The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-08

Tnomas F. kilby. state senator from
Calhoun county, and candidate FOR lieu-
tenant governor, spent yesterday in
Birmingham He expressed himself as
being confident that he would be
elected. lie has no opposition and in
all probability will have none.
when I announced my candidacy
stated Mr.. Kilby. II had reached a de-
win anything. much work was re-
quired. Immediately started to work
The fact that no opposition developed
did not cause me to stop work. on
the other hand. 1 worked all the
harder and am still at work.
"As result / feel confident hat with
the support from every section of the
state which is now behind me that ]
at that time express their views. I made
this statement:
An unnecessary tax by the state Is as
great wrong as is an unreasonable ex-
action for service. and both should meet
with equal condemnation by the people
The tax that is now being taken from
the citizens of the state, both individual
and corporation. has reached the point
where it has become burdensome. This
should not be-
l again stated
!" I am fully convinced that an order OF
the railroad commission, had after fair,
full and impartial hearing, will, from the
very nature of the case, be stronger be-
fore court than would legislative made
rates. that had no such investigation
I further stated:
L am in favor of local self-govern-
ment. and prohibition laws to be applica-
BILE to the counties according to the ma
jority vote of the electors of those coun-
ties.
II have shown to the people of the
state. by the states records, that during
the period from 1907 to 1910, inclusive, that
the states expenditures, compared with
the four years just preceding, were In
creased s7.756s72 And / have further
shown that this increase in expenditures
in four years was an amount which ex-
ceeded by far the states entire expense
for any two years to 1907, and since the
days of the carpetbagger. And further
Investigation divulges the fact that. ac-
cording to the states records. this In
creased expenditure even exceeded any
two years of carpetbagger administration
ton.
1.-THE charge has been made that nave
attacked one candidate in this campaign
exclusive of all others. Tt will probably
occur to the people of the state that this
candidate is the only one in the race who
has record as governor, and 1t is par
ticularly his record that I attack This
candidate has largely ignored the charge
that l have made of his proflgacy witt
the states funds while in office. He has
waived it aside with one swoop of his
hand saying that such increased expendi-
lures were for education and the old sol
der. The people of this state fully real
ze that l yield to none in my advocacy
of education and the care of the old sol
der, but | do condemn unnecessary
extravagancies, and such extravagancies
are. betrayal of the peoples trust.
This candidate who has record. has
not told the people that for every dollar
of increase of expenditures made for tho
cause of education and for the mainte
nance of old soldiers, that two dollar:
have been expended v take care of in
creased salaries and the salaries of new
ly created offices, such as additional tas
commissioners, etc. 1t Is very well fol
him to say that his profligacy with tn,
peoples money was for education ant
for the old soldiers, but it is still bet