The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-12-08

but it is one which affects the whole State. I
don't want to see the excitement which such
an election will create in Abbeville county.
Ny idea is that those who favor Legislative
prohibition make this error--they say that
whiskey drinking is bad thing. We admit
it. They say that drunkenness is a terrible
thing. We acknowledge this. They sag that
the drunkard could not get drunk 1T whiskey
was not allowed to be sold in his reach. They
then declare that it is wrong in the legisla-
ture to grant the right to sell whiskev.
This is the mistake. The legislature does not
grant the right to sell whiskcy, it only regu-
the prsaSs sas and certain
want any more legislation or the subject.
We have just as many laws as we want The
saie of spirituous liquors is now prohibited
Ererywherc in the State except in the incor-
Porated villages and towns. 1t seems to me
that the State goes too far in passing these
liquor lows.
These Legislative attempts to regulate the
morals of the people are foolish and unjust,
and am utterly opposed to them. l object
to the State enaoting these laws for the regu-
iation of the people. ] am not in favor Of the
State treating all the people as if they were
chlldren; This paternal legislation I CON
demn. am in favor of temperance and will
go as far any member Of this House in find
ing remedy. for the evil, but this is not my
way of reaching it. If this case could be
reached without Interfering with the rights
of citizens l would be in favor of it. If it is
for these reasons and others I could give
which Induce me to urge the rejection of this
bill. l don't believe this pcaSure is in the
true interest of temperance. There is dan
ger of reaction, when matters will be worse
than they were BEFORE
Mr.. w. Fl. Parker Of Abbevi,le. in
whose charge the bill was given by the
petitioners of his county was about to
begin reply to Mr. Graydon, when the
Scrgent-at-Arms interrupted him by
announcing that the Senate was waiting
to be admitted.
The Senators, headed by President
Sheppard and Clerk Farrow, then en-
tered the hall.
The Joint assembly was called to
order by President Sheppard, who
stated that the bodies had como togcth-
er to elect Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, two members Of The Agricultural
Board, two Penitcntiary Directors and
Register of the Mense Conveyance for
Charleston County.
Nominations for a Commissioner Of
Agriculture being in order. Mr.. McIver,
OF Darlington, placed in nomination the
name OF the present incumbent, Col. A.
7. Butler, whom he praised in the high
est terms.
Senator Moody, of Marion, in a brief
speech nominated NJ. L. Donaldson. of
Greeeville.
Senator Youmans Of Earnwell, second
ed Col. Buffers nomination. and Mr..
Boggs, Of Pickens, that Mr.. Donaldson.
DR.. Summers, Of Orangeburg, also
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Donald
son.
The roll was called and the following
announced as the result: Butler 97s;
Donaldson, 40; total, 146. Necessary
to u choice, ~.
Col. Butler was thcreupon declared
elected Commissioner Of Agriculture
for the next two years.
Nomination for two members of the
Board Of Agriculture being next in
order, Mr.. G. j. c. Hudson nominated
VIM. d johnson, Of Marion, and Mr.. w.
d. Parker named the Hon. A. j. S.
Perry, Of Charleston. No o:he nomina-
tons were made and these gentlemen
were unanimously elected.
Mr.. Brown, Of Darlington, nominated
as Director Of the Penitentiary Mr..
John A. Scott, Of Marion, and Mr.. J. Il.
r. Thomson, of Spartanburg, suggested
Mr. +. T. Allen, of his county, and Mr..
G. H. Simonton Of Charleston, entered
third racer in the person Of Mr.. E. B.
Murray, of Anderson.
Oh the first ballot Mr.. Allen and Mr..
8 ;ott were elected, the former received
ing 119 votes and the latter 80. Mr..
Murray got "a votes.
The present incumbent, Mr.. Charles
Kerrison, was unanimously chosen the
Register of Mesne Conveyance for
Charleston, and the joint assembly dis
solved.
As soon as the Senate withdrew Mr. Parker
took the floor aad made powerful plea for
the bill under consideration.
He said that by peculiar conca atenstion of
circumstances he had been deputed to chain
pion this measure, and been forced IN the DO
sition by one of the journals of engineering
the prohibition cause in the House. While
not strictly a prohipitiorist in practice, yet be
was placed in charge of this very impoi tant
prohibition measnre. In beginning an srgu-
ment In favor of the pending bill he would not
be said, devote himself to describing the evils
Of intemPerance, It is only nece to take
up any newspaper of the day to find illustra-
tions by the columns. The evils of intem-