Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-09-22

L.
mat wherever the Prohibitionists
aere organized and active large
maiorities resulted for prohibition.
The failure TO secure such results in
all the counties save Charleston and
Richland came from lack of organi-
zation and activity on the part OF its
friends. 1t follows from this fact
that all reasonable success for the
movement hencefortl is easily within
reach, if its friends will take the
trouble to secure it.
The question is being anxiously
asked, what will be the effect of the
election in controlling the action of
members Of the next Legislature on
this question: l do not hesitate to
affirm that it commits them to the
support OF any proper prohibitory
Act for the whole State which may
be presented to the next Legislature
for its action. To show the binding
character of this obligation it is only
necessary to state clearly the condi
tions under which the election on
prohibition was held.
The Prohibition convention sub
mitted as its conditions two PROPOSE
tions: The first, addressed to the
Democratic voters OF the State, was
that they should express by their
votes at the first primary their vii!
for or against prohibition as means
of ascertaining what was TIE senJi-
ment of the people of the whole
State on this subject. This request
was responded to with unanimity
so unexpected and remarkable tha:
our opponents have not yet recovered
from the shock which it produced.
The other proposition OF the con-
yention was addressed to the candi-
dates for the Legislature, urging that
they should, before the election,
declare their attitude for or against
prohibition in order that its friends
might know whether to vote Tor or
against them at the primary. A few
candidates in the several counties
openly announced their position for
or against the measure, but in most
Instances they declined to do what
the convention requested, but volun-
tarily on their own part agreed to
abide BY the result of the vote in the
prohibition box and support or oppose
the measure in the Legislature as the
majority in the boxes should deter
mine.
With such a pledge, voluntarily
assumed by him, ii is beyond belief
that any self-respecting man who
should be elected could, by any pro-
cess of evasion or subterfuge, feel
otherwise th!3;a.F bound to vote for
prohibition in the next Legislature.
Certainly no such an one can refuse
to act with the Prohibitionists and
expect to retain the respect and con-
fdence of his constituents.
To campaign of educatio~, tothe
temperance ORGANIZATIONS for their
active cooperation, and to the noble
women, who, in every crisis, when
the welfare and honor of oX beloved
State has been in jeopardy, have
always given their prayers and inAa-
ence in favor of the truth and the
right, 10 all tnese agencies unuer the
blessing of Almighty God belongs
the credit for the success which we
have thus far achieved, and to them,
guided and controlled by His divine
wisdom, we confidently look for ulti-
mate victory for prohibition as endur-
ing as the truth of God upon which
it is founded. L. D. CH1Lps,
Chm. State Pro. Ex. Com.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 10, 1892.
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