The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-15

Domestic Wines in bingham County.
GUYToN. Ga, June 13.-Edttor Morning
Netcs: Referring to the communication Of
Col. h g. Wright In recent issue of your
paper animadverting upon the report Of
your correspondent in reference to local leg
islation upon the sale Of domestic wines in
Enngham county, your correspondent
would remark that he regards as unworthy
OF notice the silly personal filings In which
Ethngham's representative INDUCES as to
his being assailed under the guise Of an at
tack upon contemplated local law, etc. (;
and as to bis charge that the county
was canvassed last summer by your cor
respondent and friend Of his, in order to
upset the machinery Of the Democratic
party and bring out an independent candi-
date against him, the doughty colonel has
evidently INDUCED in this ''stretch of his
blanket" for the amusement of readers out
side OF the county he represents, for it is
well known in the county that the only
canvass made OF the county during that
political campaign was that made from
house to house by him and his friends when
they discovered that the democracy had
not become enthused over his nomination,
and it was necessary to get up this bugaboo
OF a negro candidate being in the field In
order to bring out full white vote.
The result, however, was that even under
this ss!n:isnt he received but a little over
300 votes out Of a voting population of
about 800 to 1000.
He is pleased to refer to petition pre-
sented TO the chairman of the democratic
executive committee to call mass meeting
OF the democracy, but he omits to state that
the said chairman was general manager of
his campaign, and, Of course, the petition
was refused.
Now, aside from personal matters, your
correspondent desires TO say that in his re-
ports his purpose has been to furnish your
paper items of news from Guyton and
Eh1ngham county, and his reference to Col.
Wright's publication of q notice of his in
tention to advocate law prohibiting the
sale of 'intoxicantsn within Effiughanl
county was on that line coupled with what
your correspondent regards as the prevail
ing sentiments OF the county in reference to
an amendment to the existing local law
which,i If enacted, would wipe out very i'm.
portant industry Of the county.
Col. Wrlghts publication is calculated to
create the impression upon outsiders that
Ef1ngham county is afflicted with a "blind
| tiger" at every crossroad, despite the fact
that Efingham has been dry county fol
years. Isn't it somewhat strange that the
grand jury of Effingham county did not,
at its recent session, recommend additions
legislation upon the subject of the sale OF
domestic wines within the county il there
was need of its Has the representative
during mis- house to house canvass discovered
| something to move him to an ultra crusade
against 'intoxicants," Of which the grand
inquisitors Of the county are kept in ignorl
| ancea
| II he was cognizant Of the fact that tht
law was being violated, as a good either
and its representative he should have gone
before the grand jury and put them In pos
session of the information. Your cor
respondent has no personal or pecuniarI
interest in the making or selling Of domesti'
wines, nor does he set himself up as tn
keeper of the consciences of his neighbors
And further, Effingham county lis not 81
disorderly as to demand from the Legislature
the enactment Of laws which are designed
simply as police protection. Her citizen
need no such protection as is contemplate
| by the bill in question. Her courts are opel
and respected by ALL A. A. VIM.