The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-27
AUTAUGAVILLE HEARS DEBATE McCord and Price the
 Speakers. AMENDMENT IS THE SUBJECT Audience Was Composed Largely of Women. Eafe and Sane Leader is Severe on c. mer and Lawrenee--Elba
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AMENDMENT IS THE SUBJECT
BY TARLEToN COLLIER.

Autaugaville, Aug. 26.-(Special.1 1@- krhe first joint debate in the constitu- tional amendment campaign was held here tonight Kyle B. Price of Eiba, reading clerk of the House of Repre- amendment. while he was opposed by Leon McCord of Montgomery. leader of sthe Safe and Sane movement.
 1 The debate was held in the city hall lan the presence of several hundred au- kiitors, majority of whom were wo- bmen. Mayor Dantzler presided.
 From indications tonight, the cam tpaign is to resolve itsef upon fight Eupon the policies of Governor Conner. . frhis was evidenced by the opening ad- ltiress of Mir. McCord. On the other hand Mir. Price contented himself with an apuea1 to the emotions, pfcturtng sthose opposed to the amendment as be- hng in league with the whiskey trust.
 Tn opening the debate Mir. McCord neclared that the voters are to be Ecalled upon to settle question, not IDf constitutional prohibition, but of whether the 'citizens shall board the Eomer ''band wagon" thus endorsing fxhe executive's policies. The consti- ttutionai amendment, according to the speaker. is the only thing which saved khe Governor's political scalp. and is
 
 .ernor Conner with being inconsistent, 'fnsfncere. and with having made niil- lion dollars from the results of child labor in his cotton mills in North Alabama.
 Mr. McCord said that constitutional prohibition was the only plank to be found on which Governor Conner and his allies could run, and that none be- aieve in 1t but the politicians and hhose who are paid to do it.. It Is . l9alsehood. according to Mir. McCord. that the Safe and Sane League is sup ported by the whiskey trust, or that 1he trust has contributed to tire League. He said he list Of subscribers is open to inspection. sr8 2 In bitter terms he attacksd Brooks Lawrence. charging him with being antruthfuf when he apoiogiaed to the Gupreme Court for his assault upon it4
 Mfr. McCord charged that Governor Conner is oyefbearing. that he has banixrupted the state. and he Is dead politically, and that his constitutional prohibition policy is breaking up the Democratic party, of Alabama. He declared that Mir. Price is a Conner man, and had come to Autaugayille fresh from an oflce which had been given him by Governor Conner.
 Mir. Price did not make a direct re- ply to his opponent. but presented q
 
 .upon his hearers to aid in the fight te but down the 'demon rum." and brought into play the we'll known ar- 'guments of the prohibition speakers. He endorsed Brooks Lawrence. who, like himself, Is not @ native of Ala bama.
 The spelxer made the charge that Mir McCord and his followers are "whis. key bought" and nominated as sub- AarPu1a the statements of those who say they believe In prohibition but not an constitutional prohibition.
 "T would rather be man fighting for the right than have all the adver- &isements and all the gold and all the power in the universe" was the shaft aimed at several morning newspapers of Alabama by MT. Price.
 A call was made upon the voters to protect their homes from the "whiskey demon" by voting for constitutional prohibition, and the speaker repeated by declared that his opponents could present no arguments which would carry weight.
 Mir. Price said heedid not believe the story that Mir. McCord had resigned Church of Montgamefy because of his connection with the Safe and Sane
 Another joint debate will be held to- morrow at a barbecue of the farmers of Autauga at Evergreen, about ten miles from this place. Representative Thomas Heniu will also speak, but 1t is not expected that he will touch upon 4he question of constitutional prohfbi-
 Mr. Ballard, author of the eonsti- Mutional prohibition bill in the Legis- aature, was present at the debate to- night but took no part in it.