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PROHIBITION LAW UNLIKELY. Opinion of Columbia 'Correspondent News and Courier, who Quotes The Record. In view of the recent prediebions that the next legislature would pass a ge:ieral prohibition Iar- for the en -tire state, the following article by Mr. James Hoyt. Columbia corres pondent of the News and Courier. is interesting: It has been frequently and freely predicted that- the general assembly which convenes next month will pass a state prohibition bill. It is dif ficult. whatever one's views and pre dilections, to see how this prediction is arrived at. Mr. Nash will push his prohibition bill, and in the house Mr. Richards. Mr. D. L. Smith and others will per haps support it. Senator Talbert's three bills providing for prohibition can be taken from the table, and Senators Carlisle, Otis and others may join the Edgefidld Senator in hi: fight. But what is the record of the pres ent general assembly? Au examination of the journal of each house may give interesting re sults. Tn the house the state dispensary forces joined with certain prohibi tionists in an effort to pass a prohibi tion bili so as to cut off the Carey ,Cothran local option bill. This pro hibition bill. pr-sented by Mr. D. L. Smith, of Colleton, provel to be a bill strikingly similar to the bill of Mr. Nash. but Mr. Nash. believing it unwise to take chances on not kill inn the state lispensary played Abra ham to his bill's Isaac. and threw his vot voice and influenne to secure pass:>a of the Carey-C-;thran bill. T-he first decisive vote in the house on this question was on the motion to adopt D. L. Smith's substitute as follows Yeas-Ayer. Bailey. Bethune, Boyd, T. S. Brice, Cannon, Carson, carwile, Culler, Derham. Dick, Din gle. Dixon. J. B. Dodd, Douglass, Epps. Epting, Garrij. Gary, J. P. Gibson. Glasseock. GoodWin, Gyles, Harmon. Harris. Hinton, Hughes. Hydrick. Jones. Kirven. Lane. Les ter. Leitner, Little. MeColl. Me Keown. Miley. Morreil, Reaves, Rich ards. Robinson. Sawyer. Scruggs, Sharpe. Slaughter, D. L. Smith, J. E. Smith. Stillwell. Stubbs. Tatum, Tompkin;. Wingard. Woods. Wyche. Nays--Speaker Whaley. Arnold, Auli, Ballentine, Banks, Beatt:ie, Brantley, A. G. Brice, Bryan, Carey, Ca.rrigan, Clary, Cli,nkseales, Cos grove, Corthran. Courtney. Cox, Croft. Devore. Doar. J. H. Dodd, * Dowling, Fraser. Frost, Gause, W. J. Gibson, Greer. Hall. Harley. Har rison. Hemphill, Johnstone, K-elia han. Kershaw. Lawson, Legare. Me Arthur. McMaster. Mann. Marshall. Miller. Nash. Nesbit, Ni.ehols. Nich olson. Niver. Parker. Patterson. Riehardson. Rucker, Saye, Scarbor oneh. Sellers. Phiop. K. P. Smith. Spivey. Thomla;. Todd. VTanderhorst Verner. Von Kolnitz, Wade, Walker. Wallae WI e. Wkggins, Wimber lv. Youmans--68. The only absentee on this roll call was Mr. Norton, of Marion, and he was ill. On Another Motion. Another important vote was 'on Mr. Rtichards 's motion to indefinitely postpone the OarayaCothran bill, as * follows: Yeas-Ayer. Bailey, Bethune. Brantlev, T. S. Brice, Canhon, c-ar -son, Carwile, Culler, Derham, Dick, Dingle. Dixon, Douglass, Epps, Ept ang, Garris, Gary, Glasseoek Good .win. Gyles, Harris. Hin.ton, Hughes, flydriek, Jones, K-irven, Lane, Les ter, Little, MoColl, Miley, Richards, Robinson, Sawyer, Seruggs, Sh-arpe, Slaughter; D. L. Smith. J. E. Smith, Stillwell. S4ubbs. Tatum. Tompkins. Wingard, Woods, Wyche, Yeldell 40. Nays-Speaker Whaley, Arnold, Auli. Ballentine, Banks. Beattie. A. (G. Brice, Bryan, Carey. Carrigan. Clary. Clinksecales, Cosgrove, Coth ran. Courtney, Cox, Croft; Devore, Doar, J. B. Dodd, J. H. Dodd. Dowl ing, Fraser, Frost, Gause, J. P. Gib son, W. J. Gibson. Greer, Hall, Har ley, Harmon, Harrison, Hemphili, Johnstone, Kellahan, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, McArthur, Mc Keown-, MeMaster, Mann, Marshall, -Miler. Morrell, Nash, Nesbit, Nich ols. Nicholson, Niver, Parker, Pat terson. Reaves, Richard-son, R'ucker, Saye, Scarborough, Sellers. Shipp, K. P. Smith, Spivey, Thomas, Todd, Va .