The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

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ly appropriate.
Representative Adam Monroe Byrd of
Mississippi Is working energeticaly to
extend his acquaintance on the democratic
side of the House There's reason.
Mr.. Byrd recently delivered a tariff
speech during the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. After the
fashion of the orators of the House he
scorned to remain at his desk and deliver
himself of his remarks quietly. He got
out into the center aisle and most of his
speech was directed at individual mem
bers of the republican organization.
| When Mr.. Byrd reached the wooden
| schedule he became particularly vehe-
ment in fact, he became all worked up
about It, He walked up the aisle talking
his speech first to one member of the
House organization and then to another.
Finally he paused at desk which was
i occupied by small man with a Van
Dyke beard To this. member of the
HOUSE Mr. Byrd declared with all the en-
phasis at his command that the wooden
schedule was the most vicious outrage
ever perpetrated on Americans. The
small member nodded his head Thus en-
| couraged Mr.. Byrd waxed eloquent and
each time he scored point which brought
| forth applause from the democratic side
the small man to whom the speech was
being temporarily directed nodded his
head approvingly From thrashing the at
mosphere with his arms. Mr.. Byrd took to
pounding the desk In front of the small
| member.
Knowing all the things I have said to
be true" said Mr.. Byrd, reaching the eli
max, knowing the injustice of this sched-
ule; knowing that 1t was legislation for
| the interests and against the common
| people-knowing these things, why did you
vote for that schedule?"
| IT did not vote for It," volunteered the
small man.
You mean to tell this House that you
did not vote for that tariff bill?" ques-
toned Mr.. Byrd. 81 do" answered the
| small man.
| for your convictions"
The House by this time was convulsed
with laughter. The small member to
whom Mr. Byrd had been addressing his
remarks was Representative Edwin W.
Saunders of Virginia, who had moved
| over to the republican side of the aisle
to hear the speech and enjoy the fun q
1.-THE people of the southern states
where prohibition is now in force are be-
ginning to realize that instead of bene
| IltlnB ftnelT FIeSpoCttNc piO-
hibition has increased crime and deprived
the government, municipal and state, of
a lot of revenue" said Jasper x. wilkins
| of Atlanta the other day. Is
| '.Since prohibition laws are holding
sway, speak-easies, blind tigers and all
| sorts Of Illegal and disreputable clubs
have sprung up like mushrooms all over
the state and are doing land office bus
mess They are not particular to whom
they sell their vile stun, either man, wo-
man or child. This sort of business keeps
1.-THE police on the jump, for they never
know where the next place Is to be. With
a regularly licensed saloon the police
know what to do and where to look for
trouble but with no license and every
body who feels like running a bar-room.
the police are almost powerless to help.
THE licensed saloon and local option is
the proper solution of the whole ques-
ton Let the people themselves say
whether they want saloons or whether
they prefer sout-and-out prohibition. Let
them vote on the question every four
years.