The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-07

trayed into the hands of the enemies
of personal and civil liberty; to inform
them that the prohibitionists in their
struggle to secure control of the leg.s-
lature and to name the governor are
endeavoring to hoodwink loyal patriots
and true. into voting for candidates on
false, dead. and fictitious issues.
The 3zealots among the prohibition
fstss WIN Resort to any scheme in politics
In order to attain success As proof of
this assertion permit me to cite the
case of the great state of Tennessee
where the prohibition wing of the DEM
ocratic party combining with the re-
publicans have twice elected repub-
lican governor who defeated the idols
of the Tennessee democracy first,
United States Senator Rob Taylor; next.
Ex-Governor Benton Mcmillan.
Hooper was elected on the promise
that statewide prohibition would in
reality prevail in Tennessee.
'In the extra session of the Tennes-
see legislature, which has just adj
journed, Governor Hooper made an eff
fort to pass the Hooper force bills;"
these bills went to the very extreme.
One was intended to apply to the Webb
act of Congress, which prohibits the
shipment of liquors from outside the
state into prohibition territory, to Ten
nessee; another bill proposed by Hooper
provided that judges could be inter-
changed in order that the prohibition
judges might be transferred to preside
over the courts in counties where liquor
was being sold. Still another bill pro-
vided for the removal of city officials
and require municipalities to enforce
the laws of Tennessee governing the
liquor traffic.
The democrats in the legislature op-
posed these bills, yet the fusionist con-
sisting of prohibitionists and republicans
cooperating with the governor en-
deavored to pass the Hooper force bills
at all hazards. To aid him Hooper APP
pointed number of fusionist legislators
fire marshals which enabled them to
carry arms and in violation of the con-
stitution draw pay from two sources.
During the closing DAYS of the recent ex-
ira session just adjourned. violent scenes
were enacted that Tut to shame even the
worst conditions that prevailed in the
black days of reconstruction in Alabama,
when negroes. carpetbaggers and scala
wags controlled our own legislature.
professional gunner imported fire.
arms into the state capitol of Tennessee
by the cart load; the convict guards were
called into action ard the gunner stalked
boldly and menacingly through the halls
ready to suppress with guns all unfavor-
able motions on the part of the demo-
Gratis. John Yeamen, Hooper fire mar
shall, three times indicted for murder
selected Senator Fisher as his target
Fisher mixed TOO closely with him, as
did the democrats with the other gun
men, which prevented the wholesale
slaughter of the democrats Of the Ten
nessee legislature. The democrats boldlv
stood their ground and adjourned the ex-
ira session without enacting Hooper's
infamous force bills
Having told you what the prohibition
duetsion has done to annhilate deynoc-
racy, law and order, and to substitute
instead republicanism. chaos and intirni-
dalton in the gerat volunteer state OF
Tennessee, will the democrats OF Ala.
bama support In this race for governor a
cause or candidate of cause that has
brought such dire disaster to our sister
state?
"Do we want anv such mea sures as the
Hooper force bills passed by the Ala.
bama legislature?
Then remember the diabolical Fuller
bill and other prohibition bills that passed
when Conner was governor and take
warning.' =