The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-09-17

Gil now, and was before Prohibition.
Mr.. J. B. Benson, a-merchant: The
distillery tale is lie; 3 Prohibition, the
best thing ever done for the County
had rather have Prohibition without a
railroad thantto have railroad without
Prohibition has done more for religion
and morality than any law ever passed
there is not one drunk man now to where
there were FIVE hundred before Prohibi.
ton; it is q benefit to trade. -
DR.. Eberhardt: The distillery report
is news to me; Prohibition works like q
charm; is the best thing verhappened ;
not one drunk now, to where there were
five hundred before; people come to town
sober now and go back sober.
Hon. VIM. Myers: Prohibition is the
best thing that was ever done; men who
were drunkards before, are now sober aud
prosperous; the difference in drunken.
ness since, and before Prohibition, is SO
great I can't draw comparison; oppo.
sition is fast dying out. '.,
Mr.. B. r. Herring: Prohibition is a
good thing. n
Mr.. J. r. Myers, ex Sheriff: No dis.
tilleries; Prohibition great success
! the best thing yet seventy.five per cent.
less drinking since, than before.
Mr.. j. @: Taylor, ex-marshal and
merchant: Prohibition has done more
good than could be expected; it is as
much success as any law that was ever
passed :; has done more for Churches,
Sunday Schools, morality, DC, than any
law ever passed the difference in drunk
enness since and before is too great to
compare; you hardly ever see a man
under the influence of liquor now, and
you hardly ever hear an oath; before,
you could sometimes see seventy.i five OF
q hundred drunk people in town in one
day, and there was great deal of pro.
family trade is better.
Mr.. Al Campbell: Agrees with Mr..
Taylor. sse e5E i'
Mr.. T. B. Bonner. Has been in Hart.
we'll nine months, and has only seen three
drunk men; Prohibition is great
success. .i.s., ..te
Mr.. r. s. Sanders: Prohibition is the
best thing ever done for Hart County.
Mr.. D. w. Johnson, the marshal I:
No :distilleries Prohibition grand
success has done wonders for us; not
more than one gallon of liquor drank
now, to where there were forty before.
Rev. W. NJ. D. Bond: Prohibition is
q success haven't seen an intoxicated
person on the streets this year, nor heard
an oath Baptists and Methodists have
gone up since Prohibition, as they had
never done before; in the circuit 1 have
charge of now, two ministers labored for
one year before Prohibition, and only
twenty.one were added to the Church ;
during the same length of time since
Prohibition one hundred and twenty
have been added to the Church, gain Of
ninety.nine in one year; there is not
more than one drunk man pow, to where
there were FIVE hundred before. -
Mr. g. r. Kidd, livery stable keeper:
No distillelies; Prohibition is grand
success; the best thing yet.
Mr.. ]. NJ. cCurley: A farmer eight
miles South of Hartwell: Prohibition a
grand success no drunkenness in the
County now; the majority would be
larger now opposition is fast dying out.
Mr.. J. w. Morris, formerly of An
derson:) Prohibition is good thing for
town and County; all classes are benef-
ted by it; seldom ever see a person under
the inAuenue of liquor; one. drunk now
to five hundred before; four. fifths of the
voters now favor it.
Mr.. A. R. McCurry No stills; Prohi-
bition is q success not one-tenth the
drunkenness since that there was before
Prohibition; the people are reconciled
and happy.
Rev. i. w. Stephens: Prohibition is a
success; have not seen drunk man
since it went into effect; saw many
before.
DR.. J. l.. Turner: No distilleries
Prohibition "a perfect and wonderful
success :" there is not one drunk since to
where there were a hundred before
many who opposed it at first now favor
it; not more than ons gallon drank now
to where there were fifty before Prohibi:
ton.
DR.. W. b. Page: Prohibition is a
greater success than was anticipated
not one drunk now to one hundred be.
fore; not one-6ftieth the whiskey drank
now there was before.
Capt. John Peek: Prohibition WON
derful success; not one drunk now to one
hundred before; not one.6ftieth the
whiskey drank now there was before.
Major J. Lewis: Prohibition does pro-
hibit; ninety-6ve FER cent. less drunk:
enness since Prohibition; majority would
be larger now; many of opponents now
favor it. !,
Mr.. Levi Peek: I used 10 get drunk
often; have only taken three drinks
since Prohibition went into effect; il
does q great deal of good.
Mr.. J. B. Thornton, agrees with DR.
Turner: not more than one gallon drank
now to where there was barrel before.
Mr.. T. A. Thornton: Prohibition is a
success does a great deal of good
much less drunkenness in the County.
Mr.. ]. A. Champion, who is the depot
agent at Hartwell, said: Prohibition is
the best thing We ever had it works
we'll and everybody is pleased with it;
there is not one.fortieth the wEiskey
shipped here now there was before Prohibi-
tion, and don't believe there is one
efifieth as much; there is not five gal
Ions shipped here per week.
Prof. Nj. L. Parker: Prohibition Is
success, and ne like it; / have not seen q
drunk man in Hartwell this year; there
is no chance to ever sell whiskey again
in this County; many who opposed it
before would vote for it now.
Mr.. q. @. Jones, who lives seven miles
West of Hartwell, when asked do you
think Prohibition is success ? replied
i know it is q success. There is not one