The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter From Veteran.

To the Editor Of The Age-Herald
VIII you kindly grant another Confeder-
ate soldier space to briefly discuss the
proposed amendment to our state con-
stitution-
In the outset I wish to say that will
be 81 years OF age next December, that I
served three years in the Confederate
army In the Third Alabama cavalry under
Cen Joe Wheeler. also served nearly
two years in the Seminole Indian wars of
Florida in 1S57-s under Colonel Rogers;
that I have always voted the democratic
ticket and for temperance. I voted for
prohibition here in Jefferson county two
years ago and would vote again to keep
the open saloon out OF this county, of
which I am q citizen, but would not
dare say to one Of our sister counties
the dispensary or that she should not
have tho power to regulate the whisky
traffic as the majority of her citizens
saw fit. But this proposed amendment is
not question Of temperance. neither is
1t question Of whisky or no whisky
saloon or not saloon-as the would-be
amenders charge; but a political scheme
by which Governor Conner hoped to reach
the United States Senate, Sam Weakley
to reach the executive chair and Carpet
Dagger Brooks Lawrence of Ohio hoped
to disrupt the democratic party Of Ala
bama- I believe 80 per cent of the ex-
Confederate soldiers OF Alabama are
ar thfa nafarinfJa
will not only vote against It on Novem-
Der %, but will go to the polls on that
day and work against 1t from early morn
to night, and see that we, the defenders
of our bill of rights are accorded a square
and fair deal.
We have had enough of the Conner
Lawrence agitation In this state, and
say to the voters Of Alabama, let's have
a rest, let's have peace. sweet peace, as
we have always enjoyed under true demo-
cratic administration, such as were the
administrations of Governors Houston,
Rufus W. Cobb, e. A. O'Neal, Thomas
seay. Thomas G. Jones. w. c. Oates. Joe
Johnston, Sanford and Jellks.
WILLIAM PRITCHARD,
member camp f1aIQee, u. =. ",
Birmingham, November 20, 1909.
Another Veteran Ready For Fray.
To the Editor Of The Age-Herald:
| I beg to presume upon your time and
| attention to an article in the Ledger
Of 18th inst. headed, Dallas County Wor-
ries Ants" Allow me to say If the amend
| lists are depending on such canards an
the above they will be most cruelty I'M
deceived on the 10Th. The amenders are
active and jealous In their mistaken
frenzy in attempting to resort to the I'M
democratic attempt to take snap judgment
on more than 10000 of their fellow citizens
in DISTINGUISHING as many good and true
citizens of the state. as well as to try
such an outrage as they propose In the
adoption of such an ubiquitous measure
now proposed by the Jacobin faction.
For myself I am democrat and have
voted that way SO years. believing in equal
rights to all citizens alike. want no
Dukes of Alva to run rough shod over
my beloved state. I had the honor to
battle for what thought, and still
think, was right, until disabled by the
loss of my left arm on the sansuinary
field of battle in "a. now am ready
to battle for the inalienabis rights of a
free citizen again, those sacred rights be-
queathed to me, and to all Of us, by
our noble ancestors Of the revolution.
Dallas county n against this attempt to
enslave our people, and you may bet on
that.
I have the honor to be with respect a
soldier in the cause you SO ably advo-
cate, ]. B. RUDOLPH.
Pleasant Hill, November u, 1e0Q