The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18
PARKS BILL PASSES THE SENATE 2t TO 12 AFTER
 LONG SIEGE OF SPEAKING
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which instrument was reported by the temperance committee to avoid tech nicality in the original dispensary measure. Senator Stevens stated that 4-.~ substitute did not indicate that the temperance committee favored the dis pensary measure on its merits. Vote was taken on the substitute, which carried, 24 to 5. The substitute was then called for consideration.
 Senator Moody took the floor to ex- plain the measure. He admitted that it was difficult to talk on the dispensary bill without discussing at the same time the Parks local ojtion measure. Using this for his introductory re mark. the senator branched off into the morality of the question. referring at once to the startling increase in the consumption of liquors.
 "The adivisablnJy of legislation along temperance lines is often questioned, stated Senator Moody. and so much so that 1t is often stated that you can not legislate morals into a man. The statement Is partly true, but 1t is largely untrue. While we may not leg islate morals into a man we can legis- late out of the way the stumbling block. This Is our endeayor."
 The Spedker InereupOn re1erred to recent legislation in both of the houses which sought to legislate out of the way obnoxious conditions. He referred directly to the hotel regulation bill, which sought to assure more healthful conditions. "The bill Is a good one," he said, t"because 1t legislates insan- 1tary conditions out of the way But 1t does not directly legislate health into people"
 Senator Moody said that the safety of dispensary depended altogether upon how the dispensaries were conducted 'I could write all sorts of bills on the question" he said. but could not write any dispensary measure that would be worse than an open saloon measure. An improvement Is bound to result"
 Senator Moody called attention to the provision of his bill which put the dispensaries under the supervision Of the county commissioners He called at tention to the requirement that each dispensary should be operated by two men. one to be a purchasing agent and the other to be In active charge of the establishment. He then referred to the regulation of the bill which specified the amounts of whisky which could be sold.
 Evils of Intemperance
 Senator Moody referred at length to the evils of intemperance, mentionine the passions aroused at the open sa looms. He thought that dispensaries would obviate this condition. He alsc thought that the provision in his bill for absolute prohibition on Sunday was one that should by all means be esta b. lished in the statutes of the common wealth.
 The senator referred to the condi. tion which permits open saloons al night as "the maelstrom of tempta. tion." He plead ardently and elo. quently that the young men of Ala. bama be delivered from this surround. ing. The speaker stated that the sen. ate should not be guided by the state. ments to be made that the small cities and towns of Alabama would not be af. fected. Even if they are not affected, he said, "the surrounding is treacher. ous. We have got to look out for oul sons. who are always going to the bie cities. The young man of aspiration is always desirous of going to larger fields.
 There, under the Parks bill. tn, temptation will be found"
 The speaker explained minutely tn, temptations which confront the coun try boys who go to such cities. H, depicted graphically the embarrass uents which are thrust in the way O
 
 such boys, recounting the experience. of a tee- tolar as he gradually diverge, from the strict path of recitude
 Finally" said Senator Moody. "tha young man is in need of the life line He started out innocently enough. bu he ends up a drunkard"
 Licensed saloons versus the dispen nary system were touched upon by tn speaker. He denounced the licensing o saloons as putting the control of bar Yooms largely in the hands of a few Moreover, he said that licensed sa looms could not be sufficiently regu lated. They create appetite for whis ky. he said, and the saloonists reap tn profit when one tries to satisfy an ap petite that Is thus developed
 Senator Moody referred to the "gild Cd saloons" as man traps" They ar made comfortable and attractive, h aaid. in order that the young me might be trapped. Speaking directl