The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-06-14
THE PROHIBITIONISTS
WILL NOT PUT oUTA STATE TICK. r
THIS TIME.

| THIS TIME.
All Candidates to be ssked How They
| S:aEd Upon the Prohibition Ouos,1on.-
Much Polite, lpj' cttd Into the DIG
cussions.
COLUMBIA. June 8.-The State Pro.
hibition Convention was called to or.
der yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock by
State Chairman Chllds, who made a
speech to the members. Col. j. A.
Hoyt, of Greenville, was elected Chair
man and Rev. w. J. Herbert and T.. j.
Lamotte we're elected secretaries.
we're represented. After the transac-
tion of considerable routine business the
committee on platform reported the
following platform Of principles, which
| was unanimously adopted:
We, the representatives of the prohi.
bition sentiment Of South Carolina, In
convention assembled, thanking God for
his mercies and praying his blessing
upon our efforts in his cause. issue the
following declaration Of principles:
l. We believe the use Of alcoholic
l1iquors to result In an enormous In.
crease Of the death rate Of our country,
adding about 100000 annually to the
death roll.
2 We believe alcoholic liquors used
as beverage to be one of the most
potent agencies In the ruin of moral
character.
8. We believe at least three. .fourths
Of the crime committed in our land to
be traceable to alcoholic liquors.,
i 4. We believe the liquor traffic to be
one great cause Of the fearful financial
deprt ssion now generally felt In our
pJr I 1SnH HS,c n1,o,,
SS0OO,OOO,O 900 from the pockets of the
masses and instead Of giving value In
return paralyzed productive energy Of
an equal amount, C$9OO 900 OOO) thus
J making an animal luss Of nearly 81, ,O0O,-
100000 to the legitimate trade.
5. We believe traffic In that which Is
8 against the peace, good health, safety,
+ acter Of community, State or nation
to be In violation of the real rights Of
n men and therefore inherently wrong.
l. 8. We believe all forms Of license Of
r the sale Of liquor as q beverage to be
g. morally wrong, and In violation of the
l highest purpose for which government
d exists.
% z. We believe the State should pro.
o hibit absolutely the sale of liquor as q
,s beverage and should provide for it's
# sale only Tor medicinal. mechanical
l. and sacramental purposes, with such
}. regulations and provisions for enforce.
q menG and penalties for violation, as
!. may be expected to prove efficient.
8. We believe that TO make any pro.
# hlbitory law effective, the executive
:, and other officers Of the law should be
8 In full sympathy Herewith.
: Joel E. Brunson, Chairman.
: j. II. Gibson,
, Chas =. Wroy,
r r e Mason,
f., l.. McGoWan,
Arthur KiDler.
A motion was made to put out state
ticket, which provoked long discus
sion, but 1t was finally voted down.
! N resolution was adopted that the
State pOrhibition executive committee
be authorized and Instructed to formu-
late questions to be put to candidates
for State Offices and for the Legislature
and Senate in accordance with the plat
form adopted by this convention, as TO
their position upon the same, In order
that the friends Of prohibition through
out the State may vote intelligently In
the primary.
The following resolutions were also
favorably reported by the committee
and adopted:
Whereas. We believe that the cause
of prohibition will be best advanced at
this time by the election of members
|
the enactment Of prohibitory law,
rather than by the nomination Of a
State ticket.
Resolved, That 1T be the policy Of the
ProhibitiOnists Of South Carolina in the
coming campaign to use every effort to
secure the election Of members Of the
Legislature who will make prohibition
paramount to every other Issue before
the people.
Resolved, That each candidate be re.
quired to pledge himself for prohibi-
t1on before he receives our vote.
The election of the State prohibition
executive committee was entered into
and one member chosen from each
county present as follows, the vacan-
cies to be filled by the local organtza.
tions In the counties not represented:
T Abbeville--B. T. Stuckey.
Aiken-Rev. j. G. Brown.
, Anderson -----.
Barnwell-D. l.. Wooten.
Berkeley-Peter klintworth.
i Clarendon--Joseph sprott, Jr.
Charleston-~O. s. Thomas.
, Darlington-G. T.. Grisham.
!, Edgefield-Jobn Lake.
Fairield-IS. II. Jenning.
EIOrenCe-. -.
/ areenville-J. A. Hoyt.
Hampton -------.
r Horry- ------.
> Lancaster-W. G. Thomson.
l Laurens-J. w. Shell.
LexingtOn-J. j. Fox.
Marion-W. J. Montgomery.
Marlboro-J. p. Gibson.
Newberry--A. II. Kohn.
Oconee-R. e. Mason,
.OranReburg-Rsv. r. p. Golphin.
3 Rlchland--L. d. Childs.
l IlCKenS--
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