The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-07
LEE LONG REVIEWS
WORK OF THE WEEK
AND GIVES OUTLOOK
SAYS Anti-Amendment Forces
Have Gained Enormously
and Claims Every County
UNFAIR STAGE REACHED
BY AMENDMENT FORCES
Thinks People viii Resent Lawrence's
Charge That Senator Bankhead
Was Actuated Solely by
Politics.

those favoring the amendment are still
on the high plane. Others, however
have fallen to the very depths, scat
tering abroad Islander and hastily ar
ranged falsehoods.
"I cannot believe That any true gen.
tleman could condone the slanderous
and malicious charges that have been
sent broadcast throughout the coun-
try"
Thus spoke Chairman J. Lee Long OF
the anti-amendment committee before
leaving for Montgomery yesterday aft
ernoon.
ST regretted to note" he continued
that when Senator John a Bankhead
a gentleman in whom all Alabama
has confidence. announced himself as
opposed to the amendment, the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence of Ohio made an at
tack in which he denied that the SEN
ator was not actuated by other than
honest motives. believe that the
people of Alabama will resent This at
tack as they resented the attack OF
the Rev. Brooks Lawrence against the
supreme court OF the state of Alabama,
an attack which was made some
months ago. He does not attribute to
Senator Bankhead credit for having
taken a position against the amend
ment for reason. But he charges that
the senator does so for political eff
feet. And he charges. too, although
Senator Bankhead stated that he ia
vors prohibition, that the senator Is
working for the return of the sa-
looms in Alabama
To Intimidate Johnston.
TT is my opinion that the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence, in making his charges
against Senator Bankhead, was de-
ceived by a belief that in SO doing
he would intimidate Senator Joseph
F. Johnston, who. 1t was understood al
that time, would also come out against
the amendment
1T wonder IL the Rev. Brooks Law
renee who has had control of Ala
bama affairs for so long, will make an
attack also on Senator Johnston. What
serious charges will be put before
the door of the Junior senator of this
state? And will he charge that 1t was
for political reasons that Col. T. G,
Bush, a gentleman standing high in
the cause of prohibition, announced
himself against the amendment? And
will he bring similar charges agains.
Congressman Craig, who will announce
himself against the amendment
There are some men, indeed, who
cannot remain normal under strong
opposition. As is remembered, when
the supreme court made a decision
which was contrary to the wishes of
the Rev. Brooks Lawrence, that gen.
tleman criticised the court in such a
way that the people. his erstwhile
friends. arose in their resentment. And
he criticised Senator Bankhead be-
cause the senator opposes his pet
scheme.
And in his prediction that the
amendment will win, he brings another
indictment against the people of Ala
bama--an indictment which might be
brought accurately in Ohio, but one
which has no place In this state He
declines to mention a county or a city
or name because. as he states. the
brewers have flooded Alabama with a
slush fund. In Alabama the time has
gone when votes could be purchased,
and 1t Is probable that the implied in
suit has found small favor in the cir
Gle of the Rev. Brooks Lawrence's
cohorts.
Desperate Methods.
II do not believe that such methods
he hxrv oF
they not desperate. They evidently see
+ that the day is dark for them. They see
the people aroused because of the po-
litical scheme which has been thrust
under their noses, and for which they
are forced to pay. They have seen the
effect Of the charges of Governor Conner.
They have seen the effect of the admis-
sions of Senator Reese and of Judge
Weakley. They know that the people are
wise. And they know that there will be
a practical landslide November %.
THE Rev. Brooks Lawrence had one
hope when he put this election on the
people at this time-that the people
would not dare to resist him. But they
did dare, and they have all but con-
their fight. They Will continue their
SANDER in spite of the fate which met
the first big canard. They will grow
reckless in their abuse. They will per-
haps go even further, for two Of the
leaders are battling for political exist
ence. and another for physical exist
ence.
Have you ever stopped to think what
will become of several Of the amendment
leaders when their scheme is smashed be-
yond redemption? Well. can you blame
them for what they DOR
Mr.. Long declares that the week Just
passed was one remarkable for its un-
broken chain of successes against the
proposed measure.
1.-TWO papers, stated he, published
one afternoon fake story to tho eff
feet that the brewers were sending $780,
900 with which to debauch the electorate
Of Alabama.
''The following afternoon, one of these
papers, when the story was denounced as
false, refused to publish second chap
ter. Another. however. followed the orig
inal spread with graceful crawl and