The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-16

know It is coming absolutely and itr-
equiVocally just as prohibition mas come
TO be nationwide in-America'' she an
sWered quickly. And all this talk or
oeer ana light wines is merely a wave:
there Will be none in the market What
the temperance people have got 70 a. -o1.y
IN order to make prohibition prohibit is
to see that the law is enforced ,officers
must be informed by the people where
nquor is sold and in turn the officers
must see that it is not sold. And right
mere put me on record as saying that we
ought 10 have the highest type of men
tor-officers: the best that can he sec,reo.
men who are valiant in their dutv and
who are not afraid.
prohibition will obtain as a nation
Wlde law far better than as state law.
because no state could make prohibition
effective until all the states ratified the
amendment. In turn no nation can make
prohibition success until all nations
nave made it a law because of the i'm
porting of liquors to other nations. tbe
sale OF liquors from one state to an
other.
People think they understand the pro
hibition status" Mrs. Beauchamp said.
put they do not know half. 1 am glad to
see that law in Alabama has been
passed whereby specialists are furnished
10 speak before the normal schools and
out the state. This is an excellent idea
In Kentucky we have Temperance day
set apart in the schools; this day is
usually the last Friday in October Just
before election day, so that the children
may carry home the temperance talks
and sentiment which they have heard At
school.
I'VE are in the midst of a state ezsss-
paign IN Kentucky now and am hurry
ing back to do my part in tho WORK
said Mrs Beauchamp. tT ought not 70
have left, but your beloved Mrs w. H
Jeffries asked me to come to Brming-
ham and L love her SO much couldn't
refuse.
Kentucky" said Mrs. Beauchamn. els
going to vote on prohibition wit1sin Tire
year and speaking of Kentucky and pro-
hibition I must tell you little incident.
When Nebraska and Missouri were rivals
for the position of 35tn state in the Union
! to ratify the prohibition amendment SO
that prohibition could become a law IL you
recall, Nebraska beat Missouri to the
| position by a day-or rather a morning
| and when received the news took out
my flag and draped it across the front
of my home in Lexington. OF course
| every body knows me there and knows
nv position with regard to prohibition. A.
I walked out my front crate / heard two
men talking and looking at the flag; one
said: We'll, ten years ago if anycody
had told you that prohibition would rule
the day in the United States would you
have believed ity The other man said
no. and as he answered he turned and
saw me and put the same question to
me; l said yes; I not only would hxve
] believed it, but I did believe it and
am proud of it, Then I said: Yes, and
Kentucky will be prohibition state, too,
| in spite of the fact that Henry Waiter
son has been calling me lunatic for
more than 10 years, in his paper and out.
| of it but we shall see.
| 1.-THE men walked on and that was the
| end of the conversation, but not the end
| OF the story, which is now making his
tory for ITSELF" Mrs Beaucnamp said
proudly. Z