The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-13

 and dangers turned but never yet united except to conquer. It is veteran troops against the raw militia, an unequal, though not a bootless array, as many a well fought field In days of old bears witness Give us but half the discipline of the regulars and a tithe of their equip ment and we shall drive them before us across the barricades of criminal wealth though led by Theodore Roosevelt him. self
 q recognize as our chieftain in this approaching conflict the Hon. William J. Bryan of Nebraska.
 Makes No Sacrifice.
 It costs me no sacrifice either of per sona1 preference or pride of opinion to make this declaration. MT. Bryan and |, have not always agreed as to the means we have never disagreed as to the end. The appeal to the moral nature of the people, which he has made with so much eloquence and power I was making when he was boy. He grew to manhood un- der my teachings. If at times I have raised the warning finger of the school master and even threatening, he was big enough and old enough and good looking enough to stand and survive it, and has thrived in spite of it-maybe by reason of it--and in any event. has quite out grown 1t. I, too, have lived and learned apace: and one of the things I have learned has been to look more to the objective point and less to non-essentials in the matter of difference to agree or dis agree with my comrades and friends; and on great occasions and in great af- fairs to send all minor differences to the rear. the better to march abreast against the common enemy. That common enemy is prerogative. That common enemy Is the effort of the organized few to obtain from the gov l l.. ganzed many. That common enemy is the self-same money devil who, failing on ae- count of Gods bounty. to eat us out of house and home through the impositions of the robber tariff. has now his attor- neys abroad in the land telling the peo- pie we are going to take the roof and to tear away the walls, when as a mat ter of fact we are simply going to turn him out, and to clean up after him.
 We purpose to reform, not to revolu- tionize, the government We purpose to reestablish democratic institutions in the nations capital. returning to the voters what belongs to the voters. We purpose to drive from the floor of the Senate those who sit there not servants of the people, but as corporation counsel. We purpose to drive from the floors of the House the speaker and his rules com mittee who have made autocracy of that which was created a legislative body. In word, we purpose to readjust the lost balance between the people and | their lawmakers
 | "Our jury is the nation; our proof the | record of the republican party; our wit ness Theodore Roosevelt; out attorney Mir Bryan of Nebraska"
 | Mir. Watterson's speech touched off the | pent up enthusiasm almost at the start and when at the close, he pointed to Mir Bryan and said
 Here he is, God bless him. and give him wisdom" the audience yelled for five minutes.
 Mir Watterson finally commanded si- lence long enough to introduce Senator Carmack of Tennessee, who spoke in part as follows:
 Senator Carmack Speaks. Senator Carmack paid tribute to the "stalwart manhood and lovely womanhood of Kentucky dwelt upon the welcome | offered to man elevated only by the quality of his manhood above other men," and said:
 But while all, regardless of party, unite l to honor him as a man and patriot, those of his own political faith hail him as the leader of a reunited democracy; under whose banner they are ready to re- new the conflict with the enemies of the people It is a conflict that will be fought If need be over and over again, until at last right shall have its predestinsd tri- | umph over wrong"
 | We went to defeat in 1S96, the speak CT declared but there are some of us | who still believe that we were right and ] that time has vindicated the defeated cause that while facts. unrelated to any statesmanship of the republican party, l have obviated the present necessity of l bimetallism. it has demonstrated the soundness of the principles for which we l fought.
 Again in 1900,' he said, ''the democratic l party met defeat on the great issue of | imperialism, but our Philippine exper1- ment stands confessed as a ghastly and stupendous failure"
 Talks of Trusts.
 Reverting to trusts. Mir Carmack said:
 "The growth of trusts has been largely | stimulated by our protective tarim sys- tenn. Every indirect system of taxation is :, favorable to extravagance, and corrup- tion to tyranny and oppression William | Pitts said that comparatively moderate