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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-08

wont tolerate politics in the pulpit
and. I feel tolerably sure (now
that have refreshed the churches CON
corning the ancient land marksD thai
the day OF the Anti -Saloon League II
over. as TO collections. from the Sun
day School and congregation, for poll
tical campaign purposes.
Perhpas I'm wrong about u but
think we Baptists ought to avoid al
aentangling alliances" with political
party.
man can be q Democrat.
AS most men prefer to be called bad
rather than weak minded air Baptists
(from this cause) avoid being enroll
ed as Prohibitionists.
OF course, there are exceptions. and
this causes the Baptist banner to trail
In the dust.
Indeed, we are scattered like sheep
and some OF us, are following the
gentleman from Ohio"
That's mighty bad.
The gentle reader will understand
that my solicitude for the Baptists Ia
something like that which Paul had
for the Jews.
I don't want the Baptist TO be run
ming after strange gods.
Baptists should stand for expansion
rather than curtailment Of civil rights
This stopping man from 'wettine
his whistle by law, may go from one
thing to another till 1t will be against
the law to wet q mans back In baptism
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-08

Great questions, like their interde-
Tendencies. great public men come
in sh oals. For more than half century
the majority of people in the North ana
IN the South. have failed to unite with
each other on any federafissue. until
now. the Sixteenth Article of amend
ment OF the Constitution ARISES for
action by all the State. This vital
measure takes its place In a correiat-
ed set The others Mater way improve
ment. conservation Of natural resources
in timber and minerals. regulation OF
public utilities. owned by persons or
corporations, become practical. accord
ing to the equities of taxation and
the eficiency Of collection of revenues.
It Is inspiring of patriotic ardor to
know that all these great questions.
in their solutions. tend to strengthen
the national vigor, while none initiates
against the fundamental federal sys-
tenn OF the government. All and Sc
verally they are OF benefit to the South
because of the square deal" between
the sections observed in all.
The Sixteenth Article Is in fact re-
versal of the main and unDemocratic
feature of the Fourteenth Article.
On January 20, 1866, the Joint commit
tee known as the Reconstruction
Committee" so far violated the Consti-
tuition as to report an article of amend
ment. Under the Constitution. either
house OF Congress may report such a
measure but the houses may not con-
spfre to make that report The theory
Of the government was violated when
the plain letter Of the organic laws was
nulified 1y the action OF the commit
tee. This was the original report Of
the Joint committee.
sRepresentstfves and direct taxes
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Conner, .. Governor OF Alabama
ID McNeel, :. His Private Secretary
Scene. Montgomery; Time. The Present
Act I.
scenA-The Governors Private ofnce
In the Capitol. (The Governor seated
at a desk, which is covered with papers,
Governor-( soliloduizing( "ei'
have sown the wind and must now reap
the whirlwind. / shudder when
think of the food of bills which nave
been introduced at this Special session
and realize It Is but the peslnhihS.
called the Legislature in SpeclaI Ses-
sior only a week or so ago for the sec
ond. or the third, or the fourth time
for I call these special sessions SO OF
ten that I sometimes lose the count
but never dreamed that the members
would try to do anything more 1nah
confine themselves to the matters men
toned in the Call" and re-enact those
laws which by ignorance or careless
ness, or both, on their part. nav peen
held nugatory and worthless not by al
inferior Federal Court, but by our sup
RENE Court, as at present organized
/ appreciate the difficult role nave 10
act for there was no sense IN calnhs
the members together, except to gel
what I want, and / can't get what
want by opening the walls OF my wrath
on them, as I feel so strongly inclined
20 do. I have learned that one can
catch more files with teaspoonful OF
honey than he can with a barrel OF
vinegar, and thus. in my Message
gave the members praise when they de-
served only my whitening invective
This is the last time will use the
honey process and even then. ''the big
stick" may have to be used--but that
must come later. I will discuss the
aituation with my Private Secretary
and see what he thinks about II, for
.-~s.A@@A kharA ara certain matters ahoul
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ssN4r. Dooley on Books y

frind. tn most prominent get-rich-
quick man Nv his time wanst said;
Readin' makes q man full An maybe
Hogan's right Anyhow I'm glad %
have him advised about his books 70
that he won't hurt himsilf with lithera-
choor that don't come under tn pure
food act. An I'm glad to to welcome
our young frind into our ancient uni
varsity. He'll like II fr awhile. He
ts sure to make tn team an wudden't
mind SEEM him captain " II. lisa
gr-reat colledge afther al an IL 10
makes me mad part Nv tn time. because
I'm always gettin' licked fsr what some
body else has does. on tn whole I In
I'VE II. TIL coorse Is hard. Ivry man,
woman an child Is professor an stu-
det to ye. TIL EXAMINATIONS are tough.
