The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-13
CAN PROVE THE TRADE
SAYS SENATOR TILLMAN
DECLARES BARGAIN MADE
WITH CHARLESTON.
How License Clause Got Into Consti-
tution-A Reply to Capt. Ham
els Statement.

ment given out by Mr.. Hanel con-
cernine a trade Mr.. Hanel says was
made in the constitutional convention
with the Charleston delegation, and he
tells how the Clayton substitute,
: striking out the power Of IT, state
to license the sale Of liquor. was kill
ed by the convention, says Wash
ington dispatch to the Columbia
State. He also said in conversation
that so far as the ''dirty bargain -
charged in the previous interviews is
concerned, he has evidence to prove
that it is true that a specific bargain
was made. He says that he now has
information that certain of the Char
lesion delegation are kicking because
the bargain has not been kept. for
the terms of the bargain, he is in
formed, were that Charleston should
have also the right to license whole
sale liquor dealers as we'll as retail
ers. Says he: ,
"Mr. Sinkler's disclaimer Of the
bargain between the Charleston peo-
pie and the prohibitionists no doubt
applies to himself only, but at the
proper time there will be other evi-
dence adduced, if needed, to prove
the fact that there was such an agree
ment.''
Concerning MI. Hamel' s remarks as
quoted in the State Of last Hednes-
day, Senator Tillman says:
1.-THE interview or statement given
out by Mr.. HameI in regard to the
origin of the clause in the constitu-
ton governing the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors is erroneous and does me and
himself great injustice. [ have re-
freshed my memory by an examina-
ton of the journal Of the constitutions
al convention of 1895. The commit
tee charged with that article OF the
constitution reported section which
was practically, if not exactly, the
one which was finally adopted, with
the exception Of the proviso at the
end. After considerable debate ex-
tending over several days Mr. Clay
ton, of Florence, offered substitute
in which the power to license was
stricken out and the legislature al
lowed no power except to prohibit or
sell under dispensary regulations. This
excited a deal of debate in which l
took no part until I was upbralded
by Mr.. McCalla, Of 'Abbeville. with
not standing up to the dispensary.
then pointed out the danger which
would arise in case the federal courts
declared the dispensary law uncon-
stitutional. to wit: That we would
have prohibition and the legislature
would be tied 50 that it could do
nothing without amending the consti-
tuition. At my suggestion the body
adjourned discussion and when the
matter came up again the convention
by a vote Of 1O2 yeas to 32 nays kill
ed the Clayton substitute. Then by
rising vote of 81 to 26 the proviso
was added: as follows: .:
" provided, That no license shall
be granted to sell alcoholic beverages
in less quantities than one-half pint;
or to sell them between sundown and
sunrise: or to sell them to be drunk
on the premises; and provided, furth-
er. that the general assembly shall
not delegate the power to issue IL
censes to sell the same to any munlcl-
pal corporation.
"Mr. George Johnstone had moved
to strike out the dispensary part OF
the section and this was killed by a
vote of 1O5 to "a. These "A votes
showed the sctrength Of the license
people. The dispensary advocates
were always in an overwhelming ma
iority in the convention and Mr.