The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-25
Prohibition a Warm Political ls.>
sue in Maine and Texas.
Frying TO DODGE III.
Representatives Of These -Ststes ct
Washisgton Are Not laeliaed To
Discuss the Question. People
Divided On the Efficiency
OF Prohibition,

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be cutting curious cspers f. different
parts Of the country, Judging FROM
bhe stories TOLD by the statesmen Of
she respective states says dispatch
from Washington. Nov, there's ged
Maine. With the exception OF Re-
preventative Littlefeld. you couidn't
ses senator or representative from
chat state to express his yvie1s for
publication for 1--we, or money. Why?
Because the qaestten is loaded: Then
5asre's grand old Texas, at, the oahe.
end Of the country. Her Statesmen
Ia congress avoid the question the
Same as they would q mad dog. OF
course it is jast as ba1 among the
sonth Carolina re prssentatives. Pne
only man from that state who VIII
talk at all Is ''Ptschsork,,' Ben TN.
man. he gives voice to his conVie.
ai5ns regardless OF how they harmon
ize with public opinion. .--,e.:.-s.,z I
Il tie recent sp3ing election in
Maine, according 80 the statements
os politicians OF that state here. q
Ia1mbe. Of Republican cities wens
Democratic oecsuss the Democrats
openly opposed prohibition and Sde,
aaounced IL ss fake and: as producing
mere hyeccd5ical violations Of, 5sW
and evasicns Of truth than anything
sYer known. Governor Cobb himself
mas come out against pronibihon, ,2S
operated in that state, ana it IS said
20 be qatte certain that Dsmre,a@ in
atate convention will make The Eight
IN the issue OF Turning to tae; ;hesHes
plan OF selling whiske5. They cl8fn
30 nave the sympathy Of the maj iRty
4 the cities and towns, altneugI the.
. nntry districts may : be against
taem. The claim Is boldly made shat.
.a:-der the present laws the akate- B
deluged With bind tiger whisSeg
rom Canada and elsewhere and .ttzs
there has not been the sAghteas-de-
erease In drunkenness The pe6Ile,
it Is asserted, pay out large es1ms OF
money for whiskey and strong dxink
brought in by express and fietghs,
7hile Gbe Hgbt drinks are shut ert.
Propositions are pending t. pat outra .
platform showing wide Discrimination
Ia future laws in favor OF beer and
sines and making the tax on lrthe
strictly ardent spirits heavy, tia
belief being that this will encourage
one class OF drink In a legitimate Wzy
at the expepse OF the other. ;:;.i-
Down in Texas the Democrats Eee
:eFribly split up over whether sthe;
question Of prohibition io1 the ;entase
state is to be made an Issue 10 -the
coming campaign or whether the e1-
:sting local option laws shall be .aalow.
I'd to stand as they are. "a Aaesaones
Democrats has organised to GdemsdA
prohibition In the; party PLATFORM,
shije othsrs say that this must notbe;
SLOWED. The anti. prohibitioaists de-
a!are that tine teetotalers and the
1niskey interest are working t0geth-
II againt the brewers and wine. ipfo-
iueers. 'Tne whiskey people; ;;mssid
! Texas congressman here q day or
5wo ego, ''are selling about as much
gt,i,key In the dry counties Of tha:
state as they evsr did BY. means Of
-xpress and freight, while the men
9ho make beer and wine ind thais
products shut out by reason OF the
act that these drinks are too bulky
o be handled By the 5iind tigers.
Tnere is a genuine sentiment spring
ing up in the state to change this and
give the light drinks the advantage
10 law over the ot5ers, 2s Il is con-
.ended this would reduce diunken-
sess grea5 deal" The prohibision-
s:s declare they have notning 70 Dc
NTH the atti ude OF the whiskey peo-
PIE and that they are satisfied with
| ne gay thtcgs are going The whole
,hicg Is SUCH a delicate one every:
| cexas politician Is holding OF as
,pg az ne can before getting into the
--:sy On one side OK another. i;
In South Carolina, as known, Sem
| ssor Tnlpan Is seeking to retain tha
:tate dispensa-y as the oes5 solution
ot the w:.iskey problem and charge
soas the liquor people and prohtnt-
sior,sts are working together to abol.
50 it, the former With the belief
as: csa bring about prohibition sad
5he latter believing they can h1ing
bout retrEn of the license sJSsen
or l:cal option. 1r his recent nos
.,1dress to the state, Ssna or Flilman
.:saphas;z1d the heavy te 81 q ship
.nnnis Of Yh:sksy into tbs q y coun-
iss and declared that oau ,kenness
aas as widespread as ever.
Cre NATION OF The Dsad. - >.
Al Saa Francisco t9o huadred bod.
les fcuad IN the Ptorera district,
cut1 o: Shannon street, in the jacln-
| :ty OF The Uaton Wo:ks, wers cren1x.
ar th., 6 Y.noifa Ho,,Sa Sakry1~v