The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-12
They Gather to Hear Anti-Prs-
 hibition Orators
MANY EARNEST SPEECHES
Crowd at GeIders' Hall Cheers Telling Points Made Against Prohibition. Claimed Prohibition Directed
 Chiefly at Laborine Man.

plouIDllion Speeclles. All tue seats HCle occupied and more orderly, attentive crowd. perhaps was never seen in Bir- mingham. If all the men present were not opposed to prohibition. the over whelming majority seemed to be, judging from the spontaneous applause that greeted the orators; all of whom were identified with organized labor.
 A section of Memolis band furnished the music
 Lee Dulion called the meeting to order and presided throughout. He said that in view of the prohibition campaign now in progress it would be good time to discuss the objects and aims of the work ingmen's league. We shoud,' he pointed out, 'be prepared to have a say at the polls. The question now confronting Us is that of prohibition and let me tell you that the Greater Birmingham of which we have been boasting will never be realized if prohibition wins.
 MT Dulion introduced F. X. Waldhorst of the carpenters union as the first speaker. Mir. Waldhorst is one of the best known and most energetic crafts men in the Birmingham district. He has the reputation of being exceptionally well informed and when he addresses wage earners he is unually listened to with close attention. He held the crowds last night and was heartily applauded
 "All of you" he said, "are as much interested in this prohibition question as am; no more no less. I did not come to Birmingham because it was wet or dry, but to make living. All of us came here to produce something. 1 have been union man for 25 years. Now, how would prohibition affect us? Now, if we are to take a rule to go by we must take common sense rule-not theory, not a rule of fanaticism, but a rule of plain sense"
 MT. Waldhorst then told of the prohi- bition states and went in to prove that those states did lot prohibit He said a half truth was worse than a whole lie, citing the case of a city in Kansas that was dry. but was separated from a wet state by only a river.
 T am not great user of stimulants, but when 1 want a drink I want it, and do not care to sneak around for it. I
 efl ana aDONe board. It is bad
 luor to excess, but I know that
 Kas., said to be dry. there
 nkenness than there is in Bir-
 Kansas is not a wet state, but
 is not dry. Kansas tJtwns
 dry as Birmingham at this
 take Maine. There is a state
 as Alabama and yet more
 es licenses are issued there
 state. No prohibition does
 Now as this question af-
 working men. None of the
 ohibition cities have the
 'e here in Birmingham. Most
 have eight hours, and we
 lose to the highest wages.
 places that had prohibition.
 when it was dry. There
 mt stores and hundreds of
 ln Georgia they have no
 V. How would prohibition
 ics of the building trades.
 Se it was in Atlanta. These
 ail to come to pass. Pro
 means longer hours. Just
 is a presidential election
 disturbance Is already
 Capital is timid
 irprised if we have to n Birmingham our grei Iress has been with ' 1000 wage workers fou the Birmingham dist names are on the pay ing men could vote th' anger about prohi- b,u ou who can should exc l. Prohibition would affe sly.
 ;ussed the causes Of dru l<ing was tracea ble to 'ance, poverty and owe ed against the em- plo and asserted that ma heir ignorance and the y became addicted to next discussed the roll It was, he said, aln disability for men to wo mills and not take stii their weakened vi- tai ids take laudanum sor some of them CO., cai eer to enable them to He attributes this hal ltS to overwork If we conditions" said Ws night talk of prohi- bit habit would cure it's,
 a picture of the mi the man under the gro ed to strong drink. It work. Why, in BlC 5000 was paid out for h. and Blocton was dry
 V ar said, would not tai rule if they are we srworked. He con clu 'or better education an, m general for work ing
 NH kalew.
 ( an laH He'd on ], D. Buck ale third vice president of Association of Ma oh beech. MT. Bucka- laN 4.fi. applause but he said he meeting expecting to would not make an ad ink whisky, beer or wi l do wish to urge on H. nise your manhood. Ma ote This should not be hat question is up, WI child labor or pro- hil be qualified to ex- pr ugh the ballot box '' I ling of the Rev Dr. Bu ill timed speech | ses $I