The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-31
HARO ON BROUGHT0N.
REV. j. "A. SLADE AND REPRE-
SENTATIVE ANDERSON DE-
NOUNCE HIM.
anderson Makes First Attack, and is
Followed by Evangelist Slade-
BrOughtOn Replies.

| ioreot the truce today rolled up their
sleeves, grabbed their war clubs and
sailed into the opposition with such
bitter invective that an aged cler,,
shook his head and remarked:
Nothing like that ever happened
in the legislature in the 40 years I've
been attending it,"
| The fun began when Anderson, Of
savannah, who is fighting the near
beer bill, rose to a question of per-
sonal privilege. He was white-faced
and trembling and had to moisten his
lips several times before he found his
voice
| Il notice." he began, chat a local
minister, named Rev. Len G. Brough-
ton, is quoted in the press as having
| said in sermon that 1 was fighting
the near-beer bill because I had
bought stock in a Savannah brewery
after the prohibition bill was passed,
and that 1 was the only man in the
L
prohibition in Georgia.
Il desire to say that this preacher
is a wilful, malicious, reckless. malig-
nant and vicious liar. l fully expect
ed to be assailed and vilfied when I
obeyed my constituents will and op-
posed the Alexander bill But 1 never
| even dreamed that q ,,o;n;s+o,, &c A.
gospel follower of Him who
preached charity and taught truth
would stoop to become a slanderer
and common liar.
IN the first place, no Savannah
brewery nor stock in one has been
sold since prohibition went into ef-
rect. Hence this is another lie of the
reverend hypocrite. About Is years
; ago / bought ten shares in a Savan-
/ nah brewery and paid 800 a share.
! was out of the State when the pro
: n~bttion -sill passed and w.reas I re-
turned and tried to sell my stock !
; could not. 1t is now worth about $50
| - WV " snare, Dul can not De sold.
This Alexander bill is a new pro-
hibition bill and we already have the
/ strongest prohibition bill ever draft
ed. If it be not enforced then it is
' because the officers are negligent and
the people do not want it enforced.
nave never placed as much as a STRAW
q IN the way Of its enforcement. But
e you know you cannot enforce an un-
f popular law"
t Anderson sat down in a breathlosy
silehce and little Representative J. a
t Slade, slight, dignified and minister.
rial looking, rose. Slade is from Mus.
e kogee county and is Baptist minis.
e ter, the same denomination which
e broughton serves. Every one expect.
ed a bitter retort to Anderson's out.
burst. What was the astonishmenI
Y OF all, then, when Slade went even
e iurther than Anderson in denouncine
q his fellow clergyman.
Il was astounded and insulted he
Said' to hear the slander heaped up
e on worthy member of this legisla-
s ture by man who processes to be 2
minister of the gospel. I am a mis-
: slonary Baptist preacher. believe
and practice temperance. but do
not believe in prohibition. In the
name of all good Baptists. however
l want TO resent this attack upon Mr.
Anderson by long haired. loud
mouthed, itinerart preacher. who has
done more harm to the temperance
cause than all the brewers and distir-
ers in the world. And the really
honest temperance advocates should
realize that unless they curb these
freak extremists, they will see the
pendulum swing to the other ex-
treme"
Speaker Holden did not let any one
else get the floor, declining to recog-
nfze several excitable members, and
calmly forcing a resumption of the
consideration Of the tax bill.
DR.. Broughton tonight gave out the
Ioliowlng statement in regard to the
scathing denunciation he received at
the hands OF Representative Ander-
son:
Il am glad, at least, If I have done
nothing else than force Mr.. Anderson
10 acknowledge in the house Of
Representatives WHARF no &c ,,oe;,, n,
the champion against legislation for
the prevention of the near-beer evil,
that he is stakeholder in a brew
cry, one at least in Savannah that is
manufacturing more near-beer than
any other in the State