The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13
Section Two Hundred and Eighty-seven E1itor Advertiser:

Section Two Hundred and Eighty-seven Editor Advertiser:
 It has been published. in regard to Governor Corners failure to support that he is inconsistent. only know what appeared as an interview of Senator Overton's in the press. He was there represented as alleging that the Governor had approved, officially. the amendment as 1t passed the Legis- lature. Perhaps there Is mistake. Section PTS of the Constitution, p. 67. is here quoted In full:
 ''All votes of the Legislature upon proposed amendments to this Consti- tution and upon bills or resolutions calling 8 convention for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution ot this State. shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the Journal. No act or resolution of the Legisla- ture passed in accordance with the provisions of this article, proposing amendments to this Constitution, or calling a convention for the purpose of altering or amending the Constitution of this State, shall be submitted for the approval of the Governor. but shall be valid without his approval"
 This article Is new and was the out come of confusions in the past. If am not mistaken. the work of the con- VGnLlOn DcluS SOACAuuC0, lIlC Attorney General, Charles G. Brown. caused the. substance of 1t to be brought up and the idea seemed to have little or no opposition. The Constitution of 1919 was amended, &C., cor1ing to the terms prescribed at an early day, so as to enlarge the priv ileges of the electors. among other | things. The judiciary, originally. was chosen by the Legislature. One anoAndment eonfarrAd the choice of judges on the voters. But. strange to say. the Constitution of 1879 omitted l to make provision for a sovereign convention. The first assemblage of that nature was the secession Con- | stitutlon. which made the Constitution , of 1881. The enabling act, passed Feb ruary. 1860, was signed by Governor Moore. Governor Houston signed, re- luctantly, the act calling the conven. ton. which set aside the re-construc- | ton Constitution and framed the Con. l stitution of 1875. Governor Johnston signed the act enabling the people tc call a Constitutional Convention in | 1900, but a special session revoked that act Governor Sanford signed the ac, enabling the people to call the con. vention of 1901. which framed the present organic law.
 The section 2s7 above reproduced grew out of excited controversy among the people as to the right of q | Governor to interfere in the proces; l of Constitution makings. Certainly no Governor interfered in 1S1e, fol | the instrument was made and in opera ton before a Governor existed Ina was the precedent. During the seSsior of the convention of 1901 Governor Sanford wrote an open letter to Hon John V. Smith. saying if this SOW erelgn convention failed to submit their work to the polls he would issue an executive order opening the pollI to pass upon it.
 To dispose of the controversy, tc which Senator Morgan was an active and ardent partisan, section 2ST wal inserted among the last proceeding of the convention. The principle thu fixed in the organism of the State hal the happy effect of separating, in [ positive way the two departments the legislative and the executive. ant to this end Is invaluable. J. W. D.