of
primary election held under this law is to
repudiate and violate the law of the state.
/ cannot see how any one can be misled
in this matter. However, this is free
country, and every man is entitled to
pursue course according to his own
views and opinions.
Every one admits that this contest is
a contest between the democratic party
and the republican party. The platform
adopted at Indianapolis is not even sup
ported by its members, for l see General
Palmer says and since he has been
nominated, that Mr.. Mckinley will be
elected. Therefore, it would be utterly
impracticable, and a waste of time, IL
not farce, to discuss the Indianapolis
platform. What remedy does the re-
publican party, in it's platform, offer the
country? Examine its platform, the let
his daily speeches and you will learn that
they claim that the panic of 1893 and all
of our financial troubles subsequent
thereto are directly due to the repeal of
the Mckinley tariff law and the substitu-
tion Of q tariff law that looks only to rev.
enue tc support the government. The re-
versal by the supreme court of the decis-
ions of one hundred years standing, in
the income tax case, and this, too, by the
change of the mind of one of the justices
upon rehearing. males the income from
the present tariff inadequate to meet the
expenses of the government The reve-
nue. that would have been derived under
the provision imposing tax on incomes
would have amounted to about $40,-
900, 600 per annum. This amount would
have covered the present deficit. Every
one admits that our present financial
system is defective and incomplete. Not
withstanding this fact, the republican
party does not propose any remedy what
ever, except to increase the taxes Of the