>-rst, Vernrer, Von Kolnitz, -Wade. Walker, Wallace, White, Wig gins, Wimberly, Youmans--73. On the Purification Bill. On Mr. Rueker's motion to table the Richards-Raysor-Mannng-Till man bill to purify the state dispen sary: V :i - peakeir Wial ev. Arnold. .\nil. Iiie. A. (T. Brice, Bryan, ('Irev. (ar ri.an. ('Jary, Clinksea1, i'obtran. ('ourtil y. Cox, Croft. J. B. Dodd. .i. II. Dodd, Douwling, Fraser, DFrost. Gause, J. P. Gibson, W. J. 1 Gibson, Goodwin, Greer, Hall; Har ley. Harrison. Hemphili, Johnstone, Keliahan. Kershaw, Lawson. Le gare. McArthur. McKeown, McMas ter, Mann, Marshall, Morrell, Nash, Nesbitt. Nichols, Nicholson, Niver, Parker, Patterson, Reaves, Richard son. Rucker, Saye, Scarborough, Sel lers. Shipp, K. P. Smith, Spivey, Thomas. Todd. Vandenhorst. Verner, Von Koinitz, Wade. Wallace, White, Yeldell, Youmans-67. Nays-Ayer, Bailey, Ballentine, Banks, Bethune, Boyd, Brantley, T. S. Brice, Cannon, Carson, Carwile, Cosgrove, Culler, Derham, Devore, Dick, Dingle, Doar, Douglass, Epps,: Epting, Garris, Gary, Glasseock, Gy les, Harman, Harris, Hinton, Hughes, Hydrike, Jones, Kirven, Lane, Lester, Leitner, Little, MoColl, Miley, Rich ards, Robinson, Sawyer, Scruggs, Sharpe, Slaughter, D. L. Smith, J. E. Smith, Stillwell, Tatum, Tompkins,, Wimberlv. Wingard, Woods, Wyche 1 -53. There is a difference of four votes in the vote on the motion to kill (in definiteiy postpone) the Carey-Coth- 4 ran bill, and the motion to kill (lay on table) the Richards bill. The vote 73 to 49 on the Oarey-Cothran bill and 67 to 53 on the Richards bill. The difference was made by the foi lowing: Dixon voted against the Carey-Cothran bill, but did not vote on the Richards bill; Stubns 3= the same. Goodwin and k eldei votea against both bills. Miller voted for the Carey-Cothran bili, but did not t vote on the Richards bill. Ballen tine. Banks. Cosgrove, Devore, Doar, Harman, and Wimberly voted for I both bills (doubtless for parliamen tary reasons.) Boyd did not vote on the Carey-Cothran bill and voted for the Richards bill. (When it is said a member did not vote it is meant that he is not recorded in the journal as voting; he may have been absen at one roll call and present at the nert.) The members who have died or re si,ned since the 1907 session are re corded as follows: M1r. Epting voted for the Smith prohibitAion bill; voted against the Carey-Cothran bill; voted for the Riehards purification bill. He is suc ceeded in the house by Mr. W. B. Wannamaker. IMr. McArthiur voted against the Smith bill; for the Carey-Oothran bill, and against the Richards bill. 'His successor has not -been elected. Mr. Marshall, who resigned, voted against the Smith bill, for the Carey-! Cohran bill and against the Rich-| ards 'f1. He is succeeded by Mr.I Bryan. Mr. White voted against the Smith| bill; for the Carey-Cothran bill and' a2ainst the Richards bill. He is .uceeded by Mr. Major. IAn Analysis of the Vote. Take those who voted for the Smith bill, which was used as a tactical move: Messrs. Ayer'. of Florence; Bailey, of B'eaufort; Brice, of Fairfield; Car son, of Orangeburg; Carwile, of Ab beville; Culler, of Orangeburg; Dick, of Sumter; Dixon. of Fairfield; Gar ris, of Bamberg; Gary of Abbevilie; Harmon. of Richland; Harris, of Lee; Hydrick. of Orangebrug; L'ait- I ner, of Fairfield; McKeown, of Ches ter; Miley, of Bamberg: Sawyer, of Georgetown; Sharpe, of Lexington; Stillwell, of Abbsville; Stubbs, of - Sumter; Tat'um, of Lee; Tompkins, y of Richland, and Wingard, of Lex ington, come from counties which not only are not prohibition, but in which the. county dispensary system bag proved. to. be. financiaily successful and generally popular. Unless they I vote for prohibition that column loses] 23 of its 55 votes, leaving but 32 to start the fight on. That is jus-t half] enough; 63 is the number needed. ] IOn the other hand, some avowed prohibitionists (for instance, Mr. Nash,) voted against the Smith bill. As prohibitionists who took t.his posi tion may be counted the following: J1. H. Dodd. of Spartanburg; W. J. Gibson. of Spartanburg; McArthur, (deceased,) of Cherokee; Mann, of Oconee; Nash. of Spartanbrug; Nes bit, of Greenville: Verner. of Oconee; Walker, of Spartanburg: Arnold, of Spartanburg--9 in all. Give the pro hibition column (from those who op posed the Smith bill) one additional from Cherokee, two from Darlington, three from Anderson. one from Edge field. one additional from Greenwood, one from York, one from Marion, and this would add ten more, making 19| in all taken from the anti-prohibition column to be added to the 32 Simon pure prohibition votes cast for the Smith bill, and we will hiav~e a total of 31. Figure it another way. The prohi-( ms :i r'rSi'tativcs; Greenwvool. vhieli has 3; Oconee. which has 2 : P)ickens, w::h 1I I:la- 2: (renvil.'. silh1 has 5;,nrsn whfichl has 5;: "pa tanhurg, which has (G: Union, ,:hich has 2; York, which has 4; Sa- I .uda, which has 2; Newberry, which ias 3: Marion. which has 3; Lancas ter, which has 2; Horry, which has 2; Edgefield, which has 2; Ch"erokee, rlhich has 2; Darlington, which has To sum up, seventeen counties now 2ave no dispensaries and fifteen of he seventeen "went dry" under lo a1 option. These seventeen have all :old 51 votes in the house. But Marlboro has three already fouated for the Smith bill. Greenwood has one counted for the smith bill and another conceded as >ossible, leaving only one to be gain d. Oconee has two conceded. Pickens cannot be expeeted tVo give t vote for state prohibition. Greenville will likely stand by Mr. othran's law. but one vote is con eded to a prohibition bill from ireenville and counted in the proba Le 19. Anderson cannot at best give more 'han three for a prohibition bill, and ,hat number is conceded above and !ounted in the probable 19. .Spa,tanburg'-s five out of six are >onceded and counted in the 19. Union may give one. York concedes one out of four. Saluda may give two. Newberry already has one in the >riginai 32 and will hardly give an iter for state prohibition. Marion already has one in the 32 ind may give one additional. Lancaster's two are in the 32. Horry has one in the 32 and will iardly give another. Edgaefield concedes o:ie in the pos ibla 19. Cherokee has two conceded in the 9. Darlington has one in the original 2 and one conee'ded in the possible 9. Only one can be gained. (1) How many then are to be gained rom these 17 prohibition counties? Darlington .. .. .. .. ..1 M arion ...... ...... ..I .Saluda ... ... .........2 Union .. ... ..... ....1 Greenwood...... ..... .1 Total ... ........ ....6 . Adding these six to the 57 already, Buy Your Chri The S Grocery They are Hea Christrna ~AS WANTS THIS YEAR BET ~ER T'HAN EVER. IF YOU MAKE OUR BILL WITH US WE WILL bELL YOU LONDON LAYER RAI SINS TEN CENTS POUND. WE !AVE A NICE LINE OF CAKE SURIIT SEEDED RAISINS FIF DEEN CENTS POUND, TWO LBS.. NR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS, CIT-' 1N TWENTY CENTS LB, CUR 1ANTS FIFTEEN CENTS, TWO ?OUND)S FOR TWENTY-FIVE ENTS. FLAVORING OF ALL INDS. NUTS! NfUTS!! BRAZIL NUTS, ENGLISH WAL UTS, AND NUTS OF ALL [NDS. APPLES BY THE CARLOAD. BANANAS BY THE BUNCH, LEM )NS, ORANGES AND FRUIT OF ALL KINDS. 944 Main Street. N e wber i i : :yi 1 enn b)'ven by a il) [':'a! ('' iiil i.' Vf illlt:'ll W 1 tu proh.1;i ii bill. That is six short of lie najority. If the 55 votes east for the D. L. smi,th bill could be retained for that measnre and the nine members rated as prohibitionists but who voted a,a.inst the Smith bill should now support it, the Nash-Smith bill could be passed, having a total of 64, or one more than a majority. But will the 55 sti-ek? There's the rub. The Senate's Position. In .the senate the only straight vote on the liquor question was had on the Carey-)othran bill, whieh had passed the house. This vote on the bill's passage to third reading was reached on Saturday, February . 