The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
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 few of sn oid confsderate's reasons for opposing the present so-called pro- hieition laws: {N
 prohibit. as q man can get all he wants oy express. and the money drainage
 Second. Because 1t simply confis- gems: it has nothing of inc Golden Rule about. 1t.
 Third. Because 1t has caused great loss loss in revenue to the cities, counties. thereby entailing extra and obnoxious taxation. A citizen now has to pay extra for the privilege to walk to and from his work. sa z Fourth It has caused a shrinkage of at least 25 per. cent in real estate In Montgomery and played havoc with the different building trades, throw and checking the sreatest prosperity ever witnessed by this city, .tl
 Fifth. Because 1t is causing a great deal of animosity and hatred among
 sixth. Because the law was forced upon q big majority of the people against their wishes. It may be pro hibitien but 1t Is not good Democratic
 Seventh, Because we have at Wash ington. man who is extending the olive branch to Germans, Italians and we hava nensrsI Esssbay in tspeat ening them with the penitentiary if they grow grapes and make wine: al business that has been the very life ahs GiFSah BesaRuse aR of Gullma n is baldnr up Pensacola at the expense of Mobile. the only port we have. Who can blame her people from kicking like election a tidal wave will sweep this State that will be more powerful than the one that landed Solicitor Dent in Congress; for the people are heartily fairs and the different modes of gov ernment that are trying to be fastened upon them, and they certainly are so- Ing to s,.. hsye yoies in changing things. man who does not use intoxicants and is his honest opinion publicly ex- pressed, and who had four years active service in the conSsSeTste Ss pte,;srtICy,s, Ar9y;
 February 1s. 1909.
 The Code Commattee and Its Work. Editor of The Advertiser:
 Several times since the Code of 1907 has been published. there have been statements made in The Adver- tiser. that certain things were dis covered" and that new joSers" were days ago. 1t was stated in The Adyer- tisers that the amendment to the Code, making Jefferson's birthday April IS, a legal holiday, had been slipped" into the Code. and that was the author That the people generally. may know how. much truth there is in such state ments will; give a brief account of the manner in which the Joint Com r1f nH Hpfa A... A vised the manuscript Code, prepared by Judge Mayfield.
 This committee was appointed under an act of the legislature. its powers three Senators and five representatives. with two clerks, met in the hall of the House of Representatives and held daily sessions until they had read and
 No amendment of any importance the committee voted for 1t.
 If the amendment was brief, it was interIined. or entered on the margin in copied Into the minutes kept by the>I law clerk. Lawrence H. Brown. Bsq.
 If the amendment was too long for this. or several amendments had to be agreed upon. the section was rewritten by the stenographic clerk, Pat Me- Gauley, Esq, approved Of by the conn mittee. and 8 corresponding entry made on the minutes.
 when this work was completed. and after every section of the manuscript had been read at lengths the minutes were signed by the chairman of the was also signed, and the whole deposit ed in the office of the Secretary of State, where 1t can be seen by any one who desires to compare 1t with the, printed Code
 ThaGA m fra lAOVnnntftaR were always open, and very many prominent judges, lawyers and citizens of the state came before the commit tee and made suggestions. and called statutes, and gave the committee aeI great deal of help in their work.
 The whole of the manuscript per tainihg to the educational depart ments was read by the Superintendent of Education; the chapter on health and quarantine was read by Dr. San ders, the health officer. the chapter on the convict system was read by the and nearly every official in the capi- tol gave the committee all the as- sistance they could. and the Secre- tary of State was very helpful in many of Archives and History.
 Many of the judges in the state gave the committee assistance in various ways. and the lawyers from all parts or the state cOFESSpOnQeQ WtLn SOIu0 member of the committee, and made known to them, their views In refer ence to many sections of the code.
 Whenever anyone interested. inQuir- ed about a section. or sections, he was always told accurately the condition of the part inquired about, after the committee had revised it..
 No person was ever denied hear ing by the committee, and quite o num- Der of the members of the legislature who happened to be in rhe city, called on the committee. sat with them for some time, and saw and heard how the work was done.
 This committee was composed of Senators Lusk. Gardener and Merritt, and Representatives Carmichael, Fos- ter, Stegall, Manor and myself.
 To those who know these men, It Is not necessary for me to say a word about their high character, intelll- genee or patriotism. never saw men in my life, who seemed to appreciate the great responsibility that rested upon them, and who were actuated with the very highest motives. and earnestly desired to have the best code ever published in Alabama.
 ' The amendments made by the com mittee were as small as the changing of a letter, and from that, to re-writ- ing and re-casting a whole chapter, and it is impossible for anyone to notice, or pick out the thousands of amendments that were made by the but I have not heard Of