The age-herald., 1898-03-13
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

Press and People Everywhere Are Appreci-
 ating Its Importance
 From the Tuscumbia North Alabamian.
 Two candidates for the nomination for representative The people should know how they stand on a constitutional conven- ton.
 From the Uniontown Herald.
 The papers are reviving the discussion of a constitutional convention As we have frequently remarked, the constitu- tional convention is just what this state needs, and needs badly.
 From the Gainesville Banner.
 The question of a constitutional conven- ton and a change of the present public school system will come up before the next legislature. Let Sumter send up two strong and honest men to grapple with these important questions
 From the Huntsville Mercury.
 If an educational qualification for vot- CTS Is provided by the new constitution, Alabama will have nine democratic con- gresmen and their credentials will be con- test-proof. Under the present law a re- publican congress never fails to dislodge about two and sometimes three in order to give a republican heeler a slice of po- litical pie.
 From the Ozark Star.
 The Star agrees with the Anniston Hot Blast that every member of the house and senate to be elected this year, should be pledged in favor of constitutional convention. The material interests of Ala bama demands a change in our organic law and we cannot make such progress as we should until some changes are ef fected.
 From the Talladega Mountain Home.
 We are gratified to note that many of our democratic contemporaries in Alabama are calling for unequivocal utterances by the party this year on leading ques ions of state, such as that of constitutional con- vention, of better public road and school systems, etc. The Home Is with you there, brothers. The declarations of our party on these vital issues should be so plain and unmistakable, that there can be no misunderstanding them by the people dur ing the campaign, and no evasion of their demands by legislators when the general assembly meets.
 From the Selma Journal.
 It is in order for Alabama to fall in line with her southern sisters in calling a constitutional convention. It would have been much better for the state if this busi- ness had been attended to years ago. Our conditions and surroundings have demand a is not a shadow of reason why this in1- portant matter should be delayed a mo- ment longer than the time required by the next legislature to act on it. It is a. curious phenomenon in the politics of Alabama that for several years past every influential newspaper in the state has fa- vored a convention to remodel our consti- tuition, and nine intelligent citizens out of ten when approached on the subject un- hesitatingly announce themselves as favor ing the movement, yet when our general without rhyme or reason defeat tho meas- ure, and when asked the reason why, the only explanation given is that there is some sort of an undefined dread that some- how a convention might do something that the people might not possibly like. This sort of timid shirking of duty ought not to go on any longer. We need a brave, in- teligent legislature that will take this matter in hand and deal with 1t with