The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-04
For Regulated Saloons

be other speakers present but they were unavoidably detained.
 For Regulated Saloons
 There was some speculation as to the stand Colonel Bowman would take on the local option question. He came out squarely for the regulated saloon under the provisions of the Smith bill ane spoke at length against the dispensary.
 band of music was present but had little opportunity to display it's talent for the entire time was taken up by the speakers.
 Andy Marx called the meeting to order and explained its purpose. He stated thai no committee or organization had either promoted or suggested the meeting, but said it was brought about by number Of citizens of Jefferson county who made u special request that Mir Bowman ad- dress them. He introduced Leon McCord as a modern martyr, as a man who was malgned for having the courage of his convictions and the manhood to back them up.
 Mir. McCord was given great ovation which lasted several minutes, and shouts and cheers filled the air.
 The speaker said he came to the peo- plo of@Jefferson with naught but kindly feelings to every citizen of the imper- ial county. He told of his vine covered cottage home in Montgomery and his flowers and chickens and bird dog, and said that he had not come to tell the peo- 1ft ntxrb fo Nnta hut a his named had been dragged into the local fight, he just wanted to tell his story. He referred to the love of liberty and freedom of all people of past ages and referred to the struggle of Ireland for ages past He said that he wanted to be let alone in the pursuit of liberty and happiness and that he was there to pro- test against the ''hell hounds of the law invading his home under any guise or form
 The Amendment Fight
 He spoke of the motives that prompted him to take the stand against the amend ment and referred with much feeling to the bitterness that had been engendered by the prohibitionists even extending to his immediate family
 Coming to the criticism by Chairman Beddow at the recent meeting at the Orrheum he said that no man should defame or disparage him without an an- swer He said MT Beddow had joined the ''holier than thou" crowd and that in his speech the other night he as cribed all goodness and righteousness to his crowd and all the unrighteousness to T; frn, i'm,
 He discussed at length MT. Beddow's criticism of the News and Its manage ment and not only denied the allega- tions but spoke eloquently and earnestly in praise of the papers owners He at tackled MT. Beddow for accepting money t defend Dick Wray, the alleged assault ter of Arlie Barber.
 He said he believed MT. Beddow to be honest but that when he assumed all purity and all whiteness, and all wis dem he placed himself in the ''holier than thou class. He predicted that on the 24th of August Pete would get his'n and wake up sadder but wiser man. He closed his splendid address, which was interspersed with genuine humorous ref erences, with an appeal for square deal for all and to stand by their convictions and vote accordingly. He was applauded to the echo as he took his seat.
 Colonel Bowman Introduced
 When Chairman Marx introduced Col onel Bowman as one of the best loved citizens in the county, the applause was deafening, and 1t was some time before he could proceed.
 Colonel Bowman stated that no lan- guage could express his gratitude for the welcome accorded him from the vast outpouring of the citizens of the county.
 He said his faults were known to many, such virtues as he might possess tn ht1t hot ba l,