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


Mr. E. B. MURRAY: According Ia
my promise I:stopped in Hartwell, Ga.
Sand spent last Tuesday afternoon inyes'
tigating the practical workings of Pro.
hibition, and the charges made by Mr.
&. p. Clinkscales in his speech at Flat
Rock. II went TO every store in Hart
well, i think, and tried to see every man
ins town from the country at two Of
I the stores / did not get to see the pro.
prefer, and consequently have no report
from them.
Iwill give you theresult of my inves.
legation, just as I gotit from the lips Of
the people of Hart County.
The first man I went to was Mr.. M. NJ.
1 Richardson, the Clerk of the Superior
Court ofsHart County. introduced
myself to him, told him my business,
and asked him the following questions
Is there a distillery in Hartwell OF
County s. 4;
lis Prohibition q success or failure
s; What amount of drunkenness is there
ssiiiow in the town and County, as COM
sibared to what there was before Prohibi.
Ion went into effect?
s What amount of liquors are drunk
fiow, as compared with what was drunk
SEefors. Ffohibition7 - .s.ee..
j S;T Theses questions propounded to- the
Sers, except I also asked the merchants
SfISt eject Prohibition had on trade :.
b = &s above questions we're answered by
ssthe llowing gentlemen in the following
nakrar: ~ s. .ssf -.
s M. M. Richardson, Clerk of the
S156rior Court, said There is no distil-
!sIgSah Hartwell or Hart County; Pro.
ION is q grand success; there is
md $he- tenth the drunkenness since that
t was before it has done more fol-
nj slity and religion than any law ever
pa&ed; it has been in operation about
twf years, and there has been only two
ol$three persons in our calsboose fol-
"a pkspness during all this time; there
is nothear one. tenth the liquor drunk
4 nowhere was before. MIR. Richardson
aiso Ssked me to say to the anti.prohi-
biti6Iisis of Anderson, that if they
3 would send a delegation Of good, honor
abb, upright men to Hartwell, he would
entsrtain them at his own expense at the
|hotelB Of HartWell, until they had in
Yestigated the subject of Prohibition and
its practical workings in Hartwell and
the County fully, and if they were not
convinced that it was a success and q
good thing, and if they we're not convert.
ed he would pay them in addition to their
expenses, that much more in cash.
Mr.. James D. Rice, q farmer, who
yes between Hartwell and the River,
Said The report that there is q distillery
IN Hartwell, or between Hartwen and
River is q lie. Prohibition is q
a,ccess, and has worked wonderful
EhaSsss in this County. There is moi
sne.tsntR the drunkenness now there was
bs6re, nor one. tenth the liquor drank
Many who were drunkards before are
now sober men. Many of those who first
opposed Prohibition are now in favor o1
W. II. &W. r. Stephenson, merchants,
said: No distillery in town nor in the
kCodnty; Prohibition works like charm ;
paksnits the people; would 60 by larger
vote now than before; many Of those
who opposed it before, would now favor
it; trade is better; some people pay
better; there is not one.tenth the drunk
enness since, that there was before
Prohibition.
Mr.. John @. Snow, merchant: Agrees
with Messrs. Stephenson. except as to
i trade, and he is just opening his frst
stock Of goods.
Mr.JS r. Meredith, merchant, said
there are no distilleries in Hart County
Prohibition works like charm there is
Hf99 ninety per cent less drinking and
drunkenness since, thanthere was before
Prohibition went into effect; it has not
hurkf trade.
81 ID. Mathewson & Co., merchants,
said Never heard Of any distillery in
Hastwell or Hart County don't think
there Is any; Prohibition is the best
thinuYat; there is almost no drunken-
), ,ness now !; the difference between now,
and before Prohibition, is 80 great I can't
draw q comparison ithas not hurt trade.
r John G. Nice Curry, said !: No dis;
stilleries Prohibition is the best thing
vet NOT one. twentieth the drunkenness
snoW, there was before, nor one.tenth the
LIQUOR ia drank; the majority for Prohibl.
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