The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29

the state and which was rending
homes asunder and dragging in the
church. was about AZ unnecessary as
the DOG nght which had Just been
witnessed.
.sProhibition is a humbug and
farce Colonel Quaries continued.
.and II will be dished out until the
end Of time"
He said that since he was q child
be had studied the Bible and that he
had never seen In that book where
goodness could be forced into q man
or q people a. was trying to be done
now.
Colonel ouaries spoke Of the form
ing Of the republic and how the ,peo-
pie OF 1TTs had fought for the con-
stitution and how ever since 1t had
| been upheld by the people and how
sacred the constitution OF the country
and the States should be to the peo-
pie.
Invasion OF the Home.
He spoke Of the love which the peo-
pie had for their homes OF how I'M
der the proposed amendment the
rights OF the home could be trampled
under foot and that the wife. the
daughter. or the home would be un-
safe and unprotected for officers of the
law could invade the privacy OF the
same.
He referred to the recent entering
of homes by the sheriffs Of Mobile
and Jefferson counties.
Until prohibition is written In the
Federal Constitution. he said. that
state prohibition was Just a case OF
assault and battery against old John
Barleycorn.
frequently during his address Col
ouaries was interrupted by applause
ana as he took his seat he was greet
ed with great outburst of cheers.
Upon motion of r. e. L. Mel, e
w. Pettus was elected secretary of the
conference.
Upon motion of v. B. Atkins IA CON-
mfttee of five on resolutions was ap-
pointed as follows: A: d. Pitts, ". b.
Atkins. r.. -. l.. Mel. M. J. Meyer
and ]. +. Milhouse. The committee
later reported the resolutions when
had been adopted by a rising vote.
committee consisting of ". b.
Atkins, Eugene Gilmer. Isaac Schwarz
and r. l.. Sfmons was named to selecr
TWO committeeman for each ward and
beat In the county which reported 10
the meeting.
After reading the resolutions which
had been adopted by the Montgomery
meeting, Hon. A. D. Pitts spoke upor
| sho @hichuilcHt' MT. PlttS argument
against the amendment was one of tn,
strongest that has ever been heart
here, and he was frequently interrupt,
ed by applause.
At some length he ! Welt upon how
the English speaking people loved theil
homes, and how they held the bom,
above everything else: how respect 70,
the home was one OF the sacred fun.
damental principles upon which the
Constitution Is based. He referred L
decisions of Supreme Courts which up,
held the right of the home and quoted
from English jurists upon this sub.
ject.
Under the proposed amendment, Il
1t was carried, he said that the pri.
vacy of the home would be taken
| from the people.
l. Then. after paying tribute to the ac-
| umen and intelligence OF Judge Weak
| ley he said that the first section of the
] proposed amendment had been written
| to fool the people and that the second
section was being explained incor-
| rectly.
Right of Jury Trial.
At some length he spoke upon de-
privinK of the people of the right OF
trial by jury, and stated that under
the drastic prohibition measure THIS
right was taken away from them. =
Mr.. Pitts speech was well received
and he brought forth many interest
ing facts in regard to the working OF
the proposed amendment which were
not generally known. He was loudly
applauded when he took his seat.
w. NJ. Thomas and Col. r. d. Berry