The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-01

Montgomery, August 31-(Special)-lm- bued with the idea that in the great contest the democratic party is waging each democrat should do his part, John H. Wallace, Jr., today gave expression to his views on this subject in the fol- lowing:
 No great movement can be success when backed by a depleted treasury therefore the democrats of Alabama, who have never yet failed to respond to their party's call, should come forward with their proportion of contributions to the national campaign fund, for without the requisite snews of war with which to wage the battle of the democrats against the armed hosts of aristocracy and plu- tocracy our cause will most inevitably fail.
 Tt is a palpable fact that conditions were never more propitious for demo- cratic triumph than now; the republican party Is in the tolls of the trust mag mates and money kings; these perverters of the peoples rights have so persist ently controlled national Legislation and dominated the affairs of the nation that plain, ordinary citizens, regardless of party alliances, are everywhere crying out for relief from such baleful and in tolerable influences. The republican tariff has conspired to gut agricultural sec tions in all parts of the United States and to make the people of the south, who produce the raw material that is converted into manufactured articles into which is legslated values approximating highway robbery, but vassels and serfs toiling for pttance on domain ruled by trust barons.
 '"The west and the south are affected by identical conditions and will unite for the support of the democracy. These sections being almost exclusively agri- cultural, have been made to pour into the coffers of the trusts unreasonable tines for the implements used in tilling the soil, and they are determined to combine in a supreme effort to throw of | the shackles and manacles that bind them under the present regime to the rock of unsuitable woe.
 "The nomination of MT. Taft, the re- publican candidate, was secured by req son of the fact that Mr. Roosevelt con- trolled every ramifcation of the national government to accomplish this purpose. Mr. Bryan's nomination came as trib- ute from patriotic and liberty-loving peo- pie, citizenship that reposes in this great statesman the loftiest confidence. It is known fact that for years cor porations have contributed enormous | sums to the republican campaign fund. In doing this this party has incurred obligations it is bound to respect. Fight 1 ing the peoples battles the democracy has denounced the trusts and expects not, nor would it accept, subscriptions, from these combinations of corporations. | therefore it remains with the people everywhere who believe with the demo- l crats that the peoples government should | be administered for the benefit of the high and low alike to come forward | with financial expressions of faith and
 good will and aid the party in conduct ing the campaign which is being vigor-
 ously waged in their behalf
 "The panic of 1907 evidenced the fact that the republican party is incapable and incompetent in handling financial
 affairs of this country. When specula- tors deposit with the banks in Wall street fictitious securities and draw out the peo- ple's money with which to gamble in
 stocks and bonds, it is time to rise up
 and demand halt of this pernicious | practice
 "The republican party is on record as | opposing the guarantee national bank
 deposit plan; the democratic party stands for 1t. In Oklahoma similar
 law has proven to be a splendid sue | cess. In one instance where bank failed the depositors were paid off with | in AS minutes by the receiver after the
 doors were closed Four national banks in Oklahoma have liquidated and incor-
 porated under the state law, and 26 others have made application to do likewise. | In Kansas an extra session of the legis-
 lature was called by the governor to keep the money in that state from go- ing to Oklahoma to be deposited in her
 banks Depostors are a unit on this proposition and all conservative and hon
 est bankers are likewise favorable to this
 proposed legislation.
 "The democratic party at the Denver
 convention h,.s rise to the exigencies of