Ye niver know whin They're goin 70
take place or what they'll be about
Professor Eliot may pass ye on'y to
have Professor Hinnisay turn ye down.
But there's wan sure thing-ye'li BE-
grajated. Yell get tn usual diploma
Yell grajate not because Nv anything
we've done but because ye'er room -
needed. like tn old place says ".
An I'm just beginnin' to larn' says ~.
Pass on, blockhead' says tn faculty.
Pass on Hinnissy-ye'd niver larn
anything An there ye are. what'il
ye take?'
II wudden't mind havin' q little
began Mr.. Hennessy.
II don't mean what you mean.- said
Mr.. Dooley. "Will ye have tn avenins
paper or little Nv tn old stun or tn
shelfT' .
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readin' 10 Doctor Eliot's cillybrated old
blend an he'll talk iarnedly about tn
VARIOUS vintages. But rye seen him
read books that wud kill q thruckman.
TIL result Nv II Ia that Hogan IN always
wrong about ivrything. He sees tn
wurruld upside down Some men are
erected diffrent. Readin' makes thin
weep. But IL makes Hogan believe In
fairies while he's at It. He's frrespon-
sible. There amt anything In tn wur-
ruld rr him but viilyans an blonde
heroes. An he's always hghtin' these
here Imaginary inimies an frinds.
wantin' to destroy a poor. tired, scared
viilyan an losin' his good money to q
hero. I've thried to stop him. use
ye'er will power says !. Limit ye'er
silf to a book or two day says l
stay in TIL open air. Take soft readin'
How dye expict to get on In tn wur-
ruld tn way we are goin'? Who wud
make q confirmed reader tn cashier
w q bank7 Ye'd divide ye'er customers
into villyans an heroes an ye wudden't
lend money to tn villyans. An thin
ye'd be wrong aven IL ye were right.
FIR tn villyans wud be more apt to
have tn money to bring back thin tn
heroes says l. 'Ye may be right says
he But tits too late to do anything
with me. An don't care. It may hurt
me In tn eyes Nv me fellow country
men but look at tn fun I get out iv' II.
/ wudden't thrade tn injanyous wicked
people an tn saints that I see fr all
tn poor, dull haitian -hah crathers that
We md in tn wurreid.' says he.
IAN there we ar1re. It's just as his
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ads comm to waken tn echoes Nv our
grim walls with their eager. young
voices. I'm sure tn other undergra-
jates will like him. He hasn't been
spoiled be bein' tn star iv his school
fr SO long. Charles seems to me to be
tn normal healthy boy. He does sx-
actly what all freshmen In our univer-
sity do whin they enther. He tells
people what books they shud read an
he invints a new/relligon. : Ixry we'll
ordered 1a-ad has to get these, two
things out fv his system at wanst.
Later he begins to shave more as a
hard necessity thin as q boast an
about that time he goes through peer
,yod Nv injoyin' college. rney ali raKe
tn usual coorse. He'll paint tn statues
that We been up in tn college yard f'r
SO nanny cinchries,. hen remove tn
clapperS out ov tn meetin' house bell,
he'll run on with tn sign in front iv
tn, doctors Office. But these are mere
boyish FRANKS No wan IL tn worse
fr thin. TIL young fellow is given a
few exthra lines to write In his fore
head. That'll be punishment enough.
What books does he advise. says
ye? haven't got tn complete list
yet but what seen Nv 1t was good.
Speakin' fr mesilf alone. don't read
books. They are too stimylatin'. + can
get tn same wrong idees Nv life firm
drink. But shud say that IL a man
was confirmed book-reader. IL he
was man that cudden't go to sleep
without talxin' book an IL he read
befure breakfast, I shud think that
Doctor Eliot's very old waited books
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Article

obnoxious to the Southern people.
So In June. ~As66, the Article being
rAady. Il was sent direct to secretary
OF State, Seward. over President john
sons head. to be by him transmitteo
to all the States for action. the SOUTH
ern States included.
