The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-09
for railroad or tslsgraph psopsrfies se that they are taxed on tho eaule -1astr az individual property.
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as individual property.
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 .-rhs Statewide prohibition law was passsd against my advice and was largely the result of almost Gtate-wide prohibition brought about by counties voting separately under the iocal op- ton law. The bill was passed by more than a three-fourths majority of the ,Lsgisiaturs and as undsrotood st tho time. met the wishes of lar4e ma jority of the people. Although the State wide prohibition lAu was passed against my advice at the time, my cx- |perience and observation has since con- vinced me that the Legislature acted wisely. I firmly believe that prohibi- ton is essential to the weil-being of our State. The highest object of the State should be to build up fts man. hood and womanhood and we should forever get rid of the debasirg and de- structive influences of the saloon
 Our temperance laws are now the most effective of any State in the Union and I would regard as a calamity to the best interests of the State the re- peal or emasculation of those laws. The proposed constitutional amendment is simply to put time-lock on. or a fence around the prohibition laws, thus securing to the people alone the right to say when. if ever. liquor selling shall again, be licensed in Alabama. This amendment would notsinvade the home: would not Infringe the right of the in- dividuai to keep liquor in his home for the use of himself and family. or to serve 1t there to his guests: would not authorize or protect search of the home. and the amendment, Dotwfth- standing the clamorous assertions of the opponents of the measure. would not increase the power of the search warrant The amendment is designed simply to protect the present laws and Instead of being danger to the home and to the Constitution. 1t would be in the highest degree protection 10 the family and to our people.
 'The amendment Is not an adminis- tration measure. It was suggested and urgtd by the prohibitionists of the State for the purpose of safeguarding our homes. our women and our chil- dren., It is not Conner nor the Conner administration that is on trial Tho question is. shall Alabama change the constitutional provision we now have that whiskey shall not be sold on cleo ton day to broader provision which declares that whiskey shall not be sold on any day--at least not until tho people themselves shall decide to II cense again the sale of liquor.
 Any statement from whatever source 1t may come. that the Confederate pen- sioners have been deprived of any part of the appropriations passed by tht Legislature Is wholly untrue. am as-H tonished that any person or reputable newspaper should directly or indirectly deceive these old soiditrs The old soldiers have received every penny of the approprfation which this year amounted to s360.000 more than for any year prior to the present administra- tion. The appropriations and disburse- ments thereof are matters of law. The State Auditor draws the warrants and sends them to the Probate Judges, who deliver them to the individual pension CTS. Neither the Governor nor the State administration can divert or withhold the payment of a single dollar of fhe appropriations.
 {. t"As before stated. our present pro- hibition laws are adequate and effect i've. and whether the amendment be adopted or not on the 2sth day of Mo- vember. will not. as has been fre- quently charged. call the Legislature together to pass other prohibition laws. Behind the amendment hide no pollt- ical aspirations. I am in no sense a candidate for the United States Sen ate. nor for any other ofice. I regard and respect that section of our Consti- tuition which provides that the Cover nor shall not be eligible to election or appointment to any offlce under this State or to the Senate of the United States during his term, and within one year after the expiration thereof"
 ''B. B. Conner,
 Governor.