The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-05
NAILS THE lie
ON OPPOSITION
Long Denies Any influence Of
Brewers.
PROVES STATEMENT FALSE
HurIs Challenge It Authors d
Campaign Canard.
Published story That Liquor Men Have
Thrown Money Iste Alabama
Fight il SHOWN to be
without single Found
atien Of Fact.


Birmingham, Nov. Especial. D.
Quick and decisive denial came to-.
might to the published statement that
the ,breweries of the country have
sent 100000 into Alabama to aid In
the fight against the prohibition
amendment.
The story was soon disproved by
In. Lee Long. chairman OF the State
Anti Amendment Campaign COMMITTEES
upon the receipt OF telegraphic
statement from the party accredited
with the newspaper story.
The Birmingham News OF today
contained an article puSpertfng TO
come from EdwaPd~ Faust OF st. Louis
to the effect that the brewers are
actively engaged in the fight in Ala
bama.
Immediately upon reading the art
ticle in The News. Mr.. Long sent the
following telegram:
Birmingham. Ala. Nov 4
Edward Faust, st. Louis. Mo.
"The following interview purporting
as coming from you with the state-
ment the breweries were sending three
hundred thousand dollars to Alabama
was published in The Birmingham
News today: Faust Frank About 1t.
Our business is In jeopardy. said he,
and the money we spend 10 for Its
protection. therefore we are doing
nothing wrong. Alabama IL only one
one OF the several states where we
are lighting. In view OF the election
being SO near we are working q little
harder there. That Is all. We want
ana expext to prevent the adoption
lof the constitutional amendment The
contest IL and has been bitter but we
are going to him. We win also win
In the other states where there 10 q
night. Please affirm or deny tonight
II. Lee Long. Chairman. Anti
Amendment Committed" M h
Ma. Hrnurf zRnplses
Mr.. Faust immediateiy replied -
.'st. Louis. Mo-. Nov 4 1909
and expect to prevent the adoption
81. Lee Long, Chairman. Anti
Amendment Committee. Birming-
ham Ala.
Have given no statement nor had
| interview with any one relative to
statement as coming from the me. Must
be some mistake.
Edward Faust"
.The News contained an editorial
note alleging the said communication
was sent TO The News by one Of the
editors Of q reputable paper in the
city of 81. Louis. without naming
such editor" said Mr.. Long tonight
| in signed statement. 'T call upon
The News to name this reputable edi-
tor that the people OF Alabama may
know who Is making such charges.
Insofar as any one turning loose
three hundred thousand dollars in
Alabama to tight the amendment, in
my opinion, there Is no basis or found
alton Of fact for any such statement
So far as the Anti-Amendment Com
mittee of which am chairman is con-
cerned we have received no sum
whatever from any brewer or whislkey
interest. All the money we have re-
ceived has been from the citizens of
Alabama.
Does any man In the state believe
that the conferences at Montgomery
composed of three thousand men. the
flower and chivalry OF Alabama man
hood was dominated or influenced by
any brewer or whiskey interest? These
are the people that elected the COM
mittee OF which I have the honor to
be chairman.
The Interview Is an indirect charge
against the committee and any one
who makes statement, direct or in
direct that this committee would do
anything or participate in any effort
to debauch the electorate of Alabama
states that which Is untrue.
Il do not know personally any of
the men named, In The News article.
OF this AFTERNOON nor did 1 know that
any such persons were in existence
until I read their names in the nanar
After reading 1t I Immediately wired
Mr.. Faust as above stated.
y. Lee Long, Chairman. Anti
Amendment Campaign Committee.