The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-21
a. 8 rs No
10 Fight Constitutional
Prohibition.
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HEADQUARTERS FOR TIE
CAMPAIGN ARE OPENED
People Are Tired Of Agitation and
Fanatieism.
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nses <MsCsrd, : Hrestsomery Lawyer,
Fsr six Yssrs Clerk-ef the sa-
Srsms Court Heads the
Movement.

s'Ths safe ana sane business men OF
RIabama, tired OF discord. agitation and
kanaticism, are going to tight constitu-
kionai prohibition to finish and We
hs,x every citizen Of the state. who has
the interest Of Alabama at heart. to
lco- operate with US in this night. This
As notice to all Aiabamians who are
hired OF having politicians and hired
Easitators running the State without re-
gard to anything but their own polit-
deal welfare. that they have chance
30 line mp win business men. who pro-
pose to night and TO hight to nnish."
pafd Leon Mccord. Montgomery law
'1sr, who for six years was one Of the
plerks OF the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Mccord has opened headquarters
Tor the dght In the Bell building and
he saws he has behind him 5000 busl-
ness men OF the state. who have de-
kermined that the time has come 70
nght the men who have made poiiti.
cal football OF the welfare OF the
state. Within q week he expects 70
have lined up behind him $4,000 bus
lnass men. who viii take part in. the
6Rht. The fight IL not on statutory
Drohibition Mr.. McCord. who has been
a prominent church worker, was an
favor Of prohibition by statute al
though he says It has scored o rank
and depressing failure in Montgomery
He says that while statutory pronipi-
4ion might be given longer and TAR
fher test. he and his associates WIZ
Heht q constitutional amendment,
Conner ana Lewxence
He declares that Governor conner
has joined hands with Rev. brooss
lawrence, in the hope OF future politi-
cal preferment, to help Mrs Aawrence
"a carry out his threat to change the
r.onstitrtion. where II does not SUIT
MIN. He is apprehensise lest the pont-
dcal combination shall be carried rsf-
ther. until the supreme court y unos !.
stiilfnr TO carry out his wishes a. me
rsnverT,or Against this, he says,
@ho,,sands q business men have ser
fhefr faces and that for the nrst unie
4 attending. straight ron-tn q sno nlas =
night viii be made, againss sns r p,sn =
Z ~ IL sad day for Aiab9ira said
49, Mc(.ord when fanatic. such ae
Rrooks Lawrence has shown himseN
a be. attacks our courts ana ettsshp.s
"a drag into the mire the past RECORD
81 our state and her citisensnip ~ -
Z .ajIder day when such statements py
q hired agitator are condoned Dy men
high in church and state.
ant when the Governor OF Alabama
noina hands with Rev. Brooks Law
renee. calls upon the Legislature 70
establish constitutional pronpition ps
a. value it Is time for business men
Of the state. who have the interest Of
the state at heart. to rise up ana nshb-
yFor once there Is going to- pc
arht against the agitators. Men have
eat patiently down and have seen tnem
- rf,a.ht has been made. But the turn
Sne n,iut has come. We are going 70
Aght constitutional prohibition win All
kha mower we possess. We want tne
thousands of business men in alabama
who have grown sick OF agitauons OF
continual meetings of the Legisiaturs.
Of reckless attacks ON business 20
rome with us and help us make the
aght. / have in the past week travei-
al over a large part OF the stare.
rvaA surprised and gratihed at the num-
her of business men, regaruiess OF
their views on prohibition when II was
Sirst started. who are anxious 10 9oiS
in the fight against tine pon.iS'anA $50
~ s.r am not one who believes the Leg
sxiature belongs to the Governor
believe the Legislature reit,- ina. -
was called upon to cary out certain
issues of the campaign. but when their
~or[ was done on these issues they
nave the Independence and manhood TO
40 1vhat Is best for Alabama. OF one
! ching / am convinced, and that Is that
Hhe people of Alabama are Sick ana
tired ofsthe 0overonr's methods. and
tshaf at the first election they VIII
wrest his hands from the progress ana
prosperity OF the State.
CON stituttonaI Prohibition.
.sThe Legislature was elected TO pass
measures regulating the railroads. The
State platform declared for that. The
same State platform declared for local
option. Nothing was said in that plat
form about constitutional prohibition.
Not until the missionary from Ohio
came to enlighten US did we know
that we needed constitutional prohibi-
ton. Not until he came I'D we know
that we were under 'whlskey, harlot
and pimp' domination. Not until he
came with his new revelation did we
know that our Supreme Court had been
under such domination.
II call upon the old lighting DEM
pcratic spirit of the citizens Of Ala
bama What has become Of the old
party, with Its illustrious record? l
helieye that the old spirit has only
been sleeping and that it will rise to
throw out of the power the men who
have run things In the past few years.
"Lcail upon every lover Of liberty
every old-time Democrat, every safe
5 and sane business man, TO unite Win
us to defeat the men who make their
living by agitation"
9$Mr. McCord has written the follow
ing letter to members OF the Legisla-
ture:
Montgomery. Ala, July 10, 1909.
Dear Sir-I submit to you that in this
hour of business depression and short
crops 1t is no time to throw our people
into the turmoil of another political
fight. They need a rest from political
strife. rest from political chickering's.
a rest from carping politicians and a
chance to work and be happy They
want and need less of laws. less ses-
sions of the Legislature, less taxes and
less so-calied reform
Give the present prohibition law a
fair and honest trial before 1t IL hur-
ried into our constitution: then II 1t
is failure and liquor Is sold Illegally
and without regulation. we can substi-
tute 1t for a law under which II will
be sold legally and under absolute
control and regulation. In which II
will be made to yield revenue to the
State as well as to the several coun-
n Sizes
= ..r,, et.ahnfe ~ I. r,asorltx, ~ ~. go.