The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
. campaisn. withdrew for deiibera-

the campaisn. withdrew for deiibera- ton.
 Joseph !. wnistt, of Anniston, was the first speaker of the afternoon sest sion. He branded the proposed amend ment as unnecessary and useless. He said the prohibition laws are extreme The idea of having to resort to the Federal Constitution to protect us against the enforcement of our own state lawsi The idea is enough to make our fathers turn in their graves, 2 he said.
 His speech was a defense of the courts. and especially of the United States Supreme Court. Col. E. L. Russell, of Mobile. was next called upon. His speech was . call for defense of the state against the domination of Brooks Lawrence. Of the anti-saloon league. There was never a more serious is- sue than this of the prohibition amend ment to come before Alabama people since the days of the carpet bagger,' was his declaration. Governor Corners alleged action in turning down certain applicants for Jury Commission jobs with the state ment ''Only prohibitionists need ap- ply was denounced by Colonel Rus sell
 The Mobilian said that by this 1t was shown that prohibitionists would draw Inc 1urtes of the state, be they scala wags. good citizens or otherwise. He declared that accused citizens would be tried before a packed jury, in ef- rect. if the Governors announced in- tentfon Is carried out.
 He drew the conclusion that the second section of the proposed con- stitutional amendment held danger to the liberty of the home. The fact that 1t contained the provision that no limitation is placed on the right of the legislature to prohibit the storage of liquor, even in the home.
 We are not advocating the whiskey cause" he said. but the most sacred cause of the people-the cause of individual freedom and liberty of the citizen and his family"
 He attacked Brooks Lawrence. Never before." he said, has any man from Ohio dared assail the integrity of the members of our Supreme Court. our fathers made the Supreme Court ana are you going to be dictated to by an alien?"
 A chorus of Nos" answered him.
 I've got faith in the people of AL abama," he said in conclusion. "and l believe that the people of Alabama are going to repudiate and rebuke the insoience of this man on November 29."
 Calls for Captain s. H. Dent, of Eu- faula. came with the conclusion of Col. husselfs speech. The calls were in- sistent.
 T followed you once for four veteran, and reckon I can do 1t again."
 captain Dent arose. leaning on his stick. fine old Confederate. His ad- dress was one pleading for tolerance, and conservatism and for the teach. Ing of morality rather than for dras- tic legislation.
 ''It is the mission of the church to bring salvation. not civilization ex- achieve regeneration, not the pas. sage Of new. more rigid laws"
 Reforms should come from with, In. not forced by others"
 Do not resist evil. but overcome evil with good"
 Not from the thunderings of Mount sinai. but from the sufferihgs of Cal. vary, man is to be redeemed"
 These are but few passages from Captain Dents speech. .p which he drew examples of the futility of fever. ish legislation along reform lines.
 T am temperance man. he said Twenty-Five years ago. even, re- fused to rent my property to e bar room. That's where stood then, and that's where I stand today.
 ''1 am opposed to drunkenness. The Bible says that no drunkards shall in- herit the Kingdom of Heaven. Yes. and that's not the only class that won't inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. R-a- careful or they will place thefnselvss in the same class. the class of the drunkards. the revilers, the extor- tionists."
 In his speech. through it's course, he attempted to place the question on a high. moral level.
 Even before the conclusion of Cap