The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03
ANTLTEMPERANCE
SPEECH IS HEARD
Frank Stollenwrck, H., First to
Afraign the Program.
says He Regrets To Realise Thst the
situation L. sach wAicA Puts Aa-
ti-tenperance Measure laea
with whiskey Elenent.

sion was begun In earnest By the
House Of Representatives which as
sembled Yesterday at noon and held
two busy sessions during which pine
bills were passed. the joint resolution
In ratification of the income tax
amendment Of the Federal Consultation
was adopted and many measures were
The House In now under rule to meet
every morning at $3.50 o'clock and hold
session until o'clock. when recess
viii be taken until 3 o'clock. when the
members reassemble 70 hold until $50
o'clock.
II nothing else had been done than
the Introduction OF the proposed pro-
hibition amendment to the Constitu-
tion the dav might be said to have an
important bearing on the week before
the legislators. At least the bill to
submit such an amendment to the Con-
stitution came and without demonstra-
tion OF any sort 1t went the route Of
the temperance committee by direction
OF the Sneaker. Mr.. Carmichael. and 1t
Us certain that now the. prohibitionists
will push the bill for all 1t ia worth,
as the author Is Mr.. Ballard. OF Au-
tauga, friend and not an enemy Of
submission.
The day was further marked by the
FIRST speech In arraignment Of the
whole temperance program OF the pro-
hfbitionists. This came from Frank
: stollenwerck. Jr.. the junior member
Of the House from. Montgomery VINO
commanded the close attention of the
Representatives from the beginning to
the end of his address, when the House
was considering the bill TO educate the
children OF the State on the evils of
intemperance ana to set aside day
for celebrating In the schools Of Ala
bama OF ''temperance" day. praise Of
the temperance advocates and other
things pertsfninE thereto. The bill
though II IL not considered BY any
means test OF the relative strength
OF the prohibitions opposition on the
essential features Of the prohibitipA
~Isegrets xRfoicranee.
II hope shall make myself cleAf."
said Mr.. stolienwerck Eat the begin
ming OF the confederation Of the so-
called temperance program OF the pro-
hibition side OF this House. Iregret
TO realize that the situstion is such
that when any member or man opposes
the measures advanced by the prohi.
bittonists. he IN immediately clRsBed
with the vicious element and put on
the side OF whiskey. i say regret
that such intolerance exists today
among the men Of tho other side.
But shall not be deferred in my
vote on this temperance bill and the
others that are to came by the unjust
censures that may be heaped upon me
for the stand ! shall take. feel It
my duty to oppose the measures and
1 shall not be unduly disturbed By the
censures either 1ust or unjust But
I have had an opportunity to observe
in Montgomery that the conditions are
not what were promised by the adyo-
Gates of the prohibition bill passed at
a recent session OF this Legislature.
ct have been student Of law long
enough to know that the conditions.
on the contrary, are such as to create
q disregard Of the law. to cheaper the
statutes. however meritorioug and ef-
fective they are which flnd themselves
associated with the prohibition law.
And I cannot refrain from saying that
the passage OF further laws to make
prohibition effective will only serve to
cheaper the good and wise laws Of
Alabama. e
This is no occasion to pass hurried
ly even temperance matters of legisla-
ton just because they have the sane
ton of the administration. II seems
to me time to go slow and examine
into the wisdom Of the prohibition
law. For myself I do not think am
advocating an idealistic view of legis-
lation, when I maintain that much the
state Is now undertaking may well
have been reserved for the pulpit and
other agencies besides the LegisIa-
ture.
"And In conclusion may say that,
in connection with the administra-
ton. am reminded OF a story which
was told of an old Virginia darkey
who maintained that there were always
only three races Of people on the
globe Dey's the Abyssinians, the
PeIoppenessians AMI the Virginians,
but If Use obsurves kerrectly.. said he.
L amt see none now but de VIZ
ginian.'
80, have observed, gentlemen, that
at one time, not so long distant.
either, there were. by the Constitu-
tion three branches OF government in
this state. known as the executive, the
legislative and the judicial. ! hope
the members OF this House VIII not
let 1t be forever said, as the Governor
would today like 1t to be said. that
there is but one branch of government
and that Is the executive.
Constitutional Amendment Bill.
The bill of Mr.. Ballard, which Is to
precipitate the battle in the House be-
tween Constitutional and anti-Constt-
LuIlOnal pTOF0Os Ava q
submission three months after the ap-
proval OF the Governor of an amend
ment to the Constitution providing for
the perpetual prohibition of the manu-
facture, sale or otherwise disposing OF
the liquors such as are now prohibited
by statute In Alabama.
As the Constitution provides that
such a bill shall, before passage, re-
ceive a three-fifths,, majority OF all
members elected, to the House, the
prediction is that the greatest division
OF that body on the question of pro-
hibition, will result from the effort
to get 1t through 1t is admitted that
all the rest of the temperance meas
ures have a greater chance to pass
than has constitutional prohibition
aside from the disadvantage that the
three-fifths rule puts upon IT. There
Is a discrimination being made by the
members between the simple, question
of Strengthening the prohibition
statute by additional legislation and
the ACCESSIBILITY. at this extraordinary
session, of submitting to the people the
proposed amendment to perpetuate
prohibition.
II is a notable fact--regarded as a
nsansntRtnauk Aua-thak axra~ss mFQnvfA a.