The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-12-19


while he wanted to have something to
say, unlike his colleague, he hoped
that what he would say would influence
the Senators votes. is this good law
to put on the statute books ." If YOU
have pint of whiskey in your private
home YOU must go TO jail. You are to
be tried, not by judges, but perhaps by
the most ignorant trial justice in the
State. All liquors are declared to be
contraband. Those that you bought
on the 3Oth of June are to be condemn
ed as against the good health and
morals OF the State. He alluded to
the prohibition sentiment of last wear.
1t had been argued that the law closed
the barrooms. Now you are going to
open them. You are going to sell beer
III glasses-schooneer perhaps. A
Senator: "Wcll strike that out"
Then why is it in the bill ?" inquired
Senator Smythe. 1--WE are asked to
enact this bill" Senator w. d. Evans !:
Who said that we are told to pass
1T - Senator Smythe: - am told
that 1T is the report of the State board
of control" Common report is that
$1,000 were lost in beer because beer
spolls in bottles. You can't afford to
lose that year by year. Therefore YOU
are going to sell it in gla ,ses.
Senator Bigham was opposed to the
Dill and made an effective speech
against it. He had noted that the au-
thor of the bill had started out in Sec
ton l with declaring for good morals.
He believed in good morals, but he
also believed in consistency. 1t is time
to call halt and consider what we are
doing. This Senate has the name of
being Reform body. The State has
been canvassed against high rates
of interest. There had been complaint
against the profits of merchants, but in
his county whiskiey was sold at l25
per cent. profit. He came from
county whose people did not stand up
for the law. One of the members of
the county's board of control had talk
ed up for the dispensary and had laid
In supply of two barrels before the
3Oth of June. Now he ordered from
North Carolina. There was as much
whiskey sold in Florence now us ever.
and it wasn't sold at the dispensary.
" You are intelligent men: you know
what you are doing, but | warn you
that day will come when it will be
sore spot with you" Naughtcr) "Is
key and right for the State? Is that
the kind of morals you are going to
teach our children ?"
On Thursday morning Senator John
Gary Evans called up the dispcnsary
bill
Senator jenkins spoke to the mo-
tion to strike out the enacting words,
" When | read this BILL" exclaimed
the Senator, 81 am so shocked as
South Carolinian that l scarcely know
where to begin. If there is one prin-
ciplc more dear to man than any
other 1T is that his home is his castle.
'Hhnl1ph IL hn ,,nnblo l,p h,,
bic cottage, though the winds of heaven
whistle through the cracks, it is SO
strong that little child may stand ut
the door and command q king to halt.
Hcnceforth there is to be no privacy of
home, and our iire-sides are to be eX-
posed to irresponsible and ignorant
hirclings. When the assassin strikes,
he strikes one. when the burglar
steals he takes from one, but when you
invade the liberties of the people you
strike all.
Senator Sloan followed Senator Jen-
kins and prefaced his remarks by say
ing that he he had already stated his
position and would not consume the
time OF the Senate. He simply rose to
protest against the bill and plead for
its death as means to the restoration
of peace in tho State once more
Senator Brown declared that some
of the bills features were objectiona-
ble
Senator Fuller expressed himself
in bold terms. He had observed with
dissatisfaction that the practical
operation Of the law had been to drive
the prohibition sentiment from tho
State.
Senator w. d. Evans stated that he
was friendly to the bill and would vote
I0I. it's final If hn cnnlI
succeed in getting certain amendments
incorporated. Otherwise he would
not. He was opposed to tho power
given the cOnstabu.arN to invade priv
ate premises.
Senator Hemphill proposed to be
brief and proceeded to rchash the pro-
visions of Il bill which he had intro
duced last year. That the Senator
vcnturcd to remark was "a prohibition
bill ' and with great gusto he read the
names from last years journal of those
who voted for the bill.
Senator Symthc remarked that he
bill could not be amended. There was
an underlying principle running
through the whole scheme which could
not be changed.
Senator John Gary Evans replied
that the Senate had the ability and in
telligcnce to amend any bill : to strike
ont underlying principles if necessary
Senator Smythc had not. been consti-
tutcd the guardian of the Senate
Senator Evans moved to table the mo-
tion to strike out the cnacting words
Senator Buist demanded the ayes and
nays. The roll call resulted
Aycs-Abbott, Barton, Bcaslcy.
Bricc, Brown, Dcrham, Efrd, Evans,
w. d., Evans. j. G., Fuller, Glenn,
Harrison, Hcmphill, McGec, Mcdaniel,
Millor, ODcn, Peak, Ragan, Red
fcarn, Sanders, Stribbling, Thinner
man, Williams and Wilson'S.
Nays-Bingham. Buist, Finley, Jen-
kins, Moore, Mower, Sloan, Smythe
and Vcrdier--9