The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13

lof OF U0Allo6IOn Iepll0u W ulW Mose
effectively and in . most eloquent
manner. While Mr.. Sinkler had al.
ready won In the house Z reputation
Il . speaker, this was really bis
maiden effort in tho upper house, and
be it said that tho WAY In which be
handled the subject won added praise
for his oratorical powers and clear,
impressive and convincing style.
He characterized Senator Walkers
address as an adroit appeal to the
prohibitioaists and warned the white
ribbon members against being mislsd
by the arguments Of the senteor from
GEORGETOWN. he declared that there
Is better reason why q prohobitionist
should support local option than to
put himself in the position Of stand.
ing with the dispensary crowd and
for the present rotten system. He
was frank to announce that he favors
high license but bowed to the will OF
the ms ority who were crying tor re-
lief and would support ths Carey
Oothran bill IS it Is to be amended.
He admitted that there were
certain imperfection in tho bill and
gave notice that friends Of tho bill
and others would be allowed and in
vitsd to offer amendments when 1t
comes up. He proposes to of1er IN
amendment to tho section relating to
druggists which will eliminate the
Questionable features which 1t con-
tains.
The provision for IN analysis wal
put in the bill solely for the purpose
Of making it conform to the United
States constitution. The same pro-
vision ia In the present law and fol
tho same purpose. He believes that
tho sale of liquors by individuals With
the constitutional restriction would
prove 4 solution Of the problem.
Local option is democratic. 1t
allows the voters of each county to
settle tho question for themselves. 1t
is not right for Oconee or Anderson
10 say what Charleston shall have
and neither Is 1t right for Charleston
to sly what Ooonee or some Other
county shall have. ,
Senator Blease challenged the local
optionists and the senator from Char
lesion to put a high license provision
In the bill and paid his respects to
tho prohibitionists in the house. He
quoted Mr.. Lyons printed testimony
before the COMMITTEES In combating
ito charge Of corruption and sale
that Mr.. Lyon owed his position IN
the State today to Senator Tfllman's
speech Cd the State house steps when
he tried to make the voters OF South
Carolina oringe like whipped ours ut
bis feet.
Senator Sinklsr insisted that he be
quoted correctly, insisting that MI
Bleass misrepresented him.
Mr.. Blease said he was no apologist
for any man except himself, but
when q man was on bis bed 200 miles
away, it Is mighty easy to talk about
stealing, but If any man would meet
him on the streets and charge him
with being q thief and come OF as he
went In he would vote for tho Carey
Oothran blu. Senator Blease was
very imprisoned In bis defense OF che
~dispensary board against what be
said were improved and unsupported
charges of corruption. 10 declared
that the recent primary WAS no voice
of the people," BE knew OF stounoh
dlspenSary mon who voted Tor and
worked for Mr.. Anssl. He pointed
out various senators who came herr
as local men who wore u%nopposeo. He
declared there were more State dis
pensary men In the house today than
were there = year ago. Mr.. Ansel
only received IS, COO votes In tho first
primary; that was not . majority OF
the 120, 900 voters In the State. In
the second primary Aiken county
which gave him (Blesse) . majority
In the first primary swept around AND
swamped Manning. Is that = do.
mand for local option? He also ciseo
Newberry, Union, Dorchester and
other counties, declaring, that there
was no ground to say that tho people
had spoken 30 plainly. He said that
the campaign made in tho primary
AGAINST MI. Manning had made 1t I'M
possible for . self.reSpecting dispen'
sary man to support an elsvsn'hour
convert who came over to it because
he saw the way open TO the man
sion. That was why Martin +. Anssi
now governor and not because the
people cried out against tho State