The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-10

Protection of Game ana Fish.
 You have made law for the pro- lection of ,,ga game ana nd, fish go that the of the state shall cease. Dealing in Futures.
 You have made laws regulating deal ing in futures; protecting, so far as you could. the state rom this seduc- was from It's very nature destructive citizens.
 Local option.
 You have enacted far-reaching local option laws regulating the sale of i'm toxicating liquors. and with your general elections and dispensary bill have brought nearer to the control of Inspector of Jails.
 You have established the office of Inspector of Jails, Cotton Mills and stitutions under state supervision. pre- vent abuses along this line.
 Antt-Fertilizer Trust.
 You have appointed committee to laws to prevent the use of worthless filters and ingredients in the manu- facturer of fertilizer. When you oon- slider that our farmers buy annually seven million dollars worth of fertilizer, then you can fully realize how impor- tant 1t is to enact statute giving them full protection. Enlargements of Courts. You have enlarged the. number of your courts and provided for speedy trials, thereby preventing in a large measure the old method of filling the Jails and keeping them full, and by this means either giving the prisoners their liberty or putting them to work for the state or county, and thus securing for them a speedier return to their homes and freeing the state of the ex- pense of their keep.
 
 You have increased the efficiency Of the military, and while at times 1t would seem that it was money useless could be more necessary for the safe " of the state. and as Chief Execu- tive. appreciate the fact that at all times they stand reaiy at instant call greatest security and safety to know that this strong arm of the state. this spiendid body of volunteers are ready to respond to duty's call at a moments notice.
 q, You have increased the appropria- tion for the old soldiers to where 1t will amount to more than eight hundred this the largest appropriation per capita of any state in the south, and Will pc a great satisfaction to the state to have made such largely in- creased provision for their care; sum inadequate at best, but it will prevent many an old fellow-countryman from suffering. It must be very satisfac- tory to you when you consider that you have provided nearly three million dollars for the care of the public schools and the care of the old sol d.ers; thus giving the very highest Keep commensurate with the revenues or the state to these two extremes of our cittzenship-those historic bat tiers for our rights, the old soldier, the generation going out; and those com m ing .hs osttisrs ias1 for our future the youth God be with them both, Immf@rm kt0m.
 You have passed an immiEration law authorizing the Governor to appoint the means for his compensation and ms duties Soon after this, bill was passed the attorney general ot the Onited states rendered an opinion re- sarding the Federal laws then in exe- cution and the one going to effect July l, 1907. The latter regulated immi. grafton and limited the same and the execution exc of your bill. as I think. mak after the 1st of July the efforts of the state would be limited to simple ad- vsrtlsement of the resources of the ses,s, inaTcsn; mot allowing any direct jpsrsonal might be discharged, by the Commits sioner of Agriculture as they are practically now under the laws govern the Act. I appointed Mr H. R. deHoii Immigration Commissioner, and he went to Germany under the charge of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company bringing over nearly one hundred Ger understand. are first class and worthy. and We are watching results with much interest. This appoint there is now no Immigration Commis- sloner for the state, nor has the state so Tar been out apy expense. I refer the matter back to you. either for in the law that you may see proper, or repeal It. l recommend the repeal JomeetOwn Exhibit.
 Your provision for the Alabama ex- appointed commissioners and with them made an effort 70 get up and get out creditable exhibit for Alabama. After making several trials, the com came so late that 1t was doubtful whether we could get up a creditable exhibit, and declared the matter off, which was done.
 tached to these preliminaries. but prac- tically all of the approximation is stilI Tn the Treasury caexpendeG so that If we have not the exhibit, we have the money.
 Corporations in Politics.
 You have made a law preventing the unlawful use of money by corpora tions for political purposes, and when you consider how debauching this has been in the past, and how public ser vice corporations have used money taxed from the people to control the electorate and how many of our citizens were brought by the use of these funds under their debauching influence, you can appreciate the importance of this law.
 Franchise Tax. You have an annual franchise tax on foreign corporations; you have provided method to secure equalized values from railroads. telegraph and telephone companies. making 1t so that they shall pay taxes on their property in the same proportion of value that the farmer and business men pay on theirs. You l have passed a law establishing a meas ure of damages for loss and injury to freight and other property, and reme | dy for collecting same Every shipper coming in contact with railroad or ex- press companies will recognize at once 1 the importance of this law. No man can calculate how many citizens of | Alabama have sustained loss or injury to freight and property, amounts ire quently too small to bring suit for. and and contentious. have finally been | beaten out of their claims.
 The intent of this law was to secure | the collection of this class of claims by l placing the onus and cost of delay and 1 suit where 1t properly belongs and l securing to the sufferer a collection Of their property value without the loss of the whole.
 AntI-Pass Law.
 | You have made an anti-pass law re- | quiring that our public carriers should l charge everybody alike, and destroy