The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-07
r,o,,,rc o,, ,,,,.A,o,rx, In the New Constitution TU1NlS UT SUfEklUKll1 Over the Old.

necessary offices nd preventing new ones except where imperstivey demand ed by the public service.
 Fhirteenth-Members of the Legislature and judicial offers are prohibited from using free passes, or securing tickets or transportation at reduced rate, under heavy penalties.
 Fourtecnth-The power to refund the States pr asent indebtedness under the old Constitution Is doubtful. Under the new Constitution this power is expressly conferred. The public credit Is strength ened and fortified and in few years the State will De able to save in the mere matter of interest alone on Its borrowed indebtedness nearly two hundred thou sand dollars per annum or double the an ount of the cost each year of holding
 Fifteenth-The old Constitution requires the Legislature to appropriate one hull dred thousand dollars per annum, the in- terest upon the sixteenth section fund, and the poll tax to the support of the public schools. Under the new Const- luton. the interest upon the sixteenth section fund, the poll tax and a special tax of three mills on the dollar, or six thirteenths of the total State taxes, Is appropriated perpetually to the support and T rnaisntenance s,,t of the public schools It shall be the duty of the Legislature to increase the public school fund from time to time as necessity therefor and the condition of the treasury and ths re- sources of the State may Justify" Cn- der the liberal provisions of the new Con- stitut,on more than one million dollars annually are devoted in perpetuity to the support of the public schools and the same is increased in proportion as the taxable property increases. A free com mon school education is thus put within the reach of every child within the State.
 Sixteenth-As an additional aid to edu- cation the people of any county by d thrce-ffths vote may. if they choose. levy an additional tax of 10 cents on the nna h,1n rnd dn1i flr the public schools in the county where levied.
 S.venteenth-For twenty six years 1t has been impossible to amend the old Constitution in any manner affecting the general public. no matter how great the need for relief may be and has been, it could not be obtained by amendments under the old Constitution. If any pro- vision of the new Constitution is found to be imperfect or works unsatisfactory. or if a change is thought desirable, 1t can be easily amended without putting the people to the great cost and expense of holding a new Constitutional Conven- tior.
 Eighteenth-The principle of negro equality Is firmly imbedded in the old the new Constitution and in its place White Supremacy is written in the fun- damental law. No white man Is disfran- chised except fot crime and the vote of the vicious, incompetent and corrupt negro is stricken down now and forever more.
 Nineteenth.-Tha old Constitution makes force or fraud in many localities essen- tial to the protection of White Suprem- acy in others where the negro holds the balance of power, bribery and cor ruption have been resorted to by all par ties in an effort to divide his vote. The new Constitution removes the cause and provides a plain and sure path to hon est elections in the future. The opoo- nents Of the new Constitution suggest no plan of their own to remedy these admitted evils.
 Twentieth-Tte old Constitution was written in taste with Federal soldiers surrounding our ballot boxes and nos tile Republican administration in Wash ington The new Constitution was writ ten after full reflection. Adequate dc bate was had upon every provision. No Federal troops were near us and in our efforts to secure the supremacy of our race and write it in the fundamental law, it had the full sympathy of all good citi- zens throuRhout the civilized world. Twenty -1rst-Copies of the new Con- stitution were printed by the Democratic newspapers and can be had at Demo- cratic headquarters. No copies of the new Constitution have been printed by the opposition to its ratification, TOT any copies distributed by it's opponents.
 Under these circumstances how can any man hesitate between the cid and | the new?