Upon this President Johnson, on
June a. sent q special message OF pro-
test to Congress. A fragment OF the
body had attempted to revolutionizs
the government in its foundations, It's
traditions and customs
The Senate refused the re-
port of the Committee, which
we have just given In fuii'
None of the Western States al
lowed negroes to vote. Al the very
time, while Congress considered the
report. an election was held In town
Of Massachusetts to determine whether
negroes should participate In the choice
at the polls OF municipal omcers. ana
the decision was overwhelmingly In the
NEGATIVE. In no state Of New Eng
land even. were negroes admitted TO
equal enjoyment of hotels. theatres or
other public oonveniences
Senator Fessenden from Maine was
one of the ablest Of the debators. HIS
sympathies were wholly with the re-
port. He had sent five sons into the
Union army. where SOME fell and others
were multilated for life. The Senator
said: 1T We report q proviston OF
this kind, IL there the slightest proba-
hiiity that IL will be adopted by the
slater II 10 perfectly evident there
could be no hope OF that description"
Senator John Sherman spoke against
the report. The Senator insisted with
animation that Ohio would never
amend her state Constitution to ad-
NIT negroes to her electorate. He said
NO public policy was more settled In
Ohio than exclusion Of negroes from
The report of the Fourteenth Arti-
Gle. brought In January "a. was re-
committed with the distinct under
standing that 1t should be amended by
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-08
BY ALEXANDER TROY

cult Court of Appeals. in . reduced
railroad rate case.
McNeel-what sort Of feeling IL that.
Your Majesty.
Governor-It Is a feeling which can
better be imagined than described.
make some comments here on the
decision by the Circuit Court OF APP
/ peals In the Alabama Rate Case and
while I may have stated the questions
decided a little broadly. say as TO ons
OF them, (Reading) shat ready and
quick injunctions on ex parte state
ments are repre- hensible." That Is NOT
discourteous to Judge Jones Is ite
McNeel-No. think not.
Gevernor-Well, I don't care IL II "a.
He is not always courteous to me In
his writings.
McNeel-why thought he was,
Your Majesty.
0overnor-oh! I am not referring 70
his judicial opinions. but to his news
paper articles.
McNeel--I don't recall, Your Majesty
having seen any such articles.
0overnor--No, maybe you havn't
but I think have. think know hts
style. or his tracks. Did you ever hear
the story OF old simon Sasser ana hts
sister. Betsy Ann? No. Well III tell
IL to you, as Ii illustrates what ] was
talking about Old man Simon lived
out in the back woods and HIS SlsteEg
Besty Ann lived with him oet yilx
he-several positions Of sister, houses
keeper and cook. Now, Miss Betsy
Ann was a maiden lady Of some atty
Summers, old enough I am sure 70
know better, but she must have a
swe etheart and his name was Johu
Runnels. Old man Simon didn't want
to lose his house-keeper and a good
cook at the same time, so heApositivslY
forbade her receiving the aNentionH
OF Mr.. Runnsls. One Sunday old ST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-08

shall be apportioned among the sew
eral States which may be included
within this Union according to their
respective numbers. counting the
whole number Of persons in each state.
excluding Indians not taxed Provided,
that whenever the elective franchise
shall be denied or abridged in any State
on account of race or color. all per-
sons OF such race or color shall be ex-
cluded from the basis Of apportion-
ment."
That was the Fourteenth Article in
full as II came from Thadeus Stevens
and his committee. They intended to
do enough and believed they had sue
ceeded. The committee was twelve Re-
publicans and three Democrats.
Under Article One Of the original
Constitution. every free negro OF all
the States of the South possessed ex-
actly the same degree of federal rights
as the white women and minors. Free
negroes and white women and minors
were apportioned alike for representa-
tive In Congress. The committee took
away this inestimable federal right
from the negroes only. The committee
left the negroes with not vestige
OF federal rights. The State controlled
absolutely the federal status OF the
negroes while the report retained in
the white women and minors their
original federal status.
A very long and able debate In the
Senate beginning in January and clos
ing in June. marked the progress Of
the report. As we now read the per-
fected Fourteenth Article. we find two
extremely revolutionary features forced
into its structure as the result OF that
debate. These two features are found
to be In crafty alliance.
a. The words originally reported
"and direct taxes" are dropped from
the Article. (2) the fourth Section Is
the addition to the original report and
this addition alone secured the adop-
tion Of the Article.
Undoubtedly the speech delivered by
Senator Morgan, on June 4, 1898. on the
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No, he can't do any OF these things.
McNeei-tasids) I wish Mr.. Fort was
at the-Birmingham. Well II can't
be myself. I might just as well be
Fort, as anybody else, until he gets
through) am Mr.. McNeel. Your Ma
jesty.
