The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
PEOPLES FORUM
Why an Anti-Saloon League in
 Alabama?

Alabama?
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 After reading the resignation of Dr. w. B. Crumpton from the presi dency of the Anti-Saloon League (and long before). I am fully con vinced that the good work of the league, as in the past, should in ths future be directed to the enforce ment of the prohibition laws in Ala bama, and not along political lines am not given to writing for pub lication, but feeling that I might serve my state and the cause of pro. hibition, am begging your indul. gence for this time.
 For the information of the voters outside of Jefferson county, wish to say I am for prohibition--I have always voted and worked for it. will say my whole life has been for the moral uplift of my county, state and country. I can say what many so-called prohibitionists can not say that 1 have never taken a drink of whisky, wine or beer or any other intoxicating drink. am strong for the enforcement of the present pro. hibition laws, as well as all other laws, as my record shows. am of the opinion, as are most of the prominent prohibitionists of the state, that if the efforts and the money expended by the Anti-Saloon League were directed to the enforce ment of the prohibition laws, 1t would be far better for the cause than in making war on the greatest and ablest statesman in the whole country, Hon. Oscar w. Underwood,
 We all know that both of the great political parties are for pro- hibition and we also know we have no saloons in Alabama and never will have. When such notable men as Dr. w. B. Crumpton, Ex- Gov crnor Thomas E. Kilby, Dr. B. F. Riley, Hon. Mike Sollie, Ex-Gov- ernor W. D. Jelks, Judge A. c. Howze, Judge N. D. Denson, Judge L.. J. Haley, R. G. Hewitt, Erie Pettus, Murray Brown. Donald Co., mer, c. F. Beddow, E. F. Moore, D. H.. Marbury, John W. Sibley, F. W. Dixon. James A. Dupuy, Dr. H. H. McNel, Carter Wright, J. Kelly Dixon, Robert Vail, W. D. Colby, Borden Burr, J. Fritz Thompson, Senator J. Miller Bonner, Senator Ernest Jones, NJ. P. Messer, and thousands of others, are supporting Underwood for president, it strikes me very forcibly that all voters, not looking for an excuse to vote against him, should stop and think and think before lending their support in trying to defeat the first man the South has offered in over sixty years. have been voting in one box in Jefferson county for over fifty years and have voted in every election from constable to president. l helped to redeem the state from carpetbag and negro rule-and since we redeemed the state my box in Beat 9 has always gone Democratic and for prohibition. If many of the voters of this day and time know what struggle we had and the hard work done in those days to redeem the state from carpetbag rule, and how happy we were when the great Democratic party came into power, I am sure they would not be led astray by any such propaganda as is now being used in trying to de. feat the greatest Democrat of the present day.
 There is no man living who is more loyal to. his friends, or to the Democratic party, or who has done harder work for the success of the party in the last fifty years than I have. No man loves the South, the state of Alabama, the county of lief ferson or the great city of Birming- ham more than l do. And I, us a lifelong, hard-working (and fighting if necessary Democrat, ask you for the love of the South, your state, your county and city, to fall in line with the great army of Democrats and help roll up great and over- whelming majority for Oscar w. Underwood. the greatest statesman, and the best qualified man, irrespec- tive of party, for president of the United States.
 Be one of the great army and not a bushwhacker firing from the side lines and bushes. The happiest day of my life will be next November when Oscar W. Underwood will be eleGted president of the United States by the Democratic party, and the South will ( nee more come into her own. T. S. SMITH. 300 Broad street, Elyton, Beat 9,
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