The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-12

Lawrence has been mentioned, he
said. and abused.
For simply because a man crosses
the Mason aud Dixon line. there is no
indication that he Is bad. They tell
me the President of the Montgomery
Commercial Club liz from the North;
that It's Secretary IL not Southerner.
The war Is over. and we want to live In
peace.
Senator Hammer quoted Scripture:
30 did the devil. The people OF this
State are not going to follow a few
segregated bits OF Scripture.
They say prohibition don't prohibit.
Well. what are the people on the other
side kicking at. anyhow Well give
them more prohibition"
He said thatNHamner's statistics and
Scripture quotations looked nightly
like those sent to him on the plscards
OF the Northern brewers who are fight
ing prohibition.
No supper, No speech.
Senator Hamburger. OF Mobile. op-
posed the amendment, in q short talk.
The Senator had been loaded for big
speech, but his supper hour was disar-
ranged. he said, and the Inspiration Of
the afternoon, which came of the gall
leries crowded with ladies, was gone.
He merely stated that the people OF
his city were bitter at the prohibition
legislation. because promises to them
had been trampled under foot. and the
magnificent school system threatened
with destruction when deprived of its
revenues.
Senator Horton, Of Greene, defended
the constitutional amendment 1T will
stop agitation" he said, land hope 1t
will pass the Senate. II submitted in
Greene County It will pass, for prohi-
billion there has always proven a sue
cess"
Senator Moody, OF Tuscaloosa. a pro-
hibitionist of twenty-five years stand
ing, who has canvassed his county and
his district, and established therein an
admirable system OF prohibition. OPP
posed the amendment.
go slow" he warned 1T IL wrong
to believe. like some here do. that all
who are opposed to them are eternally
wrong. / have learned. by twenty five
years of study and work to practice
tolerance and temperance. In this. you
are wrong and hasty.
You say that the people of the State
will ali vote for II. would like to
know where you get your information.
don't believe It."
He spoke of letters and interviews
that had been received. He told how
Judge T. w. Coleman. one of the most
brilliant and thoughtful men Of the
State. as he declared, had spoken to him
against the constitutional amendment
for prohibition.
You say that II we submit this
question to the people-trust them
with the issue--it win absolve you
from any wrong which may result. IT
will not. With the Legislature rests
the good or evil, the responsibility. II
you vote for 1t. win place your en-
dorsement and your approval, as lead
ers, on the amendment.
ME-. Moody 10 Earnest.
He declared that all that was good
for one county was not good for an
other; what was good for New York,
with its negro voters, was not con-
sidered good for Alabama. Mississippi
and the other Southern States where
Acknowledgement was practised; what
may suit the farmers and the farming
counties does not suit the cities. the is
sue should be settled wisely by the
Legislature.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Moody. II
submit that II is better for q man
to take a drink Of wine every day Tor
thirty days. than to commit one per-
Jury. / have followed as far IS
can. voted for the Carmichael bill.
but cannot go the length OF the CON-
stitutional amendment.
''You say that 1t will stop agitation.
Senators. that is q mistake. Didn't
the State Of Maine put II In their con-
stitution. then take 1t out, then put 1t
back, then the Republicans said that
they would put 1t In TO the platform
and would promise to support II and
enforce It. There's sort Of grim hui
NOR in that.
everything is coming our way now
IL AA lkVsA ~ nd WvA
enter into this constitutional prohibit
ton now we may set the state back
twenty-five years"
BY the agreement which had been
entered into by the opposing sides
Senator Moody's time was up, and SEN
ator Hinson was given the floor.
'If the amendment proposed by the
Senator from Randolph carries there
will be personal issues" said Mr.. Hin
son. 1.-THE people OF the State of Ala
bama should vote upon this question
alone; there should be no other ques-
ton to confuse them. Every senator
who is here came with a responsible
ity, and I for one will use II. It's
like O physician who has patient
with q serious Illness. ke gives
remedy and sees that 1t does no good.
He gives another, and no good Is
done" then he tells his patient that an
operation Is necessary. We must cut
out the whiskey man from Alabama.
Senator Strother was of the opin-
ion that the people of Alabama were,
long suffering. and that they had en-
dured the brewers Of Milwaukee the
distiIlers Of Pennsylvania. Ohio ana
Kentucky long enough. For years the
state had been trying to regulate
the whiskey people. but they had al
WAYS treated the laws with contempt.
In the arrogance of the power which
thew thought they possessed. they
brought about a condition that was
horrifying and a blot on civilization.
Senator Miller stated that he appre-
cIated the fact that the question was
one upon which all the good people OF
the state were not together. He
strongly urged the passage OF the
measure in a brief speech.
spragins Speaks.
Senator Spragins of Madison was
the last of those against the measure
to talk.
"a white carnation tied with white
bow of ribbon" said Mr. Spragins. i
thought this flower when 1t was
brought to my desk this morning was
not Intended for me, and / gave IL
away. In a little while another white
carnation tied with a white ribbon
was sent to me, and / kept It, thank
ing God that there was one woman In
MONTGOMERY who believed man could