St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-21
LOCAL OPTION

Killed Off for Another Two Years.
1t was not the fault of Mr.. MaIand,
the author of the county local option
bill, that it was defeated by the house
last night. Acting upon his honest
convictions, Mr.. Maland has been one of
the most rational temperance men of
the house. But the sentiments of the
majority were against him, and to that
must be ascribed the final result.
The house held an evening ses-
sion last night to discuss the bill.
Mr.. Ellingson moved that the majority
report of the committee On temperance
in favor of the substitute Maland local
option bill be adopted, or the bill be
recommended to pass. Mr.. Ives moved
that the bill be Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Foster took the floor to argue for
local option as all advance in temper
ance legislation demanded by the peO-
pie of the state.
Mr.. Hompe made his astounding pro-
hibitiop speech, after which MIR. McKu-
sick said: "This present local option
law Of ours permits towns to exclude
liquor, although it is carried out in but
few towns. These men who now ask
for new law seem to be great reform
ers. You propose to adopt here law
that amounts to an illicit whisky law.
High license is doing more for
Minnesota than all Of your prohibit
ton and local option laws and
would by large majority sustain this
law. If these gentlemen who want pro-
hihition are so anxious for temperance
why don't they enforce the laws we
have now?"
Mr.. Holmstrom followed Mr.. McKu-
sick, speaking for the local option law,
as also did Mr.. Temple. Mr.. Lane ridi-
culed the pretensions of the local OPP
tionists, claiming that they were pro-
hibitionists in disguise.
SIT is hardly necessary to spend much
more time in discussing these bills.
Nothing nevis told us and nothing con-
vincing brought forward"
Mr.. Temple urged the passage of the
bill.
Mr.. Lane-I would like to ask the
gentleman from Rice (Temple) if, dur
ing the campaign, he did not deny in a
public speech thOt he was a prohibit
ZIONIST, and that he claimed to be Re-
publican, and that if he had not done so
he would have been defeated?
Mr.. Temple-No, sir.
Mr.. Dunn-We have too many laws
now. The majority of the prohibit
tionists whom | have knownswere big
oted, narrOw-minded cranks. although
some others / have found fair-minded,
We have had enough talk on this sub
ject, and if we sat here until morning
no one would be convinced.
Mr.. Pecan the Republican party
afford to kill this bill?
Mr.. Smith supported the bill on the
ground that it was an honest temper
ance measure.
MIR. Stevens-Eyery man elected to
this house as a Republican came here
pledged to high license by the state
platform of his party.
Mr.. McKusick-I stand upon the
ground of what is best for the whole
people of this state.
Mr.. Flynn recited the position of the
Republican party on high license and
insisted on adherence to it.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Forbes said, pointing to the gentlemen
mentioned:
Here are Mr. Benz and Mr.. Aberle
on the floor of this house as representa-
tlves of the liquor interests to oppose
temperance legislation"
1.-The committee recommended the
bill to be indefinitely postponed by
vote of so to %. The report of the COM
mittee was adopted by the following
vote: