The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-02-11
ON LIQUOR QUESTION
Lieut.. Governor Mcleod Cast the De-
Gliding Vote in Favor of Leaving
Settlement to the People.
News and Courier.

Talbert resolution asking the Demo
cratic Convention to nave primary
on the liquor question would be kill
ed. lie had hoped that the present
statute would satisfy every one. The
resolution was unnatural ana UNI
wise, he said, but the General AS
sembly ought never to ask party
convention to have primary. The
action would be out Of all order.
Senator Raysor said he was not
prohibitionist, but if nc were he
could not vote for such a resolution
The Democratic party could take ac-
tlon if it wished. but it would not com
port with the dignity Of the senate
to ask any party to have this ballot
IT the Democratic people want this
election on liquor then they can do
so. the senate s not to ask people
to do things. but the thing to do is to
make laws. lie believed in voting on
issues and not paSSin" them along.
Senator Bates was utterly opposed
to the Legislature asking any party to
do this or the other thing. The par
ty should take care nr its own affairs,
and the lawmaking power has no
right to butt in and suggest what
any party wants. lie expected this
very election would be held under
orders from the Democratic party,
and he would then vote for prohibi-
tion.
Senator Rogers saw no argument
against this resolution. There arc
ample laws rc"ulatin" the primaries,
he said. and this resolution looked to
the h"ldn" Of straight election. lie
SAID he believed all The people Of The
State wanted prohibition.
Senator Talbcrt defended his rcso
luton, and said it was right and had
common sense in ii. and that there
was no hilin" behind bushes Oh tech
nicalitics.
Senator Mauldin said he was an
out-and-ont local optionist, but he
thought the resolution all right and
favored it.
Senator l}ricc was opposed to the
whole dispcnsary idea. lie was alb
solut'ly opposed to Il State or coun-
ty dispcnsary. but he honestly and
sincerely felt that wrong would be
done the cause of prohibition should
this issue be forced. lie Thought it
good faith to let matters alone, and
was absolutely opposed to forcing
prohibition on q community that did
not want it. LIT we'll enough alone,
he said, and let tho counties work
up county prohibition sentiment,
and then let each county do as it
plcascs. lie did not want any change.
lie wanted the present law to stand.
State prohibition would ,ioopardizc
the good conditions now obtaining in
tins and other counties. lie begged
the senate not to jump to State pro-
ambition, and in that way lose coun-
ty prohibition in time. Georgia will
soon find that she made a mistake in
passing a State prohibition law, in
stead of adopting local option sys-
TEN. The sentiment is behind pro-
hibition when the people Of a county
are behind il. If a majority of the
people Of county do not want pro-
hibltion it cannot be enforced. and to
force it will .icoparlize what good
has been accomplished.
Senator RlcaSc wanted thc mottar
put in lhr Democratic primary. be-
cause he wanted some other issue
than liquor made an issue in the
State primary.
lie said it would please the peo-
pie to remove the liquor question
from future campaigns.
The question then came up on the
passage Of the resolution and a tie
vote resulted, II to II, as follows:
Heas-Bates, Bivcns, Brice, Car
lislc. Christensen, Clifton, EHrd.
Graydon, Harvey. Holiday, Hough,
Kelly. RaySor. Sinklcr, Townsend,
Williams. Total II.
Nays~-Appclt, Bass, Black, Blcasc,
Carpenter. Crouch. Earle, Gibson,
johnson. lancy. Mauldin. McKcith-
an, Rogers. Sullivan. Talb,rt, Toolc.
Weston. Total IT,
'all'>-Walkcr aAd Griffin.
Lieutenant Governor Mcleod vot-
ed yes. and the senate ordered the
resolution adopted on the tie vote of
Mr. Mcleod.
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