The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Feeling in Leighton.


To the Editor of The Age Herald.
We, the undersigned citizens ana
voters of Colbert county, Alabama, do
hereby pledge our united efforts to de-
feat the constitutional amendment that
is NOW before the people of the state;
and We also pledge ourselves against
the political intrigue, namely, to elect
Gov B. b. Conner TO the United States
Senate and Judge Samuel B. Weakley
governor of the state of Alabama:
w II. Ford, ]. ]. Vinson, ]. r. Fergu-
son, J. w. Spangler, j. A. Gargis. j. II.
Masterson, E. e. Alexander, Frank
Harrison Bruce King. d. L. Spangler,
Glover Reed, ALI Brown, 7. c. Matter
son, B. p. Quinn, ]. c. Giddins, H. +.
Hurley, Alva Aston, r. l.. Crittendon,
z. T. Higdon, Tom George, NJ B. Hainp-
ton, H. F. Looney, J. A Craig, g. L.
Wimberly Ed Posey. ]. H Beams
Hugh Roberts, r. A. King. W. f. kerby,
Jim Weems, r. r. Jeffreys. J. c. Berry
man, w. G. Jeffreys, L. FL. Walker, G.
F. helms, A. III. Grissom, j. II. sum
mers, A. ]. Summers, John Summers,
w. P Berry. r. l.. Alexander. G. w.
Harrison, w r.. Beaver, w. FL. VAN
diver, Jr., G. w. Leggett, L. u. Russei<
w. H. Harrison, D. II. vandiver. o. A.
Brown, King Gargis, Sam Mccormack,
w. B. Grissom ]. G. Godsey, J. I.
Donaldson. Q. L. Henningan, w. X.
Streiter, Houston Reed, IT. Hatton, Joe
w Harrison, Nj. c. Turner, ]. 7. Stom-
sipher, Henry Husley, Oliver Jeffreys.
j. p Hatton, Martin Wallace. Henry
Gargis, John w. Wright. j. e. Kent,
w A. Campbell, j. j. Campbell, J. }.
Leeman, Ii. e. Whitlock, D. F. Quinn,
NJ. A. Aston, j. 6. Sanderson, w a.
Bergman, Bob Brown r. A Alexander,
Floyd Looney, Walter Morris, b. l..
Trousdale P. p Prevoit, l.. A. Ford,
John Donaldson. Ed Morgan, b. K
King, W. F. Thompson, +. M. Jeffreys,
c. c. Counts, J. H. spangler J. w:
Hughs. II. M. King. N. NJ. Grimes, /.
A. Whitlock, j. NJ. Jeffreys, J. c. Shaw,
w. e. Beail. w. T. Norman, r. c.
Wright, J. r. kimberley. A. J. Cox,
d. f. Mccormack, w. j. Gocher, w. j.
Mccormack
This by no means represents the en-
tire number who are opposed to the
constitutional amendment in the Leigh
ton beat, nor are 80 per cent of them
whisky heads as has been stated by
some of the amendment orators. Some
of them are merchants, some are doc
tors and others are Of the best class
of farmers
They are men who stand up for free
dom, home and personal rights-men
who are opposed to giving the legis-
lature of Alabama or that Of any other
state full and unlimited power.
The amendment people say we are
lined up with the whisky forces and
that we are in favor of the return or
saloons. This we emphaticalty deny.
Whisky or saloons is not the issue.
That question has been settled. We
have statewide prohibition, the Car
michael bill and the great Fuller BILL
the most drastic ever written upon the
statute books of any state, and part
of which is as tyrannical and unreason-
able as any law ever instigated by des-
potic Russia. The amendment speakers
say we are afraid of the legislature
Oh, We proud liberty loving sons OF
Alabama, who boast of one of the
brightest stars of the American flag,
can you break down the last barrier
to your personal rights and give the
legislature power to make laws that
will interfere with your personal rights
in your own homes? Can you trust a
legislature led by governor who pub
licly denounced those of us who are
opposed to his administration as
mean skunks?" Can you trust a legis-
lature that will submit TO foreign die
tation? Can you trust Legislature that
disregards the right OF American citi-
zens?
Yes we are afraid of it or we would
not fight for the preservation of the
constitution.
very prominent minister Of north
Alabama in lecture made at this place
last Tuesday night said great many
people who are opposed TO the consti-
tutional amendment did not want their
position known. There may be few
who are rather weak-kneed, but thank
God there are thousands who are not
ashamed to publicly declare themselves
for home and good government. This
same man of God north Alabama min
ister) spoke Of the anti-constitutional con-
vention of Montgomery as the motley
a. o>vd' We are proud to say 1t was
entirely free from Yankee or ecclesias-
teal dictation and as l was present
will state that Ex-Governor Jelks was
not drunk
II we were fighting for the cause of
whisky, some of us would be ashamed OF
the fight and would either be neutral
or enlist on the other side. There is
a radical difference in prohibition and
the proposed amendment which we be-
lieye to be dangerous to the welfare of
the people of the state. There are some
things worse than open saloons and pub
lie drunkenness-nam bad government
and mixture of church and state. Our
fathers and our grandfathers fought
against both and it is our duty as their
sons to preserve the principles for which
so much precious blood was shed.
xhink Of police regulation in the con-