The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-14

tue tuee VI uoiidfs ehu ospsse SSt".s.o State into the treasury of Alabama. Mr. Graham (Talladega)-Is it not fact that the State of Alamaha. by statute, now puts premium on the solicitor who earns more than his sal ary by giving him g certain commits sion on the fees earned in excess of
 his salary? MT. Hefiin-There are only about four
 in the State that I believe make 1t. MT. Graham-And did not four solici- tors make premium last year by earn ing more fees than their salaries? MT. Hefiin-Possibly SO; four out of
 thirteen, but that is a very small mat ter. They are now on salary. They are elected by the General Assembly. The solicitor who stands up and does his duty prosecuting criminals before the jury does not have to so to those
 people and beg them to elect him to offlce. He goes to Montgomery and
 submits his claim to whom? To the
 members of the General Assembly. They come up here from all over the
 State. and If some man is in there, even from his own county, who has
 knife up his sleeves. and this particu-
 lar candidate will let the State at large
 know the circumstances, and will show rthem that he has discharged his duty,
 and that this man wants to defeat him
 on that account, the State at large will
 nominate him.
 Now. Mr. President, I did not intend
 to say as much as I have upon this
 question. but want to see fair. open discussion. l want to see us stand toe gether here as Democrats. We are in
 the majority. Some gentlemen sauirn, | 1t is true. and tremble when you men ton the name of that party that our fathers love. but Mir. President, in
 every State of the Union. the party In
 power carries out its ideas along this line. and 1t is just and right. In con-
 clusion. will say trust these gentle.
 men will not become offended because We mention the Democratic party in connection with our discussion. co MT. Ashcraft-We will not become off,
 tended with the distinguished gentle
 man from Chambers because he men tions the Democratic party in connec- tiop with this subject. suggest that ! we do not think he has a monopoly on
 that party. We are very glad to know i of the conversion of our friend from | Chambers. When the question first
 came up, the other morning. if I mis- take not. it was he, before any mem- l Der of the Judiciary Committee could | get recognition from the Chair, that
 moved the previous question upon the
 proposition. He has suddenly become | converted. when he sees that the body 1 of this Convention after two long de- bates, needs discussion. He has sud- l denly become converted that debate Is l a good thing.
 MT. Sanford CPike-May I ask 6 | question:
 The Prssident-wnl the gentlemen | yield?
 MT. Ashcraft-No. not ct this mo- | ment.
 Mr. samford--Mr. President | The President-For what purpose
 does the gentleman rise?
 Mr Sanford (Pike)-I desire to ask l the gentleman a question.
 The President-The gentleman has declined to yield.
 MT. Hefiin-Mr. President, I desire to The President-Will the gentleman yield to the delegate from Chambers? Mr. Ashcraft-I have once declined. Mr. Hefiin-I want to make correc- | ton.
 Mr. Ashcraft-I will yield to the gen i tleman. to make correction. MT. Hehin-I did move the previous question, not knowing the Convention | wanted to discuss 1t. but was liberal | enough to withdraw and allow the gen. tleman to infiict a speech upon the Con
 vention.
 MT. Ashcraft-We all remember how he withdrew the motion for the. pre- vlous question, the Convention rsmem- , bers well. We are told, MT. President, | what a nice system 1t is to have these
 Circuit Solicitors going around. having
 Deputy Solicitors finding out all the facts, and when the Circuit Solicitors l come how the deputy furnishes the facts and the guilty are brought to justice. want to state we arc toid l that the poor counties can only employ I deputies because they are not wen
 enough off to employ Solicitors. ana 1T we do not have this great Circuit Court
 Solicitor system. that crime in tne
 poor counties would go unWhlppeo. Well I remember one of the poorest
 counties in the State. and l remempes
 they have one of these Solicitors ana I asked the delegate whether or not
 inc Solicitor came into his county, and
 he says he has not been there since
 they had the County Solicitor. NOW
 that same Circuit. of which that poor County forms a part, last year paio into the State Treasury the immense
 sum of three hundred and thirty ool- | lars. The Circuit Solicitor Know dld | not go into that County. and l am re- iiably informed that he did not go into
 another County in that Circuit. wnere they have a County Solicitor. re-
 ceiyed a letter yesterday from true, l blue Democrat, a man that IS as loyai | to the cause as is any man in Alaoama'
 who resides in one of the poor coun- ties and he said "the men. or tnls | County want to congratulate you on victory for the people. They are With vou The people from these two coun- | ties now conduct their criminal ousi-
 ness at less expense than when Vislteo l hv the Circuit Solicitors.
 Gentlemen, we have an crete system
 The Judiciary Committee has brought
 in q report here which Will enable our
 ,,eonle in the future to effect com
 ,Iete system of judiciary. If we adopt l this proposition. We have adopted N shout four times. and if we hoiu 10 it we will be able to effect that reVis- ion hut if we amend the proposltion' every time the legislature attempts to
 eccomnlish anything along the line Of economy, there will De ioooN ot licitors here resisting 1t al every so' 1 and taking advantage or every opp"t tunity to prevent reform Wnsn ms ,l Convention was acting under litst ln
 nressions. its virgin thought. thls prop nsition was carried overwhelmingly; as
 vou all know. Later, you krow what has occurred. and you have seen tne
 struggle carried on here.
 Now what is to be accomplsheo oy
 raconsidering the voter The President ,eils vou that the article will not oe
 onen to amendment. Then you cannot | Meet the Solicitors by reconsioerins