The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

with no unkind words upon my lips and
without bitterness in my heart toward
any human being. j come from state
noted for its fierce political conflicts, but
whose sons of both political parties are
big enough and broad enough to yield to
their political adversaries the same lib
erty of conscience as they claim for
themselves.
But if 1 were even of a malicious tenn
perment, with natural inclination to de-
fame and abuse. and had 1 come here to
say unkind words OF the republican party
and its leadership, my heart would fail
me- in consideration of the misfortunes
which in every part of the country are
hedging that unfortunate organization
about.
For it appears that all the misfortunes
of that party which have been years in
accommodating, are breaking out all along
the line in this campaign Rent by dis
sentions in New York and New Jersey
torn by factions in West Virginia and
Delaware; panic stricken in Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin, California and Wash
ington; with Indiana, Nebraska and
Colorado already conceded to the demo-
Gratis. Illinois in the doubtful column
and the backs of the President and their
candidate for President sore from the
effects of Senator Foraker's recent casti-
ton in Ohio, cruel indeed would be the
man, who by word or act, would add to
the sorrows of this once great old party.
Important Campaign.
"This campaign is of great moment to
the business interests of the country. 1t
is well to emphasize the fact that the
business interests are divided into least
two general classes, which appropriate
ly can be designated as legitimate and il
legitimate or perhaps more accurately as
lawful and unlawful. To the legitimate
and lawful business interests, belong all
men who in a legitimate and honest
way are engaged in the business of earn
ing a livelihood for themselves and fam
lilies, in amassing a competency for their
declining years, and building up business
enterprises which make for the welfare
and prosperity of the country.
THE democratic party Is at war with
the illegitimate business interests-the
gambler who makes panics, the trusts and
monopolies which defy the law of the
! land and the tariff barons who, under
the forms Of law, plumber the people
Speaking to the farmers of whom there
were many in the audience, Mr.. Kern
said:
THE farmers, whose business it is to
till the soil and feed the world, are es-
pecially interested in democratic sue
cess. They have neither asked nor re-
ceived special privileges at the hands OF
the government but during all the years
of Dingleyism have been the victims of
this oppressive system. They are COM
PEELED to make all their purchases in a
protected market, controlled largely by
the trusts and combines, while the prices
of the products of their farms are fixed
in a free trade market. While they are
brought in competition with the farmers
of all other countries in the sale of their
surplus products they look in vain, for
fair competitive prices in what they have
to buy.
1t is surely dawning upon the Ameri-
can farmer that system which compels
them to pay prices for agricultural i'm
plements largely in excess of the prices
which the farmers of Europe have to
pay for articles of the same manufacture
is not a system to be longer Endorsed
of he 11e