The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-17

gems, to expect the public interests to be guarded by private effort and at Tn F dividuai expense. It is the duty ot the state to protect those statutes Iron tbe threatening attitude of this organ ized interest by taking away its standing before the Legislature. It is therefore wise for the people to recall to them selves the power to reinstate the sa- loon and it's substitutes by an amend ment to the Constitution forever ma king the reintroduction of the policy of the saloon impossible except by a reference to the people Hence al ias' extra session of the Legislature an amendment looking to this eho was submitted to the people
 Here the proposed amendment Is quoted. Continuing the resolutions say:
 "The adoption of this amendment will forever take away from the sa- loon interest the incentive to impair or repeal the prohibition statutes The interest of the people in the pre- mises are best protected and conserved when in thir own keeping and beyond the power of political trades and plots: ani this security Is especiahy valuable when the laws are openly threatened by conspirators as in this case. These conspirators against tho statutes knoW thah tho -, means their complete defeat and hence they are putting forth every effort to prevent its adoption.
 Besiege Legislative Halls.
 So long as the statutes are not en- trenched behind such constitutional provision they ara open to assault but once the legislature has been de- priyed of power to reinstate the policy of the saloon in It's many forms, the besieging of the legislature halls VIII be of no avail.
 "The amendment has been drawn and approved by the best legal talent In the state and we have every assur, /, ance that it will accomplish the end in view and work only good to the common veal
 .Therefore he 1t resolved by the representatives of the temperance forces of Alabama.
 q. We approve the prohibition Iaw. of Alabama and shall continue our efforts to have them enforced.
 "2 The people of Alabama having sufYered under the domination or the saloon for many years and haVing ex- perfenced relief and blessings under the regime of prohibition. are over rxha,minriv fn favor of the latter as the policy of the state in oeahng with liquor traffic.
 Anffs Are Liquor Mem.
 es. The continued activity of the whIskey element in political affairs after the emphatic expression of the will of the people in favor of the eli imitation of the saloon can mean but one thing-the purpose to change the adopted policy of prohibition by the state and that this is the ultimate end had in view by the large majority of those opposing the adoption of the constitutional amendment.
 4. This pernicious and persistent activity on the part of the whiskey interest, hiding behind spacious sub terfuges and masquerading under false guises. may be expected to continue until the people of the commonwealth by emphatic action. put this whole matter beyond the reach and power or the lobbyist and the political manip- uiator.
 we do not mistrust the people Of Alabama or their representatives but we do declare that we are free from saloons and of right ought to be free from the constant and persistent so-