The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-13
Let us Have Prohibition In SOutI,
Carolina,

| The time has at Inst arrived when the
great question Of prohibition can be dis.
cussod with impunity, and without auy
danger of tho government. Prior to &c
tho better element Of the State having
no influence with the government of the
State, considered it useless to ngitate the
! question. Alter tho great struggle of '76,
when the people got into power, we were
then afraid to agitate the question lest il
might result in split in the party and
the overthrow of the new government.
Year after year the Democratic majority
has increased and strengthened, until to.
day, when 1t is safe to say that any ques.
ton can be agitated without detriment
or danger to the government, mud no
better time will como for final settle.
ment Of the question of prohib;.ion for
South Carolina. We do not propose to
enter into discussion of the subject at
this time, but viii say that hencoforth
our paper will be found strenuous
advocate 2f prohibition, and that moth.
ing will be left undone that can In any
way induce tho Legislators Of the Pee
Dee section, nj least, to raise tho question
and fight for prohibition Mt the next
session of the Legislature. To the editors
of newspapers in the various counties Of
the State, who control, to great extent,
public opinion in your section, we ask
your cooperation in the work, referring
you to our own county, Marlboro, where
we have had prohibition for number of
years. rs on evidence of the great results
therefrom. Several years ago ut almost
every cross.road In the county, q whiskey
den was established, and our entire
county was constantly in state of up
roar and confusion. Farms were neglect.
ed, homes; wives and children were
neglected, business of every kind was
neglected, to say nothing of the fights,
murden', thefts, &C., &C., that were COM
mitted. SO great was the evil that even
Republican County Commissioners de.
eided to stop It's sale, and accordingly
did 90: Since the sale IF whiskey was
stopped onr county has risen far above
her sister counties In point of fagriculturo,
and o more sober, steady, industrious
great many will say that II man wants
:w!iskey be will BUY 1t anyhow. He will
eenti for It TO the nearest town where 1t
10 sold. +, While few will de- this, those
on whom the clutches of tho monster are
already irremediable fixed, yet in the
majority OF Instances, rather than 20 to
the trouble Of ordering they prefer to do
Withontif. There are n score of men in
Marlboro County to.day-go,d men, and
10 many instances members ofthe church,
who owe their very honor to prohibition
in their county. In other words there
are men who wish to live sober, honor
able lives. and would do 80 as long as
whiskey Ii kept out OF their way, but
why in former years, having allowed the
hablt.to grow upon them, are powerless
even yet. I'd resist Its Influence when
brought In contact with it. There are
others who advance the theory that It
will take money from the State thnt
should 2be!kept here. For Heaven 9 sake,
can there be o man 80 dead in appreoia.
ton of human life and honor "a to think
for moment that the small amount of
money sent from the State for whiskey
could in any degree counterbalance The
lives and morals 5f our boys and young
men which sfsSannuaily sacrificed under
thp deadly influence Of tho evil placed ut
their very doors2 We cauuot think 40.
Let our representatives begin to ponder
this great ,and important question, resting
assured that tho man who introduces and
successfully passes. the bill will immor-
talize himself not with the shallow glory
Of the ordinary statesman or politician,
but with eternal laurels, composed Of the
thanks apd praise of weeping sand des:
pairing mothera, wives. sisssrsg and the
suffering children of our country.-A Aidrl
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