The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-11
Challenge Of Kilby Accepted, Says Kennedy tn Statement

Gaillard. Why neglect of duty? Because forso5tn. the mem .bers of this commission do not live up to ghost bill,' and m aginative Ggmen; of the governor nra'li'
 He boldly and confidently asserts that the will of the people was contained III this near bill which 'seaped through the last legislature. but which was never en- acted by it. This famous measure Mas tha governors pet bill. It was guardeo by henchmen near to the ' saereu siii itte .t. rfs delicate beauty could not stand the roueb and tumble fight. the turmoil and strife of a long legislative session US birfh was attended by eminent legal doc tors Five days before the legislature adjourned the last day il could be lh- troduced and become law, 1t was gen tly placed in the hands of a senator tsince named to q lucrative office at tho state capitoD and introduced.
 SMOOTH COURSE
 Its course was ruffled but once. The ble Senate Judiciary committee adNersed it. seeing it's purpose. There was violent raging and great excitement at the gov ernor's office By a close vote the sen ate committee eceded. and this arlsto- cratic but delicate protege pushed oh- ward
 This babe was born and nurtured in the governors office, but alas and aiaek. it's eminent legal doctor had builded II from the feet up. There was no head. The babes torso ended abruptly at the neck. There was no hope the doctor said, and if was gently lowered into its little grave. accompanied by the lamenta- tion of it's devoted father and the eroco- Gile tears, of a coterie of serving men.
 This headless wonder, this dim shape clothed and hanging m miGsmatic vapor, was the will of the people, rnourns its father If this missing link was the will of the people why was it not drawn bv a member of the legislature clothed by the people with authority to originate laws?
 But what was this famous bill? Did it seek to add one jot or little to the duties of any officer? Did it seek to require one more minute of the time of any officer of the state? No' it merely provided that officials shall reside in or live sufficiently near to the city of Mont gomery so tha, such office or post of duty shall be reasonably accessible to him daily
 Under this bill man who owned an aeroplane could live at Huntsville and fulfiu it's requirements, both 1T letter and spirit. The bill did not pro- vide that he must be at his office daily ! but must be near enough to reach it
 RESIGNATION SOUGHT
 No, the purpose of this bill. hae 1 it become a law, was to force the resig nation of myself and s. P. Gaillard, tC make room for two faithful but hun gry spoilsmen. one of whom has since i been cast a meaty but short cut oi bone.
 1 sGovernor Kilby generates Commis sioner E. H. Cooper because MT. Cooper l lives in Montgomery. He moved her' i before the headless babe was con ! ceved. Commissioner Cooper is one O. ] the most painstaking and conscientious ] officials l have ever known. Governol i Kilby certainly does not contend tha ], MT. Cooper gives more time to his of flee, now that he is engaged in the au 1 tomobile business in Montgomery thaI he did when engaged in the mercantile l business in Birmingham? Certainl! not. Mere residence in Montgomer. does not make Mir. Cooper more serv l iceable. In fact, to the contrary. Whei l living in Birmingham he personally ad
 justed hundreds of complaints for thos
 who sought him at his office there