The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-25
The Real Issue.

Huntsville Mercury-Banner.
 The Mercury Banner is never nasty in making its conclusions on public questions nor does 1t maintain It's con- victions by the use of incorporate lan- guage. We have conscientiously, for nearly a quarter of century. labored earnestly at all times for our city, county and section, in their financial, industrial, social. political and moral interests. Our efforts have been re- warded with at least a good name for D.Sa Ds1s fa sSs Tos as aSS nS se1 a the constitutional amcndment, to be voted on by the people, Was hallowed and sacred because so declared by a stop, think and investigate, and then take our position openly among our people. The Mercury Banner Is today temperance at home and temperance. moderation and decofum in all things and with all classes of people. It Is impossible for the s, snasaeter and stand d. what they think. to be disassociated from the cause they, seek to promote. Measured by this rule this paper cam ter of principle as well as duty to our people, advocate the adoption of the prohibition amendment to our State to give a full, fair test and trial to the the last Legislature. It is true many of the provisions of the Carmichael and lest ana most ordinary. every day. hab-
 It's of the most mSra honest ssS to that, even in Its unreasonable form, If by so doing, real genuine prohibition of the liquor business could be curtail- issue at ali. The men leading this pro- hibition crusade have practically aban- doned the Carmichael and Fuller bills smd a1dsons Wta Gni aSsSrS frs out sess men who demand that our organic law shall be burdened with an article that forever silences the voice of the major them in the Carmichael and Fuller l bills, that they will not under the pow ment declare that liquors shall not be stored or kept" in the citizens private Ihome? They hold, up their holy hands suggestion Is made. An. but who win of every individual liberty that the DO. lice powers of the state allowed ana moment doubts. If these men who framed these prohibition statutes could have increased the authority they seek tutfonai amendment, that. they would have wildly and frantically declared that liquors "shall not be stored or sue" before the voters of Alabama.
 But we. said the character of man and his sSs Cause be eH thought t'tte to the extract taken from the proceedings of the prohibitio3n 3 conyen: f | this month:
 When the applause which followed his speech had died % away calls so for for was led to the pulpit and the crowd went wild. Pandemonium broke loose, | the amendment forces standing up in SseiF rhe church rang with % | their cheers"
 And 'the church rang with. their cheers" after the pprbsd appsSrabncde atbe St A; nI H. | pit." on ''sanctified snades of the de- parted saints" Mir Carmichael in re-
 sTTnE the Sss asHSssss' at rsMSnst MomtrpmaTy DnSh on the 18th of this month. said:
 I've recognize in them the same peo; pie whom we have tSuSnt ths amd ."p1d wnippe1dd o1d 'FTWomte We pause to ask, lis there any sem blance of truth In what MT; Carmichael said there In that cnurG1h cheers @ apI o9iSe9- ap- piause?" The editor of this paper will hiEh hi toned d moral and christian gen tlemen delegates to the M%2ntgomesry %nas,,ms y Gnsrf Garmichael Mr eSer meet and whip" on single battleHeld Qnsteead of one hum dred) General Joe \; Thompson. stn. Judge Crow r., r Pride, Joe H. Nathan and other enemies of prohibition? These men and many others fTSm cGInart Tqsepmbia Gdmb were deiegates to the Montgomery con vention. But let us quote from, anoth- CT bright leading spirit of%he Birmng | K,,ia a TsrIce He was commenting on the appearance of the three ,ex.Gover- 1 nnrs pF kjsharna. R. W. Cobb. William ] G Oates and W. D. Jelks' who were