The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
APPEAEfo COMMON SENSE
 BY L0WNDEs COUNTY MAN

Editor The Advertisef:
 Religion. temperance, politics. iip- erty. Each q these sub5ects could vel be treated separately and with Justice. shonld be. But 1t is well 70 take tbfnGs as they are, fnsomuch es the Whole iasld nave sff 'shsH shis bs s srssson on make the most of It."
 tsaehips q the Bible than | This sieth ssens te 'sns'so' ms to have % less re- re- hBion. more politics, little temperance and no liberty We are goinE back uesds s,es ws religion gsts into poliI and unsafs This temperance move meat ts not sincere judgment of the people but they have been ins Ss they hass sne Sy roicasa Iot of rot rot from womsn. ana intimidatsd the nsn--I disllke to say so but think and be-
 me same old question of church and State that kept England in q stew and caused SO much bioodshed for centuries seems coming back again: that wisely divorced church from
 admire true man, ststesmen, clans, bseauss they are ssnsraiiy lbrund-minded and on the whole good men. But now there are not even any poiiticisna. Men seem to be the sub sSeir ssasoMs sSSs q Ssafni that they vii not be elected to an office; Once in q while now and then, you find brave. manly man like Dent that speaks plainly and honestly his cpinions-
 See the politicians now trimming, feeling. most of them Know this agi- tntion. like the Populist move. but
 sme nss they as sass ssnss % faith sn it fGr but get elected they must get on the
 do want to see . pure. unsslash. ernof, q man that knows his people, l can see all sides of this question, as well as other questions. and fight with
 nerve for the rights and liberties of
 believe the body of our people are
 sincere and honest but think they are being "bamboozled" or ''humbugged. "
 have .souIa so muen aok rsfSa auf for s1a
 liberties II ia slipping gradually
 liberty and less ability to pay the
 I know from observation many of l the men who vote for the temperance I ticket were not sinesre, st least have found that they were mistaken. Let
 us throw passion and sentiment to the
 dogs. and once more move back to common sense. To illustrate. know men who voted the temperance ticket
 snd nss % a.d fsE Tss .s,, have sn srasrsd ssss The well to do temperance man can get all he wants, but the poor white
 man and negro (ail citixens) who !at | tirnee really needs it. has to do with out it, or get any kind of concoction that he can. by hook or by crook.
 find. Such is the state of this county.
 Well may we pay tax and weep l the question to unprejudicsd physi- | cians--that in this Southern county some kind of stimulant Is essentiai and the people will have 1t in one form
 or another. The stun that they may
 Es. now wiIi kin then them quicker S,Iv thS. ,sa
 Why do our physicians remain si- ient7 They know that calomel kills more people in this malarial district 1 than .whiskey. They know that they
 % .y he ssS Know sG s (. nes or it 'ns IS SSss sary for their patients to have a stim-
 uiant, and none is better than good
 about this saSsects Tis true many
 abuse it. That may be said of other SrHgs ana tnangs As A strict thn and care care The true physician. unlike many preachers, sticks to his profession. He Is more capable to discuss it. We may have to call on them for an opin- ton. We need fewer political trim
 mers and more honest Sass crr,Csssm conviction;
 | Lowndes County, Ala-a
 F. Ss--1n referring to preachers I | only mean those who have made l themhelves prominent and obnoxious in this movement, not to tins real | jealous minister. 'r