The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
With Flags Flying, Band Play ing and Hurrahing They Show Their Enthusiasm HOUSING MEETING HELD
 TU MAKE FINAL PLAN , Jere King Makes Ringing Speech and Is Wildly Cheered When He Says
 Common Sense Must Pre-
 vail In Alabama.

men of Birmingham marched through the
 streets last night and created the wild
 est enthusiasm for the defense of the
 constitution.
 There have seldom been such exhibitions of feeling on the streets of the city. Every block was packed with people who
 lined the sidewalks and wildly cheered
 the young voters. Horns and whistles
 added to the orderly din; automobiles.
 with all kinds of noises, put in their deep
 blasts and loud shrieks.
 The round of all the principal streets
 was made, and every minute the display
 of delight and satisfaction became more
 evident The marchers were prepared for
 the occasion, each with an American flag
 and at intervals bright red torches. Pass
 ing the big crowd hats were thrown in the air. and the shout was taken up
 from curb to curb.
 Headed By Band. | The parade formed in Magnolia hall, where Jere c. King made the final speech for the Young Mems Anti-Amendment club. At o'clock the brass band en- tered the hall, played Home, Sweet Home.' and then headed the parade Two by two they went, in perfect order. and
 as they proceeded great crowds joined the ranks. At one time 1t extended at least three blocks
 With each turn the enthusiasm seemed to grow more positive, and when the
 band finally drew up in front of The Age-Herald the street was blocked with voters who kept up din with their horns threw their hats in air and made loud protest against the amendment. Yet all was in perfect order. The line was never broken and the members of the club were
 proud of the privilege which they were enjoying.
 It was not until nearly 10 o'clock that ! the demonstration ended at the Macca- bees hall Much merriment was caused by tho signs scattered through the pa
 rade with the word "Skunks'' in big letters. referring to Governor Comer's
 brazen denunciation of those who have
 deserted him. Another sign read: Do
 Not Be Dominated; Vote Your Convic-
 tions.'' and others I've Appreciate the
 Ladies, But We Vote for Our Country
 Brooks Lawrence Will Now Take Up I the Usual Collection" and eve Have the
 Only Living Chinese Governor"
 One big sign bore this pointed maxim Compare Bankhead. Johnston, Under wood, Clayton, Craig, Dent, Richardson | with F. M. Jackson, s. D. Weakley, Brooks Lawrence. D. R. Dunlap, Curtis c1l~. ningham."
 | Besides the young men, there were a great many Confederate veterans who l joined in the line and added their huzzas
 and rebel yells to the protest King Makes Ringing Speech. | The meeting at the hall was opened by President J. B. Scully of the club, with | every seat taken, crowds standing ill | the door, and still others waiting on the streets to join the parade. MT. Scully in- | troduced Jere C. King. who made the | only address.
 1 Mir. King first took up the amend | ment and made plain its danger, and | the attack upon the home. He then | turned retrospectively to the recent ses-
 sion of the legislature which he said was | dominated by Brooks Lawrence, who | handled the legislators like billiard balls | He did not go to them personally" said | MT. King, for they disliked and hated l him. He was bigoted and drunk with | power, but shrewd enough to get the l church people behind him and pour in | prepaid telegrams on a lawmaker from
 his home town and neighbors. q was first opposed to constitutional prohibition when Brooks Lawrence hurled that impudent and malicious challenge
 and mandate upon the supreme court of Alabama. Next Monday we are going 1 to assure this supreme court that we still
 have confidence in them.
 We are not going to turn our state over to the liquor crowd nor to the fa- natics We are Alabamas children. We love our state, we love our women, and we respect our law, but we expect to keep in the middle of the road and let | common sense prevail"
 Respects to Fuller Bill. MT. King paid his respect to the Full Ter bill, pointing out the section which
 makes 1t impossible for jail warden to give his sick prisoners anything but pure alcohol which Is nothing but consti tutional murder" He read the section 1 making it impossible for a man to take social drink with his neighbor unless so situated in the room that he can be seen from the outside, at risk of having
 liis house raided and every person in 1t arrested.
 If enacted in Russia you would say, God pity Russiav" he said This same Fuller bill Is the widest, craziest law ever passed in any state in the union
 and as I told them then, its passage cost the amendment 10000 votes. "The amendment was matched in a po litical hotbed by legislators who were elected to serve 50 days and have all ready served eight months. 'If you vote down this amendment it will mean millions of dollars for Br-
 mingham. Why, if that amendment was
 printed in foreign language and distrib uted to immigrants no one would ever set foot in Alabama, though they be the
 hardest and thriftiest men in the world. If the German emperor were to propose
 such measures as were passed by this last legislature he would be dethroned in a day
 MT. Kings speech was punctuated with loud applause. and when the brass band appeared playing Dixie" the uproar was almost deafening. Every man in the