The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-22

zeal. desirable zeal, but zeal without
discretion. Zeal that does not stop to
think. Zeal that overlooks all conse-
quences. Zeal that would charge 9
battery and have all OF your men killed
without doing any good. 49, w,.n
this amendment is pushed forward BY
the friends Of r, Is Is fns
motives of the most of them: They
are good people, but many of them are
new converts and they are going TOO
fast-faster than Is right and prop
them to halt.
when Extremes Meet.
=, Let me give You = little iliyst a,,
right and turn out wrong. You have
tremes meet. Now here it i right
s ssys men msr who 1t claim be- aDrsS
temperance men and who believe in
temperance Legislation and they are
temperate people. but they actually go
certain lines. Temperance has become
Two men were talking one day.
s ssss T ssssvs they will sh09d w: En-:
other said. don't like the West. 1
no not like the name. and I want to
keep as far from the West as possible.
1t brings up unpleasant thoughts, and
! don't want any West in mine. II !
am going to move said he. am go
ing to move east and l am going just
a as far . east as ! can an to get away from
over to Georgia and crossed the line.
and then crossed the Atlantic Ocean
to get. away from the West: then he
away from the West then he crossed
the continent OF Asia to get away
from the West; then he crossed the
West. then enaa after se' while M the other
Locked Ssrs uR at him a snd dhat s1ys
here you s are A Coming o up from the west
in the west He was going SO far
east that he actually come up west.
Is the way Wh 01s
get away from these things of tntem-
perance, that they are coming up to
manifest certains form of intemper-
ance.
"Now, have said enough. II any
Of my friends on the other side are
here would Ike to ask them c,n, one
suppose, to be reasonable men. ana
moderate men. Every one OF them
would say he was reasonable and mod
crate. Now ] would like to ask them
this question. After they have local
michael bin. after they have had the
nameless bill. then II in addition to
that they should support the constitu-
tional amendment, how in the world
f ton that was immoderate. II ali Of
these things combined were passed at
one session of the Legislature make
moderate, then Is there any way for
'It want to suggest to committee
that will be appointed, as / suppose
It will be. by this body, to look after
this campaign during this GUNNER
want to make one suggestion and l
would like for every one Of. you to
hear this--that they print all Of the
laws which were enacted by. the pres
sns on the suS sEsy Of ss sns
and then on the back Of this pamph-
let I want them to print In large
type. this little legend: Read the
NOW / viii close, my friends. You
have heard good deal said about the
with this canvass. and l want to sug::
gest, If 1t be not out of order sort
of motto for this campaign. 1t Is one,
take II, they may print for the mes
sage. or rather the gentlemen Of the
ministry will not object to t. for II
want to suggest q sort Of chivalrous
tocsin OF war, motto or slogan. or
anything you are pleased TO cal II i,xa
Voter vol In the State 81 Aiabama before
this election takes place. l would
like for this particular phrase TO be
called to his mind and would like for
1t to be done in time for him to take
in it's full meaning and enect, and
that phrase II from the great Apos-
tie. let your moderation be known un'
to all men,
with the offer of this motto. 1
close my remarks and declare the con-
vention ready for business"