1907. and is recorded on page 442 of the permanent journal, as fol ows: Yeas-(for the bill:) Appelt, Bat as, Bivens, Brice, Brooks, Carlisle, Carpenter. Croueh, Graydon, Hardin, Eavnes. Holliday. Mauldin, McGow an. Otts. Sinkler. Smith. Sullivan, Talbert. Toole, Williams-21. Nays-(against the bill:) Black, Blease, Clifton, Earle, Efird, Hough, Johnson, Kelly, Laney, Raysor, Rog rs, Stackhouse, Walker, Wells, Wes ton--1S. Senator McKeithan. for, was pair ?d with Senator Townsend. no. Senator Christensen. aye, was )aired with Senator Griffin, no. Senator Bass, aye, was absent, and iot paired. So that t-he eenate stood as fol ows: For the local option biil .. ....24 For the state dispen=arv .. ....17 Total ....... .... .... ......41 Of the 24 favoring local option, :he following represent counties v'hich have obtained prohibition chrough local option election under he Brie:e law:. Brice, of York; Carlisle, of Spar .anburg; Carpenter, of Pickens; "rouch. of Saluda; Holliday, of Hor ry; Mauldin. of Greenville; Otts, of _herokee; Sullivan, of Anderson; ralbert,- of Edgefield; Williams, of ancaster; MKeithan, of Darling ~on-11. Of the 24 favoring local option, (Continued on page. five.) istinas Goods ith C * tore. diquarters for ts Goods DOLLS! DOLLS! DOLLS! )F ALL KINDS, CHINA, KID, WiAX, AN]) RAG DOLLS. RANGE [N PRICES FROM FIVE CENTS PO) TWO DOLTLARS. TOYS OF EVERY DESORIP PON. HORNS, WAGONS, TOY KONKEYS, ALBUMhS, BIRDS, BA BY RATTLERS ANI) A WORLD )F OTHERS. FIRE WORKS WHICH WE WILL SELL WHOLESALE AND RETIL. ROMAN CANDLES, FOUR BALLS TO TWENTY-FIVE BALLS, FIRE CRACKERS, SA LUTES, FIVE AND TEN CENT PACKAGES, JAP TORPEDOES OF ALL KINDS. DO NOT FOR TET TO BUY YOUR FIREWORKS FROM THE SMITH 00. OANDY OF ALL KIiNDS. WE RAVE A LARGE LINE OF POP STICKS AND CAPS TO POP IN IHEM. Mittle Corner. -v. S C JANUARY In o der to reduc change, will close < Clothing, Shoes, H Crockery at New i Sale is on and la; ary, 1908. C. 6. BARRIE Prosperity NOW FOR Christma Our 36th car of that Choice ' arrived, making 4,005 bbls., an Best Patent................ .... .... Best Half Patent....... ..... Every Barrel Gi Choice Meal................. Choice Grits .............. For 'Christmas Presen~ We A We are making some cut prices1 ad as a special inducement will m 1 0 Cents on tl n following goods, goods all marke tion or misleading. -This is to last 1908, and to be carried out to the]1 Al1l Ladies' Hats, Feathers Dress Goods, Flannels, all Men ouths' and Boys' Clothing, la Blankets, Men's Pants Goods,! isses' Shoes, Trunks, Valises adies' and Misses Jackets, Laj ng Machines. This makes c he extremely low price of $22 ic for $22.50 and is certainly be We have an abundance of cho1ce ents, and to reduce them are ma all along the line. Yours truly Moseley 5 Years and 14 Our growth has been steat We have paid interest pror Our interest is Four per ce We pay interest computec Our DIrectors are well knc Our efforts are to please ci We take the public into ou Our patrons embrace men, We make few large loans, p We are -progressive and ac The Bank of I Prosperty, Dr. Ceo. Y. Hunter, Pres't. Dr. J. F. Browne, CashIer. - J..a IUSINESS 1, 1908. :e stock for the ut Dry Goods, ats, Caps and 'ork cost. ts to 1st Janu R CO., , S. C. YOUR s Cake! [ennessee Flour has just d while it lasts goes for ........ ....... ... $5.50 bbl. .... ... ........ $5.25 ". iaranteed. ........................ 90c. bu. ...............$1.85 sack. re Headquarters! to suit the "Panicky" times, ake aclean cut of 3e Dollar d in plain figures, no decep until 1st day of January, etter. pand includes and Velvets, all Wo O 's Hats and Caps, Men's, Lugs and Art Squares, Ladies',-Children's and ,Satchels, Telescopes,.7 > Robes, Domestic Sew-/ ur $30.00 Machine for .00, our $25.00 Domes st price in United States. goods in all of our depart king some inviting prices Bros. 3 Reasons. nptly. semi-annually. Lstomers. r confidence. women and children. referring the small. commodating. 'rospe riIU, S C. J. S. Wheeler, V. Pres. A. Counts, Asst. Cashr.