The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-08-24
The Herald aud Prohibitions.
And q Party Who Signs Him
self "a Signer.'

last week s NeWDerfy NeHS oNel |
The mythical signature of "a Sign |
er." Instead Of discussing the ad- !
visibility of the prohibition move
ment, he uses the columns Of the
Nccs to vent his spleen and malice
upon the HERALD, because, forsooth,
an editorial in last weeks issue was
not according to his liking. We
do not know who "A Signer is ;
but it is very evident that he writes
in spirit Of hatred and malice. He
shows his an;mus throughout.
He shows it by saying the HER
AID tells Of the defeat Of prohibl-
ton in North Carolina NTH opp0-
rent satisfaction, when there was
no satisfaction either expressed or
implied-except in "a Signers"
evil lmaglnatlOn.
He shows it by saying the HER
AIDS editorial was an insult to the
women of our land, when not one
word was said about women ard
not the remotest allusion vas made
to them. "a Signers" self-consti
tuted championship is altogether
superfuous and extremely foolish.
The HERALD has as high q regard
for the women Of the country as
a Signer" can possibly have, and
has never uttered a word that could
be construed into the shadow Of an
insult to them; and his going out
Of his way to drag them into his
abusive TRADE in the way he has
done is contemplate.
He shows it in saying that while
the HERALD processes to be neutral
it is opposed to prohibition. The
HERALD has never professsd to be
':neurral:'' it is never neutral on
any question Of pubic concern.
We said in the editorial, This pa.
per is not the organ Of prohibition
nor of license" Any man with a
spoonful of brains understands the
difference between being neutral
and not being an ''organ ;" but "A
Signer" does not-and for his spe-
cial benefit we explain. 4 neutral
takes no part in a controversy. But
one can take part in controversy
without being an "organ when
he expresses opinions with the pur-
pose of pleasing particular class
OF party, and thus becomes their
mouthpiece, then he becomes an
''organ :" when he expresses his
own views ne is not an ''organ."
He shows it by putting the fol-
lowing words in quotation with the
evident intention (for it could have
no other objecD OF palming them
off as a quotation from the HERALD:
20, the negroes will vote against
us :" when the HERALD did not say
one word about the negroes in any
shape, form OF implication. But
that is in ful: accord with his entire
article his object was to abuse, to
misrepresent and to injure the
HERALD, and he halted at nothing.
He shows it in saying that he
can show when necessary that it
the HERALD) is pandering to what
it believes to be the popular taste,
and cares not for the material in
terest OF the people Of the County
and State" This is simply mali
cious slander, without excuse or
palliation; and exhibits a most
reckless disregard for truth. The
writer knew it was not true when
he wrote it.
The HERALD has never by a single
word opposed prohibition. On the
contrary, the advocates of prohibi.
ton have had free and welcome use
Of it's columns on all occasions, and
shall have it in the future whenever
they desire it. The HERALD has
advised that the prohibition move.
ment be dropped, and has given it's
reasons for its advice; and that
advice and those reasons it adheres
to. We would rejoice to see pro-
hihition succeed in South Carolina
and every bar,room closed today:
to remain closed forever were such
q thing possible. But we do not
believe it to be possible now. The
people Of the State are not ready
for it-and by the people here
we mean the voters; for they alone
have the power to settle it-wheth-
er rightly CT not it is useless to in
Guire- they have it, and we cannot
help it. Can we prohibit the liquor
traffic in this State? Will not the !
attempt to do SO prove worse than /