The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-29
DECIDE ON PLANS
 FOR THE CAMP PA|GN The Democratic Committee Holds First Session Here WORK IS DIVIDED
Chairman Nesbitt Issues Address to Voters in Which Democracy Both National and State Is
 Extolled


 headouarters on the seventeenth floor of the Jefferson County Savings bank building yesterday and announced it. self ready for business
 In addition to the members Of the committee Gen. Bibb Graves, chairman CT the state democratic executive com miitee. was in attendance and at the luncheon served at the Birmingham Newspaper club local democratic lead CTS. John Bethea. chairman of thu county executive committee, and Rob ert x. Bell. former chairman. were present
 To wage campaign h every sec tion of the state where there is the remotest chance of republican or pro- sressive victory was determined upon by the committee. It was also deter mined to act in accordance with the suggestion of Chairman Nesbitt that members serve in pairs during the weeks of the campaign and for the first wnek, the present, A. c. Patter- son of New Decatur and Edmund W. Fettus of Selma will reside>in Birming- ham. They will be relieved next week by John Gamble of Troy and Judge J. c. Wood of Hayneville.
 Request of Nominees
 The committee decided to request democratic nominees to return for campaign uses the A per cent of the original assessment which remained following the campaigns terminated April and May II. This money as Is known. was prorated among the can didates, and is equivalent to that sum which the campaign committee thinks necessary for the waging of the bat tie against progressives and repub- licans. There is little doubt but that the nominees will act in accordance with the suggestion,
 The chairman of the committee drafted an address to the people of Alabama in which democracy. national and state. was extolled. He was espe- cially emphatic in regard to the lead ership of President Wilson. and In re- gard to the democratic nominee for governor oi Alabama. complimented him for his settlement of the long drawn out and costly anti-railroad liti- gation. Other business was in the main perfunctory, and after the adoption of a resolution to rout the opposition in the few counties where 1t is still en- trenched the meeting was adjourned
 Those in attendance were Chairman Nesbitt of Birmingham, Secretary ]. E. Garber of Birmingham, Vice Chairman E. A. Mitchell of Etowah. J. c. Kumpe of Lawrence John Gamble of Pike, E. w. Pettus of Dallas, J. c. Wood of Lo v,ndes,. R. l.. Barnes of Marshall, A. G. Patterson of Morgan and George B. Tarrant of Jeffersoni
 Address of Chairman
 The address of thee chairman to the people of the state follows:
 "Our present work seems one of pub licty rather than argument. When every voter in Alabama fully knows what de- mocracy has done, is doing and proposes to do. firmly believe they will make the election of democratic nominees unani- nous.
 'sThere never was a time when policies of government so vitaly and immedi- ately affected the business of our citizens. On account of a great European war we are passing through a period of tremen- ous financial strain.
 "Under great -provocation a democratic President and cabinet have maintained friendly relations with our American sis- ter republics. thus furnishing opportunity for great trade expansion at time when 
 What n contrast is now presented be- tween Europe and America. There, big stick, fearful war. Here. dignifed. fear less peace. democratic government not afraid to fight, but fearless enough not to draw a weapon.
 How fortunMe is it that new demo- cratic currency legislation is available at this time under which we can expand the currency to meet unusual needs, end tt.nt Iof, tio paxr Jeff. af Inc. to,.if has removed many obstacles to the ex- pansion of our foreign trade and increase of our exports.
 The Cotton Situation
 ''rhe war that cut cotton values in half drove from the seas merchant ships de- stroyed foreign exchange avenues and frightened insurance companies out of business
 "A democratic Congress promptly gave powers to the administration which re- suited in American made Ideas to supply these necessities of the countrys com nierce.
 "A democratic government has quickly ! appreciated the need of the individual cot ton producer
 Within 30 days of the declaration of this European war the decline in the sell ing price of cotton from 1S cents to cents a pound levied a war tax of y35 per bale aggregating to the south $525 900, 900. Let s see what q democratic administration is doing to prevent the collection of this tax.
 Through the treasury department 1t has immediately used all the discretion that the constitution and the statutes al- low. and for the first time in the history of this country has made bale of cotton a basis of value for the issue of bank cur rency exactly the same as bonds.
 The World Reassured This prompt action gave the world confidence in the value of cotton and the holder opportunity to borrow on it rather than be compelled to part with 1t the consequence has been an advance in it's selling price from cents to a4S cents. 1 In order to make this temporary relief permanent, the government, as repre- 1 scented in the democratic party of this state. must quickly acquaint our farmers and merchants with the real conditions in i Europe; that war there, even if stopped l before Christmas, has so destroyed the l spinning industry that a crop of cotton next year exceeding one-half of this 1 years crop may be burden and sell at very low prices; that the same facts which send cotton down will make all grain and food products in demand at high prices next spring and summer: the land planted in grain this fall cannot he one-half of last years cotton acreage it is south plants now in grain and food crops oe-hal1 Of last years cotton acreage ii is assured or profitable returns in 1915 apdl the world knowing now that cotton can not be produced next year will eiadl, buy at good prices or lend on our present 1 surplus cotton.
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