The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
RECORD OF BRYAN'S TRIP
 WILL ENDURE

 Anti-Saloon League of America. having l won the war in which it was for so long engaged, promises to renew with Vlgor its fight for 25,0o0,0oo bonus.
 l The effort was initiated last January. The master minds behind the scheme de- l termined to pitch the campaign in the ] southern states, for, it was their argu- mcnt that the southern states were more ] liable, more emanable to reason. It was | their purpose, after having put the game | over on the south, to go elsewhere, point ] ing to the response of the south as
 notable and noteworthy example. But the initial effort was not successful. l In Georgia very little progress was made. l A grand jury sitting in Macon formally criticized the effort of the propagandists. There was evidence of a general rebel l lion. So the campaign was abandoned, and if reports reaching Washington are | true, the abandonment was effected prior to the payment of numerous bills and ob- legations. In Alabama, no headway was made. The senatorial election pended, and as the Ant-Saloon League planned | to participate in that election it was wisely concluded not to ask aims and votes at the same time. So the campaign was postponed. In other southern states comparatively little success was achieved In June, it is said to be the intention Of the Anti-Saloon League to renew this
  a minimum is demanded. The money will be expended, it is promised, in enforcing prohibition-whic is in the constitution and in the enforcement of which the gov ernment is engaged-in the extension of prohibition to European countries, and in spreading the "gospel' by modern evan- gels-by the method employed by William J. Bryan, who as paid spokesman for the Anti-Saloon League went to Alabama for the purpose of defeating Senator un- derwood, the democratic leader of the Senate.
 There is an indication that the Anti
 Saloon Leagues failure the past winter will be duplicated this summer. It is said that the tactics employed in the recent campaign in Alabama will be used to counteract the effort of the leaguers It is said that such tactics as employed in Alabama will be used to show that the league. instead of being spiritual organization, one animated by the Chris tian motives of gratitude and adherence to principle, is political organization which would sacrifice such motives for the hope of victory.
 In that campaign the Anti-Saloon League indorsed L. B. Musgrove of Jas. per. It tried shrewdly and then brutally to cast s. D. Weakley of Birmingham out of the race Failing in such effort. it 1 knifed him at the polls, as the result of the campaign proves. The Anti-Saloon l League is an organization of churches | MT. Musgrove is not member Of any | church. Judge Weakley is member of | the Presbyterian Church-a deacon in | that church-and one of it's leading lights. | Judge Weakley is of a well-trained legal l mind He wrote the prohibition bills | which obtain today in Alabama. Georgia | and Mississippi For the cause he gave freely of his money and his time. He | is total abstainer. He has written no law
 Despite these facts. the Anti-Saloon League of Alabama indorsed MT. Mus grove and betrayed Judge Weakley | There is this difference between the two men: MT. Musgrove is muiti-miliion- aire and liberal spender. In com parative sense, Judge Weakley is poor although there was never doubt in the minds of the Anti-Saloon League but that i he could afford to spend $1o.o00. the amount which, under the law, he was per- mitted to spend.
 There is still another phase of the cam paign in Alabama which will be con- sidered when the Anti-Saloon League re- news its efforts to acquire a bonus of $25 O00, coo In order to defeat Senator un- to increase the difficulties | under which Judge Weakley ran-the Anti-Saloon League sent it's paid orator, w J. Bryan, to Alabama. This fact gave birth to belief on the part of many people
 
 money which had been contributed-some of 1t by adherents of Senator Underwood for prohibition purposes. to further its own political fortunes. While in Alabama Mir Bryan was asked by Judge Weakley | for a division of time. Judge Weakley | claiming that he was as good prohipf- tionist as Mir Musgrove, and that he was a better churchman. inasmuch as Mir Museroye was a member of no church. He reminded MT. Bryan that the Anti Saloon League was an organization or churches. But MT. Bryan refused, and | persisted in his efforts in behalf of the | very rich politician who aspired to seat in the Senate. and who espoused so- called moral" issue at a time when pro- hibtion. in the constitution cf the United | States, waS. as an issue, dead.
 Throughout the Union the attitude or Mf. Bryan has received attention. For. in addition to going to Alabama at the irstance of the Anti-Saloon League, in addition to indorsing in the name of the churches non-member of the churches. he displayed an alleged personal in-rati- tude to Judge Weakley. For. according to a statement by Judge Weakley and his political adherents, when prohibition, or some phase of prohibition. was at stake in Nebraska, Judge Weakley, when called, responded and freely gave time and money to defend the Bryan issue in the west.
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