The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-06
The prohibition COnventiOn.


Ihe temperance people who met in conycn.
uoh at Columbia last week, seem to have been
very moderate in their views, there beiDg
nothing IKE nm exhibition of fan8tioism
amongst them. Their proceedings were di o..
mined and sensible, as appears from the pub -
iished proct etings in the Charleston and
Columbia papers. Wo thinS the better cour SO
Tor the temperance people to pursue at this
time, is to con6ne their efforts to the passage
of q law Which will prob bit the manu- faoture.
importa alton and sale Of alcoholic LIQUORS, but
which will leave free the manufacture and
sale OF native wines and larger beer, and
other light drinks, which are not apt to in
| toxicate or do much harm. We think that
the cause would be straightforward very;much
by such movement. Many. who now bit
terly oppose prohibition would zealously join
| in such a movement. But We will give our
| views more fully on this subject at some fu-
| ture time. We only started out to give IN
introduction to the resolutions of the Prohi-
bition Convention, which are as follows:
First. That this Convention places ON re-
| cord its solemn and deliberate conviction that
| the trathc in intoxicating liquors as q bever-
| age is an evil Of such magnitude as affects
! every interest of society, and demands from
every member of society the most strenuous
efforts of which hc is capable 10 be put forth
| for its suppression.
Second. That it is The part of wisdom 10
| employ every Legitimate agency to secure this
end, and In the judgment of this convention
1t oan only be successfully accomplished by
| the combined Influences Of faithful parental
instruction and example, the truthful teacli-
ings of the pulpit, the unprejudoed utter
ances of the press, the unyeiding demands
of the law and the prompt and fearless dis
! charge of duty by the officers Of the law and
| the courts of justice. The failure Of any of
ihese agencies being n measure of disappoint.
| ment to our hopes and Of embarrassment to
| our cause, but i'll cooperation our victory is
assured, and the day Of deliverance from the
curse Of alcohol is near at hand.
Third. That for the purpose Of giving prac-
| tical efficiency to the work of oil these agen-
cies We have named, this convention most
/ earnestly appeals to the wives and mothers
| ard daughters of our State to renew their
| efforts to save their husbands, children and
brothers from The terrible fate of the drunk
ard by dlscoHnt ntenancing social drinking on
| all occasions; TO the ministers Of religion of
| all scots to declare with renewed zeal and
earnestness the fearful denunciations Of the
Sacred Word against him who yields to tn Q
'e"P'"tioh ~ dllIh hHu ''hlHl VINO puuctn
the bottle TO his ncighbor's lps;' to the press
to uphold the truth and the right in this mat
ter without regard to the interests Of par ties
or tncrions, and TO tho courts and juries to
mctc out TO tho violators Of the law the pen.
alties which it denounocs without fear, favor
or affection.
Fourth. That q committee of seven (7) be
appointed by the president of this convent ton,
who shall be known as the State Executive
Committee on Prohibition, whose duty IL shall
be to appoint subcommittee in each county ,
consisting of five (5) members, whose duty
it ehall be to carry out the suggestions Of the
said executive committee as to gathering and
| disseminating The facts and statistics Of the
liquor traffic, violations Of law, Sc, and ar
rangemenis for public, county or other meet
ings and the election Of delegates TO future
State Convention, should one be called by the
said executive committee.
| Fifth. That the executive committee he
charged with mcmoriA'izing the Legislature
| OF South Carolina to so alter the existing
statutes on prohibition as that their provis.
ions shnll apply to prohibit the sale Of in,ox
icating liquors in incorporated towns and
villages Of .ess than five hundred, T5OO1 in
| haOiianis.