The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07
THE CARMICHAEL BILL
is PASSED BY SENATE
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after passage. He said the dealers had
stocks of near-beer which they would
be forced to sacrifice.
Mr.. Leith opposed. The near-beer Is
nothing more nor less than the real ar
ticle, and he was in favor of not allowing
them a moment of time: Put them out
as quickly as possible. he said.
The amendment was tabled by viva
voce vote on motion of Mr.. McWhorter.
Mr.. Hamburger did not insist on a roll
call.
After the bill was read Mr.. Blackmon
moved to limit debate to two minutes.
Mr.. Merritt objected.
The motion was tabled
Mr. Thomas offered a motion to pass
the bill without debate.
Mr.. Reese said the motion was out of
order, because 1t would In effect be a
change of the rules.
Mr.. Reese Opens.
Being upheld, Mr.. Reese opened the de-
bate for the bill, for which he had been
selected by the temperance committee.
Recognizing that public office Is public
trust he felt that a man should be care
full to do those things which his best
Judgment dictated. He hoped that there
would be no unseemly applause. as this
is a serious business and should have no
indication of outside pressure.
He admitted the bill to contain drastic
propositions, but the jail. the gallows, the
prisons are drastic propositions. They are
made for those who break the laws, not
the good citizens. The disregard of law
has brought about this bill with its dras-
tic regulations. Law must be respected.
and God will forget country that fails
to observe laws. This bill Is comprehen-
sive, he had been told, and he hoped 1t
would bring about the observation OF the
laws.
Hamburger Opposes.
Mr.. Hamburger opposed the bill because
of opposition to the whole prohibition
question. So far as he had found, the
laws had been productive of disastrous
local conditions. He had stood for the
local option law and the anti-shipping bill.
He had been called down by his own peo-
pie for supporting these and the early
closing bill. and he owed no debt to the
LIQUOR men who had voted Q to l against
him. He adhered to local option. His
duty called him to oppose the measure,
no matter how much slandered. The sa-
loon mon had brought trouble upon them
selves by not obeying the laws, but he
thought regulation the best plan, and
would have been glad to have voted with
them for plan along this line.
Mr. Hamburger had voted with the adj
ministration on all questions of platform,
but left it when the party abandoned the
local option promise and the principle or
local elf-government.
Roasts Lawrence.
Referring to statement in the Citizen,
the Anti-Saloon league paper which had,
he asserted, slandered him, he gave Wig
orous attention to the Rev. Brooks Law
renee, the editor, and said that he should
go back to Ohio where they loved the
negro and where there was no law to pre-
vent kinky headed negro from leading
a pure white girl to the altar. He called
| Brooks Lawrence a foreigner and an agi-
| tator and a man who slandered those who
| do not agree with him. This question Is
| living between the politician and the IA
natic he said. This law, he SAID, IS
| backed up for support by spoilers ana
| spies, whose acts smell to heaven ana are
| disgrace to humanity.
| Mr.. Hamburger was frequently ap-
| plauded.
| Wilson Defends.
| Mr.. Wilson defended the departure from
| the platform and Brooks Lawrence ana
| asked was not corruption fund sent
| down here to influence legislation for the
liquor interest, and should the people not
| protect themselves against IT,
| Mr. Wilson produceu laughter by num-
| Der of humorous, though earnest refer-
| ences. He said the time had come Tor the
| prohibition people to have their day in
court. I'VE are not going to give you 30
days, Max" he said, turning to Mr. Ham
berger. "but put you out at once. and not
send Brooks Lawrence back to Ohio, but
| the brewers, who are down here for their
| nefarious business
Mr. Merritt spoke for the bill A good
| mother and a good wife had taught him
| the evils of intemperance. He thought
| the people of Montgomery, Mobile and
| Birmingham should be as good as those
| of the country, or even better He de-
Tended Brooks Lawrence and condemned
| those who came here to encourage the
LIQUOR men and discredit the laws of the
state. He referred specially to the tour
az n6axor Rose Of Milwaukee and his