Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-11
LET EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTE.

poWef or tne country Is on the Slue or Mckinley and against the people in the pending presidential contest An im- mense corruption fund has been sub seribed with which it is hoped McKin- ley's election can be purchased.
 The democratic party is the party of the people. Nominee Bryan is making the fight for the people. It is clear cut issue of the classes against the masses.
 In great contest like this it is ab- 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 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- GAGED IN THE DEFENSE OF THE PLAIN PEOPLE AGAINST THE EN- GLASSES. THIS IS PURELY AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. IN ITS IMPOR- TANCE, HOWEVER. IT OVER SHADOWS EVERY QUESTION WHICH HAS OCCUPIED PUBLIC AT TENTION SINCE THE TRAGIC CAM PAIGN OF 1860.
 TT PRESENTS AN ALTERNATIVE AT ONCE IMPERATIVE AND TERRI BILE. TT IS IMPERATIVE BECAUSE DELAY MAY TAKE FROM US THE RIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DIRE CON SEQUENCES WHICH MUST FOLLOW FAILURE.
 '1S THE AMERICAN UNION BIG 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- TRY, AND ARE DOOMED TO VAS SALAGE MORE SYNONYMOUS AND MORE DEGRADING THAN THAT FOUGHT A CENTURY. AGO.
 "OUR MANHOOD OUR FREEDOM, THE FRUITS OF OUR INDUSTRY, INTEGRITY OF OUR HOMES, EVERYTHING THAT ENLIGHTEN- ED MEN HOLD DEAR-ALL THESE ARE THE PAINTINGS OF ALIENS AND THE PREY OF USURERS.
 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT r, READY I5aA, TO SURRENDER THE LIBERTIES FOR WHICH THEIR BLOOD. WE BELIEVE THAT LIB ERTY AND SELF F-GOvERNMENT l ARE DESTINED TO REMAIN THE l HERITAGE OF THIS SPLENDID MA TION; THAT WE SHALL NOT BE FA- TED TO BECOME A LIVING LIE, A DEGRADED ENOUGH TO WEAR ON LY THE MASK OF FREEDOM.
 WE HAVE ALLIED AGAINST US IN THIS CONTEST NOT ONLY THE FINANCIAL FORCES OF EUROPE, BUT THE SUBSIDIZED PRESS AND ALL THE MONOPOLIES AND TRUSTS HERE AT HOME, WHO ARE DEFER 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 ATE THE WEALTH WHICH SPECU- TIED MONEY IN THEIR HANDS, OUR ENEMIES ARE PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTING MISLEADING AND UNTRUTHFUL STATEMENTS; HIR- ED SPEAKERS AND EMIssARIEs TO MIsLEAD AND DELUDE THE PEOPLE.
 ITO MEET AND coUNTERAcT THIS WE MUST DISTRIBUTE DOCU- MENTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF THE TRUTH; WE MUST EEK 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.
 WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NEcEs- SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A VIG- OROUS AND AGGRESSIVE CAM PAIGN. NO MATTER IN HOW SMALL SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND MA TIONAL HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL THEY GAN TO THE GOOD CAUSE. TO THE OVERFLOWING TREASURY OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED OF FERINGS OF THE MASSES, FIGHT ING TO BE FREE, AND ASK THE RULER or THE UNIVERSE FOR HIS BLESSING"
 These are not idle words. We are sure they will not fall on deaf ears.
 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 a 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 his mite towards preserving to them the