The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-08
The bill passed It's third reading
and was ordered sent to tho Senate

tho>t woo S8IlG Ull9 I)pDDte.
THE cnILDs' PROHIBITION BILL.
MIR. Childs' bill "to provide for
the election of State board of con-
troll, and further regulate tho sale,
use, consumption, transportation and
disposition Of Intoxicating and alec
h)lic iluors or liquids in this State,
for medical, scientific aud mechan
ical uses only, and prescribe further
penalties for violation Of the dispcn-
sary laws and to police tho same"
was made the special order for this
hour.
Mr.. Childs' stated that ho was
quite indisposed, but felt that he
could not longer postpone action on
this most important measure. Mr..
Childs calls his prohibition bill. He
is not fighting the dispcnsary, but
IS trying to remove evils in the dis
pensary system. Liquor selling
tends to demoralize people. South
Carolina has always considered the
! liquor business an evil and outlawed
her citizens from selling it, stepping
in herself to sell it. Gladstone SAYS
that the sale Of liqnor has done
more damage than war or pestilence
Governor Ellerhe in his first message
struck tho keynote when he said the
liquor traffic is Il hydra headed mon
ster Shall South Carolina nourish
such monster, clutch such viper
to ber bosom? Let us pull out the
fangs Of this vcnomous monster. The
business of selling liquor is wrong
and we should not lcgalizc it. Some
thing must be done. If you could
only read some Of tho appeals 1 get
through the mail from mothers, wives
and daughters!
How can we best handle th;, prob
en-? BY outlawing or legulizing
1T? We have the power to liberato
South Carolina, and it is our duty to
do SO. hope the members recog.
nize their responsibility. What rem
edy shall we apply to tho dispensary?
/ am opposed to local option. What
right have we to say that certain
section of tho country shall perpetu
ate wrong? Option says license
or no license. Prohibition only is
moral. Liquor selling is dynamite
against civilization.
AS to tho practical workings of
high licensc, he read newspaper re-
ports showing that high licenso is
good thing for revenue, but not for
temperance. Also letters from dis
tillers saying that their sales were
not injured by high license, and
from tho General Conference of the
Methodist church condemning high
license.
What is the remedy? Some say
continue the dispensary. South Car
olina is being flooded with liquor
and our boys are in danger on this
line. There is only ono solution
That is to outlaw tho sale by so
amending the dispcnsary law so as
to practically prohibit. Prohibition
is more than sentiments; it is right
Dispensary prohibits sal" TO drunk
ards after they become drunkards
Prohibition keeps them from becom-
ing drunkards.
Can any business prosper as we'll
when outlawed as when lcpallZcd
Tho blind tiger outlawcd cannot sell
as much liquor as the dispensary
legaized. [ would expect tho pro
hlbition Jaw to be violated as arc all
other laws. But under prohibitory
laws, with the brand Of an outlaw
upon it, tho traffic cannot flourish.
Mr.. Winkler moved to lay debate
aside until to. morrow. Mr. Childs
moved to lay Mr.. Winkler's motion
on the table. Mr.. Winkler withdrew
his motion.
DR.. Sturkio moved to strike out
enacting words.
The ayes and nays wore called and
the vote of tho House was registered
as follows:
i{sh. Yeas--Gary, All, Anderson, Aus
teES Bacot, Bailey, Banks, Bcthunc,
ColHek, Crum, Geo. W. Davis, Do,
BrHSi, Eiird, Epps, Garrs, o. p.
Goodwin, Graham, Hazeldcn, Hen,
dersoiH, Ilderton, Horace i. johnson,
KibIerA j. ID. Kinard, Lancaster, Les.