The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-13
FLOWER OF BIRMINGHAM CITIZENSHIP DEMANDS TRIUMPH
 FOR LAW AND ORDER
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who want to go to work are gwen that privilege. l dare say there are more than 10000 men ready to work who are being held back by these bloody deeds.
 These men do not yet know that tn 9 governor with a million people benind him is ready to uphold the law anu protect them. It must be proven tC them, and every good citizen of tn state owes 1t to his state to join in this movement"
 Joseph Makes Short Talk.
 M. V. Joseph made a short talk, say ing that wherever the question of law and order is raised for the preservation of peace in this great city and state, he would ever be ready to use his voice and influence. This is not a question of the individual. It appeals to the very basic principle of our government and our civil ization Wherever the fair name of Ala bama Is being smrched every native and every adopted son should rise in protest" John E. Morris called attention to the fact that the meeting was not to settle differences between the operators and the strikers, but to put down lawlessness. , We cannot allow a few desperate white men and the worst element of negroes to
 
 would not take long to spread 1t over the state, resulting in race riots and pitting mob against mob. A halt must be called" His closing remarks were turned to the value of mines and the duty of the citizens to suppress violence in every lawful way.
 Bowie Is Final Speaker.
 Former Congressman Bowie opened with ha for toll the hour for action has comet This is not question of union or nonunionism which we have assembled here to discuss today. It is not question of high or low wages. It is a well established fact that this dis order exists at those mines which have paid the scale as well as at those which have worked at reduction.
 .The real question Is whether we are bond or free; whether we will stand up for the men who say we are ready to work, or whether we will stand up for those who say to free men, you shall not work unless you bow the knee to our or ganization.
 Evil as it is to commit murder, vicious as have been the crimes of the past month. they are as nothing to the nfamy of those who have counseled and advised those deeds
 / Tn some form other this has been fought out in every free state in this union, and thanks to an untrammeled cit izenship it has been settled right every time when the people get together for law and order
 Unless 1t is stopped soon, unless an end is early found, it may be that some will find patience has ceased to be a virtue, and the citizens of the state will take the law in their own hands.
 '.I want to see every man who commits murder punished but the lesson of the time would be lost unless the agitators are traced out and unless we see that at least one of those leaders shall bear the judg- ment of justice.''
 In closing MT. Bowie called attention to the fact that "only this morning, when after the proclamation of the governor and the activity of our citizens in calling this meeting, we might have hoped to en- joy few days rest; only this morning a woman of this county was shot down in cold blood by these murderers and a brutal attack was made on several innocent peo- ple." With the sentiment. "Why stand we here idle?' he moved the adoption ot the resolutions.
 The vote was put and carried unani- mously, whereupon the meeting ad- journed.