The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-16

Chairman Campbell, in compliance with a resolution from the democratic state committee, yesterday issued an address to the voters of the state embodying the principles for which the party stands In the present campaign and a statement of the records of the democratic and re- publican parties.
 Democratic Address.
 To the Voters of Alabama:
 The democratic party calls upon it's members and earnestly asks the help of all conservative voters in the state to elect It's ticket in the coming election so as to insure the best legislation to finish and crown it's great work of constftu- tionaI reform and to obtain the most ef- ficient, economical and wise administered ton of the laws. Its nominees for offic@ are honest, intelligent ard capable men who are worthy of confidence and sup- port. Those of them who are now in of~ flee whether state or federal, havd demonstrated by actual service their fit- ness for the positions they seek.
 The Partys Record.
 The partys record in the past is ita best claim to the support and confidence of our best citizens, and that record Is written upon the statute books and shines in it's administration of state affairs, or which 1t has had full control for moro than a quarter of a century. It derived its right to administer the government from the white people of the state. and pledged to do so, 1t has maintained whita supremacy in all the counties. Economy and a due regard for the taxpayers have marked it's appropriations for govern ment purposes. and honesty prevails In the expenditure of public funds. The laws have been framed with intelligence and executed with ability. No favoritism obtain towards the strong or great, and there has been no failure to protect the weak Upright and learned judges sit upon the bench in all the courts, and JuSr tice Is neither bought nor sold. The demo- cratic party is responsible for these con- ditions, and 1t still remains, as 1t has al- ways been, true to the principles of liber- ty, of lf-government and the rights of the citizen. When 1t became necessarys in order to rid our state of intolerabiei politicaI conditions, to advocate a change in our fundamental law, our party boldly took the initiative and advocated the calling of a constitutional conventions That convention was held and the new
 
 for ratification or rejection. Good demo- crats favored it's ratification and good democrats favored its rejection, but tt was ratified and Is now our organic law. There Is no reason why the differences which arose between the white people on that issue should anr longer exist. Our party remained true to its promise that no white man should be denied registra- tion. The republican party did not aid in the adoption of the new constitution. but opposed it. and is now criticizing it's By attacking that instrument the republican party has again made it an issue and our party will not retreat before it's assailants Many new ana beneficial provisions have been fncorpo- rated in the new constitution, among which may be mentioned: The plan adopt ed to secure white supremacy; the pro- visions to secure honest e1ectfons larger for the public schoois a of the tax rate; fewer sessions of the legislature; an abolition of the evils of local legislation.
 Many Changes Wrought.
 These and many other important changes were wrought by the X con- stitution. But our opponents do not take exception to these. They, or at leasb their nominee for governor in his open- ing speech, assails the new constitution because it provides for representation upon the basis of population. The basisI of representation in the new constitution is identically what 1t was under the old which was the first constitu- ton adopted after the democrats got con|
 lcontlnued on Third Paae)