The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-29

selves and families against the intrusions of the negro race. Under these laws the race to which, in the province of God, we belong, has achieved an eminence amongst the people of the world, which Is our proud inheritance, and has become to us a trust we cannot resign without dis- honor. We, therefore. denounce as vio- Iative of the letter and spirit of our Con- stitution, as dishonoring to the genius o: our race all legislative enactments which attempt to convert into crime the rules and maxims of our social intercourse, to which we are Indebted for the excellence and glory of our civilization, or to pun ish with degrading penalties, our refusaI to admit an. ignorant and barbarous race to equal participation with our families in our oclaIsinstitutions
 Fifth-That we extend to all our race m every cline the right hand of fellowship and a cordial invitation to come and set tie among us. and unite their destinles with ours.
 sIxth-That proper laws should be en- acted by the Legislature, to secure tne employees of railroad corporations Hens upon property of such corporations TOT the payment of their wages.
 Seventh--The exigencies of the time anu the impoverished. condition Of the .peo- ple. render 1t imperative that the State Government should return at once to that system of economy in public expen- ditures which Sonduced so much to the successful and satisfactory administra- ton of the government and the prosperltys of the people before the war. Through radical legislation and misgoyernment new and unnecessary offices and agencies have been created with large salaries and every other device conceivable to our enemies and oppressors resorted to, untl our State Government no longer under control of the people has in its practice and precept reversed. abrogated and an- nulled the Democratic maxim that~g gov- ernments are based upon the consent of the governed. Retrenchment in the re- duction of the number of officers in of ficiaI salaries and in the fees or commis- sions of agents is necessary and indtspen- sable to the public welfare and we pledge ourselves to reduce every public expendi- ture and abolish and dispense with every office not demanded by an economical ad- ministration of the government.
 Eighth-The Democratic and Conser- vative Party of Alabama so soon as It shall be placed ip power by being in- trusted with the State administration will cause to be made such speedy and thorough investigation as shall by It's re- suit make known to the people of the State and the world our true financial
 
 here assembled that 1t resolves that every dollar justly owing by the State shall be faithfully paid when 1t is able to do so. At the same time 1t is firmly determined that the welfare of the people of the State and the interest of It's honest creditors shall not be put in jeopardy by the payment of un- lawful or fraudulent claims of the State.
 The report of the committee was adopt ed after some discussion.
 Hon. F. ". SYKES.
 Governor Watts offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted:
 Resolved, That thls convention of the Democratlc and Conservative Party of Alabama hereby expresses its high admi- ration for the gallant efforts made by Hon. F. w. Sykes to represent Alabama In fhe Senate of the United States. and the thanks of this convention are hereby tendered to those feaFless Senators, who. by recognizing him aa the Conststutional
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