The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-28

"Don't worry about that. haven't
the DESIRE" rejoined Mr.. McCord.
There was a mixed audience at
Evergreen Church, the women and
some OF the men furnishing the ap-
plause for the pro-amendment argu-
ments. while the majority of the men.
when they cheered at all. bestowed
their applause upon Mr.. McCords
declarations.
Indications. from the declarations of
leading citizens, are that Autauga
county will vote against the proposed
amendment on November 20. =
Mr.. Price opened the debate.
This IL not q political ISSUE" he
declared. but q moral issue. one that
affects home ana Christian education.
know that Autauga's Representatives
reflected the interests of Autauga
when they voted for prohibition all
through, and they represented the in
terests of the State. And the citizen
ship Of his county will not be satisfied
until they have beheaded the snake.
Flowers for Chief.
II don't care IL Conner IL or Is not
prohibitionist at HEARTH he can bring
about peace and happiness for you by
his actions, well and good. But I am
for him because he 10 for the woman
and children; he needs no apologies
from me.
III you show me ono woman in a
thousand, one church member in ten.
one in ten OF the men who make up
the morality of citizenship. who are
not in favor Of constitutional prohibit
ton, IL Leon McCord states on oath
that he 10 representing other interests
than those OF the brewers-then will
oppose the amendment. But It Is not
so.
what do the Safe and Sane men care
for the amendment. or against It?
There must be bait cup-reward-
somewhere.
"As to the lack Of penalty clause
to make the amendment self-enforcing.
on which Grandma laid so much stress
on the word OF an anonymous lawyer,
there IL no need for alarm. The con-
stitution needs no penalty included.
It needs none. The laws are SUFFICIENT.
The amendment will stop agitation.
Vote for this, and 7 will guarantee that
agitation will cease for ten years. It
will prevent the brewers from sending
their money into the State, subsidizing
the press. debauching voters. and caus-
ing repeal Of the laws by the legisla-
tors.
And here: II the constitutional
amendment Is void without the penalty
clause. why are the Safe and Saners
fghting 1t? Why is McCord. Of the Safe
and Sane Brewers Association. figh-
ing IT."
Resents "Big BOss.'
Mr.. Price took umbage at the ref
erence made to him by Mr.. McCord as
the man of the big boss"
"Why, this man is Corners man. peo-
pie. He belongs to Conner" said Mr..
McCord. HE has just come from a
job at the Capitol. job as reading
clerk. that the big boss gave him.
He's Corners man. Where Conner says
come. he cometh; where Conner says go.
he goeth."
Mr.. Price, in his rebuttal speech, de-
clared that. IL he had boss, he would
rather have ''the Governor of the SOW
ereign State OF Alabama, and fight by
the side OF Brooks Lawrence, than by
the brewers and any man who was
born in AlabamA-Who IL with the brew
ers."
"And about your job?" he asked.
what was 1t before the Supreme
Court asked you to resignT
Mr.. Price praised Brooks Lawrence
as O worker for the right. He told
OF his own record as Tennesseean
who came, four years ago. to become
a citizen of Alabama.
Call me an agitator II you Ike" he
said; "a hired agitator. II you like. but
am on the right side Of this ques-
ton. and am on 1t to stay.
Paul Was an Agitator.
v Paul was an agitator. Before he
became one, however. he was a safe
and sane man on his way to Damascus;
Peter was an agitator; Judas was safe
enough to sell his Master, and sane
enough to go hang himself.
IF the people want 1t, let them have
a right to get it-this amendment. II
it's right. let's get II; II it's wrong.
let's vote 1t out. Prohibition was a
farce at first in Mobile and Montgom-
cry and Birmingham, where they did
mot observe the law, but now we have
the Ballard and the Fuller bills and
all the rest. which makes things about
as tight as Dicks hat band.
But the whiskey trust Is here, with
millions behind 1t, and this is it's fight.
Where is the money for this Safe and
Sane League coming from. anyway?
mo man who is a sincere prohibit
ZIONIST will vote against constitutional
prohibition. As we would kill a mad
dog, so will we kill your whiskey
trust"-to Mr.. McCord-"on Nov. 90"
There is no argument on the other
side. II you will show me one argu-
ment. 1 will take the stump against
this amendment.
Denies Church story.
This man McCord tells you he was
forced to resign from his Sunday
school. why. no one was ever asked
to resign from his Sunday-school.
though. there are some who should.
He speaks of his Confederate IA
Their and his Southern mother. How
can the son of a Confederate soldier
and the son of a Southern mother
come here to plead for the interests
of the Milwaukee brewers?"
Touching upon the negroes and
liquors influence on them, he declared
that prohibition will do more good
than disfranchisement, will be more
of benefit to the Southerner.
Hon. J. r. Helm. Congressman from
the Fifth District, in which Autauga
lies, made an address after the debate.
He humorously evaded constitutional
prohibition. and talked of the farmers
rights and wrongs, of stock gambling.
and his efforts in Congress to protect