The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-02-27
THE HEPBURN BILL.

THE HEPBURN BILL.
The Hepburn bill, which has passed
the lower House of Congress and II
now pending in the Senate, reads al
follows:
"All fermented, distilled or other
intoxicating liquors or liquors Trans.
ported into any State or territory oi
remaining therein for use. consump-
ton, sale or storage therein, snail upon
arrival within the boundary OF sucn
State or territory before ana aIter ue,
livery be subject to the operation anu
effect Of the laws OF such state OF OeI
ritory enacted in the exercise OF Its
notice powers to the same extent anu
In the same manner as though sucn
llouias or liquors had been prooucesu,
in such State or territory, ana shai.
not be exempt therefrom by reason oi
being introduced therein In orlginai
packages or otherwise.
Sec. 9. That all corporations anu
persons engaged in Interstate con-
merce shall. as to any snlpmen! VI
Transportation of fermented. distllieu
or other intoxicating liquors or nqulos'
be subject to all laws and police regu-
lations with reference to sucn liquors
or LIQUIDS or the shipment or the trans-
portation thereof, of the state IN
which the place OF destination Is STU
ated, and shall not be exempt tnere-
from by reason OF such liquors VI
LIQUIDS being introduced therein III
original packages or otherwise.
This is the bill the Tennessee legis-
iature passed Joint resolution request
ing our Senators to support; and we
are glad to note, Senator Carmack is
very heartily doing SO.
But Congress will adjourn next week,
and it is hardly probable that the Dill
will be acted upon. 1t has already
served good purpose, however IN
that 1t has not only suggested
remedy for a great evil. but it has
shown as we'll that that remedy has q
great many friends
One of the greatest difficulties pro-
Inhibition has had to contend with is the
importation of liquor; the jug trade
This bill would in measure cure tf at
Then if Congress would go step FUR
Their. and require all Federal license to
conform to the local laws-wherever
the dealer may choose to operate-pro-
hibition would prohibit, and the liquor
traffic would be easily and effectually
controlled.
And If the present Congress, at their
next session, will not do this the
people can, in 1904, elect Congress
that will. Instead Of getting excited
and wild and going almost crazy
about things that effect us. more or
less remotely. why not force the issue
upon question vital to the happiness
of our homesY
Maine, for instance is a prohibition
state. Why should the Federal govern
ment license any man to sell liquor In
Maine, contrary to the laws OF that
slater Is that not abridg1ng the rights
of the state, and violating the princi.
pie of local self government
South Carolina is Dispensary state
In issuing it's license to the Individual
to sell whiskey in South Carolina, why
should not the Federal government
respect the law of thar state9 Why
should the Federal government aid,
encourage and abet the whiskey ped
dler to violate the solemn and sacred
laws of any states
Congress would not be asked to pass
any prohibitory law, or dispensary
law, or high license law, or any law
whatever, other than this; that every
license must De for specified place
Of business, and made to conform to
the laws of that state or municipality.
In other words, in Maine they would
issue no Fedreal license at all; and
any man caught selling whiskey in
Name, would be punishable under the
Federal law for selling whiskey with
out a license. In South Carolina, they
would Issue license. only to dispenser
or dispensaries, and all others would
be punishable under the Federal az
we'll as the state law for selling. with
out license
Instead ot'hampering the states in
the enforcement of their temperance
laws, the Federal government should
help them, and we believe would help
them il the people would make an
earnest demand for their help. !,
Why not make it a national issues
How would it take as an issues