The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-17
Prohibition In Anderson.

The following Communication, taken
from the temperance Worker, Ia publish.
ed by request of tho Womens' Christian
temperance Union Of this city:
ANDERSON, s. o.
Dear Worker: Ono of Gods nobleat
creatures and Prohibitions greatest work.
ers has been 10 our city, and accomplish
cd great work for us by organizing O
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
| Mrs. Chaplin !eetured in the Baptist
Church on Sunday afternoon (18th inst.)
on the subject of Temperance TO o pack.
ed house. Her address was listened TO
with profound attention, and her prseti.
cal arguments, together with graphic
description Of the fearful results OF In.
temperance which had been witnessed by
herself, made o lasting impression upon
the audience, and many who had gone
there through idle curiosity went out
with very different ideas Of this great
movement Of prohibition than they had
ever entertained before,
In the course of her remarks, abe said
that Anderson had done more harm 70
tho cause III the State than all Of our
enemies. Everywhere 60 the opposi-
tion meets me with the assertion that
prohibition was q failure in Anderson"
Juatico to some Of our good people and
to the cause Mra. Chaplin represents, and
that We ga. temperance people hold so
dear, compels me to ask tho use of your
exact state of the case. Let mo say in
the outset tho. prohibition, as far as it
vent, wee re- G failure liz orr city, but,
on the other hand, Yves q complete sue.
sass. I am fsas 10 sazifsss tti...st the law
was not enforced ca 1t should have been,
and this vag the cause of our defeat lest
year. A few cases of drunkenness, end
some violation of the law by liquor cell.
era during the year caused some Of our
vascillating friends at our last election TO
place their silver alougside of the liquor
men, and we were defeated. They tised
the stale argument, that If whisky had
to be sold we ought to have the benefit
of the revenue. But let us 90 to facts
and figures, and SEQ If no.license was o
failure. ] have taken the trouble 20 ex.
anime the records of our city undor both
administrations with tho following result:
The no.license Council went into Office
August 26th, 1881, and from that time
until 28th Of August, 1882, lone year)
there were 90 arrests for drunkenness
and fines 70 the amount OF S84.76. Since
that time (license administration up TO
the present III months), there have Been
337 persons arrested and imprisoned,
with fines amounting to $2,478. Now
can any fair minded person lGu:S at these
figures, aud say that prohibition was o
failure In our cityP Again, from Au.
gust, '8l 20 '82, our boys and young men
wera not to be found loaflng in or around
bar rooms either during the day or night.
Our chief of police informs me that at
present 1t 10 fearful to see the amount of
drinking at night by our young men.
Some Of the rum mills run I'll night, and
I am reliably informed that somo OF tho
boys Of cur best families are 10 be aeen
in these places long after the hour Of
midnight. This was not the case under
the no.ltcense government, and the boys
were at home, and under home influence.
In 1881 and '82 farmers who came to
town with their produce returned to their
families sober, and with bread and
clothes Cor wife and children. Now they
return homo debauched and oftentimea
making the. night hideous with their
mnudlin yells, and In many instances In.
stead Of bread and clothing these mis-.
sTas'e families Of dshsssssshliSss tsssaars end
husbands receive blowB and curses.
With these facts staring him in the face
can eny man say that prohibition (thouEh
not enforced TO the letter. 10 failure 2
We have now in our little city II bar.
rooms, about to every 200 OF our in.
habitants, but We are going to make an
other effort to throw of the yoke, and ba
free again. Truth Is mighty and will
prevail, and with Gods help we will vet
fall into line with other towns Of our be.
loved State.
This article 20 already too long, but
allow me to add word about our tam.
perance work in the State. Two years
ago Anderson was called the banner
County Of temperance in the State, but I
am sorry to admit that we have lost the
right to that distinction. At one time
We had IL or l6 Diviaions. Now wc have
only7. But the cauEs Is not dead In the
County. There is o growing sentiment
IA Our favor; and am satisifSd iaaSS K
the question could be deoided by q vote
the people would sweep alcohol from our
midst by an Overwhelming majority.
The people only nsed to be organized,
and we need such 6 man as Brother
Chreitzberg TO accomplish Tint result.
He 10 we'll known and beloved by our
people, and he could do g good work for
prohibition ip the up.country. A. score
Of such faithful and energetic Workers
would coon redeem South Carolina from
the baneful influence Of the Whiaky
traffic. = !. !. !. 1..35, ! !.
Yours, for Prohibition,