Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
LOWREY WILL BE ELECTED.
So SAY TWO THOUSAND vO-
TIERS.
The Public Thoroughly Disguised With
the Enslen-Evans Side
Show.

The campaign is now closed. In rev
lines 1 wish to review with the voters of
Birmingham few points l think or I'M
portance to the general public.
1t is a matter Of personal satisfaction
to myself that UP to the present writing
neither of the opposing candidates have
publicly said anything derogatory con-
corning any of my official acts 6otn
have often said,. .patronizingly, that
"Lowrey is a good man, but ne Is poor
and can not be elected"
During the last few days Mr.. Evans
and Mr.. EnSlen have been engaged IN
washing their dirty linen in public winch
l do not think Is in very good taste. IL
half they say concerning each other IS
true neither of them should be considered
by the conservative, quiet, thinking Vo-
tiers of Birmingham.
We have made the canvass earnestly
and honestly, appealing neither 10 preJu.
dice nor appetite and today feel confident
that our majority will be sufficiently
large to prevent any attempt at count
ing OUT by the opposition. IL mas peen
rumored on the street that "LoWrey Will
be counted out" that The has no money
to fight with" 1t has come to my atten-
ton that an old-time manipulation MADE
the statement a day or two ago that
"Lowrey's votes will have to be counted
out" This is all campaign talk, simply
made to sway certain uncertain vote
We are keeping up with the campaign
all right and will be ready to correct any
thing wrong that may be attempted.
l was DESTROYS of joint discussion
with, the opposing candidates, but they
failed to accept my challenge for Satur-
day night. We have platform that Is
acceptable to the thinking people OF the
city and we have great faith that 1t Will
be Endorsed at the polls today.
OF course various estimates OF the vote
h. bao ,oda THE registration Sn OWS
4,377 voters ready for the fight.
From a personal canvass by the ward,
we have every reason to belieVe that the
Lowrey ticket will receive 1900 votes.
We calculate that Mr.. Enslen will get
about $50 or less, and that Mr.. evans
will get the balance cast. We feel that
we have been liberal with the opposition
and have made all discounts that could
in reason be brought into political cal
culationS.
notwithstanding the continued efforts
of the opposition to create the impression
that we would not make the race through
on account of our poverty, 1t is a fact
that the people are standing With us
solidly.
The opponents have also said that we
could not carry out the street tax plank
in our platform, that is, that 1t could not
be abolished without legislation. l VIII
quote the city ordinance which Will snow
that we can abolish the tax:
Sec. 397. Amy person subject to work
on the streets avenues or alleys under
the provisions Of the foregoing sections,
who shall pay to the city marshal to be
paid into the city treasury the sum of
five dollars, OR SUCH LESS SUM AS
THE BOARD MAY PRESCRIBE, on or
before the day he is called to work upon
the streets, avenues or alleys, snail De
exempt from said duty"
This tax has been placed by various
boards at various sums. l think this
will settle the point as to the board hav-
ing the power to abolish the tax.
l will add here that I believe the tax
unconstitutional, and If I am elected
mayor l will never permit any man,
white or black, to be imprisoned and
placed on the streets Sin shakels' to
work out street tax. do not suppose
any one will question the power of the
mayor in this respect
Finally, I will say to our friends and
all those who really desire new era in
city affairs to close up the ranks in good
order between this time and Tuesday
and be at the polls and guard we'll the
rights of citizenship that the voice of the
majority may be heard.
Very respectfully,
A. G., LOWREY.