Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-02

prohibition.

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Prohibition.
The prohibition convention mcS in
columbia on May 9th. The counties i
Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwe1l, Berke-
ley, Chester, Clarendon, Darlington,
| Edgefeld, Florence, Hampton, Lancas-
ter, Laurens, Lexington, Marion, New
berry, orangebrrg, Richland, Spartan
burg, Sumter, Union, Williamsburg and
York were represented.
After discussion the following plat
form was unanimously adopted:
We, the prohibitionists of South Caro-
lima, in convention assembled, bow before
Almighty Gcd, and acknowledge Him as
the Guide and Ruler in all true govern
ment.
1. We are unalterably opposed to The
liquor traffic, a traffic by which at least
IS, zoo, 900 are annually taken from our
already impoverished people to be squan-
dered by the liquor dealer and gambler,
by which our courts are kept occupied
with criminal business, our jails filled
with prisoners, our penitentiary with
convicts, our poor houses with paupers
and our asylums with lunatics; by which
many of our boys, after being educated,
are untitled for business and utterly
ruined, and many of our girls degraded
into servants of drunken husbands, while
the parents suffer untold misery; and by
which our civilization is demoralized and
the very church of God hindered in its
work; in brief, a traffic against the intel
~lectual, financial, moral, educational and
religious interests of the people. We,
therefore, earnestly favor and will work
for the enactment of such laws as will
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors for use as a beverage
in our State.
2. We cordially invite the cooperation
of all Democrats in this laudable effort
for State prohibition, irrespective OF
their opinions on other issues already
made up in the State.
The following address was submitted
by the same committee and adopted:
The prohibitionists of South Carolina,
in convention assembled, acknowledging
Almighty God as the source of all power
in government, do hereby, in the name OF
God and humanity, issue to the people OF
South Carolina this address:
The liquor traffic, as nov fostered
by governments, protected by laws,
e~ntrenched by long usage and tolerated
beyond Inc bounds of endurance, impos-
iug enormous, avoidable and economic
burdens upon individuals, families and
the State; the mother cause of poverty,
vice and crime; the nucleus for impurity,
anarchy and death is in either high OF
low license, which is unscriptural in
principle and contrary to good govern
ment, and should be utterly prohibited
by law. Therefore we appeal to the PEG
pie who have the right to be heard on all
measures affecting them socially, morally,
financially and politically, but who have
not heretofore fully exercised this right
in this question, to come to our aid.
We call upon all lovers Of righteous
government in the State to use every
effort Tor the prohibition of this traffic in
this State.
We recommend that the people demand
that all candidates for the House and
Senate be placed on record upon this
question and thar no man shall receive
the vote of the prohjbitionists who
refuses to his position on the
question of prohibition.
Among other resolutions The following
were adopted:
Resolved, That We r-cuest the Demo
gcratic State executive committee to place
a separate box at the list primary cleo
/ ton. in which the question of prohibi-
ton may be voted on by the Democratic
voters of this State, so as to arrive at the
true sentiment OF the people on this
important question.
Resolved, That a State executive COM
mittee be appointed to arrange a cam
paign in the interest of prohibition, and
that a county executive committee be
fol each county, whose duty
it shall be to arrange fe5lc meetns
each county, in which the subject ST
be discussed by the people, and furt
appoint suitable men to attend the vot-
ing precincts, and such other duties as
they may regard necessary.
Resolved. That we earnestly request
the Hon. L. D. Childs to canvass the
State in the interest of prohibition.
: The convention then went into the cleo
zion of an executive committee, with the
following result, each county naming its
member, the committee being given the
privilege of securing members from
counties unrepresented:
Abbeyille, R. S. Galloway; Anderson,
; DIR. S. Lander; Barnwell, j. /. Slfiey;
| Berkeley, Peter Klintworth; Chester, I.
n. Berry; Clarendon, S. A. Nettles; Oar
lineton, G.. T. Gresham; Florence, John
McSween; Hampton, Rev. w. II. Dow
ling; Lancaster, Few. G. NJ. Tolson; Lau-
rens, C. l.. Fike; Lexington, ?. E. Row
ell: Marion, John C. Sellers; Newberry,
II. n. Blease; Orangeburg, /. W. Loryea
Edgefeld, y. w. Brooker; Richland, l..
d. Childs: S%partanburg, DR.. CT Walker;
Sumter, P. G.. Bowman, Jr.; Union, w.
A. Nicholson: Williamsburg, b. wallace
Jones: York. w. S. Creighton.
The Raging Waters.