The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-04
Speaker Carmichael In Speech De-
'elares the Church Should Rule.
aIakes Statement That Everx BIina
Tiger I'm the stnte of Alabama
VIII be Driven Out
Says People Believe
I'm Statewide Pro-
hibition---steam
Roller at
Work.


from the religiously inclined members.
ana after lengthy debate. less stormy
than the memorable last extra session
on the same subject, the House of Rep
resentatives again yesterday put THE
stamp of approval on its acts of a tenn
perance nature. passing by a healthy
majority. fully as large as that Of
1907,-the Carmichael new prohibition
measure. Not an amendment of the
chain of changes, proposed by even
professed friends Of the bill, would
be allowed and 1t went through In
tact. as 1t came from the hands of
Speaker Carmichael promptly reported
by the Committee on Temperance and
passed yesterday about o'clock by a
vote of u to 10.
The galleries were packed with APP
plauding elements of both sides Of
prohibition, there being fully as many
women as men listening intently to the
more than hour Of debate, which led
to the passage of the bill. But there
were no shouts, no more demonstra-.
ton than the clapping Of hands or
stamping of feet in the gallery and on
the floor or the Interpolation Of fire.
Quent amens by one or two members.
The oldest of the prohibition forces
guarded jealously every provision OF
the BILL 1t is recognized as probably,
the most drastic of a like purpose
among the prohibition States of the
Union. Students OF similar legislation
in other States say that the codes from
Maine to Kansas have been searched
for their most effective statutes and
the cream OF them complied In one
long, big and loud magazine of powder
for the blind tiger as the specien
exists In Alabama.
u AS expected, Speaker Carmichael re-
iinquished his chair to get upon the
floor and give the full weight of hts
earnest support to the pending meas
ure. Men OF both sides Joined with the
intensely interested gallery in giving
audience to the Speaker, as his tall
form. arose in defense Of the bill he
was toNfather through. And 1t Is re-
garded that he measured fully to the
stature of his ability as an orator, for
this purpose-though 1t is admitted that
no grandeur of sentiment or ornament
of rhetoric was needed to pass the bill.
The House Is admittedly prohibition on
the straight out-and-out proposition of
sprohibftion itself. The fight of COM
nianding interest is to come when con-
stitutional prohibition is the ISSUE
The speech of Mr.. Carmichael--who
was never Interrupted. as practically
every other debater on the question
was--dealt in burning invective and
careful persuasion, not unmixed with
a food Of grave hpmor calculated to
freeze the hopes of the opposition.
Amendments Cast Aside.
Before the. eliminating grafton OF
Mr. Carmichael, however, the specta-
tors and. others witnessed the prohibit
ton road-roller mash to pieces amend
ment after amendmnt as they were
proposed. Though offered by members
who prefaced their remarks by stating
they would vote for the bill, with the
slight alteration. but would vote
against 1t II such change was not ac-
cepted, such movers had no more con-
sideration at the hands of the ma
jority than the known opponents Of the
measure. Every effort to change the bill
was satisfied by determined major
ity. The debate on amendments was
stopped in short order and all was
rushed to the Anal passage.
Mr.. Lacy, of Walker declared in all
seriousness that he would have to vote
against the bill unless 1t were amend
ed so as to allow man to take
drink in other places than his home,
provided that such a place were not
regularly resorted to for that purpose.
He said he believed such an exception
would make friends for prohibition
rather than inJure the cause. But the
amendment was tabled In short order.
To just as swift death went the
amendment OF Mr.. Pitts of Dallas, who
though a friend of prohibition as a
general law, would have interceded
with the simple change in the bill to
postpone it's going into effect thirty
days from the approval of the Cover
nor. But the ardent members would
have none of It. Mr.. Pitts said that
tbe provisions of the bill are SO ,hu-
merous. its purposes so various, that
particularly the clubs and other places
that might by Ignorance be violating
the law before being advised of 1t.
should prepare for the law. He. too,
went under the steam roller.
Mr.. Bloch. saying calmly that he be-
lleved the members who voted for pro-
hibition before. disregarded the local
option platform on which they were
elected, moved to amend the bill SO as
10 allow 1t to be voted on by the peo-
pie at the next general election. In
the same snap OF viva voce he, too.
went thes route of the roller.
Mr.. Jenkins, of Baldwin. was not
any more spared than his predecessors
on, the floor, though he pleaded elo-
Quently for the freedom of the indi-
vidual, especially the social clubs, which
he said would revolt. at the idea that
they could not assemble in friendly In
tercourse. HIS amendment to except
clubs already organized before No.
vember 2s. 1907. was voted down round
ly, the ayes" being given In tone Of
sharp rebuke.
1--WE, your country cousins, have come
TO town and we propose TO control you
II YOU just won't be good" was one
of the satirtcal sallies OF Speaker Car
michael after he paid his respects to
the criticism of the opposition In pri-
vate that the legislators have no bus
mess teaching morals to city folks.
Church People sh0uId Rule.
"Why should not the church people
of Alabama control this State Govern
ment?" the same member asked. fol-
Cd that he believed they ought TO so
cunEroi and have q right TO.
Not all the sharp sentences OF the
anenkeP wsra aDnlauded. though good