The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-12
Speech At Jasper on Amend ment Heard With Enthusiasm
ANTS SURE OF WALKER
Majority Against the Amendment Is Estimated at from 500 to 700. McCord Handles Subject Con
 cisely and Scores Conner.
BY FRANK V. EVANS.

Jasper, October 11.-(Special. )-Leon Me Cord is doing yoeman service in Walker county in opposition to the Lawrence Comer-W Weakley proposed constitutional amendment He spoke today at noon at the courthouse to one of the largest gath erlngs of voters yet assembled in Walker county.
 There was a notable absence of boys, and prominent among his hearers were many time and scar-marked Confederate veterans, who gave him earnest attention and most hearty applause.
 It was quite plain from start to finish that MT. McCord had as an audience hun- dreds of men who will cast their votes against the amendment, and the majority of such men bore strong evidence of the fact that Walker can be counted fairly in line with the defenders of the constitution as this assembly was composed of repre- sentatives from all parts of the country.
 MT McCord went straight and deep into the matter at issue. In no uncertain way he exposed the political plot concocted by the triumvirate at Montgomery to win the state of Alabama to perpetual sub serviance to the will of the present admin istration, and to use the sentimental wave upon which to ride into such power.
 The speaker handled Governor Conner, Brooks Lawrence and Judge Weakley without gloves and with telling force. He drew a vivid picture of what would be the banefuI effect in this state should they succeed and cheered his audience with the prediction that the amendment would be defeated by an overwhelming vote If the people will only rise to the opportunity and he seems sure they will do so.
 Mir. McCord proved himself an effective speaker. He is gifted with the art of handling anecdotes, and quoting scrip ture in neat and interesting way, and this he did to perfection. His tributes to the old Confederate soldiers, to the wom- anhood of the state and to the Christian ministry were timely and in these refer ences he drove his position to the hearts of his hearers.
 A north Alabama mountaineer himself, an active churchman and a skilled orator who understands the nature of this peo- pie, he made convincing arguments which met the sympathy of the people of Walk er When he told them that the sea- board counties, the wire grass boys and the unterrified men of the prairie lands would come to the mountain counties, where patriotism dwells, bringing with them a 10000 majority in defense of the homes and liberties Of the people, and that the hills and mountains will join the chorus which will reverberate through the Tennessee valley, across the river, and in one grand chorus acclaim the safety of Alabama, there was an outburst of cheers
 At the close of Mir. McCord's speech there was a great gathering of old men, who grasped his hand and gave promise that their state shall not fall into the hands of those men who seek to pollute 1t for political ends If in their power to pre- vent.
 There seems no doubt today that Walk CT county will give a majority against the amendment of from 800 to TOO votes.