The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-02
PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT..
, ARTHUR KILLER. County chairman.
a. Z JONES. M"nber State Prohibition Ex-
ecuttvo Commit GO, Newberry County.

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TO the Mothers Of the State: These
arc tho times that try the manhood
and w"manhood Of our State, and shall
The sons and daughters Of >5nnlh Car
OlinR prove themselves Wanting in this
hnnr "f tn" States dire peril and Il $.
| trcss? Years ago when prohibiLi0nists
| were making desperate efforts in be-
| half oi their cause, many well-mcuning
! men, who otherwise would have sup
ported prohibition, accepted tho cont
promise OF tho dispcnsaiy law. Like
| all &c morOmiscs this proved IN igno-
| miniOIs failure / is but duo to say
tina! the law has never hut II lair trial,
! and that the very men elected to ear
~ out and enforce tho law thrm,clvr
gave it tho death blow, for never has
more falschood and dishonOr and trick
| cry been exposed than has recently
come TO light. South Carolina tried
tho experiment of legalizing sin and
failed; she has touched pitch and been
dcillcd. The proud emblem OF proud
State adorns the pocket Of every drunk
ard In the street, is trumplcd und, +
foot in the streets, is hurled by tho
drunkard husband ut his trembling
:7ife and children, has become in short,
the coat of arms OF Satan in his worst
form. Our thOrOughfares are rcdolent
with the odor of whiskcy. OH the
shame of it! White men protect the
| ignorant savages from this curse, and
wilfully allow their own sons to be de-
strOycd. Christian men how can you?
You cNclaim cam I my brothers.
lleepcr?' DO you also cry, "Am | my
sons kecpcr?" DO you profess to fol-
low Christ, and cnthrono the devil in
triumph? Is it your desire to see South
Carolina drunk from the mountains to
the sea?" II SO your wish is In fair
way to be gratitied. Fathers, would
you bind your daue htcrs and sell them
rs slaves? Why, thcn, for the sake of
revenue, will you consign your sons 20
the vilcst Of slavery? How can | ap-
peal to the mothers of this State if
their own hearts do not appeal? Wo-
men Of South Carolina come forward
| now and rescue your State from worse
peril than mcnaccd her in '7G. Do not
think individual efforts of no avail;
tho strongest cable is composed of
threads. When the cup is filled to the
brm drop will cause it to overflow.
1t seemed II little thing in the days of
'76 for women to refuse to hire q wood
sawyer who would not vote the demo-
] cratic ticket, but their efforts were
aroused with success. Life is made up
| Of small things. If every temperance
woman would follow the same rule,
South Caroliun would today be IL Leni-
pcrancc State. Ally yourselves with
the w. G.. II. u. of your town or coun-
ty. II none exists form one Two or
three earnest women are all that is
needed. Oh! that my words were
words of fire to burn through your
/ apathy and rouse you to action. Must
| | appeal to mothers and appeal in vain?
Write to me for literature, pamphlets,
etc. Let us '"Throw out the life line
to danger fraught men, sinking in an
| guish where we've never been"
| lSigncd.l KATE NENIA ROACH.
! State President W. G.. II. u,
! What is the w. &. ~. u. of Newbcr-
ry doing for prohibition? What are
tho Christian mothers doing in New
berry County to put down this the
greatest enemy Of the home and church
in the world.
We are very much encouraged Icy the
reports we get from all parts of South
Carolina, and if the good people of
Newbcrry will stand together the
principles for which Judge O'Ncull
bnttlcd in Newberry will triumph
ut the coming primary. Let every one
| work to this end.
| A C. JONES.