Governor-Certainly, certainly. Now,
I'll tell you Xort-Mc that there is one
| law 1 neglected to ask My Legisla-
ture to pass and that is. "An Act to
permit any one to practice law In the
| State OF Alabama for the next fve
years. without license and without
| preparation"
McNeei-where Is the necessity for
such q law?
Governor-why. Fort. Nc mean,
would let my attorneys be Governor
and / would be their attorney in the
railroad litigation. It Is q regular
banana. mean a regular bonanza. I
would almost like to be their clerk.
McNeeI--why don't Your Majesty
make a contract or agreement with
these attorneys as to the amount OF
their compensation?
Geverhor-Contract! agreement
What sort of an agreement. ia like
to know, could make with them.
when no one can tell how much longer
the litigation Is going to be drawn
out? might be willing to agree to
give them all the money In the States
| Treasury, II they will agree not to
come back on me. individually. for the
balance of the fee.
McNeel I doubt II the Legislature
will make the appropriation.
Governor-It will be the irst time
have told them TO do thing and they
failed me-and II they fail mo In this
instance, I will feel like. I imagine, a
Judge Of an inferior Federal Court
feels. when he is reversed by the Cir
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the term. success in legislation" may
mean the quantity and not the quality
of the legislation they enacted. NOW,
confdentially, 1 am going to tell you,
that while I by no means refer to all
the members of the Legislature. for
there are some good men In 1t. that l
have made up my mind, IL the laws
nassed at this Special Session fall be-
fore the Supreme Court, as at present
organized, / will convene Legislature
of puddle ducks.
McNeel-But, Your Majesty. they
wouldn't know how to pass bill con-
stitutionally.
TO note the difference, besides. they
could say, '+Quack, Quack," and thus
inform the people what they really
were.
McNeel--Does Your Majesty mean to
saw that some of these members are
"Ouacks" but fail to give the tnforma-
ton?
Governor-Let's proceed with the
Message. (ReadingO Enthusiastically
you have created Q revolution Tor
good throughout the State"
McNeel-Some might suggest that
YOU strike out the words. "for good"
Governor-It Is just q little more
blarney, Fort.
McNeel--I again beg to inform Your
Majesty. that my name IL, McNeel.
Governor-Why certainty 1t IL, but
4 didn't nnish the sentence from the
Message, which IL more important at
present (Reading) land time will ap-
prove your acts|'
McNeel-The trouble is, Your Majesty
that in this State you can'k appeal
to time" as Richelieu said he would
do, but must appeal to the Supreme
Court, and II is that court which has
knocked these acts right and left, with
out waiting for time to approve them.
GovernorA-Weii. let's proceed to the
next subject. In referring to the cost
ny litigation with the railroads and the
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office seekers and ready made states
men? Ha, ha, ha.
McNeel-But they. like the poor. we
have always with us. and do not think
an epidemic of them creates SUCH an
extraordinary occasion" as to justify
calling the Legislature in Special Ses-
sion.
Governor-Well, an epidemic is an
epidemic, when 1 wish to find an ex-
cuse to call Special Session. SO that
ends the discussion OF that question. /
suppose you have read my Message?
McNeel-Oh! yes, Your Majesty.
Governor-Wen, am not going over
II all now, but there are certain parts
OF it which are not routine and clap
trap. as much as some people might
think SO, and as to those parts I am
now going to mention, you are at lid
erty to express an opinion.
McNeel-Yes, Your Majesty. I de-
cline however. to express any opinion,
unless it be my free and deliberate
judgment.
Governor-Of course. Of course. of
course. still If you should express an
opinion different from mine. must in
sist, you do 1t as gently as possible,
for I am rather welded. not only to
my ideas, but to my form of expression.
McNeel-I shall do so. Your Majesty.
. Governor-Now said this in my
Message-dont look so frightened. I
told you 1 wouldn't read 1t all to you
(Reading) I'm calling you into extra
ordinary session, 1 think 1t right TO
compliment you on your success In
legislation"
McNeel-Maybe that was a slip of the
pen, Your Majesty 1 thought you call
ed the members into extraordinary ses-
sion. for their want of success In leg
islation. so many OF their laws having
been declared unconstitutional
Governor-Oh we'll! You know You
frequently have to pat a man on the
back, when you feel like patting him
elsewhere with q club. and then too.
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payment of the States attorneys I
say, (Reading) I'VE are asking for
further appropriation. to be used, II
need be, to protect the State along
this line"
McNeel-who are the I'VE" that are
asking for further appropriations. =
Governor-Why am. and the attor-
neys for the State.
