The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-14

He said that it was not in the Cover nor's call.
 MT Fuller of Blob. said that the people of Alabama were now In favor of a general prohibition bill and show 5 ed how they voted on local option. He went into details explaining it's pro- visions. It was practically the same as the one in Georgia, but he thought 1t was stronger. siS
 Mir. Goodwin offered an amendment to make the law go into effect January 1, 1908, for those counties which have already voted on the question. This would make Montgomery stay wet till october 1. 1908. even if it went dry.
 MT, Goo6wyn said the party naa general prohibition. He said the pur- port of the bill was to take the matter out of the hands of the people He said there were good men on both sides of this question.
 Are we as pemocrats," said MT. Goodwin. .to go beyond the Democratic platform" ss st
 Kansas and Alabama. He called attention to states which had tried prohibition and found 1t did not work and that here were only two states, Maine and Kansas, which now | had prohibition.
 MT. Goodwin was compartng Kansas | and said he objected to comparing the | State of Kansas with Alabama. he said he was here to plead with the members of the House to save Alabama from the conditions which exist n Maine and Kansas.
 While MT Goodwyp was speaking | the hour of recess arrived.
 MT. Goodwin Resunes. When the House reassernbled MT. Goodwyn resumed. He declared that l he was not making his speech to the I gallery, but was making his speech on l his honest convictions on the question at issue
 It is easy to move an audience on l impulsive subjects by playing on fancy A man can bring laughter and tears or | stir the souls of the gallery, but the | argument he had presented during the morning session was not for that pur- | pose, but it was for the purpose of causing a calm dispassionate considera- ton of the subject. There is a law on | the subject already and 1t Is working l it's way satisfactorily In Alabama and 1 that law provides for home rule in the several counties on the question of the sale of liquor. t He asked who enforces the law, the l Governor or the sheriff and law exeeu- tives of the towns and cities, and pray to you in the name of law and 
 jority of the people in Montgpyaery county and in other counties are op' posed to the State law. slk
 while I am utterly opposed to the measure, still if this House Is going tc pass a prohibition measure 1t ought to do it In a way that will prevent al much strife as possible. The effect oi the amendment is that there would bt no election held after the passage oi | this bill. .,
 An effort was made to cut Mr. Good. wyn's remarks snort by invoking tht time limit but on motion he was al lowed to proceed.
 "You are passing prohibition meas. ures," he continued. "to stop the iiquol traffic in counties in which it exists. Il that Is your purpose why not be fair | If you hermit an election in December ] and if you allow this law to go inte | effect on January i, then you will bs taking away property in a ruthless way and engendering bitterness it will take years to heal.
 should Be Fair.
 "why not give. Montgomery county the same right you have given to ths other counties of the State. You tel us that this is great moral wave but you are violating one Of the great est rules of Christian morality, 'dt 1 unto others as you would, be done by l "You are riding ruthlessly oyer wo, men and children" he resumed. ''Wha; | Is to become of those who must los' their income January i. when they aY' only rfotihed on December l6.
 'swhat would you say if such a, prop osition was put up to you? You woul' | say 1t was a most unlxind,' most un charitable act. You would say it wal an injustice
 II have spoken my honest convic tions. I have said words on this sub ject to which hope no member vii l take offense but urge you to allow l AKent yarnary fn have the same riehfs al other cities of the State" W
 MT. Goodwin was loudly applaudet as he took his seat.
 He was followed by MT. Rulger. o