Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-19
Under the Auspices q tn, Good TempIars.
DRY GEORGIA.


II. L. Bates, an Atlanta, George,
banker making his FIRST trip through
the West, was met at the Windsor by a
Tribune Republican reporter. He had
been week in reaching Denver. When
asked as TO the effect OF prohibition In
his State, Mr. Bates stated that prollibi-
ton had not been apdopted in Georgia
as a State. But Of the l40 counties, two
thirds, including Atlanta, had indepen-
IDENTIFY adopted IL under the local option
law, and II was simply question OF
time before the entire State should SO
wheel into line as to elect a prohibition
legislature and pass constitutional
amendment which forever shut off the
manufacture and sale in the common
wealth Of intoxicating drinks. Until then
there is nothing to prevent the people
OF any county reopening the liquor
question every two years, which he did
not think likely. The counties now
not in sympathy are the more noun
famous ones where the festive moon
sinner still carries on his nefarious
manufacture, though under constantly
increasing difficulties. The government
officers will run them and the courts
fine and imprison them; but Just as
soon as they get out, Notwithstanding
their fair pomises, the moonshiners 60
right back to their old game, only To
get pulled again in a short time. II
i will take time and severer penalties &c
weed these fellows out. The present
Ipunishments are abserdly light.
The new law OF Atlanta does not
take effect until after July /, so whisky
is sold there yet. But in nine weeks
to use Mr., Bates expression, the city
will run dry and all the bars must shut
up for good. ITO be sure" said the
speaker, ''there will be some whisky
sold on the sly, but it will become dis
reputable before the law and toperl
will take the same risk in gratifying
their taste that man does in. violating
any other law. In one generation the
taste Of whisky will be almost entirel,
unknow."
LAWS THAT DO NOT PROHIBIT.
"They tell us prohibitory laws dc
not prohibit. Neither does the Law
against theft or murder prohibit these
crimes, but 1t does reduce them to theii
lowest terms and acts as constan
check 10 restrain tendencies. That i
just what Maine is doing, and it is un
fair to take violations OF the law in Ban
gor or Portland as typical Of the who'll
g State"
"Does public sentiment in your cit,
/, really uphold the new law"
!. Eyes, SO much so that there will b.
e no difficulty in enforcing the law. Thu
feeling is that whisky must go, ant
: liquor men cannot stem the tide. The,
have made big fight, carrying every
0 thing through the courts, even up t
the United States Supreme court, bu
. have been as steadily beaten. TIL
e movement is spreading, not only il
s our State, but in Alabama, the Carroll
mas, Kentucky and Tennessee, particu
u larly in the two last States, though yo
n may not believe it,"
$ Will prohibition hurt the Democrat
i party in the South?"
! "By no means. 1t won't interfere q
! all with the integrity of the Democrat
party, because we are doing exactly O
the Kansas Republicans are doing, viz
!. fighting the evil within the party line:
h We don't believe in the third part
movement, Local option is our grea
forte; it works to d. charm.''
"What started the wave to travelin
. with such force ?"
' "Well the movement seemed to b
J. spontaneous to great extent. But
$ suppose Gov. Colquitt had as much
!, : do in starting it as any one. He is
a very strong prohibitionist, even leavin
IS his seat in the senate every once in
n while to lecture about tine country q
: the topic.
q THE NEGRO AND LIQUOR.
}. "When the negro has liquor he
. shiitless and worthless, but keep II
!, stuff away from him and he is a stead
rs worker. The negro is addicted to on
= door work by birth and education, an
we don't want any other. The Chimes
are not wanted under any circumstar
ces. There is such a natural aversio
/, to them in the South that they new
P. would be allowed there. Even in tt
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