Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-08-16
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pie OF the state, declaring that Ia
counties were outraged by legislator.
from the other nine, and that because
of this the prohibition forces were full,
justified in the radical course they
pursued on the last day of the legisla-
ture.
The statement expresses the expec-
tation that the governor will include
prohibition in the special call and that
it can be acted on at the extra ses
sion.
The statement is, in part:
''The great question for the fair
minded legislators to settle was some
thing more than prohibition. 1t was
the outrage perpetrated by four or five
counies saying what legislation the
other 40 counties should be engaged in
1t was the problem of a big majority
in the house and senate being bound
and gagged by wilful and tyrranical
minority who seemed to act as if they
owned the entire assembly and con-
trolled the entire rights of the STAGE
of Georgia. It was Cannonism and
Gar Reedism run to seed. 1t had
been practiced for years until long
outraged public rose in their majesty
and by the thousands wired, wrote and
phoned their big majority in the house
and senate to stand it no longer They
also informed the governor that the
small cost of an extra session will be
mere bagatelle compared to the raw
ages of the liquor traffic upon the de-
cency and morality of Georgia
Fresh in their minds were and are
yet the disgraceful atrocities practiced
in the famous room 623 and looms 619
and 62t in the Kimball House. presid-
ed over by Mr. Clayton Robson during
the legislature. Fresh in the minds of
Georgias taxpayers are the facts of
AZ paid hirelings of the liquor traffic
camping in Atlanta at one time with
headquarters in room 623 where GER
tain legislators rendezvoused; of $50,
600 of liquor money available. Of tel
egrams almost innumerable being re-
ceived from liquor men by members OF
the house the morning the legislature
opened June 23rd, urging them to be
sure to vote for Mr.. Burwell for
speaker, and still fresh in their minds
is the fact that the committee on tenn
perance as we'll as the committee on
rules was and is yet composed OF A
big working majority of members OPP
posed to any further teperance legisla
ton. They could not forget that three
good temperance measures had passed
the senate after Savannah's Senator
Lawrence had delayed their passage
until almost the hour for the house
rules committee to assume complete
control of the house legislative mat
tiers.
at is still fresh in the minds of the
people with what silent contempt the
majority of the rules committee treat
ed the three temperance bills that so
Overwhelmingly passed the senate;
however 100 noble members OF the
house had signed and presented to the
rules committee request to permit
the temperance bills to come up so
the house could vote on them; how
the comittee, appointed by Mr.. Bur-
we'll. spurned this petition also; and
how the temperance committee refused
to act either for or against these bills
and kept them locked up, thus deny
ing the peoples representatives the
rioht TO vote on their own measures.
at is known to all men here that
the LIQUOR contingent in the legislature
are the ones that brought on the early
adjournment. Their overbearing @1d
tyrannical didos became so unbear'
able as to reach the point where the
big majority had to adjourn or sacrl-
fee their honor and dishonor the coun-
ties they represented. Self-respect de-
manded that they resent the liquor
blockade of their bills. Mr.. Burwell's
rules committee and temperance com
mittee had been appealed 20 by hun
dreds. Even Governor Harris went
before them and urged this wet com