The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-04
TOMLINSON ON THE
ISSUES OF The DAY
Candidate Addresses Crowd Near
AIbertsvlIe.
ATTACKS STALLlNGS' DELAY
Thinks Jess Should Have Declared His
Policy as to the School Book
Trust at Beginning OF
the Campaign
ATTACKS STALLlNGS' DELAY

Albertville, November S.-(Special.)-B
didate for governor addressed a large audi
ence on the school book trust and other
issues at the Douglass High school in this
county. three miles from this place last
night. He said that he was glad to see that
he had forced Candidate Stallings to de-
clare for Bryan and against the school book
trust.
AT this iuncture Mr. Tomlinson told an
amusing story to illustrate that If fellow
fools you once you are not apt to trust him
again. How much is Mr.. Stallings against
the school book trust? he asked. Can you
not be against a thing and yet prop it up.
Has not Stallings been in the race many
months before he opened his mouth against
it? Is the school book trust fighting him?
Both are fighting me in Jefferson county.
Here the speaker again illustrated how both
would come to grief. He said Mr. Stallings
referred to his record in congress. What
did he ever accomplish? He says he Is now
for Richardson for vice-president. Why did
he not say so in his letter to the New
York Journal? Why did he want then
Richardson for president instead of Bryan?
Mr.. Tomlinson then said he had seen in
the Birmingham papers that Mr.. Stallings
had taken back what he had said about
Bryan, but he had not taken back what he
said in the same letter about his suggestion
to frame platform true to democratic
principles and upon which all decent men
may stand" Mr. Tomlinson thought we
already had platform known as the Chi
cago platform and that 1t was good enough
for
pictured the reckless entry of Stallings
into Jefferson county and told some good
stories at his opponents expense. He said
that Stallings was after Walters crowd
What was that commended either one Oh
them to the people of jefferson or any other
county?
He said the Scripture told of the friendly
salute before betrayal; that there are those
who would down Bryan and all he repre-
sents If they had the power to do ut; thar
in politics more than in anything else ac-
tons speak louder than words" Mr.. Tom
lInson then argued tle currency question,
in which he especially criticised the recent
report of the director of the mint regarding
the production of the two meals. The in
creased supply OF money, said the speaker,
has come from tine balance of trade being
ir our favor and not from increased gold
coinage, which is insignificant compared
with increased population and business.
He argued also the trust question and the
question of imperialism. In conclusion, he
said he had not been urged to enter the
race for governor; tnat he went in OF mis-
own accord; THAT he mad fought for une
silver cause; that he expected to continue
10 do so without waNering or the shadow
of turning" and that he based his candi-
dacy on the idea that If he fearlessly
fought the battles of uhe people, as ne ex-
pected to do, the people would iislt his
battle; that he wanted to be governor for
the honor OF the great office; that he be-
lieved If every democrat would, like the
old confederate at 1.-THE hard cider barbecue,
get him an axe handle and get in the fight
for the supremacy of the vital principles
of democracy That in 1900 william j. Bryan
would be Overwhelmingly elected president
of the United States.