The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-03
Defenders HAbe Advantage
In Morgan Ounty At Present
BY WILL w. NELSON.

ment will lose by d majority of from
400 on up"
Some of the amenders of the county
say that the county will go for the
amendment by 200 majority. Others say
it will be close, while still other amend
ers say-that the county will be close.
In the opinion of your correspondent
the ants now have the advantage in
this county, but the fight is going to be
a hard-fought one and whichever side
wins will win by only a small majority.
Decatur will, In the opinion of your cor
respondent give a safe majority against
the amendment; New Decatur will quite
likely give a small majority for the
amendment. Then it is left for the coun-
try precincts to say how the county will
60 At this time it seems that the vote
in the country precincts is very much
divided, but it would seem from all 1
have been able to learn that the ants
have at least slight majority in the
country precincts
This amendment question Is a question
that has caused more talk and comment
than any other matter that has come
before the people here in recent years;
in fact since the reconstruction days in
Alabama. BY many here it is regarded
as a political question; a question of
Conner and anti-Comer. Others say IL
is moral question pure and simple and
not a political question, as some are
claiming 1t is.
The amenders are claiming that all
who voted for local option in the cleo
ton some years ago will vote for the
amendment. Local option carried in this
county by more than four to one and IL
one should take that for a basis the
amendment would VIM in this county
world without end. But the ants say
many of the people who voted for pro-
hibition will not vote for the amendment
and the ants feel sure that Morgan
county will give large majority against
the amendment. The voting strength of
this county is about 25O0 and it Is expected
that a full vote will be polled at this
time.
prominent democrat said to your cor
respondent today: 81 am against the
amendment. 1t is undemocratic and I
want to see II lose. 1t is purely Co.
merism and Comerism is not democracy
as I have been taught 1t all the years
of my life. I believe the amendment
will lose in the state, but If It should
carry I hope and pray that the state
will go republican at the next election,
for it would teach the democratic party
a lesson that they need to learn. say
this as a lifelong democrat, one who
has never voted any other ticket in my
life and I am a man who hates the re-
publican party as the devil hated holy
water, but If this amendment should
] carry 7 will not only vote for a republic
ticket in the state but I will take off
/ my coat and work for it. We have had
! enough Comerism here in Alabama and
7 for one am sick and tired of it." This
lie fha kind M hot &c
being expressed here by a good many
democrats. Still, there are to be found
here many democrats of prominence who
favor the amendment and say It is pure
ly democratic and that 1t will win by
a vote of the people. The question Is
badly mixed in this end Of the state
During the past few days your CORE
spondent has seen a number of promi-
| nent citizens from Madison, Limestone
and Lawrence counties. From what can
| be gathered from these men It would
seem that the amendment would lose
In Limestone and Madison but would
carry In Lawrence county.