The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-01
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SHALL OUR SUPPLY OF GRoG AND wHIs-
KEY PUNCH BE CURTAILED?
Visions of Closed BarrOoms and tho
Imaginary Rattle Of Swiftly Nov
ing Cars. Shock His Nervous SyS.
tenn. Disturb His Brain. and Ena.
bic Him to Sec Strange Sights.
Editor Press and Banner:
observe in your columns tho troublesome
traffic that is pending for a continu;l-
ton of 4 legal sanction In Abbcvllie county Is
beginning TO elicit feeling Of agitation. AS
IL Is naturally II warm question, | presume
much mental ammunition will be exhausted
,,ro and con. ere the test is made at the ballot,
box. Doubtless its respective advocates anu
will bring to bear their points on
the arena of discussion with more or less lei,
vency. am apprehcnsivc the struggle VIII
not be conducive to the prcServation OF lhe
continuity or solidity of the Democratic par,
ty. 4 "split" would he easily encouraged.
know of no cause that is better calculated to
produce such result than the aGltation OF
the prohibition question. Much dlssatlslac-
ton already prevails within tho party as 10
the prodigality of the government regime, re.
sulting from an unnecessary continuance Oh
multiplied and high-salaried officers
The hydra-headed monster CtaXation) was
shorn of none OF It's MASSIVE prepprCioms an Hy
ture, yea rather, uice uerSd. And the dlsSatls.
faction is well calculated to increase without
any additional incentives. Retrenchment
seems to be ignored IN every instance. Inc
features that need overhauling by some popu.
lous process. A feeling is bound to spring up
in the whskey campaign and thoughts VII.
be voiced that will engender antagHiniism'H1, gitin :,
is n question that partakes OF too much IN
OF personal inherited rights for
taciturnity to remain In n quiesccnt mood;
My opinion, the ensuing election Will result
to the prohibition cause If hon
csty in "count" Is allowed to prevail.
Honesty and Frec-Will, however. encounter
many barriers in maintaininga a supremacy IN
this corrupt age Of elections. rreeaOtni, i,o o,
rights are at n low ebb when corrupt policy
presents claim. 1t occurs to the undersigned
that such election is inopportune. IL is IN
fortunate that ii has been decreed by the
poweTs that be- In such viii
not subside before n call will be issued for the
Democratic party to rally her forces LOT Lne
political campaign. You well know tnat heT
welfare depends upon "unity OF strength.
suppose our worthy lawmakers were COM
United TO recognize the petition OF their con-
stituency which they had failed to nave IN
vested with the proper legal endorsement, tne
year previous, before submitting it to popu-
ton in that matter would not have been
amiss. I can't conceive what encouragement
or grounds the workers Of prohhibti0n, bM naSS
a strong opposition exists. The recent disas-
tiers that befell the prohibition party inTeXas,
Tennessee and in that noted Gate City OF the
Empire State, where the vendors OF rice
beer" "nervc tonic" and ct cetera, reaped
such harvest of profits in her dry era, espe.
cially at that epoch Of her history when that
noted stupendOus "blg-to-do' was on mana,
Laurens) foreshadow no discernable gleam OF
hope to rub out the license traffic Of spirits at
Abbeville Court House at the polls next
March. :.
tended, but, experience the best OF guides, has
fully time and again, demonstrated tnat IL
will not effect the reformation sougnt; Inere
has been so much chicanery, deception ana
hypocrisy practiced in the temperance cause
for the last few years. that ! am almost dis
gusted to hear the idea Of prohibition broach-
ed. While ever humanity is void OF the NOR
al rectitude, persuasion or CONSCIOUSNESS 10 re-
slst the inherited morbid propensity OF taking
q "little wine for the stomach sake IL Will, 10
the end of time, indulge In Intoxicating bev-
erages. IT, they are get-at-a-b ble under any pre-
tense. The eXhilarating and evil eIiects OF al,
cahoism are bound to prevail while ever any
of its species are manufactured. Local prohl-
btion is nothing more or less than hnmbug.
If II was possible fora national prohibition 10
be effected, debar every county, city or town
not exceptcd) and erect a dam across the
"mighty deep to prevent its flooding over In
to any of Uncle Sans territory, In a word,
not n drop TO be made or imported, Men !
would be convinced that abstemiouSness Oh
whiskey drinkablcs temperance would reign
Then, l would be convinced,
there was no class legislation IN the whiskey
traffic I'll put on the "brnkes;' don't pro
pose to mount the stump ana give impetus
to the ball.
Under a clear serene sky, last Friday eve.
ming about twilight. a singular gust OF Wlnd
appeared, all of sudden and blew momenta-
riIy with terrific violence. suppose ~ was was. a
precursor of the phenomenon that TOOK place
twenty-four hours hence the night succeeding
eclipse Of Lunu.) ! can't venture into an eX-
PLANTATION.
forth their liquid profusion the present week,
the tIllcrs of tho soil will commence seeding
the oat cereal with a lavish hand. They made
q mistake in letting the fall season pass with
out sowing at least halI crop OF oats. ~,
session OF external appearances OF enjoying
robust health. and endowed with ful snare
of muscular vim, has returned from the 1leld
of drumming business and resumed the larm-
ing avocati0n on his former homestead. he
returns with renewed resolutions to earn ms
living by the "Swcat Of his brow" In culti-
waiting portion of the wide eXpanse of moth-
er earth. The most reliable calling. we greet
him q welcome back rs neighbor resident
and co.partner in the farming brotherhood.
More producers, the better.
What has become of the factory enterprise
In your midst? 1t certainly was not finan.
ciaiiy rooted sufficiently to sustain growth
OF early perfection. Itsprung up too much OF
a musIroom-like The one that sprung up at
Due West on the heels of the Abbeville fac
tory scheme, claiming precedent OF former
sIve, that it has met with similar fate, eked
out q temporary existence for the want Of fl
nancial nourishment. Our good friend r; s.
g. has failed of late to keep us posted In this 1s
will have to suffer themselves to be. gored
with sore disappointment. The boom In real
estate has ceased to attract much attention.
Bad omen. Even tho money was at hand 10
build factory, Due West is not the proper
1 notice our friend r. s. g. is courtlng your
favor, in soliciting your editorial lordship in
behalf OF the Cumberland Gap. am not pre-.
the honorable, manly, and just course you
pursued in resisting that would-be unjust tax.
alton. Time certainly has not obliterated
from your memory the many vile curses you
received in the city Of Due West and suburbs
during that canvass. You have a legion Of
good friends that do not want TO pay that un-
Just tax which was voted SO un1airly IN que
West township: Whenever that tax begins,
if ever to he collected, doubtless the election
will undergo q full legal investigation. ltwas
voted under q protest that was publicly an
nounced on the day Of election. 1t seems TO
me, the many years that nave eiapseu since
the vote was taken, are sufficient to declare
the prospective bonds null and void. Are no
special limit specified for the completion OF
the road? Will the bonds remain valid for an
indefinite period? VIII forty or filty years
hence not effect their validity2 Would our
posterity be required to pay them? IT was
very unj just TO entail such tax upon the ris-
ing generation. y. L. II.
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