The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-13
SUNDAY CLOSING FIGHT GROWS WARM. league Liquor Ordinance Up
 Before Council WILL STOP SUNDAY SALES Propoosd Ordinance for Montgomery ls Patterned After Those Now
 In Force In Birmingham
 and Atlanta,
WILL STOP SUNDAY SALES

Montgomery, June 12.-(Special )-There is prospect of pretty big fight for and against the passage of what Is now known as the Teague liquor ordinance be- fore the city council. which seeks to close up the barrooms of the city on Sunday end prevent them from selling on that day. Many of the preachers and church people are already coming out for 1t, and the liquor men. seeing in 1t a provision that will be effective If enforced, are getting ready to fight 1t. It has proven available for the purpose in other cities. and will do so here, it's friends claim.
 At several churches yesterday the preachers, either outright or impliedly, urged their parishloners to support the measure. The evils of Sunday whisky selling were pointed out and the duty of the people to see that laws to prevent and punish are passed.
 Saloon Men Busy.
 The liquor men became active just aft CT the measure was introduced and have been at work arousing sentiment against 1t in an energetic way. A letter was sent out urging organization to meet the sit uation.
 This letter is signed by leading sa- loon and whisky man, who says that he has concluded, after reading the Teague ordinance, that it is necessary to organ ize a Retail Liquor Dealers assocfa- tion." He continues: "The measure as introduced by MT. Teague is drastic In It's meaning that were we to allow same to be passed by the present city council l. will eventually mean closing up the bars entirely for lack of business.
 The probabilities are that none of you realize what this measure means and what 1t will lead to; therefore. l would thank you to confer with me immediately so that we can arrange to organize at some private hall during the coming week. at least before the next session of the city council"
 Has Hard Fight.
 The ordinance, so far as can be ascer- tained. is going to have a hard time get ting through. One alderman, a member of the judiciary committee to which the proposed law was referred, practically said one day last week that he would not support it and gave 1t as his opinion that 1t would not secure more than half a dozen votes in the council. The judiciary committee Is composed of C. F. McIn-
 
 mayor Gaston Gunter and J. l.. Holloway, attorneys and J. Kirk Jackson, private secretary to the governor
 The Teague ordinance is practically the same as are in force and effective In Birmingham and Atlanta. It closes all places where liquors are sold and all places where doors or other passage ways connect with saloons. Restaurants with saloons attached are not allowed to Keep open, and all window shades and screen doors must be thrown open so that any one on the sidewalk may see entirely through the building.
 Point of Attack.
 The ordinance also makes 1t an offense for any one other than the proprietor or his employees to go in the place on Sunday, and if persons not occupying such relations to the business are found inside they may be punished. It is on this point where the first attack on the law will be made the alderman referred to above saying that he would never vote for law that prevented man going where and when, he pleased. He said he would not undertake to say to any fellow citizen that he should not go in a saloon or anywhere else on Sun day. That was a right that no man should try to take away.