Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-09-18
For the ADVERTISER. :,
What Seine Peoples

l. Some people say that Ni IN 81
the "a streets Of our town STAN
of work-and that some of them .;N
filthy, rugged and unsightly condiT
But now that the Primary election is oSy
and the harvest is ended, and seasonatS {
rains have fallen, why not start the ''2
and Cart again? And if not. why
Q. And the Democrats of Wisconsin,
convention assembled, on the 10Th ~
say: "That we recognize the right al
duty of society to guard and protect &
self by proper and suitable leglalatH
against evils resulting from the excessa
use of intoxicatir 3 liquors, but we DO 4
believe sumptuary laws, or prohibition,
be either adapted to that erd orpromotiS
of higher standard of morality; ont
contrary we hold with Governor Olevelatf
that such legislation would be unwise al
vexatious." y
8. And Vice President Hendricks,
his grand speech at Toledo, Ohio. on
llth inst, in the presence Of thirty thoy
and people, said; What say you, n
German friends? is prohibition right
wrong? (Volces, wrong, wrong.) Wro15
of course it Is, as the DemocracyIz ev9
platform has declared. In the State fro
which have come TO- day, our Democrat
have fought this battle well out upon
idea that whether man should taSf
drink of beer, or, if you please, drink
whiskey, belonging to himself. And I
you choose to take drink could not q
wise you to drink anything to disturb Y
composure Of your judgment at any tin|
but if you choose to take drink, shall u
come to me 10 ask my permission? ORR
other words, shall l seek to interposeS
prevent you from indulging in a habit tH
you think is not hurtful to you|
4. And some knowing ones say that I
are soon to have q hourishing school
our town-a desideratum long hoped fc
5. And some other people say that
"If there be crime
OF deeper dye than all the guilty train
or human vices, tits ingratitude."
6. And our beloved and distinguish
Representative in Congress, Hon. G. /
Tillman, in his recent speech at Barnwd!
said in reference to the Prohibition moy
ment, that "morals must be corrected Z
tber in the church, home circle and soc|
ty, than in legislative halls"
7. Some people say that IN this toy
Prohibition does Prohibit" bu. if}
did that give drunken, brawling NED
license, on last Friday evening, to ridd
bob tail bull through our streets in a red
less manner, and alta speed calcalated1
frighten women and children, and cal
horses to runaway? Selah
s. And the New Hampshire Democrd
recently, in convention assembled, say
THAT the liquor law Of New ,HampshiI
spasmodically enforced or disregarded}
political and personal interests demandi
disgrace to the State, because it bred
hypocrisy and corrupts the morals; IL
we believe a stringent excise law is 4
best practical remedy for the evils Of
temperance, while at the same time
would procure legitimate source OF re- I
nue. to the State" y
8. And our distinguished townsmi I
Gen. Butler, does not hesitate to say tl|
People euode the law to gethquor, dra]
eOhea they pretend not to drink. and
aOhe'a caught"
TO- And with the above array OF e]
dence, and other information in my pr
session, 1 still persist that Prohibition d
not Prohibit. u
IL. Kerbum sat. y