The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

IN his speech al Eufauia Friday night
Hon. Ray Rushton OF Montgomery
-dealt. WI th.. the -spsctous- political by
tpocrfsy. which seeks to condemn ell
kwho opncss.the proposed, amendment to
the constitutfon. In closing MT. Rush
3 Now i an, almost through. hope
/ + have mot said anything calculated TO
appeal to passion or prejudice. did
not come here e. abuse anyone or TO
Ing. about the Fuller Bill. Il Is one
of, the laws Of my country, and I am
not only going to obey It., but advise
and persuade others TO do SO. To dis
conheetton with a proposition to ma
terially change the funda law
Of the State and repeal the bill of
rights, would be condescens,on. They
My proposition Is. that both prohibi-
tionists and anti-prohibitionsts should
vote against the amendment.
II believe that ! have demonstrated
amendment is a political makeshift In
effecttvet aud 4 contradictory, and that
Its adeRtto1 would prove; TO Its advQ--
Gates and TO All friends Of true temper.
ance 4 delusion and snare. =.
That the. second section Is. land was
intended to bel a mandate to the SUI
preme Court to override Its d,,cision in
the Bessemer cases, and Is practically
1 .
Section of the Bill of Rights. Is ad-
mitted by every amendment speaker
from the Governor on down when they
try to explain 1t away and hold out
that every one Of them regret. and
long since have regretted. that Section
Is In it7 And yet they claim that We
should vote for II because IL is ques-
| tios of liquor or no liquor, and a moral
issue and moral question and Judge
Weakley claims that 1t Is the emhodi-
ment Of Christianity militant. Moral
question. Christianity militant! 1t -
claim that II IL. 1t Is worse than that.
IT is nonsense < and sacriiege. But
| whether q moral question or political
question. 1t should be treated in a
yet hurt a good cause. Read the first
section with Its exceptions and listen
to the excuses they make for the second
section. and you can't help but ehal-
and the honesty and good faith Of
those that proposed them,
IF II 10 wrong to make liquor In
any quantity; It's wrong to use liquSr
liiquor in any quantity. it's wrong to
Edrink liquor IN any quantity. II 1t Is
| wrong to have liquor In any quantity
with your friends at banquets and on
any quantity at your own home
amongst your wife and your children.
II II is wrong for me to buy home
to make IT, II the wine that was made
at the marriage feast In Canaan, or
that was blessed by the Savior at the
Last Supper contained no alcohol.
welch's Grape Juice is snficient for
Is all that scientists or mechanics need
in the arts. and physicians Of high re-
pute tell us that alcohol Is not nec-
submit aI the auestion Of iiau S or no 40
liquor to the people call the Legisla-
ture together again lit can easily be
done in a week and at less expense
than holding the election). and submit
II honestly to the people at the cleo
ton next fall, after the spring prima-
ries are over and when thousands OF
as honest men and as good citizens az
you or /. who are now disqualified. can
have paid their poll tax. Propose to
them, disconnected with any mans am
bttion to be nominated for Governor
AN amendment somewhat as follows:
/" 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to manufacture, make. sell. dis
pense OF, drink. use, store, or have In
his POSSESSION any spirituous, vinous
alcoholic or malt liquors or intoxieat.
such person shall be hned." etc. Sc
this or something like this, and you
can then talk to us about rs being II.
quor or no liquor. prohibition or NO
ton. VIII they do II? No. Few. o.
them have the moral courage to do II
ana none have the political courage q
do 1t. But until they do do II, away
with all this miserable clap-trap about
moral issue and moral side. Moral is
sue. indeed! 1t Is politics, and pc.
litical strnddle at that. Preachers and
good church people are unconsciously
taking part In a political bunco game
and are being used as mere pawns oJ
as shrewd schemeFs as ever played up
on the credulity of men.
L. but they say the liquor men are al
on our side. hope 50. | want 70 win
and / want everybody 10 vote agains