The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-24
THE LAST APPEAL MADE
DEMOCRATS AGAIN URGED TO
 PAY.
Rumored That There Will Be sev- eral Candidates to Succeed Cir
 cult Judge Moore-Mr. Ull- g mans Funeral Today.
Advertiser Bureau.

ths voters of this county to pay their noIl tax before Feb. 1st. Several men. have been employed by the committee 10 go among the people and urge them 10 pay their poll tax. Here is the address:
 The Executive Committee of the Demo- cratic party of Dallas County viewing with alarm the apathy shown by large number of the members of the party in the payment of poll tax for the year lsoi thus qualifying themselves to participate in primary and general elections adopted, at a recent meeting. the following resoiu- tions:
 "First-That the very efficient Tax Col lector of Dallas County, Hon. C. F. Morrison, be and he is hereby requested to appoint each and every memoer or this committee as a deputy tax ,coiiec- tor for the purpose of collecting ana re- ceipting for the poll tax due by citizens of this county.
 e.Second-That said Tax Collector be requested to appoint such other deputy tax collectors in the various precincts or the county as may be suggested by the committeeman of the various precincts
 ..Third-That said Tax Collector be re- quested to appoint a deputy tax collector at the various machine shops, cotton mills and oil mills within the county and
 at such other places where large num- Der of men labor.
 '.Fourth-That said Tax Collector be requested to furnish this committee, if practicable, with list of the persons who have already paid their poll tax for the year 1901.'
 The wisdom of these resolutions is ap- parent To be able to vote in any elec- tion. including primary elections or beat meetings, whether it be municipal, coun- ty district. State or national, every male person over A years of age and under forty-five years of age (not expressly ex- empt by law) shall have paid on or before the 1st day of February 1902 to the Tax Collector in which he resides the sum of H.50 poll tax. This is a part of the organic law of the State. embodied in the constitution of the State, recently adopted, and cannot be avoided in any manner. Those exempt by law in this county are: Active members-sof military companies: active members of fire com panies and school trustees. If you are not an active member of some fire com- pany or some military company or if you are not a school trustee and if you are over H years of age and under 45 years of age it means that you will have to pay to the Tax Collector, or his deputy, on or before the 1st day of February, 1902, the sum of s1.5O before you can participate in any election or beat meet ing Neither the tax collector nor his deputy is required to come to you for the collection of this tax, you must seek him out and pay 1t. There are no fees connected with the assessment or pay ment of this poll tax; the sum of sl.5O covers the entire amount. If you own real estate or personal property and do not feel able to pay the entire amount of your tax at one time you can pay your poll tax and allow the real or personal property tax to go till some future time. In other words 1t is not obligatory. upon you to pay your property tax at the same time you pay your poll tax, but you must pay your poll tax before the 1st day of February, 1903. If you are exempt for any reason, from the payment of this poll tax, and are in doubt about your ability to prove that you are exempt this committee urgently requests that you immediately pay the poll tax and thereby establish beyond all question, your right to participate in all matters affecting the Democratic party. The fact that you register, when the three regis trars meet you, does not in itself give you the right to vote. You must pay your poll tax as well as register. If you pay your poll tax and do not register. or if you register and do not pay your poll tax you will have disfran- chised yourself, for you must register and pay your poll tax (do both) before you are a qualified elector. This committee feels keenly the weight of responsibility resting upon it and is making every legitimate effort to have party men pay their poll tax and thereby uphold the strong arm of Democracy For this reason We appeal to you not to be deluded with the idea that some way will be discov- cred or invented by which you will be permitted to vote, unless you hold poll tax receipt for the year 1901. The ratification of the new constitution means that we are to have from now on pure primaries and pure elctions. With "Cuf- fife" out of the way no reason can or will longer be accepted for a continued polu- tion of the franchise; we therefore earnestly beseech you to pay your poll tax and to urge your friend and neighbor to do so. If you should delay the pay ment Of this poll tax with the hope that in after years you will have reached the age limit, you deceive yourself. If on the first day of October, 1901 you were liable for poll tax you will remain liable for that poll tax till the day of your death. however old you may live to be. If on the first day of October 1901 you were liable for poll tax and you do not vote for five years or ten years and then reach the age limit, you will have to pay the tax for the year 1901 and each subsequent year up to the age of 45 be- fore you can participate in any election of any character. We beg you not to deceive yourself, the poll tax for 1901 must be paid. It must be paid before you can vote next year or any year hereafter. If you delay the payment now and wait five years you will then have to pay S.5O. or if you walt ten years you will have to pay $15; the pay ment of poll tax for each and every wear beginning with 1901 will be required of you before you can participate in cleo tions. It is the duty of every citizen | to pay this poll tax. 1t should be his l preViIege' for every cent of it goes to the | education of the children of the county 1, Again We appeal to you to pay this tax. | agaln we ask you to see that your friend l and neighbor has paid before February ISL lSO2 The committee has been to ! much trouble and expense in this mat ter; assist us and your party by paving immediately, the poll tax that is required of you.
 Democrats do your duty: Democrats pay your poll tax before Febraury 1st 1902 ResnectfulI, ' The Executive Committee of the Demo
 cratic Party of Dallas County. b,
 William w. Burns, B. F. Ellis. Wi. |
 liam C. Phillips. l.. D. Mullen. I. w |
 Bell, s. J. Hunter, r. NJ. Wood. Sub |
 Committee
 Thee was rumor on the streets th,s morning that there would be several | candidates to succeed Judge John Moore l n9 rne 9no present Judge of the district The