The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
DESPERATE REMEDIES.


 sicai diseases. The inception of the amendment was a desperate attempt on the part of politicians and office-seek- CTS to boost themselves Into place. They thought the prohibition wave could be made to attain a still greater eleva- ton by an effort to saddle prohibl- ton Constitution on Alabama, so the complainant. spineless Legislature did what was required of it by those who hoped to derive some material benefit from the movement.
 It was desperate plan to adulterate the organic law of the State and make 1t the tool of ambition and personal gain. The movement was unwise and dangerous in theory and would be harmful in practice. but it was the conception of desperate men who thought they saw good opening. for their greed for office Now they be- gin to- see that their cause is desper- ate. for the tide is against them, so they have resorted to the most des- perate remedies all over Alabama. Ministers in some cases are turning their churches into political hustings and instead of propounding religious truths and Bible teachings they are making inflammatory appeals to pas sion and prejudice and stirring up cis- sension and dissatisgaction in the churches, in some cases almost amounting to Reorganization and revolution among the church member ship. Public speakers are going about the State denouncing. abusing. and Il . boiling those who are earnestly and honestly striving to protect the Con stitution against it's enemies In their desperation there are those among facts, but send forth statements which will not bear investigation, put which they hope will accomplish their de- signs. deluding themselves with the hope that their slanderous charges will not be exposed in time to react against them. And one of the discreditable features of this method of campaign ing Is that 1t is not confined to the un- informed and unpractised advocates of the measure. but is sometimes resorted to by men whose standing and posi- tion should influence them to be care full to confine themselves to facts.
 And one of the worst of the des- perate measures resorted to by th,se leaders of a failing cause is, as The Advertiser has before pointed out, the attempt to line up the young men and boys of the State in class by them selves and array them against lhe old CT mon whose character, experience and standing entitle them to leader ship in a matter of this kind No fair minded person can find fault with the young men of the State for thinking for themselves on this and all other matters of public concern. and inform ing themselves regarding the merits of the controversy so that they may he qualified to act and vote understand ingly when the time comes. This is both the right and duty of those who are now coming on the stage of &C., tion. and no objection can be made if they choose for themselves. What is discreditable is the systematic attempt to array the young men against their elders in a matter of such importance In many cases it is melting boys to disregard and condemn their own fathers and grandfathers. and this de- stroys family relations and breed in spect and unfilial arrangement. It Is a discreditable way of trying to &C., complish a coveted object by wrongful methods.
 The plan of those who are thus con ducting the campaign is divine and
 
 conquer" and they will not hesitate to divide families. churches and com munities in order to accomplish their ill-advised desires. These methods and measures. and more of the same class, are beng pursued all over Alabama. Those who would degrade the organic law of the State to carry out their selfish plans and desires feel and see the ground slipping from under them and they attempt to bolster up losing cause by ignoring fairness and resort ing to methods that they will some day be ashamed of. In short, feeling that their cause is in desperate con- dition they are trying desperate reme- dis as the last hope of saving the pa tient. The plan will not answer the purpose, but will rather tend to make the disease more desperate and the re- suit more certain.
 SHE IS LOONY.
 Many and yarioua ara tba oauoaS