THE GREAT PRESIDENT

Northland Age, Volume 25, Issue 27, 22 October 1925, Page 3

THE GREAT PRESIDENT

LINCOLN NOT A PROHIBITIONIST (Extract from Journal of House of Representatives, December xgth, IS4O, page 136.) Mr. Ormsbee from the select committee to which was referred the engrossed bill for “An act to amend an act entitled ‘An act, to regulate Tavern and Grocery Licenses’ ” reported th« same back to the House, wilh a substitute for the original bill, which was read, Mr. Ross moved to amend the report in the 2nd section by striking out ‘-s[o” and inserting “$25”, when, @n motion of Mr. Hardin, The report and proposed amendment thereto, were laid on the table. Mr. Murphy, of Cook, moved to strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert as follows: “That after the passage of this act, no person shall be licensed to sell vinous or spirituous liquors in this Slate, and that any person who violates this act by selling such liquors shall be fined in the sum of one thousand dollars, to he recovered befoie any court having competent jurisdiction.” Mr, LINCOLN moved to tav tiie proposed amendment on the table; which was decided in the affirmative by “yeas” and “nays” as follows: Those who voted in ihe affirmative are: Messrs. Able, Archer, Bailey, Baldwin, Barnett, Beall, Bennett, Bisscll, Blackman,' Bradford, Brown of Sangamon, Brown of Vermilion, Bussy, Carpenter, Cavalry, Charles, Ceurtright, Cox Crain, Cunning/ ham, Darnielie, Dodge, Dollins, Drummond, Dunlap, Edwards, Emmerson, English Francis, Frotnan, Gillespie, Gridley, Hankins, Hardin, Hicks, Hull, Humphrey, Kitchell, Laughlin, Leary, Lester, LINCOLN, Logan, McClarken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Minshall, Moore, Munsell, Murphy of Perry, Oriam, Olds,’ Oliver, Ormsbee, Parkinson, Peck, Phelps, Prentice, Reynolds, Ross, Scott, Shepley, Thornton, Threikeld, Troy, Turnbull, Turney, Waters, Webb, Wheller, Wilson, Woodson, and Mr. Speaker—7s. Those who voted in the negative are: Messrs. Bentley. Henderson, McLean Menard, Murphy of Cook, Philips, White and Wood—B. The measure was defeated. Thus another great maker ot history gives his verdict against ihe iniquitous farce of Prohibition. Prohibition has no justification, either historical, scriptural, ethical, or fiscal. Strike out the two bottom lines. I2