The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-17

sPkbCHrs AoAINsT AMENDMnNr
&. -. - IN ANNIsTON.



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spesnns unaer krest o.mcuities WIN
: soods Dox TOT Tosrum ana the
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Aseos cn1u -An ~ .s s'seno-
.aas4. So.n ~ .,as eoun-
~, aeo.esseo an .uulenSe SoIpoou1 v,
ABOUT Ivy persons IN the rlLn ward
last mtnt nev. ~ ornss pre-
sieea. - 'tne aneetans -
Juoee Mhiett SPOKE mrs. ne ae-
,niea we existence OF siusn .lune Ior
tpe nti-smenoers, sauns Una. .he"
csmpAith tuno - open ~ ihspeStion.
tin rslerence 70 ms personal ,ecoro'
ne s4io tnet ne mas cohsistentiy re-
FUSED 70 rent nus .Duiiaihss IN TINS cl.y
TOT 9sioons PURPOSES ana oenieo vie.
ne snad receiveaaa GENT from any source
Iorsnls act,vity IN TINS nsht' ne having
even PAID MS own expenses.
Judge Whietrs ADDRESS was appar-
entry aimed chieny against the propo-
siuon 70 give the Legisiatu.e turner
.powcr, stntins tnat ~ u an infamous
outrake'. to impose the drastic proyis-
ions proposed upon the people merely
zee prompIuon mad fahed IN three
counues y. the stato.
ne said, does not create
sent'ment' Dut sentiment soiiaines INTO
iaM S.a
ne STATED tnat u the proposed amend
ment - carried ~ VIII repeaI the nttn
secuen OF the Dill OF rights II the Leg
lsiatusc srasps the power whicn those
;proylslons carry. and he further averred
tnat y eakleys ultimate aim was d.
recteq the nome ~ the second sec
~. .ioh u the proposed amendment stat
l nn lnAs ,n's section snouid nave been
~ - wuluee. a. 70 ooviate the saiieseo
49, n.ea.ehing the nome.
suoee Wniett said that ne ioiiowed
So.n ~ " the aoorsteps OF the people,
on. mat tneIs ne matted ana refused to
enter. on1ecung 70 perpetuation OF
S = y ms otate, Wnicn. ne SAID,
nas become the Laughing STOCK or the
unlon. capitaIsts. ne said. VIII not
sonhe mere, and we can't get laborers,
pecause tne PEOPLE snun state wnicn
pIoliDits the heepihghoI little wnis-
A1y IA ,ne nome.
nave gone crazy, absolutely
s.Arkt CRAZY on the supJect OF pronlbi-
lon: contlnued Judge Willetts In re-
leraink 70 the ruler law. and Q de-
cent people can't i've under these laws.
our o.4rs, mas become tyrant ana
an oppressor, ne said,. turning-fo the
xS.sfans present. and you old Con-
IsderA.es VINO iought Tor your rights
tnrougn one OF the bitterest strug-
sies 81 All history. no longer have any
lrishts N TINS stare ana must appeal
Tor protection to the Federal Govern
ment under that mated Fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United states
AZ THIS Juncture. the Rev. Mr..
Starnes' himself Confederate, ex-
claimed, terrible, terrtble.
Judge Wiilett then attacked Section
~ i-z OF the Fuller law. which, he
said. places premium on perjury. The
Fuller law. he said. is too drastic to
pc permanent; that anything to be
lasung must be easy.
strand 1uries. ne SAID will not In
aict unaer these laws. and jurors win
hotfconslct. but viii perJure themselves
IKE gentlemen. 1t Is impossible he
reiterated: TO live under these laws"
Judge Wiilett made fun OF Cover
nor Corners recent statement that he Is
NOT eandidate Tor the Senate. and said
that the defenders are not going to
allow. him TO escape from their orator.
icai guns by TINS statement he also
denounced BROOKS lawrence. not be-
cause ne came from Ohio, ne said. but
because ne 10. carpetpasger. terming
MIN THE brains o. this movement.
THIS whole hEht was brought on,
"a ne spysi<eM y. 20 snumihate the
supreme .Coufts1s9Ihen ne undertook
mastery defense OF that body stating
that the supreme Court has always
been mans best friend. referring to the
fact tnat the Feaerai supreme Court
was the oniy refuge OF the' south IN
the days 81 reconstruction.
Legisiative maJorities are always
brutal ne said. and not man here
would FISK MS nome TO the Legisla-
tures yet we have always appealed 70
the supreme Courts and they nave stood
by u.s.
The address OF Captain Agee was
prefer than that OF Judge Wiliett. He
referred. to the conditions UNDER which
ne had 70 speak stating tnat the
have great advantage of
them in being able 70 secure cnurches
referred to some of their diff
fculties. stressing the fact that both
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