The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-15
O'NesI Makes Principal Speech.

ONesi Makes Principal Speech.
 Colonel O'Neal made the principal
 speech of the evening. As bearing on the
 campaign which is about to open the following paragraph from his discourse is judged significant:
 After the close of the recent cam paign against the proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution, it was hoped that that question, as an issue, would disappear from Alabama politics
 But such Is not to be. The Rev. Brooks Lawrence, Us you all have read, from Chicago, charged that the amendment was defeated by men who practiced every known form of deception and by the votes of many who were not legally entitled to participate in that election. And he stated, too, that the fight for a prohibition amendment to the constitution is not concluded. Dr. Crumpton, too, of the Anti-Saloon league of this state, has issued papers to the effect that the battle has just commenced, and urging the people to vote against any man, a candidate for office, who fought the proposed amendemnt to the constitution. So the issue is not dead. They have hurled their gage into the open ring, and we can do naught else than pick 1t up."
 There followed demonstration lasting several minutes, and the sug- gestion that the ensuing state cam paign shall be fought out between the amendment and the anti-amendment forces seemed to meet with instant and hearty favor.
 Colonel O'Neal referred to the begin ming of the fight against the amend ment. He spoke rapidly of the de- velopment of the campaign, and spoke of the incidents thereof. He analysed the heavy vote cast against the amend ment, and told the causes, in his opin- ion, which brought about the downfall Il
 of the proposition. Concerning the
 meaning of the defeat, he gave his reason, and those given elicited the applause of the audience.
 There was laughter whenever the
 names of the leaders of the amend
 ment were mentioned. There were hoots when reference was made to the state administration, and the mention of names of newspapers which fought for the amendment and made predic- lions of it's success brought out bois- terous laughter.
 Towards the close of his address Colonel O'Neal spoke of the future greatness of Alabama following rne cutting of the Panama canal, and pictured brilliant future for Birming- ham. He pointed out what he con | siders the great need of the state conservatism in it's government. lie next went on record as determined to uph old the liberties of the people, and to do all in his power to cause the healing of the wounds recently fn- nicted on the body of the state. and | to conserve it's interests to the end that it might blossom forth as the rose and spread abroad the story of It's pros- perity and it's greatness.
 Bowman Follows O'Neai. Col P. G. Bowman, following the close | of Colonel O'Neaps address, was called | to the front He responded and paid | compliments to Emmet O'Neal, stating l that but for that gentleman the prohi- | bition amendment would be at the pres | ent time embodied in the constitution oi | the state. He followed these remarks l by a rapid review of the amendment | campaign and a series of predictions con earning the outcome of the ensuing state