The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-23
STEWART ON The
REESE LETTER


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Neplssville. Oct. 81. 1903.
DO not intend to take up your space
or annoy the readers OF The Advertiser
with what might be termed misrep-
PRESENTATION Of the remarks OF Hon.
Henry 3 Reese In my report Of the
TO think did him an injustice in that
report will say that took particular
pAins 70 prevent the facts and though
senator, Reese has taken considerable
pa n,,a 70 qualify the admission tina, ne
as TO the home by expressly excepting
AZ as was done I'm the prohibition stat
utes and for the simple reason that II
would keep. down discussion.
There 10 one fact that 10 admitted
that It could have been better drawn
and Senator Reese's reasons for elm
mating cannot be for one moment con-
sidered az the only one; the fact is that
be. in common with other amenders
sees the handwriting on the wall and
are trying to put some other meaning
10 this second section than Is justified
by the language used. The statutes
referred 70 prohibit the keeping OF
anything that looks. smells. or tastes
therefor; vinegar. wine Of biackberries
none Of thase defects and that the
keeping OF any such in any other build
Ast8 tft6n - aWcittu8 oH8ii NC PAtAA6 10
Gle evidence that they are kept for
sale and the same rule Of evidence. to-
wit. prima facie. shall apply to all
We old Fellows remember a common
beverage known az methegifa, made
from water and honey that had eli the
appearances of whiskey. though 1t would
not fntoxfcate. Under the Fuller bill
and prina facie evidence you could he
prosecuted for keeping 1t.
dnnt fhfnk that Senator RGeSsE
explanation has helped him much. The
fact stands forth that the original IN
tenffon OF the second section was 10 IN
wade the home and the storm OF pro-
an extent that they are endeavoring to
make the people believe that there was
no such Intention, but IL the amend
ment Ii adopted, who can doubt from
advocates that II win still be the en-
tering wedge that will be used to
strike down personal privilege. The
same influence IL behind It that enEi-
neered the Fuller bill and as they have
every other place corralled. what can be
\ the purpose IL not to drive IT out of
Respectfully.
J. J. L. Stewart.
A Parallel.
There was once noble Roman. who,
as many OF his time did. got the I'm
sperial ebeei In his bonnet
Casting about for some means to at
tain the coveted Purple he found that
there was a strange, new religion
spreading through the Empire. He even
discovered that very many of these
Christians were to be found among the
soldiers Of his own army. Constantine
cared nothing about Christianity. He
hardly understood its tenets. but he
realized the value Of Religious Enthu-
siasm. So he immediately had Wis
ion. He saw q Cross in the Heavens
Eat least he said he did and over this
shall conquer" whereupon he adopted
the Cross as a standard. evoked q
mighty Religious Enthusiasm, and
made himself Emperor of the World.
So in these latter DAYS there was
Governor. who was a Local optionist.
and WHO wanted to be Senator He
saw that the people were deserving the
old gods OF Railroad Regulation and
that many preachers were advocating
prohibition. and many people were fol-
lowing the preachers. Whereupon he
saw q great light tat least he said he
did, and he threw away tire freight
car and set up the white ribbon as his
standard. Under this he set out for
viii he get there? would constan-
tine have gotten there" II the people
had realized that they were being used
merely for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of an
extremely selfish individual. who cared
nothing for them or for their faith.
save as they might be used IN his I'm.
..... vT7ssa 6aclassicals
a Serious Question.
Editor The Advertiser:
The people. are confronted with a
very serious question, question every
one should ask himself: whether or
not he will surrender his right OF keep
fn0 M fner 0a-a 10. - IL,
A vote for the amendment gives the
Legislature the right to pass law
SAYING he shall not. and a Legislature
kind Of q lobby behind It,. will say so
without doubt for they did prohibit
ii from every other place except the
home, and 1t would not have been ex-
empt If they had had the second sec
ton of the proposed amendment to
the Constitution to give the right to do
so. They went as far as the Consti-
tuition permitted and now want the
people to give. them further power.
VIII the people do It? 1t is to be
seasx
Union Springs. Ala.
r.. F. D. No. 3, Oct u
Editor The Advertiser:
firmly believe that all this section
OF Bullock County Is against the
amendment / know the amendment
will get only one vote. IN my beat ]
think 1t the most dangerous PROPOSE
ton ever placed before the good peo-
pie of our great State. Matched as II
was in the minds of a fanatical ele.
ment and OF scheming politicians.
1t will be buried SO deep that resur-
rection will not be even contemplated
for it.
with best wishes for your future.
am,
Truly your friend.
X. ".