The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-16


 sustain illegal and hurtful combinations and trusts.
 Schools of Alabama.
 The Democratic party favors and fos- ters the public schools of the State. It has. from the time 1t came into power. made the public school system an object of zealous solicitude. It has gradually and as the revenues of the State allowed, increased the school appropriation, and the new Constitution expressly requires that there shall be appropriated to public schools each year, an amount which on present property values approximates $500 900, and which must increase as tax values increase. More than this. the new Constitution provides method whereby local taxation for public school purposes may be had. And differing from the Re- publican party and it's methods in this State. our party not only appropriates the money for the schools, but sees to 1t that the funds reach their legitimate des- tination.
 Honest Elections.
 Our party favors honest elections and is aolely responsible for the only legisla- ton which insures them. That legisld- tion. the new Constitution, provided ths plan which has been effectual In eiimi- mating the vicious element from our elec- torate. Negro domination Is no longer to be feared and white supremacy is esta,- Iished by law. If there is any virtue Tn having two white parties in Alabama, be 1t said to the credit of the new Constitu- tion that it has made it possible TOT two such parties to exist. But the work or the Democracy Is not ended. The foun- dation has been laid by the new Consti- tuition. The superstructure of statutory enactment must be reared upon that foundation. The Democratic Party asks to be allowed to complete the good wo-k 1t has begun and brought to its present stage by its own efforts, unaided by the Republican Party and over the opposi- tion of that party.
 The future of our government cannot be safely left in the hands of the Re- publican Party, and our fight Is there fore not only to elect our nominees III the coming election. but to establish our party for the future contests that may come. We have no fear of the result now. because the people know that Democracy has no other mission than to serve them honestly and well. The man who shirks on the day of battle, with Democracy's enemy in the field, ought not to complain if he is not afterwards heard in party councils.
 Republican Generalization.
 At no time in our history has thers been a greater tendency towards central- ization in government than there is to- day in the Republican Party. The Dem ocratic Party has always opposed this tendency and still opposes 1t. We be- lieve that the government should make the least possible demand upon the CYL zen and the citizen the least possible de- mand upon the government We believe in liberty for the individual and that there should be a maximum of local self gov ernment; that government which is nearer the home and more closely under the eye of the individual citizen.
 Our party believes in the supremacy of law, and at this time when our na- tional laws are so little regarded by tie Republicans; when the Treasury Depart ment is made to rush to the relief of Wall Street spectators without legal warrant therefor; when combinations have grow'i so great under the protective tarin that they consider themselves above the law when these things exist 1t Is high time our people should arouse themselves. A distinguished Democrat has lately said: Law, supreme and equal for all mea, is to the American people what the ArK of the Covenant was to the Jews of oil. While we have it we need not fear Tor our safety, when we lose 1t, We are Tar advanced on the high road to ruin. Hence if we would not enter upon that road, change and the displacement of Repub- | licans cannot come too soon or too de- | cisively."
 Let us not only prepare to displa ce those in position. but let us also take care none be put in places of infiuenco
 We urge the good people of the State | to aid us In our fight for good govern ment, for constitutional liberty, for hon est elections and for the common veal | Respectfully, E. K Campbell. | Chairman of State Democratic Campaign | Committee.