The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-04
GETS VERY WARM
Georgia Legislator Denouncss
Preacher on the
FLOOR OF THE HOUSE

Representative Anderson. Of Savan-
nah, Who is Fighting the Near
Beer Bill, Calls Rev. l. G.
Broughton. Of Atlanta, Wilfui,
Malicious, Vicious Liar.
Some Of the Georgia legislators
who are now in session IN Atlanta
got hot on Tuesday and said some
very naughty things. The trouble
began when Anderson. Of Savannah.
who is fighting the nea.-beer bill.
arose 10 q question Of personal ,:r!T-
ilege. He was white-faced. tTemb-
ling. and had TO moisten his lips
several times before he found his
voice.
Il notice." he began. that a To-
cal minister named the Rev. Len y.
Broughton. is quoted in the press as
having said in a sermon that was
| fighting the nea.-beec bill because I
had bought stock in q Savannah
brewery afte! the prohibition bill
was passed. and that I was the only
man in the State who had made
money out OF prohibition il Georgia.
desire to say that this preacher is
a wilsul. malicious. reckless. malig-
nant and vicious liar. fully e1-
pec;ed to be aSsailed and ri!liaed
when l obeyed my constituents will
and opposed the Alexander bill.
But I never even dreamed that a
minister Of the Gospel. follower
OF Him who preached charity and
taugh: truth. would stoop to becom
a slanderer and common liar.
In the frs, place. no Savannah
brewery. nor stock in one has been
sold since prohibition went into ef.
feet Hence this IS another lie Of
the reverend hyDocrite. About af
teen years ago bought ten share:
in a Savannah brewery. and paic
500 a share / was out OF the
State when the prohibition bill
passed. and when returned anc
tried to sell my stock. could not
II Is now worth about $50 or S6(
share. but cannot be sold.
This Alexander bill is new pro
hibi;ion bill. and we already have
the strongest prohibition bill eve
drafted. n it be not enforced. the,
ii is because the officers are nesli
gent and the people do not want /
enforced. have never placed \
much as a straw in the way OF Il
enforcement. But you know yo,
cannot enforce an unpopular law.
Anderson sat down IN breatG.es
sileEce. and little Representative J
A. Slade. slight. disnified and minis
trrial looking. arose. Slade is from
Muskogee county. and is Baptis
minister. the same denomiHatio;
which Broughton serves. Every on
expected a bitter retort TO Ander
sons outburst. What was the as
constituent Of all. then. when S!ad
went further than Anderson in de
nouncing his fellow clergyman.
II was astonished and insulted.
he said. Ito hear the SANDER heapes
upon worthy member OF this Leg
islature by a man who processes 4
be a minister Of the Gospel. l an
Missionary Baptist preacher.
believe IN and practice temperance
but do not believe in prohibition. 1!
the name Of all good Baptist. how
ever. l want to resent this attacl
upon Mr. Anderson by long-haired
loud mouthed. itinerant preacher
who has done more harm to tie tenn
perance cause than all the brewer
and dis,illlers in the world. And tn,
really honest temperance advocate
should realize that unless they curl
these freak extremists. they will se'
the pendulum swing to the 9th.
extreme
Speaker Holden did not let an!
one else get the floor. declining L
recognize several e1citable members
and calmly forcing a resumption o
the consideration Of the tax bill.
Broughton's Rejoinder.
Dr.. Broughton gave out the fol
lowing statement In regard TO tbs
scath;ng denunc!ation he received a
the hands OF Representative Ander
son:
Il am glad. at least. Il have
done nothing else than force Mr
Anderson TO acknowledge in the
House OF Representatives. where be
is posing as the champion against
legislation for the prevention OF the
near-beer evil. that he is a stock.
holder in brewery. one. at least
In Savannah, that is manufacturing
more near-beer than any other IN
the State
1T is immateriaI. so far as the
point J made against his right to
sit in judgment upon such legisla-
ton. whether be has recently bought
stock or not. 1t IS fact that he
owns the stock and that lines up
with the whiskey interests"
THOUGHT TO BE SUICIDE.