St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-16
COLD WATER TALK.
Goodrich Would Have Prohibi-
ton Law to Prevent Him TAX
ing a Glass

t1On Law TO PREVENT HIM TAX
ing a Glass.
Senators were treated to cold water
debate yesterday. arising out of Senator
Hoard's bill: ''Senate File No. 500.
To authorize counties I'd vote ON the
question of issuing license to sell in
toxicating liquor" j. w. Hoard ar
gued that the principle involved in this
bill transcribed all political questions.
1t was question of human liberty and
human government. If the people had
a right to regulate anything by law they
had a right to regulate bust
ness which brought taxes upon
the people and evil upon the
community. The people who had
to pay the taxes, support the govern
ment, support the cOurtS-district mu-
nicipal and justice courts. should have
a voice in saying whether or not any
business shall be carried on in their
midst which necessarily puts on them
more taxes, and makes the burden of
government harder to bear.
Nj Durant said his constituents did
not want local option, neither did the
counties of Ramsey and Hennepin.
Let those counties hungering after local
option have a special bill passed upon
this question. Do not thrust it down
the Threats of the people when they
were not asking for such law.
Mr.. Kellar opposed the bill. His ar
gument was that the high license law
should not be disturbed. The people
were not compelled to go to the saloons :;
saloonkeepers did not pull them in. The
bill was wrong; it was not called for by
the people.
Mr.. Wood also wished Goodhue and
Rice counties excluded from the bill.
Mr.. Clark expressed himself decided
local optionist. at is progress in the
interests of temperance if we vote
county option. That is what the people
of the state demand. Thousands of
prohibitionists voted with the Republi-
can party last fall because they believed
that the Republican perty was the party
of progress.
Mr.. Gibson wished to exclude Mower
county.
Mr.. KeIlar desired to exclude Stearns
county from the bill.
Mr.. Durant-It matters not to me
whether the Democratic party, the Re-
publican party or the Young Mems
Christian association want this bill.
Why? Because if it is passed we will
undermine what the genuine temper
ance people have accomplished hereto
fore.
Mr.. Goodrich-If there is any evil ex-
listing in this world l say that evil is the
use of intoxicating liquors. There is no
fiend worse than it this side of the lower
regions, and we all know it. He did
not think local option would wipe out
this evil. We must have prohibition.
Mr.. Nachbar-Let me ask you ques-
ton. You talk about prohibition-why
do you drink your whisky and wine?
Mr.. Goodrich am not wholly alb
stemtious, and L probably shall not be
until we pass prohibition law; and
for that very reason l want such law
passed. [Applause. Pass that law.
and L cannot get it. [ occasionally take
drink. but [ wish to God L never had
done so.
Mr.. Kellar-The more you keep liquor
away from children, the worse they are
when they get bigger.
Mr. Nachbar wanted Scott county eX-
cepted, but the senate refused to eX-
clude any counties.
MIR. Durant moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill, which was
carried-l6 yeas and nays.
Upon the report of the committee of
the whole Mr.. Clark moved to exclude
this bill, and moved that it be recon-
mended to pass. The motion was lost: