THE GREAT PRESIDENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19143, 8 October 1925, Page 8

THE GREAT PRESIDENT.

Published by Arrangement.

LINCOLN NOT A PROHIBITIONIST. (Extract from Journal of House of Representatives, December 19, 1840, 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 the same back to the House, with a substitute for the original bill, which was read. Mr. Ross moved to amend the report in the second section by striking out "$10" and inserting "$25," when. On 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 State, and that any person who violates this Act by selling such liquors shall be fined in the sum of one thousand dollars, to bo recovered before any Court having competent jurisdiction." Mr. Lincoln moved to !>y the proposed amendment on the table; which was decided in the affirmative by "yoas" and "nays" as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are: Messrs. Able, Archer, Bailey, Baldwin, Barnett, Beall, Bennett, Bissell, Blaikman, Bradford Brown of Sangamon, Brown of Vermilion, Bu?isy,' Carpenter, Calvarly, Charles, Court-right, Cox, Cram, Cunningham, Parniclle, Dodge, Dollins, Drummond, Dunlap, Edwards, Eromerson, English, Fraricu, Froman, Gillespie, Gridley, Hankins, Hardin, Hicks, Hull, Humphrey, Kitchell, Laughlin, Leary, Lester, LINCOLN, Logan, MeClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Minshull, Moor 6, Munsell, Murphy of Perry, Odam, Olds, Oliver, Ormsbee, Parkinson, Peck, Phelps, Prentice, Reynolds, Ross, Scott, Shepley, Thornton, Threlkeld, Troy, Tuirnbull, Turney, Waters, Webb, Wheller, Wilson, Woodson and Mr. Speaker—7s. Those who voted in the negative are: Messrs. Bentlev, Henderson, McLean, Menard, Murphy of Cook, Philips, White and Wood—B. The measure was defeated. Thus another great maker of history gives his verdict against the iniquitous farce of prohibition. Prohibition has no justification, either historical, scriptural, ethical, or fiscal. Strike out the two bottom lines.