Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-08
Hon. Warner Hill Writes PO1ntedI
Of Mr. Guer7ys Charges and Record

yourself? To man up a tree it looks as
If he is for prohibition for revenue only
''When In the senate of Georgia he
voted against the local option law, by
which similar law we have tit counties
dry.-senate Journal 1901, page 249
to 254.
I'm 1881, when Mr.. Query was a men,
Der of the senate, representing the thir-
tenth district, composed of Sumter, Ma
con and Schley counties, the Americas
district conference (MethodisO, through
Senator James G. Park, and the Woman
Temperance union. through Senator Price,
presented certain memorials requesting
that legislation be had restricting the sale
of intoxicating liquors in rural commune
ties. These memorials were referred to
special committee, created for this pur-
pose, with directions to report such bin
as they thought best.
Senator Byrd, chairman pro TEN. of
this special committee, on August s, 1881,
reported a bill which he had drawn to
regulate the sale of spirituous and intoxi-
eating liquors in the state outside Of in
corporated towns, cities and villages. and
to determine by election the granting Of
licenses to sell such liquors within the
limits of Incorporated towns, cities and
villages which was read and referred
back to the committee. The first section
ration of the present license, no license
should be granted to sell liquor outside of
any city. town or village except upon the
written application, signed by the person
desiring to deal in such liquors, which
shall specify the place where the liquor is
to be sold. and be approved in writing by
two-thirds OF the free-holders living with
in three miles of the place where the IL
quor is to be Sold
IAN aunopdunaOf WAS prODOSad nv Sena-
tor Halves striking out the words two
thirds of the free-holders' and writing in
lieu thereof a majority of the qualified
voters. On this motion to amend, the
ayes and nays were called, and Mr. Guer-
ry voted for tie amendment, which, how
ever, was lost. Mr.. Denmark then moved
to amend by striking out all the words in
said section after the word village, the
effect of which would have been total pro-
hibition in all communities outside of In
corporated cities, towns and villages.
This amendment was voted down. and
Mr.. Query is not recorded as having vot-
ed for II.
'Mr. Query then offered a substitute
for the entire section, which provided that
upon the petition of one-fourth of the
qualified voters Of any such district an
election should be held to determine
whether or not liquor should be sold in
such community, which in no way
changed the then existing law regulating
the grant of licenses to sell, except af-
ter such an election had been determined
against the sale by a majority of the
qualified voters. This amendment was de-
feated. The yeas and nays were then call
ed upon the adoption of this section, and
the same was adopted by vote of p to
16 Mr.. Query voting no. After some other
minor amendments yeas and nays were or
dered on the passage of the bill, which
81 cd hxy q n
nays, Mr.. Query voting against the bill.
eff the bill had passed as it came from
the committee 1t would have practically
abolished the sale of whisky in all coun-
try communities. for 1T would have been
practically impossible to procure the ap-
prevail of two-thirds of the freeholders
living in three miles of the place where
liquor was to be sold. There were at that
time and are now many country districts
in the black belt of Georgia, and Mr..
Guerry was representing many such,
where the freeholders, usually white men
and women, would not have approved the
application for license, but where it
would have been an easy matter to pro-
cure the approval of a majority Of the
qualified voters within three miles, and
not have had the approval Of single
white man or woman in the community
eff Mr.. Denmark's amendment had been
adopted and the bill had passed with such
amendments it would have Immediately
prohibited the sale in every such commu-
nifty.
And Mr.. Query voted for Mr.. Halves
amendment, which would have made 1t
possible for the wishes of immoral ire
sponsible negro voters to have outweigh
ed those of the white men or women, prop
erty howners.
Eyes, general where was Roderick
them
Chronic Lobhyisn.
"FIe profeses to know of Chronic lob
byism' Except in Bibb county, of course),
and vet he has not the courage to present
the parties who are guilty Of IT, He says
the state has solicitors for that purpose.
He certainly knows the distinction be-
tween a prosecutor and prosecuting OFF,
Ger. The officer cannot prosecute unless
some one will furnish the evidence. He
processes to have the evidence. He says
the 1obbyism that perpetrated the Yazoo
fraud was not mere corrupt than now pre-
walls in this state and was acute and not
chronic If the general has this evil
dence why don't he have the courage to
present the guilty parties? If he can't and
won't do it as a general with his fighting
clothes on, 1 repeat. he will hardly do 1t
as governor, in civilian dress. General,
it's bluff, and you know it is
Now, right here let me say that he also
cept in Bibb, of course), and he has never
replied to that questions AS L said in the
CAPTAINS fight so I have the temerity to
say in the presence of a great and brave
general that If he knows of corrupt
courts and judges, 1t is his duty to name
them Which court and which judge is
corrupt? Is 1t fair and manly to charge
corruption on our judiciary generally with
out specifying the guilty parties, If any
are guilty? AS for myself,-I believe Geor-
gia has a judiciary, that is interrupted
and incorruptible. 1t is cowardly to charge
corruption and not have the manhood to
expose II.
81 was a member of the legislature OF
Georgia for eight years, and never saw
but one open and fragrant violation OF
what I thought the rules of the house, the
proprieties of the occasion. and of any
thing that seemed to approach lobbyism
called the attention of the speaker to that
case while I was addressing the house
on a railroad bill and asked him to clear
the floor of the house of such railroad
attorneys, which he did, and if the great
and good general cares to have me name
the firm of which this Macon lawyer was
a member, I will give it. and perhaps the
public will better understand why all this
cry of lobbyism.
"Railroad Domination Of State Affairs
and Politics to Selfish and Cor
rupt Ends.
He says when he was senator. district
attorney and railroad attorney, the rail-
roads were more 'sinned against than sin
,gDoss T2,,f lent Il a IttIa funny that inst