Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-06-30

mand that all candidates for the House
and Senate place themselves on record or
this question to the end that the prohibi
ton votes of the country may be intelli
gently cast"
And also to the same Eject in the plat
form rs follows:
''We therefore earnestly favor and viii
work for the enactment Of such laws a:
will prohibit the manufacture and salt
of Intoxicating liquors for use as a bever
age in our State.
eve cordially invite the cooperation
of all Democrats in this laudable effor
for State prohibition, irrespective of th'
opinion on other issues as already made
up in the State"
The convention appointed members o
the State executive committee, whC
would also be chairmen of the respective
county, committees, from counties rep
resented in the convention, with author
ity to select members in such counties a;
were not represented. The committee
elected Hon. L. D. Childs, of Richland
chairman. The executive committees
have row been organized in nearly al
the counties of the State, and the few
remaining counties will be completed
within a few days.
In several counties active work fol
lowed Immediately upon the organization
of the committees, and in the counties Of
Barnwell, Florence, Newberry, Sumter
and York conventions have been called
to meet during the ensuing month, with
indications that they will 0e well at
tended.
in a number of the counties public
meetings will soon be held for the pur-
pose of reaching the people and impress
ing 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 L. D. Childs has addressed
a circular letter to each of the county
chairmen, embodying the general pur-
pose contemplated by the convention,
with suggestions as to the several
methods by which Ills purpose is to be
effected.
The circular in the main is as follows:
The short time intervening before the
occurrence of the first Democratic pri-
mary election. August Both, which will
determine the result of the movement
for prohibition set on foot by the recent
convention, imposes upon the friends OF
the movement an urgent demand for i'm
mediate, persistent and energetic work,
if our hopes for State prohibition are to
be realized. Upon the State and county
executive committees, organized under
authority of the convention, rests the
responsibility for the direction # the
movement in the several counties, by
which the plan of the convention, as out
lined in its address 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 a 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 conditions
as they may exist or arise during the
progress of the campaign. 1t is evident
that the county committees. carefully
selected as they have been, and com.
posed of men familiar with all the pecu.
liarities of circumstances existing il
their counties, are better prepared tc
avail themselves OF favorable opportuni-
ties to give effect to the movement il
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 youl
committee a few general suggestions,
the observance of which will tend tc
preserve the unity OF the movement
throughout the State, and prevent any
jarring or misconception among our.
selves. or misunderstanding OF conflict
with the Democratic party, within whose
ranks we propose to move Loyalty, rec.
ognized as Democrats, working as
Democrats, and as true Demo
Gratis abiding by the issue upon the
question Of prohibition which We have
invoked, so far as it shall be determined
by the vote of Democrats at the approach
ing election. The aim of each county
committee should be primarily to rein.
force the existing public sentiment OF
the county in favor of State prohibition
by every justifiable method. Among
these you will avail yourself Of the county
press to appeal to tie people, address
them at public meetings, conventions,
ETC., especially securing when possible a
hearing at the Democratic campaign
meetings and other gatherings through
out the county. Sermons by the clergy
of the different denominations, enforcing
the duty of Christians to aid in every eff
fort to suppress the liquor traffic, are
potent agencies by which to increase the
prohibition vote.
Work assiduously to bring out the
prohibition vote in its full strength at
the first primary election in August, and
see that it is deposited in the box which
the Democratic executive committee will
provide to receive it at each precinct,
and also see that It is properly counted
and tabulated in the returns made by the
managers. Note here the important
fact that this provision for taking the
prohibition vote at the Democratic
party, made by the State executive com
mittee at the request of the prohibition
convention, is a full recognition of the
position that our movement is n legiti.
mately to be made within the Democratic
party, and of the right of evsry Demo
craft to give expression to his views in
this form without let or hindrance.
Appoint one of your W number, o,
some other competent man, to keep the