Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-11-09

OUD than they were one yelr age. Who
but base aud selfish traitor could now
desire to undo the glorious work of recon.
struc'ion inauguratcd in 1876 by driving
the Democrats trom power?
The Crisis in the Whiskey Trade.
Never was tie time so propiiious as now
for the friends OF tciApcraAee reform to
strike an effective blow at the distillers and
rpcliicrs OF ~hiskey in the United States.
Over seventy million (T0,750 ,5S4) gallons
OF %hiSkey were consumrd in our country
last year, upon which The wLiskry makers
pnid sixty seven million dollars for the
privilege Of making it. or ninety cents a
gallon to the revenue collector They have
imported l,lT5,235 gaious. l545I2 dozen
bottles and exported 1850, 1872 gallons of
distilled spirits. On The i's, Of June,
1882. the wh>hcy makers had on hand
eo,4o5 OSS g"l!"ns more than they had
market Tor. Oar people have consumed
3,33S.3Sl gallons more this year than in
1881
Ii viii be seen that the crisis Of over
produc'ion is upon the whiskcy makers
They admit there is not the proper har
mony OF purpose among them. ami claim
that the only remedy for 'hcm is to stop
nnnuiac,urin. for two years So great is
the stress upon them thAt they have cx.
pressed II desire to "clrvutc the tone of
business hy f.voring Sunday laws and
limiting licenses. aud profess they will use
every means Ia their power ''tu prevent in
tUXicaton."
Mr. II y Boyd Cha'Ymnn of the com
mit'"e un Distilled Sprts of the New
York produce exchange, freely admits that
vigorous temperance p.itation "uust Sc
ri""Sly decrease the c0nsumptlnn Of whiskcy
as well IS ali other "lco!nla iiqnnrs" lie
tnrth"r says "pr"hinitiHn laws will mate
r"lly decrease the amount ui liquor cGu-
snn"d ny m,kIug it difficult to o!.,an,
aud by stripping The s,oon OF its at.rae-
!i.nS"
The greet tea prranrr mov"mrnt in The
west has succeeded in carrying - prnhiti.
lon amendment III l"wa, n.d must have
the effect ut reducing the cnnsun. ptinn of
whiSkry there. In Ohio and Indiana The
whl>key war Is raging, and is a formidable
fnct"r in the domain of politics
let revolution against rnm be started
in The East There are 9I7 lisil'rrs,
l,402 rccrlirrs, 3,OSG whnlcs.lr liquor
dealers, 32 600 ,Ioons and $40 600 tar.
tenders
There are 1000 churches, 90 600 min
listers, 275 600 pnhic schools. 275.O00
iuhllc sehnnI teachers
For each Of tn" 10000 churches there
arc four groggrri,s; for each of The $1,000
ministers there arc 6 hnrcndcrs. Alt oush
the odds seem great. the battle when rightly
b"gun will result in victory for moral organ
izntion
Last year the productive industry of the
country was $1,000 900 900; the liquor
traffic was 81 1893 900 600; labor received
81, 100000, 900; il cost to clotbc the
American people S39S 900, 900; the public
schools cost 81 100000; tho churches
S4S,000,O00. Study ;he figures aud tie
situ'tion. Observe the misery and dpgrn--
d,'ion caused by rum in every community
Appeal to your minister your assembly.
men, your State and National Senators
against this vice; appeal to your own con
science aud set your face aud life against
this evil Start moral agitation in your
own village, town or city, against licensing
or tolcrating the manufnctuve, sale or use
Of intoxicating liquors Yours in tho
cause OF temperance reform. E. II.
CARLs SpRECI. There was temper
ancc meeting and all the boys attended.
That evening Carl sat in brown study !
lie pressed his lips tight together aud knit |
his forehead into friyhtful wrinkles, and
gIared stright at the fire without saying |
word for quite long time
What is it?' said Aunt Molic, smiling
at the boys earnest face.
"Aurt AloIlie.' said Carl, slowly and
with much emphasis, ; if was as poor as
q knitting needle and hndn't any moro
monog than hen has teeth, Id mover sell
rum"
we hope all our boys will mike similar
temperance Gpeech and stick to il.
Ii you lavc built castles 10 tho air your