The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-22

Nhllda' prohibition hils when II not
hWl, tu tho liu,su unlN two Nnd u hnlf
huUrp wnrr lNfL unlll tho hour tDr Nh.
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hlarnnhn Nnd M,'cmimunh bf tNnreH
unlrr aNHh ulrrhmnlNN,Np thulN wm
M, oNr thlnN ,"tt tor VITA" Nnl rr,ulNm
| lnnmln'nrN ~ hnN" dun". I. ", roa'wlN
ar,tuN Nnl'l thN nrNl ,NpdNM lMi lhNt
did Not mt, Mr VllnwNn'a rMua, ~ lNn
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r,lNmnn Witty nnd "lw >tr"rNNNly Np
Nl'd 'nN nnlmNrVNn lAlNMtNr hw,y
| aNNnllWl nnd ,hN MuNlN Mli wna
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dMrNnan,y lnw lmroNmna lrNmlN
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mn'h HtrnnN"r "" mNNhL lm morn GOV,
| rwt M wnnd,W II wns nrnLo nnd do
f"llv", AMI that n hHu ktvnn rh~ ~ ,m
"nd W )ttAN,inn, \ y"nr lnlHr tho
| Mnmnrhnnrtn l"gmMmr" Thought ul
rhnnninN II" llu""r nwr. What rnurn
hld |, mN"N ntd 1t, loll"w'nH IhnrNnm.
rlr ot nur South rnrultun lnghlu,ur",
~ to w"rk nnd nhnrt u hrnn uNw nnd
i"'nlly un,rl"d nSnton nndor whip and
nrur ot n political 'hMmp" Not hll
ut Il, ltm'uL to tuhmhin for II COPY uf
our dirprnnnry law, It. duuhllom dl
| likrwhm tor tho ALhrnu mnlrIpnl law.
Not only ,hI", but It. appointed n,r.
"iul l"HinlnLivo "ommlmion To ntudy
nml r"p"rI on th" itnpnnunry nynlrm,
"l""lnly tho EnLhruhrrg uym"n, It"
I'll" n"Sl m'm,Ion " thN l"gInlnLMro, y
"p"cInlint wnn m,mi NJ tho way to Swn-
l"n t0 mudy tho Go ,h"ulwrE INV nnl
Itn oprrntlnnn; nnd thr rnullI In" boon
u mont nhlr nnd r,hnt n'lvr report,
allowing that our Hnuih tnrulinn ,lhs.
| l"nnnry W nlnut ~ nj nilur To thnL euro.
| fully drvhu'h mruNurN for tho irEuln-
tton nnd control Of tho whmltny traffic
~ tho African tinrIllu ln To tho fully ,lr.
| rrloprd t'nurnAinn. An the ron,llL 0f
| nll LhIn nr"ful invwLiHnLIon tho hlnH-
,mrhuh,'tM l.rrinlnturo ucri,lrd thnL Il
| dmr"mnnry law wnN not whit Mnunn-
rhuwLm wnntod lh,L tn" poinL III
which q Lhrm two | nNinlnLurm nctrd
the pnrt of prudrncn and windou; tho
ono TIM No carefully sought to learn
| from tho rXprrionrn. of uthclm what
wnn h"m To hr done, ,r thu one TINT by
hmty nrii"n .oughL yrnrH OF turmoil
nnd nLrilr, nud litigation, nn,I murder,
and nlmoHL rivil war itAolf, ON an en-.
tire commonwealth? No; our l.rrinlu.
| ttIro vii mnkn no mislnltu In getting
r''l "ntl,"ly OF Hnch IN ill-ndviHr,l law,
nnd til" sooner tho brttrr.
! n""' not r"prnt particulars of tho
report before mN ~ To our diaprnaury
Inv, NV wo nrN nll iUmilinr with tho
mnin fncM. It. n,mlla, uu every rnndlh
mnh must, thnt There nro non,r good
f"nLurr. about It, which ought to be rn-
tninrd md ntrirtly a. forced under any
nyaIrm TINT mny bn II loplrh. Such are
tn" cloHinE Ut night, forhiddIng sulca
to hnbiL nl drunkurLH or mlnorn, for
bidding drinking on prnmiaos, ctc., all
OF whirl might aud ahould bo inr0r-
pnrntcd IN nny Hynlnm for licensing or
authorizing the trnIlic. with these
Hnlutnry rrsLrlrtont, under high It,
rcI,ao, plhlic drunkrnnraa would prob.
nhly hn quito ~ much Diminished ~ It.
hna hc"n undor tho dispomanry, pcr-
hnIm oven moro.
| scn IN tho pnprrT Tint tho grcuL
city OF Philadelphia hua just rndm! hnr
hML yrnr'H experience under II ayatcm
OF high liccnao and strict regulation,
"nd Tint II HhowH II most remarkable
dlmlnutlon, both Of drunkenness and OF
crime. Be IL remembered thnt wu have
never tried tho high liconsn system
here In South CnrOlnn. We hud pro-
h;bition IN tho country, with locul op-
I'"n In the Incorporated towns aud
cities, rnch town or city deciding III to
license nn1 tho amount thereof. Tho
roault waa u worry HtInngo modloy OF
prohibition, low license, and hero and
thoro cas" OF pretty high liconsc.
Our chiof city, "tho dear old CITY by
tho Son." wnA IN u most dcpl0rnblo
condition. with population OF only
h4,Mh, according To tho census OF 1900,
and over 81 900 OF thoso negroes, shc
hnd 2S5 hnrr00ms, or "plnCcs whore IT,
quor wns sold, cnch paying &ll0 ann,,-
ally for tho privilogo," thut Ia, q bar,
room for every l02 Of hcr population.
| understand now why u former mayor
fuilod To givo mo tho dosircd lnforma-
tIon on tho subject, whom nHkcd him
for 10 IN order Ia hn cXnct In IN article
| was writing, md why ovon tho editor
OF tho NnwH and Courior answered mo
ovaniyol". Thoy wore ashamed TO
hnvo the actual situation known to tho
outside world, and VOL thoy might bo.
] sincerely hOpo and believe that no
0Chor town in tho state wuH IN such Il
humilint ny condition. ! can now un.
dcrstand, too, why Tho ministers OF
ChnrlostOn arrived ut tho conclusion
thnt tho llsponsnry and cvon tho mot.
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