The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-21
Kilby Says Harmonious Ad- ministratiOn Will Throw Light Into Every Nook
 and Corner
OTHER WINNERS HEARD LAST NIGHT
 AT CAPITOL PARK
New Lieutenant Governor Says Vote for Him Shows How Majority of the
 State Really Stands

N principles for which he stood, Thomas E. Kilby of Anniston, who received the nomination for governor at the democratic primary election on August 13, announced at the jollification meet ing in Capitol park last night that the victory meant that the people of Ala hama were thinking for themselves, that they could no longer be fooled by the liquor interests; that they re- fused to be hoodwinked again as they were hoodwinked in 1909.
 Prohibition is the fixed policy in Alabama from now on,'' he declared "The question of liquor was submitted fairly to the people of Alabama and they said no liquor' This election is a vindication of Alabama It proves that they are thinking for themselves. The intelligent people of Alabama Gid not believe that the leaders of the li- quor interests were sincere in their contention that national prohibition meant intermarriage between whites and blacks, or that negroes would go to white schools, or that the suffrage would be given to the negro women." IN HARMONY WITH GOVERNOR
 He declared that the next legislature would De the first one in harmony with the governor since B. B. Corners ad- ministration and that the election of a legislature in harmony with the gcv- ernor meant that light would be thrown into every nook and corner of the state. that invisible government would be forever ended at Montgom- ery
 In coi hot Inc nyf tar 70 art or, ernor would be in harmony with him and that he would feel just as safe out side the state with Nathan l.. Miller of Birmingham in the executive chair as if he were there himself and that with Henry P. Merritt as speaker of the house the people of Alabama would have nothing to fear.
 There will be no discrimination in the legislature between men or inter- ests or religions" he said. All ue- nominations will pay taxes alike. The election of J. Q. Smith of Birmingham as attorney general means the enforce ment of the laws in Alabama, and that the verdicts of the juries will not be lightly set aside as they have been in the past few years. Pardons will not be issued because of political con- alterations or to pay political debts. but when they are issued they will
 
 there will be no pardons but I do say that when granted it will be only after an investigation and a conviction that the pardoned is justly entitled to it. Mark well these words"
 EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE
 MT. Kilby expressed his gratitude to the people of Alabama for the honor they had conferred upon him, promised to, administer the office to the best of his ability and in the interest of tine whole state, to it's unbuilding morally, commercially, industrially and educa- tionally, and in concluding said:
 'The campaign now ended, we can put our hearts and our thought to the winning of the war. We must stand back of the President, and our boys. In January, the reign of John Barley corn will be at an end, and we hoLe that before many more months that monster that has upsent the world will go down to defeat, for then. and then only, will the world be safe for de- mocracy and Alabama safe for our re- turning bcys'
 VISITORS FROM OVER STATE
 The meeting at Capitol park last night had been advertised as joification meet ing, celebration of the victory of those who favored the ratification of the pro. hibition amendment to the federal consti tuition, and over 5000 men and womer had gathered at the park to participate in the celebration. Among those ore j. ent were several from different parts ot the state who had received the nomina- tions for state senator or representative from their respective districts and coun. ties, who at the close of the meetine met MT. Kilby, MT. Miller and MT. Smitl at the Tutwiler hotel for an informa conference. at which policies for the next legislature and the administration were briefly discussed.
 On the stand with the speakers ant members of the amendist committee were Mrs ". H. Jeffries, president Of .ns Woman's Christian Temperance union and dozen other members of that or ganization.
 WEATHERLY PRESIDES
 After the singing of America" by the audience and an invocation by Dr. W B. Crumpton. president of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, in which he thanked God for the victory won on August 13 and prayed for the safe return of our boys from France, James Weatherly chairman of the meeting, stated the pur- pose of the meeting to be celebration of '"The great victory just gained for bet ter citizenship, for democracy through out the natlOn, Wnlcn means the prOniDf- ton of the greatest curse that ever af- flicted humanity
 He said the opposition was led by men of prominence and distinction. but that they belonged to the nineteenth century, not the twentieth; reactionaries who ap- pealed to the prejudices of the people. and declared that the victory was the result of the enlightenment of the peo- pie, that in all of the 52 counties that had voted for a 3-mill school tax the admendists had won. He then in- troduced Thomas J. Bedsole of Clarke county, nominee for the state senate, who read a paper prepared by Dr. w. B. Crumpton. eulogizing the Rev. Brooks Lawrence. superintendent of the Alabama Anti-Saloon league, for the skillful man. ner in which he had conducted, through a period of F years, the campaign for prohibition in Alabama.
 REV. LAWRENCE SPEAKS
 Following the reading of the paper MT Weatherly introduced MT. Lawrence. who said that since last Tuesday night he had felt very much like we will all feel when we hear that the Germans have surrendered internationally. He told of the work done in the campaign by the amendists, stated that at the beginning If