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Show NO DRINK IN TENNESSEE. The governor of Tennessee vetoed the bill providing pro-viding for prohibition in Tennessee, but the legislature leg-islature passed the bill over his veto. In his message mes-sage transmitting the bill to the legislature, the governor pointed out the financial results of such legislation, the loss of millions of dollars' worth of property rendered useless, and the vast sum which the state would lose not only through the license department, but through direct taxation as well. Notwithstanding the monetary loss, the legislature followed the will of the people of Tennessee and passed the bill over the governor's veto. It may be interesting to know that the whole state of Tennessee, except three cities Nashville, Chattanooga and Ivnoxville has been diy for sime time under the operation of local laws, so the action ac-tion of the legislature cannot be said to have been without some justifying reason. The people have tried to get along without the saloons in all parts of the state, and have been so successful that they believe the people of the three cities named should try it themselves and see if the conditions do nor, improve. Notwithstanding the old plea of money loss was made to stay the progress of the prohibi tion move, the action of the Tennessee legislature shows plainly that the citizens of Tennessee are ready and willing to bear that loss. It is a striking strik-ing example of the anti-saloon sentiment in this country, ano it shows that the people arc awake to the consequences. They have tried to regulate the saloon business by high license and low license, and by a thousand and one other plans, but none of the methods used seemed to work successfully. Now they are determined to put the saloon under the ran. |