The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-09
TIE NEW PROHIBITION BILL.
Designed to ABS olutely Abolish Liquor
Traffic.
THE State. |

It being the very eve OF the great con-
test of ballots it is but natural for all
politicians and everybody else to dis
play more interest in the event than
anything else, but not 80 with the
prohibition leaders. They have been
working like beavers while all others
were giving their attention to the Ma
tional election, and they are perfectly
ready to lay before the Legislature a
bill, that is so iron clad in it's nature
that it would paralyze the liquor deal
ers if they could but see it.
The prohibitionists have prepared
their bill, and it is totally unlike the
measure that Mr.. Blease and others
been talking about. The seeming qui-
etude and Inactivity of the prohibition
lists of late has been only on the surface
and they have been working hard and
long. Capt. l.. D. Childs, the erigi-
nator of the prohibition movement in
South Carolina, and the chairman of
the State committee, is the man who
has drafted the bill, which covers twen-
ty-four pages of printed matter.
The bill has been printed in order
that copies may be sent out to every
member of the State committee, to per-
NIT them to peruse it and make sugges-
tions. At the meeting Of the State
com mittee in fair week the bill is to be
finally drawn up and decided upon.
In view of the fact that it is intended
so far only for the eyes of the commit
teemen, it was impossible to secure
copy Of the interesting document. Yes
terday, however, one of the leading
prohibitionists in the State, who had
seen it, talked about it, and here is
what be says: 1--WE have just received
the bill to-day and are preparing to
send it out now. In general terms it is
prohibition bill that is as strong as it
can possibly be. From the recent vote in
the primary we judge that the people
os South Carolina want real prohibi-
ton. If the bill that we have drawn
up is passed by the Legislature, it will
be law that will prohibit, doing away
with the argument that prohibition
won't prohibit. It will do all it claims
to because it contains within itself the
actual provisions to make it practically
effective. It is recognized by the op-
ponents of prohibition-I have been
talking this week with many such in
Charleston-that this Legislature is
largely in favor of prohibition, and a
prohibition law is going to be passed.
We expect great opposition, and at the
same time we expect certain modifica-
tions to be made in the bill I have
here. 1t is only such bill as Capt.
Childs after careful consideration be-
lieves is required by the people of South
Carolina. One thing is certain, the
Legislature is going to pass some kind
OF prohibitory law in spite Of every
thing that the opponents Of the meas
ure can do"
PROHIBITION PARTY TALKED OF.
[Register, Sth.
The Prohibitionists are now talking
of new move, the establishment Of a
daily paper, to advocate their cause, in
Columbia.
Rev. 81. F. Chreitzberg, recognized
authority upon prohibition topics, is
authority for this statement, and says
that not only is it talked of, but very
probable. twenty-five thousand dol
lars is the sum they propose raising,
and they say that the paper will pay.
awe do not expect our support entirely
from the city of Columbia, and believe
that such q paper would pay very hand
somely. But we would not establish it
for the profit to be derived from it," he
continued. 1--WE need an organ to fight
our battles. AS it is, we have not a
daily paper in the State that favors the
cause, though, We ueed one badly. The
papers are all against u.s."
The leaders all refuse to divuige the
explicit provisions of the prohibition
measure they have suggested. 'You
can depend upon the statement that it
is sweeping measure, said Mr.. Chilos
yesterday.