The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-01-27
"BOne=Dry' Law Being Urged
by People From All Parts
of the State.
MANY CITIZENS OPPOSING 1T
1t is Claimed That the Interest
of the Farmers Demand Such
a Law and at This Very Op-
perfume Time.

ATLANTA, Jan. eff the people
the country sections Of Georgia
ant to, in the words of the lamented
Sam Jones, stop the other states
from stopping over on u.s." they can
dc it.
Governor Harris will, it has been
stated to friends of his, issue a state
ment Saturday setting forth his posi-
tion in respect to the request for and
need of an extra session of the legis
lature to make a ::bone-dry" law for
question at that time He is hearing
from the state generally, and it is his
purpose to keep the case open until
he can get the sentiment of the farm
ing intrests especially.
Those who have been closest in
touch with the situation believe Gov
eFn5N Harris will call the session
WITHOUT any purpose of representing
that it comes from the governor, there
is one thing that will make it con-
elusive: If the contention made
that the small country settlements
and the large farmers of the state are
suffering because of the enormous in
flow of liquor, and that relief is need
ed, the SESSION will be called The
condition., however, is plainly, as it
is being weighed, one which does not
materially affect the cities. Those
places which have police protection
can take care of themselves, and are
not pressed for relief. 1t is known
though, that one of the largest plant
ers in the state, probably the second
largest in Georgia, has presented
very telling picture in urgoing the
called session. He employs a very
large number of farm hands, particu
larly negroes. OnN his places there
are three or four express offices,
which are used by his negro farm
hands for the receipt of liquor to such
an extent that some sort of relief of
the situation is demanded by him,
and that, as he has expressed it, at
once.
this: Governor Harris has given the
legislature one extra shot at the pro
bibition situation and they have had
at least one other There were two
opportunities open to the present
house and senate. The condition
confronting the legislature on those
occasions and that which would con-
front them now is admittedly differ
ent, but the principal question at this
time is whether or not the people of
the rural sections, the farmers of the
state and the inhabitants of small
towns and unincorporated settlements
are suffering through the present ship
ping law to an extent that they need
relief for their own protection. II
they are, and they are ready to back
up a call for an extra session of the
legislature, it is up to thin to say So
and they will get it. Professional pro-
hibitionists are not going to count in
equal weight with the businessman
ing interests of the rural sections.
There has been a sufficiency pub
lished direct from members of the
legislature themselves to show the
overwhelming desire to pass bone
dry" act at a called session of the
general assembly. In addition to those
published in the last two days, all
of which are direct expressions,
enough others have been received to
make up more than the 95 majority
required to put such bill through
the house.