The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-12

different views to these. So far as any body has been able to learn, MT. Conner has not said what he would do about it. He is too sharp a politician to give him Self away like that.
 Tie place is fine one for anybody, requiring so little work that one some tiIlles wonders if the men on the commis- zion don't feel ashamed to take the money" One day in the month of work and trip over the roads of the state once a year is about all there Is to do, and the 5000 per year comes along like finding it, all out of an extra tax on the railroads assessed for that purpose.
 So far the report of the work of the commission for last year has not been made, though it will likely be out in a short time
 Few, Prognosticataors
 There is a remarkable absence of fell lows this year who can pick the winners in the coming primary. Usually many get into print or make loud talk about . combinations of winners and at least get up some entertainment. But not this year. There are men who will say that Conner is a dead certainty as a winner but mostly they are men who want him to beat out. Others say Cunningham has a cinch, but on following them up one will find that they are Cunningham men. There is impression by some that the race Is one-sided and that Conner will have walkover, yet these same men will admit when pinned down that the Ensley doctor is going to get great many votes
 There Is still, however, no great in- terest in the campaign one way the other. While candidates in the city they attract attention. but when they leave nothing Is said particularly until some other comes along to raise cry During the past week Richard H. Clarke of Mobile candidate for alternate senator. and Emmet O'Neal for lieutenant gover- nor made speeches here. Both are good speakers and men fully competent to in- terest and entertain the voters. They had few people out to hear them, and most of those who did go were men all ready mentally committed on the two of fees they seek.
 H. c. Compton, who drives his long pitchfolk into everything of the railroad kind and holds 1t up bleeding spectacle for all the people to see backed a car riage up to the sidewalk and talked from it. He had more to hear him than any man in the state could tote into a house these hot nights.
 States Finances.
 ''The state ought not to tako more money from the people than it needs to run the state. IheSe are the WoruS or d well posted state house man who looks to reduction of the tax rate by the next session of the legislature. It is fact that the impression prevails that the tax rate should go down. though a great many are in favor of keeping 1t where 1t Is and odapt a plan to get rid of the large in- terest now paid out on the state debt. This could be done by allowing the gov ernor to buy bonds of this or any other state and draw the interest for the state.
 It is also fairly certain that the legis- lature will be asked to provide plan for the use of the surplus in the treasury It is said bw many to be a sin almost to keep as much money as the state usually has in its balance out of circulation. It Is thought that plan will be adopted to let 1t out on call loans with small inter- est, taking state or United States bonds as security, always perfectly safe.