The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-08-02
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bard - belgeTs nat tie senate VIII
b found making hse.f 2 PARTY 70 tzfs
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-zs lzEs Of TIE state were tie IS
sse zay sess clear. zaea action might
be less surprising BE- taere 10 zot
q member q the senate Eho does Let
un1erstaz1 thoroughly that she Only
eses-loa involved 10 whether Or rot
Savannah shall Be made u o5ey the
rEoAibltlo1 law; whether i sazn con
tilue 70 &c q dry town q shall have
open saloons shere liqao- II openly
d whether IL shall remain law
abiding city Or whether il shall return
70 the disgreeefzl days Of yesterday
when prohibition there was but .
name 20 be scoffed at and Law enforce
Kent something both undezlred and
EHdreamed Of such action On the
rsrl " the senators can BE- explained
presumably, OF no other ground than
thst these zen 70 not believe theis
constituents awake to the real issue
involved, Possibly they nope to be-
eIoua the issue ~ith prstings about
-IocaI measure. @preeedent~. @legisla-
tive courtesy and the Ike.
II there BE- those Who are building
such hopes. however. they are dcom-
ed 70 disappointment Georgia. from
one end 10 the other. IS watching the
fight az she has seldom watched any
battle ia the state capitol Too. Geor-
"a. from Rabun Gap 70 Tybee is full
by alive 10 the real issue at stake They
realize fully the disgrace OF the spec
tacie OF legislators conniylng vita
grogshops keepers ward heelers and
SoFge to defeat re laws Of the 5ta.=
They know a. we'll a. do II . 7-n4.Jis
Ehat Mayor Plerpont-s retirement VIII
mean, and those who vote with TIE
Savannah liqaorites are building f4,so
Ropes If they expect to lightly excuse
theiE action 20 the people back hong
when the time for explanation comes.
IS between the legislator who votes
tor the custer ard the would be blind
tiger operator Of Savannah Who is
backing tae measure there is much to
ae said in fayor II the latter General.
~, the Illicit liquor dealer ia q man
If litt!e education He is hardly to
be- expected to know better The
legislator does. else ne is unfi, Ter the
place he holds He has net sHs9a
to uphold the states best interests.
The legislator has. He hopes 10 get
monetary returns from his inieWtg.
the legislator has not even this ex
case. He does not pose az friend
Of law and deccucy The legislator
does.
And ii there are those who are plan
aing to vote with the foes Of prohibi-
ton. hoping 10 escape the contempt
of the right thinking people Of tile
state. they had best bear these facts
in mind Prohibition in Georgia today
Us stronger than ever before. As an
Institution it Is a fixture There can
never be return to the old lawIes
days of drinking. drunkenness and
crime. Too. the time has come when
tie people will no longer tolerate as
public servants men who disgrace
themselves. their Office ana their state
by attempting to nullliy this same
most c&celicnt prohibition law
Were il possible for some Of our