The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
Piker Met rreaeker

Troy. Ala, Oct. 20,s ,sis0s. Editor The Advertiser:
 It Is reported here that a Bullock County political parson" was billed to speak at school house situated in the lower portion of Bullock County a few nights ago. on the amendment. Said "parsoh" was there on time and expected to have a walk over" among 'piney woods hill biiiies." He iaunch- ed out to sea presently, on the much mooted amendment skiff." and every- thing was going his way. seemingly when horror of horrorsl--a stalwart young fellow arose and called the par son down on misquoting the law. which was done several times during his pas torships attempt at explaining the ''Fuiier-iic iicker biii." the recent" mean ing of the word "manufacture" Tn the first section Of the amendment, and the search and seizure or second section of same.
 The political sky pilot'' soon dis- covered that he had run against a snag and after fioundering amidst the trou- Died waters for an hour or so. east anchor" thinking the crew was ready to disperse; but no. some one arose and after requesting the audience of some thing like one hundred and fifty men to remain seated, introduced the young man who had been prompting the preacher and who 1t is said. Tit into' said preacher with such n1asterful ar gument that the feathers flew in every direction. It afterwards developed that legislator of Pike County who had been unexpect tediy "wrung in" on the parsoR by the boys who. were nearly all op. posed 10 the amendment.
 However. sad to relate, the preacher had met his Waterloo and went home looking like the black smiths son, who cut his daddy's bellows open to see where the wind came from,
 How In the name of reason 6 man with an ounceN of sense or vestige of pride and manhood can so readily sur render principle and constitutional safeguard as to advocate or permit by his vote the use of that loaded stick" that protrudes itself foot. fully, from the sleek covering that wraps up both sections of the proposed amendment. Is beyond comprehension. Hath "tudgment fled" and good men lost their reas- ing ing analogous with Mr. Corners T will pardon you" promise: 4 ruffiian ap- breaches and clinches his iecherous claws in your pompadour, hypocritical- ly peiadlng thusiy; Hold your head lars. If 1t stings little. twill only be momentarily and within the space of one short hour you will have drifted into a blissSui state of innocuons desue- his intention from you. which. when iiberalIy construed. means that when he has finished his work you'll be "dead as the devil"
 Mir Editor, you need have no fear of the outcome in the "State Of Pike" nor in the counties of Bullock and Barbour on the 29th of November. Democrats seems to be indigenous to our soil in- atead of wild eyed. fanatlcal trimmers who have burned out their kettles with Ohio rot-gut and in @ spirit of con temptible selfshness. propose to pro- hibit blackberry wine TO our wives and chiidren-prescrIbinE Instead Gas did MT. wealxlev "catnip tea" "sheep saf- l iron" and Susan Syrup"-three reme- | dies that are full of opiates or some | thing worse.
 We are for temperance but not in l temperate temperance. the path of l which is so devious and winding that