The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-13
EXTRA SESSION
PROPOSITION


a special session of the legislature to re-
peal the act authorizing vote on the
question of calling a constitutional eonven-
ton, he win make the most serious blunder
of his life. The people of Alabama want
a new constitution; their duly and legally
elected representatives have given them
the right to vote on the question; that reso-
luton was submitted. to Governor john
ston for his approval, and it was promptly
approved.
If Governor Johnston had reasons to
doubt the expediency of an eleetions If he
thought it would cause serious division in
our party" then was the time to consider
lit is too late now. The action of the leg
islature is irrevocable and properly SO.
There are not enough surplus dollars to
buy, not enough caamities to brighten, nor
enough oily words to induce the legislature
to change its action in this regard. If
Governor Johnston wants to put the tax
payers to an additional, useless EXPENSE
and God knows they have borne enough
let him issue the proposed call for an ex-
traordinary session of the legislature. He
will hear howl that will reverbrate from
the mountains of North Alabama to the
waves of the gulf on the south.
he people may rest assured the gover>
nor will not yield to the wishes of those
who oppose a constitutional convention.
He may so desire, but his better Judgment
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From the Eufaula Times.
1t is a most astonishing communication.
The democratic caucus of the late legsla-
ture passed upon this question. 1t spoke in
no uncertain terms. The legislature, large
ly democratic, took up the caucus measure
and passed it. Then came along a demo-
cratic state convention and made a plat
form which reasonably binds every demo-
crit to stand by the call for convention.
It pledged the covert )r as much as it
pledged the humblest Nmber of the party
and more than the humblest member AS
the leading servant of the people, the ex-
ponent of the party, he more than any
ether person was expected to heed the
party's order He can get on the stump
and fight the movement. That would
make him an irregular democrat He
would be boiling the party-would he not?
He would be doing what he had criticised
SO many others for doing. He would be
the leader of faction undertaking to
nullify the party law. Would he or would
he not?
How can he, then, take this step? How
can he afford to assume that the party, in
convention, made an error and that he is
called upon to use his best efforts to cor
rect the party? If the platform bound him
to support the convention movement would
it not be supposed to bind him against taxi
ing this step?
Nb,,tc ;. mt.
thinks so. But is he wiser than a demo-
cratic joint caucus, democratic legisla-
ture and democratic convention? He, it
seems to the Times, has made a most
grievous mistake.
From the Eutaw Mirror.
AS Governor Johnston and his friends are
opposed to the calling of a constitutional
convention and are fighting it chip and
thigh we may consider it a favorable
sign of its ultimate and complete success
Every thing and man he endorses now gets
whaled out of their boots and SO it will be
in the convention matter. His chief
strength lies now in his spite and covetous-
ness of political advancement. But like
most of his class, he has wrecked himself,
and falls short enough of success to be
seen and known of all men. Instead of
winning support now, his course creates
distrust, dislike, want of confidence and
contempt. Besides that, the state conven-
ton made the convention party
measure, and by his conduct he
and his followers became "bolters" and
will receive his reward of such from the
very men he has denounced for that
party sin.
From the Mobile Register
IL democracy had asked for a constitu-
tional convention and then passed the word
down the line that it did not really want
1t, but was playing to the gallery, the gov
ernor would have applauded it as a tre-
mcndously fine joke but democracy hap
pened to be in earnest so now the COVER
nor tries to thrown it down. Wait! Let us
see what will happen.
WOULDN'T a HOWL GO UP -