The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
ESTES AND HOGAN DECLARE
 THEMSELVES AMID CHEERS
Corporate Heads Are Included In De- nuncIation and Brooks Lawrence Is Defended-Dr. Montague Makes
 Notable Address.

 Marked by heated attacks on the city council and the corporation heads who are active in the anti-prohibition cam paign, spirited addresses. the result seemed to have given great hopes to the anti-saloon forces.
 'If we have accomplished nothing else" said the Rev. Frank Willis Bar nett, the chairman, at the close i've have at least found name for our opponents. They shall be called Seed Tickers." Remember, after this every intersts are seed tickers, and let that be their name through the campaign. Commercial parasites they are and we might as well let them know it."
 This was brought about by the state ment of the Rev. Dr. J. H. Mccoy, president of Birmingham college, who was the second speaker. This is an economic question and the relation of the saloon to business is well known The saloon is a consumer, and not a producer. The money they get comes out of the cash drawers of grocery stores, dry goods stores, and every
 
 divert the money, and never add to it.
 Why, you might just as well talk about building up man by putting seed ticks on him. as to talk about building up town with saloons Its commercial parasite which costs Bir- mingham $75o.OoO year to enjoy"
 Attack Corporate Heads.
 The address of Dr. Mccoy was said to have been the most notable yet made on the subject in Birmingha am. and it was the feature of tho meeting. He made a direct attack on two of the opposition leaders. You've been edified | lately by correspondence from Missis- sippi which is quite amusing. They are hard put to it to cram such bosh down our throats. Why. they even jump on | poor Brooks Lawrence because he came from Ohio.
 Tn the name of heaven where did J. c. Maben come from? Where did F. H. | Crockard come from?
 We brought Brooks Lawrence here and he represents the allied temper ance intersts of Alabama to put down the liquor traffic. He's all right. J. c. Maben represents foreign corpora tions and eastern capital and I'm for ever against coining our boys to make these men money!
 With the words, Remember Allan | ta" the speaker called attention to the race problem, "a dark menaoing cloud over our homes and clear skies. There will be no solution of this prob lem until the saloon as factor is Him mated. until the saloons cease to stir up their beastial passions and send the negroes out to menace every cottage in this land, until the saloons, the low white mems dives, cease to send out vagabonds, tramps and criminals"
 Jumps on Council. l But the sensation of the meeting was the attack made on the city council. This Is a political question" said pr. McCay, flor the saloons stand foremost as the most pernicious influences fin ev- cry election. HarlS back to the last mu- nicipal campaign of Birmingham, and see 1 there the only issue between the good people and the saloons, for the control of the saloons. Then that city council, which has kept the newspapers full of grand stand plays and has done nothing for the city, nothing but harp over saloon regulationl Let me tell you, we've got to tear this thing out by the roots before we can ever take that iron grip off the council"
 Mir Barnett. after the addresses were completed, said: 'I was at the most won derful meeting of the city council last week, and saw that sickening perform ance. When I sat there and looked into those mems faces I felt like saying. oh, God, help this townn The council is In the grasp of the seed tickers and we must throw them off. Now, I don't know if there are any aldermen In this meeting I but if there are any I bid them stand up!"
 Immediately Aldermen George Estes and Dan Hogan stood on their feet in the audience.
 Barnett continued: T am determined to give these men the opportunity to declare themselves here and now. If they wish I will give them the privileges of the floor" Alderman Estes walked quickly to the platform and said
 Estes Makes Talk.
 
 full body of which your chairman has spoken, of which he has said Oh, God, help our city!' and I have come to unite my prayers with his.
 T represent there what you represent here. and I tell you right there is going on the skirmish fight for prohibition. I am sorry to admit that the maneuvers there are for the benefit of the seed tickers I fought that and still fight. believe that when our mayor returns there will be something doing. First, last and all the time, from crown to toe, am for prohibition
 When Mir Estes took his seat there were cries of Hogan, Hogan. from the audience. and MT. Barnett said: 'I do not know how MT. Hogan stands, but know that his father was good Baptist preacher, and I know that in the council he voted against regulation because he said that nothing would kep off prohibi-