~ATcNeel-wasn't the sum Of $4,000
appropriated by this same Legislature
for this same purpose?
Governor-Yes, but do you expect a
bagatelle. like $4,000 to last lot OF
lawyers, who are everlastingly doing
like oliver Twist did about the soup,
crying more more"
McNeel-But 1t does seem. Your
Majesty. that considering the deficit
which ia staring us in the face. that
$50, 900 is a very large sum to be
used in litigation with the railroads
when every one knows that the case
can't have but one ending when 1t
reaches the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Governor-I think It is q large sum
too. and did not like to ask for this
some things can't tell you. couldn't
help It. But there is one thing
can tell you. ana that is. there Is but
one offIce had rather have than be
Governor of the State OF Alabama and
maybe you can guess what that once
is.
McNeel-of course I can, United
States Senator.
7 Governor-One hundred men out of
ninety-nine would guess the same way,
and yet you are mistaken. A Senator
can't by a stroke of the PEN call the
Legislature In Special Session, can he?
He can't suggest appropriations for
attorneys, can he? He can't suggest
Constitutional amendments, can he7
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So we have the fourth Section OF the
Fourteenth Article without which th4
report would have been adopt
cd. standing as the founda-
ton of radical and revolu.
tionary charge In the operations OF
the government.
Section Four was intended to make
secure the face value of government
bonds. which had cost the purchaser
In many instances. only 30 per cent
The section was intended TO give spec
tal protection and security TO banks
of issue founded on those bonds. AZ
vast ramihcation of commercs and In
vestment, which included enormous in-
comes to individuals. was considered.
The words "and direct taxes" were
dropped from the original report with
out any intent to repeal Article One
Section Three clause One, which con-
tains them to this day.
II state OF jeopardy tustifies
great American Country and navy. the
palpab1e duty OF the country IL to proc
vide for extraordinary taxations. Pre-
sent revenues are inadequat because
present methods OF taxetions are ex-
hausted below the public necessities
Those citizens whose business or whose
investments Of profits would be promot-
cd by additional Issue of interest bear
Ing bonds to meet deficiencies OF pub
lie revenues on the beneficiaries or the
dropping OF the original words "and
direct taxes" the beneficiaries Of Secs
ton Four and the opponents OF Article
Sixteen.
The country 10 too vast In area and.
too abounding In energies. and TOD
abundant In property ever to agree ups
on q revenue producing tariff. Wa
shall never perhaps see the day when
the government lives alone ON the du-
| ties on imports. The tariff by the
government. The Internal revenue tar
is not to be counted on. The inooma
tan is the logical and equitable tax for
this country. and for 30 many roa60nA
that 1t will be omfnous IL Article six
teen fails OF adoption.
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The Sixteenth

transmit 1t to the Governors respective
ly of the forty-six states. The Cover
nors will submit the document to the
respective Legislatures and these will
return II to the Secretary OF state.
The Secretary of state will certify 10
the ratification and return it to the
Senate Congress Will lastly announce
or. declare II.
Very different from these solemn and
patriotic procedures essential to the
dignity of the land. were the conditions
with the Fourteenth Article in Its cpn-
ception and method Of adoption.
A few months before the fall of the
Confederacy. the Congress Of tina Unit
ed states sent out to all the Governors
of States represented then In that body
the Thirteenth Article OF amendment
abolishing slavery. In the summer and
fall Of 1885, this Article was sent from
the once OF Secretary Of State to all
the Governors of the Southern States
for submission to their legislatures
respectfully. In this OF course, there
was q positive and Affirmative recogni-
ton Of the Southern States. lately form :
ing the Confederaey, now restored
members Of the Union. No function of
state autonomy could be more apparent
and imperative than State interference
in the Information or repair of the fed
eral Constitution. Furthermore. when
Congress- assembled first after the fall
Of the Confederacy, December, 1885 that
body at once counted, each and every
State Of the late Confederacy. except
perhaps Texas. as q RATHER OF the
Thirteenth Article OF amendment: and
on that count of States Congress de-
ciared the said Article adopted and In
full force and effect.
Now. In the same month OF December
after counting the eleven Southern
States as FATHERS Of the Thirteenth
Article, Congress closed Its doors upon
the Southern Senators and Representa-
tives waiting FOR their LAWFUL seats
until the fragment thereof might pre-
pare and adopt a Fourteenth Article
Of amendment of sectional character