Gainesville daily sun., 1907-08-02
PROHIBITION VICTORY
No More Booze For Empir: Stat.
Of the South.
AN overwhelming DEFEAT
Nv a Vote Of i39 TO 81 the Georgia
legislature Has SAID that the le.
Cease.

salixed TRAFFIC in Whskey Must
Cease.
Atlanta. Aug. by a majority Of
Auft one huid.tu votes ! ), tu .,.' e.,
house Of representatives. passed i..r
llAsdinan -CnNlng'"u N,r. pr 'l,9.l.sn
bill, with the a:l.ndmro's q: -" tenn.
poranCe corln.l'tee oi t.e hpE,, a:'.
two minor amendments !n':o luce. ~
Mr. Wrigh, OF Floyd and Mr. W.,".
of rayette. 4; 1:J3 O'Clock Tursr!a,
night. after a day WAicl has b,rn
Spsut In consideration Of re n',a.u'e
and the hOod Of amendments an! sub
stitutes which had Zen !n',oiLorI.
ENDS Remarkable Contest.
Thus ends one Of the most r, mark.
Georgia; fi.ht winch meas The Nip.
ing out OF 'he ."-aI!.:"! l!un7i traffic
In a state which ha, never been free
from 1t SirCc GeOr.ia VAS state.
6ght which cane as an u,.Iw ., mug
surprise 10 IN. whiskry cement and
yIio anu If!l l'''''N VI ~
state, AMI Was pu-hc! ioiaari WIN
IN amazing force and r!iinat.ou,
Ants Fought to Last.
Weeks ago anti prot'
Of Georgia &; o CO!
unequal I.
c00tending again -.
that the sentiment 4. 40 =.
oyerwnC,mii.S!y 4. fave: x -
tiou,. and the best they cou.d hope
for was an cAt.nsIon OF time IN which
the bill should go ln,o eject. or q
modification OF some Of its more strin-
gent provisions.
To this latter phase OF the fight
Gne anti -plOui1itiou element gave all
its strength n the hast days OF tae
& Sht. They lined up IN s0.i pha.anx
sld contested every point with des-
1eration.
II was a.! Of no avail.
The prohibi,.onis's, confident OF
their strength. conceded nothing
would not admit that a concession OF
some kind ipvoly'd upon th'n-and
made the victory The most sweeping
and complete of any state In 'hc nit
ed States voting on si!u!lar meas
ure.
Tue result ~ the vote was la9
Tor. to 30 against prohibition.
Thus ends remarkable fi:ht IN the
legislative halls Of Georgia.
Most important Act IN States History
0tAteis,or! ofH5 L. o,o eoiv3svbs
4, OF course. consider n" passas"
Sf the state prohioi'ion b!i. the most
important act in the history OF the
state said Judge 60 L-'on Eco
nomica.,y considered. 1t is OF more
importance Than the Introduction OF a
0undr-i 'housaai Gc.iraA." .aoor"Ts.
Again The south must cease 70 sci.
lIGuor 20 ut..oe, TA.- is 'nr first
step IL ~, S..-..oE .! u, great
problems .ha: confront US. 1t Is,
Shnrcfo!.. i Ne and !ca'h cas-" WIN
the southern people. In II! or!"!oH'
che Vale p"o?.e Of Georgia rou.a
have vrFFl On this measure. stripped
OF everything c.-r. would a. any TINE
luriEG he past ten Years have Vo''
ei e.! -" principle ot II" h!,. ~ al
oyrrwho.m!rE majority " have CIV
e. the s'a.r p. oh.h.'!ou b. 6" pain
less process There may be some
f"a'urcs IT t." hi! tAat W'. ." i"iH1
t. b. ,,,o ,I;a,'.C. II 50, ae VII! hx
a.. thaj when y" come h-.c a-Ain mex
summer. 'l!nk thcr" never was
sue. ornsC.tU'!n,!> action nH any creA'
MelsY.,. AN quite H":" "Ve!!
vote Tar or a-au.!.,t tie 81! VAS o1'
reCtoi - conscience. II - a great
body ~ men We have eon" 'hTous
It ali with practically 40 marsh ie'.'
ings or Unfair 'ac'ics."
Pesvisioo Of 0aIi VIII Work hardship
'No~ that tne bill has passed there
= very N,t.e Use 70 discuss IL. sal!
Mr.. Dunbar. Of Richmond. unit! II
Ooes- into effect. when all good ciu-
Ssns viii doubtless DO what they can
% give It q fair thai and sos II II
can b made o succeed. The pro-