Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18
For the 2ausrtlser. ...se.
What Some People Ssay.

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the "a streets Of our town stanA ~ A
of work-and that some Of them hSe il
filthy, rugged and unsightly eondN@
But now that the Primary election is oSY
and the harvest is ended. and seasonaH5
rains have fallen. why not start the p
and cart" again? And if not. why
2. And the Democrats Of Visions
convention assembled, on the 10th NJ
say '"That we recognize The right al
duty of society to guard and protect
self by proper and suitable legis'latf
against evils resulting from the excesss
use of intoxicating liquors, but we do'Y
believe sumptuary laws, or prohibition,
be either adapted to that erd orDromotiS
of higher standard Of morality; ont
contrary we hold with Governor ClevelaS
that such legislation would be un8ise al
vexatious." Y
3. And Vice President Hendricks, 7
his grand speech at Toledo, Ohio. ont
llth inst, in the presence of thirty thoJ
and people, said; "What say you. i
German friends? is prohibition right
wrong? (Volces. wrong, wrongly WronF
of course it IS, as the DemocFacy eVa
platform has declared. In the State frd
which have come to-day, our Democrat
have fought this battle well out upoh y
idea that whether man should taBf
drink of beer, or, if you please, a drink
whiskey, belonging to himself And
you choose to take drink could not q
wise you to drink anything to disturb
composure of your judgment at any TIM
but if you choose to take a drink, shall II
come to me to ask my permission? on
other words, shall I seek to interpose@
prevent you from indulging in habit TT
you think is not hurtful to your"
4. And some knowing ones say that I
are soon to have aourishing school j
our town-a desideratum long hoped 10
s. And some other people say that 4
eff there be crime 4
OF deeper dye than all the guilty trainI
or human vices, tits ingratitude. 4
6. And our beloved and distinguishE
Representative in Congress, Hon. G. {
Tillman, in his recent speech at Barnwes
said in reference to the Prohibition moy
ment, that "morals must be corrected =
ther in the church, home circle and socS
tY, than in legislative halls"
7. Some people say that IN this toy
Prohibition does Prohibit" bu. if $
did that give a drunken, brawling neg
license, on last Friday evening, to rid&
bob-tail bull through our streets in AIRED
less mannel, and alta speed calcalated$
frigh!en women and children, and ca1
horses to runaway? Selahl
s. And the New Hampshire Democra
recently, in convention assembled, sail
That the liquor law Of New .HampshiE
spasmodically enforced or disregarded&
political and personal interests demandA
disgrace TO the State, because it bred
hypocrisy and corrupts the morals; tH
we believe stringent excise law is
best practical remedy for the evils of }
temperance, while at the same time
would procure legitimate source ofre}
nue. to the State''
9. And our distinguished townsm& Z
Gen. Butler, does not hesitate to say tlE
People euade the 1a0 70 getliquor. dr1S{'
sohem they pretend not to drink, and =
s0hee caught"
10. And with the above array OF q
dence, and other informationin my pd
session, I-still persist that Prohibition az
not Prohibit. a.,
IL. Herbum sat. T.