The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-28
Tax Leaguers Ask Governor
 For Special Legislature to
 Reduce States Expenditures
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tCOntinued from Page One) of the senate had succeeded it would not be necessary to protest now. He declared that the people of the state are still sovereign and potent, and hold within their hands the means of cor recting the thing against which they were now fighting.
 LONGS ADDRESS
 After the organization had adopted the report of the committee on plat form and resolutions, which told Gov ernor Kilby what he should do about an extra session of the legislature, J. Lee Long of Butler declared the plat form was one of the best eyer adopted by any organization in Alabama He said there is no i'll feeling in it. but a declaration of the principles for which the league will make it's fight. Inci- dentally, MT Long admitted that the programme was arranged at meeting of small number in a local hotel the night before. There was nothing to do at the state meeting during the day but to hear it read and vote "aye" and adjourn.
 MT. Long declared that the delegates could get relief without the aid of the governor. He urged the delegates to return to their homes and see their members of the legislature without de- lay.
 Ask your representatives what they intend to do for you" requested MT. Long. This is very vital" | Byrd Farmer of Houston urged the delegates not to feel that their work is done with the closing of this meet ing, but to keep in mind that the fight has just started, and cannot end until relief has been obtained. He referred to Governor Kilby's letter to the peo- pie two weeks ago. and said the gover- nor had called the protestants against tax assessments everything but Doll I weevils and greenbugs."
 Senator ]. B. Ellis of Dallas also de- clared that the meeting is opl echo of the protest against the rl ill made by the minority during thu sions of the legislature.
 ELLIS IS SARCASTIC | T am one of the small-bore politicians who fought the governors $S0,OO0,O00 tax bill. known as house bill No. 3s3," said Senator Ellis, and this meeting today is only an echo of that protest which the minority made against the measure while l it was being considered in the legisla- | ture."
 He said relief can come if the voters will demand that every candidate for the | legislature declare his position on the
 
 the race and will insist that no man IS too big to represent his section in the states law-making body.
 | J. A. Carnley, representative from Coffee county, declared that the people are calling for an administration which is responsible to a democratic people. He charged that property now is assessed at more than 60 per cent of it's reasonable cash value, and that Governor Kilby ! uif fba lrta ion of all property which could place it on the proper basis. He also said there is now no reason for high salaries in state offices, because the prices of necessaries have declined. He said no relief is in sight now, because the county tax ad- justers can be removed by the state tax commission, the tax commission can be removed by the governor, and the gov ernor will not agree to a revaluation of property.
 Judge James H. Ballentine of Madison insisted that Governor Kilby has the right to order a revaluation, despite the ruling of an assistant attorney general l that such revaluation cannot be made until the erd of a two-year period, which began October l. 1919. He cited Section S4 of the revenue act in support of his statement. He also insisted that ex- | penses of the state government can be reduced. He charged that Governor Kilby was the first to receive an in- crease in salary from the legislature ot 1919 and that all other state officials were given increases. He declared that some increases were made in violation of the constitution, which says a salary shall not be increased or diminished dur | ing a term.
 TOO MUCH REVENUE
 Judge Ballentine said the state did not need the revenue it is now getting I and insisted that the state paid a $S,000.000 floating debt and s6o0,0O0 of its bonded debt before the increased assess