The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-06
THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT.
Active Campaign Work Outlined by the
State Executive Coninittee.


hands of the next General Assembly,
State prohibition of the liquor traffic,
which was inaugurated by the conven-
! ton which met in this city i May
last, has assumed definite shape, and
such proportions as lromises to make
it an interesting factor in the Demo
cratic primary in August.
It will be remembered that the con
vention emphatically declined to NOM
mate State ticket, or to make any
issue which might place the adheren!s
of the movement in an attitude which
would be antagonistic to the Demo
cratic party in this State. 1t adopted
an address and platform which de-
clared their purpose as Democrats to
seek the solution of the question OF
prohibition within the party, if per-
mitted to do so. The purpose is ex-
pressed in simple and direct terms in
the following passage from the address:
ave call upon all lovers Of righteous
government in the State to use every
effort for the prohibition of this traffic
in this State.
awe recommend that the people
demand that all candidates for the
House and Senate place themselves
on record on this question to the end
that the prohibition votes Of the coun-
try may be intelligently cast"
And also to the same effect in the
platform, as follows:
ave 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 beverage in our State.
1--WE cordially invite the co-opera-
ton Of all Democrats in this laudable
effort for State prohibition, irrespective
of the opinion on other issues as al
ready made up in this State"
The convention appointed members
of the State Executive Committee, who
would also be chairmen Of their re-
spective county committees, from coun-
ties represented in the convention,
with authority to select members for
such counties as were not represented.
The committee electe,! the Hon. L. D..
Childs, of Richland, chairman.
Executive committees have now been
organized in nearly every county, and
the few remaining counties will be
completed within few days.
In several counties active work has
followed Immediately upon the organ
ization of the committees and in the
counties of Barnwell, Florence, New
berry, Sumter and York conventions
have been called to meet during the
ensuing month, with indications that
they will be we'll attended.
In number of counties public meet
ings will soon be held for the purpose
of reaching the people and impressing
the prohibition idea upon them.
Many Of the county papers have
freely accorded the use of their columns
to the prohibitionists, and arrangements
| are being effected in each county to
, keep the papers supplied with items
pertinent to the movement.
Chairman LID. Childs has addressed
circular letter to the several county
chairmen embodying the general pur-
pose contemplated by the convention,
with suggestions as to the several
methods by which this purpose is to
be effected. The circular in the main
is as follows:
TO TIE PROHIBITION COUNTY EXECU-
TIVE COMMITTEES.
The short tine intervening before
the occurrence Of the first Democratic
primary election august 3O) which
will determine the result of the move
ment for Prohibition set on foot by the
recent convention, imposes upon the
friends Of the movement an urgent de-
mand for immediate, persistent and
energetic work if our hopes for State
Prohibition are to be realized. Upon
the State and County Executive Com
mittees, organized under authority Of
the convention, rests the responsibility
for the direction of the movement in
the several counties, by which the plan
of convention, as outlined in its ad-
dress and platform, is to be carried
into effect. In my judgment it will
not be wise or prudent for the State
Executive Committee to attempt to
formulate plan to be carried out in
detail in each of the counties with any
fair promise Of success. The conditions
in each county are varying, and the
methods adopted should be flexible,
readily adapted to meet these condi-
tions as they may exist or arise during
the progress Of the campaign. It is
evident that the county committees,
carefully selected as they have been,
and composed of men familiar with all
the peculiarities of circumstances ex-
listing in their counties, are better pre-
pared to avail themselves of favorable
opportunities to give effect to the
movement in their respective counties
than the State Committee could be.
In view Of this state Of facts, there
fore, l have thought it best, at this
stage of our movement, to present to
your committee few general sugges-
tions, the observance of which will tend
to preserve the unity of the movement