The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
Letters to The Editor
OLD TINE DEMOCRAT
WANTS TO BE ENROLLED

Demecracy should Ever stand Against
Three Notch. Ala. August 2s. 1909.
Editor The Advertiser:
Allow me to add my name to the
list OF Democrats who cali q confer
ence OF Democrats for September Is.
Ny reasons for opposing conktitu-
tional amendment Prohibiting the sale.
manufacture. etc, OF liquors are briefly
II Is not wise or prudent for q peo-
pie to vote away their right to instruct
their Representatives. =
am not willing to lend my aid to
dismantling the old Democratic ship
which has brought US 70 safety and
prosperity, to put her rigging upon Q
Suspicious stranger.
The plea OF the extreme prohibition
ISIS Is that constitutional amendment
addition question. fhers can not be
any serious agitation Of any question
without the support OF the sovereign
people. The proposed amendment asks
the people to surrender their right to
drastic laws on the subject were en-
acted contrary to Instructions, but the
people have learned valuable lesson
about selecting representatives.. A
s sa,a e s;, NOT often stuns twice by the
NJ So w. A. George.
A WARNING.
Editor The Advertiser:
Eternal vigilance IL the price OF
liberty" The absolute separation Of
church and state Is the bulwark of
american liberty, and should be. When
the church controls the state. persecu-
ton follows as surely as night the
gay. i nistory has SO recorded and his
AT this time 1t is our duty to conse-
crate anew. "our lives. our fortunes and
our sacred donors" to prevent union
Of churen AID state" which would be
q public calamity and cost millions OF
lives as did the "Hoiy Inquisition." Lo-
cal self government Is good Democrat
ie principles and should be upheld by
Those that are governed best are
governed least. Temperance in ali
things holds good in law as other
things. Sumptuary Legislation Is not
Democratic and should not go In the
constitution, let our organic law stay
had wanted prohibition in II they
would have put II there. The people
ratified II, and do not want It changed
mr. amended. -, 81
senex.
Hriclkman q Co. Not Arrested.
Editor The Advertiser:
We note In the Pensacola news of
this mornings issue OF your paper an
article referring to<the internal reve-
nue. department making arrests Of
some Of the liquor men ia our city.
In order to do Justice 90 ourselves.
we are enclosing you portion of this
mornings Pensacola paper to show you
that we were not among the unfortu.
nate and IL you could republish this ar
ticle, 30 that the public will thorough
~ know that we were not among the
list, we assure you same will be high
ly appreciated
I. Brickman & Co.
Pensacola. Fla. Auguss rs.
The Pensacola paper says:
Five saloon men, wholesale liquor
dealers, are under bond 70 appear for
arraignment before Federal niagis-
against them is for an alleged viola
tion of Section 1918, Federal revised
statutes, which makes Il the duty of
the 'whislsey dealers and rectihers' to
keep record Of the receipt and dispo-
sition OF every barrel of imported
liquor, the name Of shipper, etc, the
record covering every detail. and ali to
be entered in the proper columns of
the book which will be provided at the
per by the internal revenue department
This Is to prevent adulteration in any
form, 1t was asserted By Federal on
Those arrested were A: Moog. MAJ,
and Norris Bear. The variants were
issued at the instance of Internal Rev
enue Officer Knox Booth and an assist
ant after he had made an investigation.
All the parties were not slow in max.
ing bond when taken before United
States Commissioner Meyer. Deputy
Wolf executed the papers. s
The penalty provided for neglect to
keep such a record and produce the
same upon demand of Internal revenue
officers is a fine ranging from 500 to
$4,000, or imprisonment from three
months to three years In e. selected
Federal penitentiarY.