The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-14
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onicers of the law to enter and search homes, not only homes in which 1t was suspected blind tigers" were be- ing run. but homes In which 1t was suspected liquor of any kind was kept. Some earnest men and true men, who are prohibitionists wonder why
 the amendment is 60 unpopular. The
 possibility for countless repetitions of
 the Bessemer incident Is the answer. At Defender Headauarters in the Brown Marx Building, they have lift ed their sights. The State majority is going to be bigger than they look
 ed for ten days ago. they say. They
 needs must be more confident of an
 increased majority. in the light of the positive and emphatic reports. The
 least confident of them expect now
 majority of 10000. The more confident of them expect 1t to touch 25.000 and to 70 above that if the magnificent gains of the past ten days are main- tained In the coming two weeks. They are not depending upon Mont gomery and Mobile counties to fur
 nish all the large majoritiss' They
 to Chiffon, to Colbert. to Marion. to Bibb to a dozen other counties and de- clare positively that the majorities in these counties will run up into the hundreds.
 Sympathy for Preachers. At headquarters where they keep closely informed of all that goes on In
 the state certain sympathy Is felt
 for the preachers of Alabama who
 were drawn Into the light by the politi- clans and are abandoned when 1t looks like the amendment is going to be
 beaten. It was politicians and not preachers fight when 1t started. Now state and county politicians are running to cover and letting the preachers stand out in the open to do
 all the fighting
 Manager J. Lee Long. has written to his county chairman and he will
 write to the sheriffs of each county enforced to the letter on election day.
 Under the Alabama election law no outsider can approach within thirty
 feet of the polling place except to
 vote.
 "This provision of the law must be
 enforced" said Manager Long. Tt is the law and 1t must be carried out The sherinfs are charged with the duty of enforcing the law and our friends In each county will see that the law is carried out. We will have neither men nor women crowding the polling
 places. hampering the voters and man.
 agers on that day.
 This Is grave question--a mon,en- tous issue-the changing of our or ganie law in its most vital part The change is to be made only with the consent of the freemen of Alabama Alabama's voters. if they are freemen
 shall have the right to cast an un-
 trammelled vote. If women are to dominate the polling places why not give them the ballot. let them change the constitution. while their hus- bands do the housework and attend to
 the children"
 Long Asks for Money.
 Campaign funds are running short and an earnest appeal for funds has been sent out by Manager Long. At
 the beginning of the campaign numer- ous contributions were made and a
 good sized fund was accumulated Enough was raised to pay the expenses of an ordinary campaign. but this has proved to be an extraordinary cam paiEn. The funds are out and a new plea has been made tor enough money to make the final two weeks light, The appeal of Manager Long Is as l follows:
 "As you are aware. those who are | opposed to the adoption of the pros posed constitutional amendment are waging an earnest battle to defeat a measure. the adoption of which would 1 legaiize the search of the home with its attendent humiliations and embar- rassments: and would not in any way
 strengthen the present drastic prohibi- ton laws.
 You will readily realize that In or
 der to properly present the iniquity of
 this proposed amendment to the vot-
 CTS of Alabama, 1t will require funds
 to meet the Legitimate expenses of the campaign. As this committee has
 no other means of securing the neces-
 sary money to finance this campaign.
 except through popular subscription on the part of those who view the ques-
 ton as we do, we would sincerely ap- preciate any contribution that you may feel inclined to make. ranging in amount from fifty cents up. we have already received assis. tance from this source. but it is far
 from sufficient to conduct the fight as vigorously as we desire.
 Make all checks. drafts or money or
 ders payable to J. Lee Long, chair
 man.
 Trusting that you will be in a po- sition to assist us in this fight against fanaticism and for the preservation of the home"