The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-13

ture. I walked into the Senate cham Der and took back seat. As l cast my eye around l noticed that seven or were corrallsa of, namely: Jones of Wilcox, Haa1burger of Mobile. Thomas of Barbour. King of Marengo and some others. The majority said to them: Nay boys; If you .ass are good we M VIII let let or talk we gre going to send you to the lot with your nurses and send your meals to you" The majority were Lusting after the railroads, question fellow get up and address the chair thusly: sMr. Chairman. we came up here to shoot bar and not rabbits" l sized him up and said to myself, old fellow, your Gun is of too small call which to kfll bar, so you will have to content yourself with shooting rab- bits" As walked out of that Senate chamber I said to myself. Shades Of Jim Cianton Holtzclag, . ssay: w z. from tlis crowd" I sauntered over to the House. There I met a great many gentlemen with whom had served In former sessions. said to them, Boys. l see you are having fine time get ting rid of the surplus left here by Governor Jelks. Why don't you make some provision for the liquidation of the State debt--$9,0 poo, 0o0--while you Have such large surplus in the treas pry. There Is Dothing like killing a hog when he is fat and when the water ing fund out of this surplus. Say one. two, three. four or five hundred thou sand dollars Put 1t out at interest made the calculation. but I am sure under this plan at the end of fifty years, when the State debt is due, the money would be op hand to settle the One fellow said, Your Idea is good one. but I will have to consult Mir. Cor pler.e Another one says, T will sleep on # tonight" Another young fellow who had been making a great fuss in the House says Dale, you are 2 back number. we don't do things that way now. Have use for the surplus in our business at this time Well" said I, "How do you propose to settle the Erest sseis ast as tas sasrsons s5sts IS oing als hence must look after that" About that time, Brown, an old friend of mine. came along and I said to him, Brown, how many candidates have you other State oaices? His reply was, The House Is full of them"
 I was in Camden few days ago and was informed by gentleman who Is in a position to know that the South ern Railroad's taxes were 50 per cent more this year than last. The L. & Ms taxes were nearly 100 per cent more. We propose to reduce their earning capacity and increase their taxes as much as possible. I have an old negro whose name Is Caesar Evans who hasn't sense enough to get out of a shower of rain. can study arithmetic one month and work out this sum. Where will the railroads land, under this condition of things, in ten years?
 If the farmers taxes grow In proper ton to the railroads, such howl will go up in this country that will alarm the natives. I notice that ". W. Brandon, State Auditor. says the in- crease Tn our annual expenses is $1,r so0,00e. At the end of four years 1t would amount to s6,000, 900. Where is that vast sum to come from, unless 1t comes from the poor, toiling farmer. We poor benighted fools think we are doing Gods service when we are fight ing the railroads, while at the same time our taxes must be increased. Is 1t not high time we were calling halt in this matter of persecution. The, pendulum is already swinging back. Look out for squalls.
 MT. Editor, am tired. Let some one else take up this theme and elaborate 1t more fully than can. In the mean time may the Lord save us from our friends, J. T. Dale.
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