The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-06
What the State Papers
Are Saying and Doing

Are Saying and Doing
HI The Benighted Of Ohio.
0reene County Democrat.
Charity begins at home. Rev.
brooks should 60 back to Ohio and en-
tighten the benighted Of his native
The OLD War H0rses.
Huntsville Mercury Banner.
The announcement Of ex-Gov. VIM
Oates in opposition to the cSnstifu,
the old Democratic war horses IN line.
The campaign will be short and both
sides will cali into requisition It's big
guns"
Recent Political Deals.
Fort Deposit vindicator.
A man feels mighty bad after allow
ing q few designing persons to make
Gown. walk or and refuse to use the
tool Rockford Chronicle.
But what about the men who do such
tricks7 They can only expect TO get
Probably this will take some wind
out Of the sails Of the Gear Of Ala
bama."
The LeGtslature's Power.
II the Constitution IL amended as
proposed by the prohibitionists It viii
be possible for the Legislature to pass
even more drastic laws than have ever
that body may. at It's own pleasure, re-
peal every prohibition law on the stat
ute books thus leaving the way open
for anyone to sell, without licenses. All
kinds Of liquors, with perfect impunfty,
ana no punishment can be inflicted.
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The Poaitician's Work.
Dothan Eagle.
teal amendment campaign Is the show
II gives the politicians to get In polit-
teal work It ought to be q thing that
the voter could attend to without any
one. Almost any man ought to be able
TO say whether or not he thinks the
law should be put in the Constitution,
where 1t win cease to be scrappinE
II to remain like II 10. q tight before w.
cry Legislature.
VIII They surrenders
Mobile Register.
The Townsville Echo.
This IL no idle question.
The people should know that the
proposed constitutional amendment au-
fhorixes the passage OF laws DOING
away with the constitutional guaranty
Of the invioiability of the home Of the
:itizen.
home except upon warrant sworn 70
and alleging probable cause or belief.
II the amendment be adopted. the
warrant need not be asked for. nor
the oath sworn. The law orneer car
to be. This would place the citizen
at the mercy of any bull-headed or
vindictive ofiicer. The right of fnvfoia-
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s sY We !: sns Sa ri dearest We nave
To Suit the POLITICIANS.
Wilcox Progressive Era.
The most drastic laws that ever
blessed or cursed a country were pass
ed by the Alabama Legislature to safe
guard Statewide prohibition and make
possible Its enforcement. The number
and character OF these laws should sat
isfy its most Jealous advocates. Pro-
hibition or no prohibition, no longer
cuts a figure as that question 10 set
tied beyond all doubt. The only cues
ton now Is Shall the Constitution be
amputated and trimmed up TO suit the
c chney 0t 'A'
The Constitution is a sacred doeu-
ment compiled and revised by some
people of Alabama ratified 1t at the
polls when II was submitted to them
in 1901 and we believe that they will
go slow In undotng what tnsy ENDORSED
then.
Honesty In the Beat Policy.
Demopoiis- Times:
When any speaker, from a pulpit or
any other political rostrum or any
writer or any other person tells you
that vote against constitutional pro-
hibition Is a vote in favor Of whiskey,
he 10 telling you a lie. and be knows
IT. Honesty IL the best policy. Those
who oppose constitutional prohibitions
will do the cause more good by being
aonest and perfectly frank with the
voter. We believe they will. Prohi-
bition is established in Alabama by
strong statutes and will remain so.
unless the people change the law. 10
may work well, 1t may not. 1t may
suit one county. 1t may not suit an
other Let the people rule at all
times in all ages. What this genera.
ton wants may not suit the next. Il
Is much easier to get a thing in the
Constitution than 1t is to get II out.
The police power of the Constitution
gives the Legislature the right to pass
all the prohibition laws they want.
They have done so. Let the Constitu-
ton stand as IL is. Vote against con-
stitutional prohibition.