The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
in THEIR DEFEAT
THE .AMENDERS ARE
CRYING TR|CKERY
Cries of Distress Are Being
Sent IlurriedIy to Every
County In State
REPORTS OF CHANGES ARE
ALL PROVING GROUNDLESS
Conservative Element of Both Sides
Realize Amendment Is Defeated
and Deprecate the Storm of
Abuse from Amendists.
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS.


To escape an annihiliation which is GER
tain, those advocates of the amendment
in Jefferson county are leaving no stone
unturned.
In their campaign of misrepresentation
they are overlooking their own argument
to the effect that the issue confronting
the people today is moral issue.
They are spreading reports to the effect
that prominent men identified with the
defenders of the constitution from the
moment in which Brooks Lawrence de-
termined on the scheme to shackle the
people of the state, are now quietly en-
tering the ranks OF the amenders.
There is not a single deserter. All of
the ex-governors are fighting the amend
ment-Jelks, Johnston, Oates, Jonos and
Cobb. The two senator's are fighting the
amendment-Bankhead and Johnston.
Five of the nine congressman are fight
ing the Observation-Disclosures Clayton,
Richardson, Craig and Dent. The faith
err of temperance in Alabama, Frank 8.
Moody of Tuscaloosa, is fighting the
amendment Several OF the venerable
educators of the state-Dr. Wyman, Dr..
amendment. The x-congressmen-Bowte
Stallings, Williams and Howard-are
fighting the amendment. The great ma
jority Of the prominent lawyers of Ala
bama are fighting the amendment Many
excellent and learned ministers of the
gospel are opposed to the amendment
And where one good woman VIII appear
at the polls Monday next 100 women,
equally as good, will be at home trust
ing their husbands, fathers and BROTH
ers to solve the problem properly, justly
and wisely.
Cries of Distress.
They are spreading reports to the CT
efct that the defenders of the cousti-
tuition, standing between the homes of
the people and the fee grabber, are pre-
pairing to resort to every kind of treach-
cry by means of which to win the fight.
| They know that in this there is no truth.
| There is no plan to issue a special cleo
| ton sheet stating that the betting 10
| against the amendment. The betting Is
| against the amendment. but the extra
| will not be issued.
And they are spreading the report that
! ]. ~Lee Long chairman of the defend
| ers, Is quietly informing his friends not
| to bet on the outcome of .he election.
| Chairman Long is absolutely certain
that the amendment Is beaten.
And they are declaring that they Will
not get fair play at the POLLS. They
| are pointing to Walker county, wherein,
| they charge. they will not receive a fair
DEAL They are pointing to Bbb county,
| wherein, they charge, state If anarchy
| exists And they intimate that they will
| be defrauded of their rights in Birnins-
] ham, Montgomery and Mobile, whereas
| II there is any violation of the election
| laws in Alabama Monday, or any attempt
| made to prevent free and fair express
| sion, that attempt, 1t is known, will be
made in the interest of the amendment
| They see their defeat. They are al
ready crying. "treachery."
Efforts to Deceive.
And a campaign of vituperation. Niilifi-
| cation and general deception, waged in
| the name of God and religion, was never
successful in any country.
| They are daily telling the people that
! there are vast hordes Of money In the
| hands of the defenders of the homes. The
| amenders are spending as much money as
| their opponents. They have just as many
| men on the stump. They are sending out
Just as much literature. In other words,
| they are leaving nothing undone in this
1 regard.
| And they are endeavoring to make the
| people believe that the enforcement Of
the prohibition laws depends on the sue
| cess of the amendment, whereas they are
aware that Irrespective of the fate Of the
J amendment the prohibition laws will re-
/ main as they are, and will be enforced
| Just as strenuously as they are today. In
| case the amendment succeeds, indeed the
chances are that tho prohibition laws will
receive less attention than today. for
at the first meeting of the agitators In
Birmingham, as is remembered. they de-
| clared in their resolutions that the
zealots could not be expected to keep
! guard forever over their founding.
And they are telling the people that tho
anti-amendment contingency Is shipping
carloads of whisky into Alabama daily
They are saying, too, that the defenders
will endeavor to enjoin the election.
All are but the tortuous wiggles Of the
impaled worm!
Defeat Is Admitted.
On the majority against the amend
ment there Is difference Of opinion, but