The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-11
PROHIBITION WRANGLE.
EX-COMMlTTEEMAN s. \. NETILeS
WRITES AN OPEN LETTER.

He Says that the Present Tickets are
Leading to an Indepen dent Prohibition
Party.
COLUMBIA, S. c., August r.
EN-Stale Executive Committeeman
Nettles. of separate box fame, will not
down. All has been quiet since his bolt
from the Executive Committee meeting
few days ago. Chairman Chlltls has
refused to talk to reporters in reference
to the matter, and the Prohibitionists
hoped that the disagreement would be
soon healed. But such is not the case.
MIR. Nettles yesterday gave for publica-
ton the following open letter:
MANNING, $. c., Aug. 2, 1892.
Hon. l.. ID. Childs, Chairman State Pro-
hibition Executive Committee, Co.
lumbia, S. &.
MY DEAR SIR: 1t is needless TO say
that regret much the necessity of with.
drawing from the prohibition campaign,
but your construction or Interpretation
of the pledges to be made by candidates
is, as You we'll know, directly antagon-
istic to my views in the matter, SO much
so that from the beginning | have un-
compromlslngly opposed such step. |
have been deceived. How, L leave it
for you and your committee and All I'M
partial public TO Judge.
| did not Ike the wording of The call
Tor the prohibition convention, and de-
ulincd to sjyn It, but ] did attend ihc
convention, nly chlei desire being To- AS
sist N tldtng the convention out OF .he
political sea. and letting the question of
prohibition be decided on is merits by
The Democratic voters ., tho State.
Eleven days u. fore the convention met
had by ths advlcc and consent ofyGur-
self ana EIv. Il. +. NAre;t/lcrg gotten
= !roMlsc trOM tnc State Democratic
lNcru;VC COnmitlrr l. nave place, at
o"c'l Urinary voting place in the St,tc
a separate Dos, wherein The question of
dlDaibition could DC settled on it's me, its
by ,he Democrats 0l the State. rcguvd-
less Oh personal preferences in mel or
Of tacti0nal differences in the paltv.
This was known as The "Netties ,OX
plan," and was adopted by the convrn-
tiuL.
Later al. address wac submitted TO the
| convention, the last clause OF Which
| read:
| I've re Commend that the people .lc-
mand that all candidates Tor The House
and Senate be placed on record upon his
question, and That no mau shall receive
tho votes of the Prohibitionists who re.
fuses to announce his position on the
question of prohibition"
This l, with others, opposed, but it
was passed anyway. | immediately
moved to reconsider the motion by which
the separate box plan had been adopted
but my motion was tabled. | then
withdrew from the convention. After
much discussion the box plan and the
address were both reconsidcred and
withdrawn from the convention, and re-.
ferred back to the committee on resolu-
| tlons, and | was requested to confer
| with the committee, with view to set
tlement OF the differences. Amendment
after amendment was offered, but de-
clined them all, stating that was op-
posed to pledging candidates tor the
Legislature any further than simply ask
ing them if they would abide the will of
the people as expressed IN that ballot
box. Finally, Rev. 5. Nj. Richardson
introduced the following:
I'VE recommend that the people de-
mand that all candidates for the House
and Senate place themselves on record
on this question to the end that the pro-
hlbltion votes of the count, y may be in-
telligently cast"
Ihls agreed to accept, stating at tn"
time that it was in accord with nv
views, as it did not demand that candi-
dates should be prohibitlonists them-
selves, but only that they should favor
and vote for prohibition If the pcople so
decided at the ballot box.
The convention again adopted the box
plan and the address as above amended.
then returned to the convention, was
elected member OF the State Executive
Committee, and later secretary and
treasurer OF the committee. And !
have since been doing all could to adj
vance the prohibition cause.
The Democratic party is Responsible
Tor The enactment and enforcement of
all statutory laws in this state, and ;,s n
republic no Law can he enforced unit it
INST shall have the sanction Of the I o.
pic governed. History clearly tcac .cs
this. belicTc the prohibition sc'!ti-
mcht OF the STATE to be SO strong row
tha; 1t would hc carried in the prima .cs
b. majority nt $4,000. But in he
present iunctmc of political AHA rs,
where the lines arc SO closely drawn on
other important questions, and when sc
have s" fine IN opportunity Of set! ng
this question III its merits. | deem II
very Had iFised 10 uttcmpI t) force / 20
EIh!tion on thC candidates as a scpal .ltc
issue. IT vii burt either PrOhibilioi or
the party. ana DO DOT believe the | :o-
!Nn!tInn sentiment 90 strOu" that WI en-
The ines arc dawn thG mass O: .he /, 20.
PIC are ready and willing TO yield Il cir
facu0Dal dttlef anCeS to Prohibit IN. i'or
Instance, tour .;audidItes arc TO be elect
ca to the Legislature from county lc-
l!evcd TO have a Conservatives ma
lorIty. There are seven candidates in
that county, for Conservatives and three
Ii!lmanites. Three of the "COnscrra-
tIves' are known to be anti-Prohi bLiun-
lies, and the three Tillmanites a.c
known to be uncompromjsing Prohibi-
tlonists, and equally strong in favor OF
the Reform demands. What is to be
done? Think you the Conservatives
Will on account Of Prohibition sacrifice