THE GREAT PRESIDENT.

Shannon News, 27 October 1925, Page 2

THE GREAT PRESIDENT.

LINCOLN NOT A PROHIBITIONIST. (Extract froun Journal of House of Representatives, December - 19th, 1840, page 136). Mr Ormsbee from the select committee to which was referred the'engrossed hill' for “An act Iq amend an 1 act entitled ‘An act, to regulate- Tavern and Grocery Licenses’ ” reported the same hack to the House, with a substitute for the .original bill, which was read. Mr Russ/ moved to amend the report in the 2nd section by striking out ‘‘slo” and inserting-“ 525,” 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 he recovered before any court having competent jurisdiction.” Mr LINCOLN moved to lay the proposed amendment on the table; which was decided in the affirmative by “yeas” and “nays” as follows: "Those'who voted in tlie affirmative are: Messrs Able, Archer, Bailey, Baldwin, Barnett, Beall, Bennett, Bissell, ■Blackman, Bradford, Brown of Sangamon, Brown of Vermilion, Bussy, Carpenter, Cavariy, Charles, Courtright, Cox. Crain, Cunningham, Darnielle, Dodge, Dollins, Drummond, Dunlap, Edwards, Emmerson, English, Francis, Froman, Gillespie, Gridley, Hankins, Hardin, Hicks, Hull, Humphrey, Kitchell, Laughlin, Leary, Lester, LINCOLN,. Logan, McClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Minshall, Moore, Munsell, Murphy of Perrv, Odam, Olds, Oliver, Ormsbee, •Parkinson, Peck, Phelps, .Prentice, Reynolds, Ross, , Scott, Shepley, Thornton, Threlkeld, 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. Tlius 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. (Published by Arrangement).