The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24


lawlessness, Of theft and robbery, OF
murder and impurity, would pass
over the land, bury society in it's
turbid depths
Or do they mean that prohibition
in law has not been prohibition I'm
practice ? that the legislation is a
failure because it has no practical
result? ? This raises question as to
. matter Of fact. Accordingly,
things are said which arc assumed to
be matters Of fact. Thus it has been
stated again and again that in Maine
itself the Maine law has proved a
failure. Yet the most respectable
witncsscs-public officials of the
highest character--contradct this
statement, avcrring that marked
dim;nution of crime and pauperism
has been result of the law. And still
more, tue people of Maine. after a
trial ofthc law for years, Incorporated
it by the vote Of a large majority
into their fundamental law. No tes.
tilnony can be more conclusive than
this.
Recently there appeared an article
IN Il Texas paper Of wide circulation,
and another in similar paper in
Louisiana, referring to the alleged
failure Of prohibition in Atlanta. No
person interested in the movement of
temperance reform could have read
those articles and believed them
without feeling depressed; and yet
the venerable editor Of the Christian
Index, referring to the statements
thus given to the public. nailed them
to the counter rs false coin, One of
| the newspaper articles was crowded
with unwarrantable statements, not
only because not supported by facts,
but because contradicted by facts.
DR.. Tucker, be it remembered, is not
only an observer on the ground, but
most clear.sighted observer, and a
man whose incorruptible integrity
and love Of truth would spurn the
use OF any gloss upon facts because
desired end might be served there.
by. a witness who will
"Nothing cxtcnuate
Nor set down aught in malicc''
is worth more than q score of "pen-
ny-a.lincrs' whose wish is father to
the thought"
1t is time for us to turn the tables,
| and ask the question, "Does License
prohibit ?" 1t does in some things.
Let us take Greenville for instance.
1T prohibits some honest country
people from staying at home when it
is very inconvenient to leave home,
because they have no security that
tic driver sent up with the wagon
might not get drunk and ruin team
Of mules and break up the wagon.
1t prohibits some produce from
coming to town. "Wby do you carry
your cotton TO Pelzer and not to
Greenville ? said one farmer to
another. "Because when I 20 to
Pelzer, after | have made my pur.
chascs, ! have money in my pocket
to take home. When l go to Green.
vile take drink and in the end
lave nothing to carry home" This is
report Of real conversation.
1t prohibits some valuable addi.
tions to the population. A gentle
man Of wealth and high character,
and children to educate, said, 81 am
, delighted with the country and ap.
pcarance Of the place, but yom have
too muny sdt0onS." And he did not
locate.
1t prohibits some parents from
sending their sons to be educated
where otherwise they would prefer.
An intelligent mother assigned to
us just this reason for not sending
her two boys to Greenville.
1t prohibits some parents from
resting their heads quietly upon their
pillows, because they do not know
but that the children whom God has
given them, and for whose happiness
they would part with every earthly
good, may be victimized on the foul
affairs which are sanctioned by pub.
lie law.
1t prohibits the majority of the in
telligcnt and moral and tax.paying
part OF the community from enjoying
such municipal government as they
desire. The liquor-sellers can afford
to offer inducements to the negro
| population to vote in their interests.
What is done privately we do not
know; but they are not ashamed to
carry to the polls in buggies and car.
rlagcs those who have not sense
enough to vote at all, but who Joined
with the white abettors Of the liquor
tratllc virtually become the rulers of
the city.--F. IN Baptist Courier.
| The Verdict Unanimous
! W. d. Snlt, Druggist. Bippus, Ind, testifes
| II can recommend Electric Bitters as tho