The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-04
SANFORD AND HALL
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS SPEAK
 AT BUTLER SPRINGS.
Prohibition and Free Passes are Pulled into the Limeiight Again and Voters Cheer the
 Sneakers.

Greenvilie, Sept. 3.--(SpeciaI. .)---The free pass question as well as the pro- hibition question were revived and made to do duty today as a live cam. paign issue in the Second District Con- gressionai race at Butler Springs, when Hon. W. H. Sanford of Pike and Hon. T. J. Hall of Montgomery addressed the people gathered at neiRhborhood barbecue. A big crowd was present and each candidate had good hear ing.
 Mir. Hall sprung the pass question, declaring that Mir. Sanford had used one on the Central and Atlantic Coast Line. Mir. Sanford replied that he had represented the roads in litigation and that he was acting within his legal rights when he accepted pass in part payment of his services.
 Mir. Sanford again took up the ques- tion of prohibition. declaring his ad- yocacy of the cause under every con- dition. He was proud of nothing in his public career so much as he was of his leadership of the fight Tn Pike County which brought prohibition into that county. He believed that the cause should go marching on and he would gladly support a bill to pre- vent the shipment of whiskey from Q dry to a wet State.
 He thought, too. that the time had come when the Federal Government should assist the cause of public edu- cation. He would support bill which would have the Government assist financially the schools of the country. He advocated the assistance of the good roads movement by the Federal Government.
 Mr. Sanford was given a close and attentive hearing and he was heartily cheered by the crowd.
 Mir. Hall was well received when he arose and said that he got out of a sick bed ko come to the meeting He declared that at the China Grove meet ing Mir Sanford said; Tt was my hand that penned the clause in the new Constitution that took away rom MT. Dent his free pass"
 MT. Hall said that he was astounded on that some evening on a Central of Georgia train to see Mir. Sanford hand out a pass to the conductor. Mir. Hall declared further that Mir. Sanford used a pass on the Atlantic Coast Line.
 Mir. Sanford Interrupted him inti- mating that 1t was unfair to bring such a charge after he had already spoken and would have no chance to make answer. Mir Hall told him that he might take the time then to make an- swer. Mir Sanford then said that he had been employed to render legal service for the road and had used a pass dS part PoyHiS"t A0s "
 Passing on to the prohibition issue Mir Hali declared that the courts had already declared the anti shipping bill advocated by MT Sanford unconstitu- tional He declared that the Demo- cratic Party from time immemorial had pledged itself to the policy of local option.
 The speakers and some of their friends went to Montgomery tonight. 
 Announcement is made that the city of Montgomery is going to have a speaking by one of the Congressional candidates. Hon. A. c. Sanders, of Pike County. will speak at the The Grand Theatre at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 Tuesday he will speak at Sprague Junction at p. m. He will be the first of the candidates to be heard in Montgomery