Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-01-16
MOI ICE.
PHARIsA1oAL POINT OF ORDER.

Monday was storm centre in The
House at Washington, as per the fol
lowing dispatch regarding the session
on the postoffice bill:
"Another amendment offered occas'
toned lively discussion. Represen-
tative jackson, of Kansas, republican,
proposed to bar from the mail In
dry territory letters, pamphlets,
newspapers and periodicals carrying
LIQUOR advertisements, and to bar all
advertising for sale of stocks or bonds
of corporations unless favorably passed
upon by the postmaster general. The
amendment was lost, 33 to 81. after
debate led by Representative jackson
and Representative Hobson, of Ala
bama, supporting the measure, ana
Representative Goode, of Tennessee,
chairman of the committee, opposing
it.
Speaking to the point of order
against the amendment Representative
Moon said he hoped the point itself
would be discussed, land not lot of
prohibition rot. =" Representative
jackson denounced this language as
"cowardly and ungeptlemanly.' Rep
resentative Moon replied that he
would give the gentleman the oppor-
tunity at any time be might desire to
repeat his charge outside, and declar'
ed that Kansas and the nation were to
be congratulated upon the recent de-
feat of Mr.. Jackson"
We are not aware of the exact point
of order in question, but we do know
enough of parliamentary rule to know
that if "point of order" can be rails
ed, by its stormy discussion it frequent
~ kills a measure. This is a system
extensively used by our paid phari-
sees in Congress, If Judge Moon sus-
tanned this "point Of Order" with idea
~ assist in killing the proposed meas
ure, then we have done with him for
ever. prohibition rot' is one of the
things which we are proud of, and we
would rather be guilty of it than
"whiskey scripture. We have doubt
ed Judge Moons loyalty to the con-
sentative elements of the democratic
party who cannot in Justice turn up
their toes like whipped ours to the
wniskey cohorts Of the state, which by
be eternal they never WILL They may
charge us with phariseeism, but this
last episode in Congress seems to have
the idea controverted, and the mantle
is cast upon them. This would have
prevented the Chattanooga Times,
Judge Moons fondest admirer, from
printing nauseous whiskey advertise
ments beside loud mouthed editorials
on morality and temperance. 1t would
have prevented whiskey dealers from
flooding the mails with alluring circu-
lars of whiskey connections to the dis
gust of thousands of decent people who
don't want them, and deem them
selves almost detiled to handle them
1t also would have prevented stock
companies of questionable security |
from flooding the country with I'M
truthful and alluringly worded adver.
tisements and circulars. All these
three points are appreciated by people
of delicate sense, and to whom moral
ity and moral issues are more than
dollars, If Judge Moon worked
against this bill. which we presume
he did, because it would hamper the
printing business, he has suddenly got
deal more friendly toward the
printing fraternity than ever we
thought him to be. What is the real
point at issue Is it not rather
friendliness towards the liquor men,
which though subdued heretofore, has
suddenly grown apparent, and for
which Moon will forfeit the good will
and esteem Of many of the best, most
sober and most intelligent citizens of
the state.