The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-04

Legislature. He did not abuse in his speeches, he said, because he did not believe in 1t.
 He advised charity and kindness during the campaign. urging the use of persuasion rather than force c- con1- pulsion in securing votes. If this advise is followed" he declared, you'll wini You'll winv'
 "Because a man takes a drink, he is not a bad man." declared the Georgia orator, but the men I hate Is in the amen corner of the church who delib- erately prays that the Kingdom come, and then deliberately votes to put In 8 liquor shop. He is the man hate. l hate the spirit of commercia1ism lin town, where the dollar is above every other feeling.
 He emphasized three arguments that are advanced against prohibition, and declared he wanted to teach the mem bers of his audience how to answer them. The first of these objections, as he stated 1t. was that "the business in~ terests and life of the town almost de- ponds upon. the liquor trafic."
 Effect ca Business Interests.
 His answer to this was the decfara- ton that towns ale not hurt by proht- bition, ''as will se admitted by the antis' when prohibition is put into Montgomery" He told how business interests were going to be ruined in Atlanta and all over Georgia, accord- ing to statements before the adoption of the prohibition law, butt that since its passage. the Atlanta papefs were declaring the city was in better shape, through increased rents and otherwise, than ever before.
 You people have an idea,n he de- clared. amid the applause of the audi ence, that dozen dirty liquor shops make city. If Montgomery has rioth- ing but hundred and thirty such shops to show for itself, then Mont Bomery is q mighty sorry town"
 Liquor Doesn't Make Town.
 He ridiculed the objection to prohi- bition was that it takes away revenue from the city, saying 1t would seem as though millions and millions of dol- lars of valuation depended upon the s35,000 of revenue from liquor licenses. It was not good business proposition, anyway, he said, as the local govern. ntent receives only s35,0O0 from licenses, whereas the Federal Govern ment taxes were s200.000 upon the liquor consumed, upon the conserva- tive estimate that 100000 gallons arc consumed each year.
 The second objection, that prohibi- tion would not pEohibit. was declared to be q reflection upon the people. In communities where it does net prohibit. he said. there was needed some of the spirit of 'ef, when people were willing to fight for what they believed to be right.
 The third objection was that prohibit tion is Interference with the personal liberty of the people. There were good men, he declared. who do not believe in legislation which prescribes the way men and women shall cat and drink. And they are right" he contin- ued. "The trouble with them is they are making thestail wag the dog. He has a perfect right to have drink of liquor whenever he pleases, and we are not trying Co keep his liquor away from him. but simply trying to keep him from forcing us into the liquor business. or saying that we shall sell him liquor over a bar"
 Another meeting was held during the afternoon, which was quite well at tended. It was addressed by Mrs. Nam nie R. Curtis of Texas. a temperance lecturer, who appeared a few weeks ago before the State convention of the W. c. T. U.