The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-29
PRO4FS SCORE
ANOTHER VIC TORY
BILL TO PROHIBIT THE MANU-
FAcTURE or INToNIcANTs
PASSED BY HOUSE.
WITH MANI VOTES TO SPARE
But TWO Members Desert Ranks OF
The state-Widers, Leaving
Sixty For Measure.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. 22.-AmiC
stormy scenes that in tensity, excite
ment and bitterness we're second only
10 those enacted during the organiza
ton of the body. the House of Repre-
sentatives passed the bill prohibiting
the manufacturing of liquor within the
confines of Tennessee yesterday af'
ternoon at $50 o'clock.
The vote was sixty to thirty-six.
After hearing the democracy Of the
statewide adherents assailed, and
their action in driving the liquor
curse from the state branded as deep
and dark treachery to the party and
the state by every OPPOSITION orator,
Speaker Taylor left his chair, and in
a ringing speech for prohibition and
morality, led the statewide forces to
victory.
Sorely wounded, but sullen and de-
fiant, the band of representatives who
were struggling for the perpetuation
of the curse that damns mems souls
and destroys them in body and In
mind, were driven to defeat. Strong
swimmers though they were, they were
unable TO breast the foodtide of de-
cency and morality that rushed to
their overwhelming defeat.
The speakers for the whisky side
time and again dragged the name of
democracy, as represented by their
opponents, in the mire. The action
of the majority, whom their constitu-
ents had elected to drive the insid-
ious evil from the state, was called
unjust, unfair, unkind and conf1ca- |
tory. Representative Buford, who had
not intended speaking, after listening |
to the arguments" of this nature for
several hours, rose and delivered a |
address in defense of the !
democrats who were expressing the
will of the people instead Of the ma
chine.
The old arguments Of the liquor
forces were passed over by Speaker
Taylor. After charges of the most
insulting and defamatory character
charges that the state-widers were
liars and traitors-had become weart
some, Mr. Taylor, in the speech of the
lay, hurled back the insults and
proved them false.
Il have heard the opposition call
is traitors and liars" he stated in II
clarion tones, land / want 1t under
stood that we are fighting for princi-
lie and not party" he said, amid !;
leafening applause. II
Il am as good democrat as any 1t
4 you. When the principles OF s
democracy and common honesty are t
rossed, | will ever choose to sling to q
he tenets of common honesty" The S
pplause that followed this ringing It
1
eclaration was a sincere rebuke to 8
he whiskeyites who had harped on the n
me-worn liquor arguments for many a
avs. C
One of the incidents of the event II
IL day was the fair and just appeal
, reason" delivered by Representa-
We Frank Garden, of Hamilton. In
Il seriousness and in apparent ear L
Mr.. Garden, in an attack
pom The Tennessean, read a non
,nsical article which he claimed was
slipping from the paper. 1t had h,
ever been run through the press Of tie
he Tennessean. 1t was a communt- til
ltion to the American, and had new
appeared in this paper BY 1t Mr.. M
arden, along the lines of his fair
ID just" argument, showed the prin- Ga
pies" actuating The Tennessean.
after the conclusion OF CO
) address Mr.. Garden made a mo-
IN to postpone action on the bill. Hf
dge Chestnut stated that the mo-
IN was not fair and honest one. H,
a fash the Hamilton exponent Of fro
rness and justice started toward
dye Chestnut to mete out physical Nc
nishment Mr.. Chestnut stated Du
It he thought the motion, and not ]
maker, was dishonest. Wi
rhe unbroken front of the statewide !
ces remained practically the same sey
heretofore. Representative Brown. |
Greene, who voted against over File
ing the veto of the governor. re- for
ned to the ranks. I
Mitchell and Payne, Nj,
o had voted against the sale OF {
ior in the state, changed coats, CIR,
vever and cast their votes against
passage of the bill. ~,
Garden offered for Va
endment to the bill that provided