The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-06-13
THE PROHIBITIONlSTS
WILL NOT PUT CUTA STATE TICKET
THIS TIME.

All Candidates to be asked bow They
S:ard Upon the Prohibition Question
Much Politics lpj:ctsd Iuto the Dis
cussions.
COLUMBIA. June 8.-Tna State Pro.
hibition Convention was called to or
der yesterday afternoon at o'clock by
State Chairman Chllds, who made
speech to the members. Col. J. a.
Hoyt, of GreenYille, was elected Chair
man end Rev. W. J. Herbert and T. J.
Lsmotte were elected Secretaries.
Nearly al the counties 10 the State
were represented. After the transac-
tion of considera bic routine business the
committee on platform reported the
following platform of principles, which
was unanimously adopted:
| We, the representative of the prohl-
Eitton sentiment of South Carolina, in
| convention assembled, thanking God for
his mercies and praying his blessing
upon our efforts 1n his cause. issue the
| following declaration Of principles:
| l. We believe the use of alcoholic
| liquors 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 ageacles in the ruin OF moral
character.
3. We believe at least three.fourths
of the crime committed in our land to
be t7aceable to alcoholic liquors,
4. We believe the liquor traffic to be
one great cause Of the fearful financial
depression now generally felt in our
country, since it annually drains about
S9OO,0O0,OO0 from the pockets Of the
masses and instead of giving value in
return paralyzed productive energy of
an equal amount, (S9O0, ,OO0,00O thus
making an ANIMAL loss of nearly S2,OOO,.
100000 to the legitimate trade.
5. We believe traffic in that which is
against the peace, good health, safety,
commercial prosperity, and moral char
acter of community, State or nation
to be in violation of the real rights of
men and therefore inherently wrong.
6. We believe all forms of license Of
the sale of liquor as beverage to be
morally wrong, and in violation of the
highest purpose for which government
exists.
| Z. We believe the State should pro.
hibit absolutely the sale of liquor as a
beverage and should provide for its
sale only for medicinal, mechanical
snd sacramental purposes, with such
regulations and provisions for enforce.
lasnt and penalties for violation, as
may be expected to prove efficient.
5. We believe that to make any pro.
hlbirory law effective, the executive
and other officers of the law should be
in full sympathy Herewith.
Joel E. Brunson, Chairman.
J. r. Gibson,
| Chas. P. Wroy,
r E. Mason,
+ E. L. MCGOWAN,
Arthur Kloler.
| a motion was made to put out state
ticket, which provoked long discus
sion, but it was finally voted down.
a resolution was adopted that the
State porhibition executive committee
be authorized and Instructed to formn-
late questions to be put to candidates
tor STATE Offices and for the Legislature
AID 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 intelligenGly IN
the primary.
The following resolutions were also
favorabiy reported Dy the committee
and adopted:
| Whereas. We believe that the cause
of prohibition will be best advanced at
this time by the election Of members
of the Legislature, who are pledged to
the enactment of a prohlbitory laWs
rather than by the nomination OF a
State ticket.
| Resolved, That it be the policy of the
Prohibisionists 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 befole
the people.
| Resolved, That each candidate be re-
qulred to pledge himself for prohloi-
ton before be 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 Yacan-
cies TO be filed by the local organlza-
tions in the counties not represented:
Abbegille-B. l. S5uckey.
Aiken-ReV. j. G. Brown.
AndeTSOn-
| BarnWeu-D. l.. Wooten.
Berkeley-Peter Klintworth.
Clarendon-Joseph Sprott, Jr.
i Char S. Thomas.
! Dari!ngcon-G. z. Grisaam.
CneStsr---.
| Edgefeld-Jcbn Lake.
| Fairdeli-R. II. Jeaning.
Florence. -.
| GreenVille-J- a. Boyt.
Hampton
! Lsncaster-W. c. Thomson.
! Laurens-J. W. Shell.
Lexington-J.J J. Fox.
Msrio1-W. J. Montgomery.
Marlboro-J. ?. Gibson.
| Newberry-A FL. Kohn.
| Oconee-R. E. Mason.
| Oraogeburs-Rsv. R. P. GoiDhln.
RichlaHd-L D. Childs.
Pickens-
SumteT-E. 3. Smith.
SparfanI,urp-J. L. Sid5v,