The age-herald., 1901-04-06
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ISSUES
 AN ADDRESS ID THE PEOPLE Party Pledges Will be Faithfully Kept Reform in the Suffrage and Purity in Elections Are the Issues in Campaign for
 Constitutional Convention instructions.

The Democratic campaign committee has entered actively upon its duties and from now until the polls close on the aft ernoon of April 23 nothing will be left un- done that will tend to strengthen the cause of the constitutional convention or the Democratic ticket.
 Chairman John V. Smith, Col. F. G.. Caffey, Hon. Wilson R. Brown Hon. J. G. Moore, Judge R. B. Kelley, and nearly all of the other members of the campaign committee are in the city. They held a long conference in the headquarters, rooms 21 and 45. Metropolitan Hotel, yes- terday morning. at thss.s conc clusiau of which the following address to the people of Alabama was issued:
 The Address.
 Headquarters of the Campaign Commit
 tee of the Democratic and Conservative
 Party of Alabama.
 Birmingham, April 6, 1901. To the Voters of Alabama The recent Legislature passed an act authorizing the people of Alabama to vote upon the question of holding constitutional con vention. The act contains restrictions which guarantee that any new constitu- ton adopted will embody nothing radical or objectionable. The Democratic party in convention assembled adopted a platform indorsing this act. and pledged its nom- inees to carry out in good faith all the requirements of the act.
 The campaign committee of the Demo- cratic party hereby reasserts the pledges made and in the name of every Demo- tt Gtaf atorial and county unaualifiedly assures the people that every plank of the plat form and every provision of the act call ing the convention shall be kept and complied with; and that the constitution, when adopted, shall be submitted to the people in accordance with the require ments of the act, for their ratification or rejection.
 The Democratic porty Is pledged to se- cure purity in elections, and to accom- plish this a reform in the suffrage Is necessary. The high character fair mindedness and ability of the Democratic nominees are an assurance that the rights of the people are absolutely safe in their hands.
 We, therefore, earnestly urge every voter in Alabama to go to the polls on the 2Sd instant and cast his ballot for the fifty-fve nominees of the Democratic State convention and for the county Democratic candidates, as well as for the call for the convention.
 JOHN " SMITH. Chairman.
 The Democratic Platform.
 The platform adopted at the state con- vention of the Democratic party, held in Montgomery on March 19 is as follows;
 After an experience of thirty years. affording every necessary facility to
 F1.. &Ixo oio ,f ha electoral franchise, 1t has been demon strated that as race he Is incapable Of self-government and the intelligent exer- else of the power of voting. Therefore, in the interest of both races In Alabama. we favor the holding of constitutional convention for the purpose of regulating the right to vote so as to perpetuate the rule of the white race in Alabama.
 T. The Democratic party of the state of Alabama in convention assembled, in- dorses the act to provide for the holding of a constitutional convention to revise and amend the constitution of this state. approved December Il. 19oo and favor the carrying out of all the provisions of said act.
 2 That the convention shall regulate all questions of suffrage so as not to conflict with the constitution of the United States. and for the best interest of the tax payers and people of the state of Alabama.
 ''3 That there shall be inserted in such constitution provision limiting the rate of taxation by the State, counties and municipalities, and that such rate of tax ation she'll not exceed the rate now fixed by the present constitution. but lower rate shall be fixed If practicable.
 A The constitution framed by said convention shall be submitted to the quail flied electors of this State for ratification or rejection.
 '5. That we pledge our faith to the peo pie of Alabama not to deprive any white man of the right to vote. except for con viction of infamous crime.
 "6 That the provisions of the present constitution relating to exemptions of real and personal property shall remain un- changed.
 ''7 That Section 39. of Article w, of the present constitution, in reference to the removal and location of the state capitol. shall remain unchanged.
 .'s That the rights and privileges con ferred by the present constitution upon corporations shall not be enlarged"
 All Democratic papers in the State are requested to publish both the campaign committees address and the Democratic platform.
 Directions as to Tickets.
 Chairman Smith Is sending out the fol-