The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17

liquors and beverages shall sbe
permitted in such counties.
I voted against the Hughes
amendment because I did moi
feel justified in lending my as.
sistance towards opening up
special privilege to establish
dispensaries in counties where
the people at the ballot box have
already acted, and for the furth.
er reason, if those people want
to establish dispensaries, should
the referendum fail, they have
the Cary-Cothran law to fall
back on, which provides the
means and the manner Of estab-
fishing dispensaries. I am not
willing to force an election upon
unwilling people.
I also voted against amend.
nent offered by the Senator
from Lancaster, which provided
"tor registered voters and voters
whose names are enrolled on
Democratic club lists" I took
the position that the Legislature
had no right to recognize the
existence of a political party,
but that, whatever elections it
ordered, must come under the
provisions Of the constitution,
| and that instrument does not
recognize a political party. it is
the fundamental law of all of the
people regardless of party affil.
iatious.
I voted for an amendment pro,
posed by Senator Williams OF
Aiken which had for it's purpose
the securing of a respectable en-.
dorsement of the referendum
before the law shall be put in
operation, but 'stoot, toot," the
steam roller came on and mashed
the sensible purpose out of it.
The provision reads thusly:-
Amend by adding the follow
ing proviso after the section
next preceding the last section
of the Bill, to wit: Provided.
That unless a majority of at
least fifty per cent. of the regis.
tered electors of this State shall
vote in said election, none of the
provisions of this Act shall be-
come of force.
The bill then went to a third
reading with notice from me
that I will offer a substitute. ]
never did say I would "renew
the fight as was reported, but
on the contrary I stated I would
offer a substitute, have it print
ed in the journal, and then let
it oe taken up at the proper
time with but a short statement
from me which would not take
up over FIVE minutes time. The.
next day I did offer my substi.
tute, a reading of it will show
it is in accordance with my we'll
known local option views, which
views are held by the present
governor, but who like himself
is not opposed to submitting any
question to the people for their
decision if they desire it. /
herewith submit for the edifca-
tion of my readers the bill Il
offered as a substitute for the
whole matter, and which of
course, could not withstand a
head on collision with the steam:
roller. The substitute is as fol-
lows:
Section l. That on Tuesday,
the 14th day of September, 1915,
an election shall be held pur-
suant to law. submitting to the
qualified electors of the State of
South Carolina the question; 1st.
Shall the General Assembly pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale
apd retail of alcoholic liquors
and beverages within the State? |
I'd. Shall the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic liquors and
beverages be continued in this
State as now provided by law
3rd. Shall the General Assem-
bly, license persons or corporal
lions to manufacture and sell
and retail alcoholic liquors and
beverages within the State un-
der such rules and restrictions
Is it deems proper, and within
the constitutional restrictions?
Sec. 2. Each person oppos-
ing the manufacture and sale
and retail of alcoholic liquors
and beverages within the State
and voting on this question shall
cast his ballot against the
and sale and retail
If alcoholic liquors and bever.
ages in South Caroliua:" and