The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

Tomorrow, by a majority now predicted at between two and three to one, the voters of Birmingham will indorss the the city's debts.
 After an active campaign lasting the past 10 days, the opposition to the bond issue which at first showed signs of de- veloping through lack of information on the part of many people as to the facts in the case, has almost completely melted away. Each day has seen the popularity of the bond issue increasing until at pres ent those most enthusiastic are predict ing enormous maiorities
 Under the leadership of sydney J. Bowie as campaign manager, clean, fearless, systematic campaign of education Tn be- half of the bond issue has been con- ducted, the only purpose being to place before the voters the truth of the many questions raised in regard to the issue and then leave it to the individual voter to make up his own mind
 Bowie's Closing Utterance
 At West End Friday night, in his clos ing speech of the campaign, Chairman Bowie said:
 We have conducted this campaign in all parts of the city with the sole purpose of placing the bond issue before you in it's true light
 q rely absolutely upon the good judg- ment of the voters of Birmingham. The great majority of the voters of this city will never vote wrong on any question if they are able to hay ebefore them the true facts of the case at issue upcn which to make up their minds '
 The campaign has been conducted about a few central arguments which have been advanced by the bond issue campaigners to show its necessity and to controvert the many erroneous statements that have from time to time been placed in crcu- lation. The summary of these reasons why the bond issue should be voted, as they have been proven dozen times in speeches in all parts of the city in the past week, is as follows:
 l. The city owes the money.
 2 It adds nothing to the eity's debt
 3. It reduces the rate of interest.
 4. It extends the time of payment.
 D. It allows posterity to pay adept for permanent improvements of which pos terity will be the beneficiary.
 g. 1t does not saddle on this generation the payment of debts incurred for prop erty which the next will enjoy.
 | 1t will not prevent nor postpone the equalization of taxes
 8. It does not raise the tax rate.
 g. It will release for circulation a large amount of money at this time, thus stim- u'ating business materially.
 10. To refuse to pay an honest debt would be an act of repudiation. Vote for the bond issue and prevent Birmingham from repudiating it's honest debts.
 Will Use Two Ballots
 As has been repeatedly published. the bonds will be divided and each voter will have to use two ballots. The one ballot will provide for $76O000 which Is to pay the deficit of the city treasury already due; the other ballot will provide for $500. 900 which will pay the debts of the city for the current fiscal year. but which will not officially fall due until october 1.
 The two ballots will be as follows:
 Shall the board of commissioners of the city of Birmingham be authorized to issue bonds of the city of Birmingham to the amount of seven hundred and fifty thousand ($75c.0oO dollars, for the pur- pose of providing for the payment of ob-