The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-29
CROWDED HOUSE GREETS ORATORS Long, Latady and Davidson At
 EnSley ENT NTHUSIASTlC AUDIENCE Cheers Elicited by Telling Blows Which Laid Bare Scheme-oth- CT News of the Steel
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ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE


 Ensley opera house was again filled to it's fullest capacity by the voters of Ems ley and Wylam to hear the addresses of Tom l.. Long of Jasper. 4. Latady and Julius Davidson of Birmingham, who spoke in defense of the constitution and against the passage of the proposed con- stitutonal amendment. The audience was representative and enthusiastic to a marked degree, each speaker being re- peatedly cheered and applauded as he laid telling blows, and exploded the pet theories of the amenders. pr. E. T. Fields, chairman of the campaign com mittee of Beat 45, presided, and in a neat little speech told his reasons for being against the amendment Julius Davidson of Birmingham was introduced as the first speaker. He made an eloquent and instructive speech, reviewing the history of American liberty. He stated the state of Alabama had prospered under the present constitution and that it was good enough for him. His speech was literally applauded. He was followed by the inim- itable Tom Long of Jasper, who spoke for an hour and was urged on by his enthusiastic audience. His shafts at the egotism Of Governor Conner and Judge Weakley, whom he accused of side-step- ping the amendment as to its meaning and it's purposes were timely and to the point His wit and humor were only surpassed by his logic. He grew eloquent in speaking of the sacredness of the home and mercilessly fayed those speak CTS for the amendment who impugned the motives of the men who had the manhood and courage to vote and voice their honest convictions. He was given close attention and was frequently in- terrupted by loud and prolonged applause. A. Latady of Birmingham, who was the closing speaker. made a learned and scholarly address on the fundamental features involved. He recounted the early struggle for personal liberty beginning with the Magma Charta and all down the line to the war between the states. He showed the danger arising from tampering with the constitutional rights of the peo pie whom, he stated, would always rule. He pointed out many abuses that had occurred from drastic and oppressive laws and backed up each assertion by authentic statistics. He said in part:
 You have been systematically imposed upon throughout the candidacy and ad- ministration of Governor Conner in this behalf. He ran upon a local option plat form when the constitution in the sched- ule to section 104 provided: That nothing in this section or article shall effect the right of the legislature to enact local laws regulating or prohibiting the liquor traf- fic.' It is held out to you that grand juries should not indict, when the Fuller law provides that these same grand juries shall have no discretion in the premises, and that prosecution may be commenced by affidavit and warrant, and that the defendant shall have no right to demand indictment by a grand jury, and trial by jury can be secured on ap- peal only, this privilege depending on the ability of the defendant to give bond for appeal. The Governor promises 10 pardon any woman convicted; but the proposed law is to be in force forever, and we have no assurance that the Gov ernor will live that long.
 Gases like chickens come home to roost and the notifications of the consti- tuition adopted for its adaptation to an unfortunate class of citizens who had just come in to being at the time the modification of the law touching indict- ments was adopted are bringing their natural consequences to bear upon the whites of this state. just as ridiculously as this same search and seizure has engrafted itself on the English law as a consequence of untoward innovation in- hicted by them on the helpless and un- fortunate. Pass what laws you will, in the name of all that should be sacred to a people who trace their institutions to those of England, let the grand juries and petit juries of your country pass upon them. There Is no other true test of the goodness of the laws enacted by your legislature
 Steel King Visits Ensley.
 Charles M. Schwab and party, accom- panied by George G. Crawford president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company; F. H. Crockard, general man. ager, and G. H. Riding, assistant gen. eral manager, and other officials of the company were in Ensley today and vis- tied the steel plant and blast furnaces and the properties recently purchased by the company.
 Death of Mrs. T. s. Fryer. ,.
 Mrs. Thomas S. Fryer died this even ing at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Mary E. Freeman, 2306 Avenue I, after a lingering illness of typhoid fever. The funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Freeman Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev P. H. Duncan of the Christian church, of which Mrs. Fryer was a member, will conduct the funeral services. Much sympathy is expressed for the bereaved husband and three small children in their great loss.
 Personal and General.
 The Home Mission society of the Fair view Methodist church will give Hal loween party in the vacant store adjoin- ing the church on Saturday night Oc- tober 3O Witches, ghosts and fortune tellers will be on hand to help entertain and amuse those present. Everybody cor dially invited.
 Dr. James H. Mccoy will speak at prohibition meeting to be held Friday night at the Fairview Baptist church.
 The Baptist revival at Wylam closed tonight after a very successful 10 days meeting There were nine accessions to the church. The Rev. J. W. OHara, who conducted the meeting, returned to his home today
 The Rev. P. H. Duncan has returned from the centennial convention of the Christian church held at Pittsburg, Pa. He will occupy his pulpit on Sunday and recount the important features of