The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07
FINE AUDIENCE CREETS O'NEAL Speaks Against Measure at
 Clayton. .SATIRlZE THE G0VERORN Barbour County People Enjoy Good
 Points. soathern Alabama Swept by Enthus- iasm of Defeld.rs of Censtitu- tson--Many Persons Hear
 Rushton sna Hender-
 ssn and others. 

Clayton. Noy. s.-lSpeciaD-This section of the state caught fire against the amendment last night and today and the defenders of the Constitution continued their jubiiant attitude. They are sounding victory on every street corner. from every fence corner and they are giving all the credit to the conservatism of the wool hat" boys.
 Following that big meeting at Flu faula where more than soc citizens were addressed by Hon. Ray Rushton. of Montgomery Clayton was taken in captivity today at II o'clock when an, enthusiastic rally centered about Hon. Emmett O'Neal. While Mir. O'Neal was raining blow after blow on the heads of the amender-combine of Comer- Lawrence weakley, MT Rushton had moved down on the Louisville gather ing which he addressed in his char |acteristic style. And from there MT. Rushton switched over to Clio for an afternoon address at 3 o'clock.
 Just after Mir. o'Neai finished his magnificent address here there passed through on the train President Charles Henderson. of the Railroad commis- sion. and Mayor Charles McDowell, of
 
 said was a fiattering meeting at Ari- ton. At all of the points the attend ance varied from 300 to 800 people, which Is by far more than the total voters of either precinct.
 0'NeaIs Fine Audience.
 Mir. O'Neals speech here was ring ing one. It ought to have been so. because he faced an audience of 400, of whom there were no less than two dozen of the leading women of the town. All seats In the court room were taken. the walls in the rear were lined with farmers and the door was crowded. while inside the railing were a number of the prominent citizens of this county.
 An effective variation was used to- day by MT. O'Neal in his two-hour address. He knew that he had in vaded the home county of Governor Comer--an audacious thing to do. but he did 1t. In this new tactics he at- tempted the mimicry of the Governor depicting him as dealing with the ar my of men and women who had vio- lated the Fuller bill and were apply ing for pardon. That 1t was success full was attested by the storm of laughter which could only, have come from an audience of whom probably three-fourths knew the Governor. fn person. The height of laughter came Asvaens AErsr1< <aiNeaA talsb zofH,ti16 Cover bhorss iefefusaf to cgrafft pardon to one R.Svl65 had voted asainsf the amend ment and extended. his lavish sclemen- pcy to those. who were more fortunate and had endorsed his administration by syotings for thez amendment .ss.r a+ Some GOod Pofhfss
 \ The thinge said by MT. o'Neai hNf esfs, fha essnaF arx.1..,aa be summed up In substance as fol- { "Ths amendment would not stop agitation for two reasons. In the first place the liquor question in no other State has been permanently set- tied by putting prohibition in the Constitution. Secondly. the wilfui dis franchisement of more than 100000 voters had incensed them and many even of those who happened to pay their poll taxes and were inclined to the amendments Fst4 G The Iegalizing of perjury and the encoura cement of the same by the Fuller bill which measure Is germane to, the amendment as 1t was drawn by the same gentleman who drew the amendment.
 If the arnenders would urge the passage of a bill which would prohibit a newspaper going into a home be- cause 1t contained a liquor advertise ment the Legislature might be expect ed to prohibit a man having liquor in his own home for his own use under the second section.
 Preachers ought not to get into politics because 1t drives away many. a good or promising member. For instance, those states that have con stitutionai prohibition have in their respective division of States the low est percentage of church members"
 The speaker was introduced by Hon. J. N. Williams who was especially forceful in brief talk. MT. Williams got an extra inspiration from his as- sociation with the father of Mr o'Neai or former Governor O'NeaI fin olden campaigns.