The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

yor of his administration. and heard him say at Clanton that those who do not vote for the amendment and by passing that measure, vindicate his ad- ministration of the charges preferred, would be cowardly skunks.
 And later on, too. when the tide against the amendment began to turn. he saw Governor Conner advance to the front with renunciation of the measure, claiming that the ''child is none of mine And immediately afterward the voter saw Governor Conner glide into the woods, out of which his voice could not pene- trate.
 The voter, too, was amazed shortly aft erward with the haste employed by Judge Weakley to denounce as false the re- port that he might retire from the gub- ernatorial race in the interest of the amendment The action of the judge, in- deed, caused the voter to think that perhaps in the estims ton of the father of the prohibition bills the amendment was second to but one thing-his own ambition.
 Men Fighting It
 And many other reasons entered into the verdict which the voter rendered against the amendment
 He saw five living ex-governors-al or them-line up against 1t. He saw the two senators of the state line up against It He saw the majority of the congressman line up against 1t He saw Dr. Wyman. ance. Senator Frank S. Moody, line up against 1t. He saw the father of temper anse. Senator Frank s. Moody, line up against it. He saw many men who had done yeoman work in the cause of prohi- bition line up against it. He saw 90 per cent of the Birmingham bar line up against 1t. He saw the representative people throughout the state line up against 1t.
 And because of these facts he resented the general career of mud -slinging in dulged In by the amenders. He could not stomach their boasts that they were pure at heart and their opponents sneaks and crooks. He could not tolerate such rank intolerance, and in this respect such intemperance.
 Experience of Other States.
 And he studied some, too.
 He learned that Maine has had consti- tutional prohibition for 50 years. and that Maine has stood still in the pathway of material development
 lie learned that Kansas has had prohi- bition for a number of years. and that saloons in Kansas are as common, com paratively speaking, as in Missouri.
 He learned that South Dakota came Into the union with prohibition in it's constitu- ton. and he learned that in the first Il years of its life as a state there were four changes In the constitution.
 And he studied the history of the agi- tation thoroughly, and he saw that in no state had 1t worked for the morals of the people, had it solved the evils of intem- perance, had 1t put an end to a continual agitation, had 1t increased wealth or caused a single community to develop.
 Has Decided Against 1t.
 And for these and other reasons he will vote against the amendment tomor- row morning.
 He will go to the polls early and will cast his ballot irrespective of what handi- caps he might find in his way. He will conduct himself to all people with dig nity, but will vote his convictions
 If challenged, he will narrate the fact that he is registered voter, and in case of dispute will make an affidavit. He realizes that the matter is of the greatest importance, and will let nothing stand be- tween his ballot for the right and its rest ing place in the box.
 The news of the landslide has gone into every county. Hundreds are jumping on the band wagon. All that remains to he done is to congratulate the victorious leaders of the victorious army, to con gratulate the vanquished on having made a splendid effort to win, to aid in the dis banding of both armies for the purpose of permitting the members thereof to return into the fields where the grain is ripe and needs gathering.