The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-31

strong laws, very rigid laws, which have.
 stood the tests of the courts. They are
 also indebted to Colonel MrsgroVe, for 1t
 was he who led the fight of the national
 committee bent on securing the ratllca-
 tion of the prohibition amendment But
 for the astute leadership of Colonel Mus
 grove, they ave., the amendment could
 not have been ratified in such record
 breaking time. And then Colonel Mus
 grove, having made America dry, went
 to Paris in an effort to extend the dry campa ign, and it is claimed that 1t was no more his fault that Paris remained wet than it was the fault of Henry Ford that the allied troops were not out or the trenches by Christmas"
 National leaders, very anxious that the Alabama campaign terminate in man ner which they would consider right are endeavoring to secure an issue whlcn would appeal to the people. It is noted ] from the advertising of Judge Weakley l that he will endeavor to make prohloi- 1 tion the issue. It is feared that he might not succeed inasmuch as prohibition IS a settled question; inasmuch as that ls- sue, when it was alive and prosecuted 1 by such a whirlwind campalgner as Richmond Pearson Hobson, failed to de- prive Senator Underwood of what was considered a deserved promotion. It IS understood that the national leaders may | raise the point that Senator Underwood " ould leave the prohibition question as applicable to France and England to the people of France and England. But on a ccount of the fact that many Alao- amans would agree with the senator, the national leaders are said to be pauSlng. By next spring the league of nations may be an interesting topic, but as it is assumed that Colonel MusgroYe and Jucse Weakley stand with Senator Underwood on that question, it could scarcely be the issue of the senatorial campaign Tn [ Alabama. There is woman suffrage Rat l ification of the Susan B. Anthony amend ment is not expected before the fall Of tel0 It will therefore be live in the spring of 1926 Senator Underwood op- posed the submission of the amendment. Colonel Musgroce and Judge ,Weakley are understood to be strongly in faVor or ,he ratifca tion of the amendment. It ,aav therefore be an issue, with Senator Underwood polling tl.e anti-suffrage strength and the pro-suffrage strength roing in impartial halves to Colonel Mus grove and Judge Weakley
 Washington-the nation, perhaps-is in- terested in the Alabama campaign The professional prohibitionists throuShout
 the country are anxious to punish sen
 ator Underwood for his legislative con
 duct in previous years The people. gen erally. aware that Senator Underwood
 nas impressed himself the nation
 Tt large has become known through his conservaNve course in statesmanship, IS
 ,cgarded as the southern representative
 Y, the upper chamber, are anxious that
 ae be retained in the upper house as long
 as lie lives
 This fact is reflected in the attitude
 of other Alabamians in Congress, in po-
 sition to judge of the fitness Of the man
 Although ehe delegation is overwhelming
 lv in favor of prohibition, it is over
 whelningly in favor of Senator under
 wood It is believed that he will receive
 fhe vote of every member of the delega-
 ten No member has even intimated an
 inclination to oppose him. Many have
 expressed a determination to support him.
 National leaders of the prohibition
 cause promise to express themselves fully
 at the proper time. They will get in the Alabama fight It is understood that they twill send speakers aud other asencies or ! persuasion Senator Underwood VIII
 make his announcement and begin his fight in the fall, he indicates.