The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-10
Uhe 9Nerala atll Nearsi
e. II. AULL, EDITOR.
TOTE FAIR,

bition movement in this county arc
using tho columns of Tho Herald and
News, which acknowledges its prefer
euce for high license under dispensary
restrictions, to advocate their cause.
lnasmuoh as it is pretty generally un
derstood that this new prohibition
movement with the office-seeking at
tachment will be used by the high H.
cense element to accomplish their ends,
this coming tog' her OF elements usual
ly ut variance with each other Is in ac-
cord with the present uniitness Of con-
ditiOns brought about by the wUuld-be
leaders OF prohibitionists OF South Car
olina.-Voice OF the People.
The Voice seems to overlook the fact
or ignores It Intentionally that at the
came time we offered the column to the
prohibitionists we also offered the
same privilege to the advocates of the
dispensary, stating distinctly that if
we saw any chance for high license
that we would look after that end Of
tho row. We are sorry our friend is
80 suspicious and can see "boogars"
where there are none. There is no
coming together Of any elements" sat
variance" heretofore. The Herald
and News has distinctly and on various
occasions stated its opposition to the
dispensary and also It's opposition to
prohibition, and because the prohi-
bItionists we're given column in our
paper Is no reason for arguing q COM
Ing together OF high license and prohi-
bition any more than to say there Is a
coming together OF high license, dis
popssry and prohibition, because wc
offered the dispensary people the same
thing and the offer is still open. We
want the people to have all the light
on the subject possible, and being OPP
posed 70 the dispensary and prohibi-
tion we offered tho advocates of these
Two systems OF dealing with the liquor
question our columns.
How any man who Is a prohibitionist
from principle can support and udvo-
cats tho dispensary Is something wc
have never been able to sec, or UNDER
STAND. II 1t ia wrong in principle to
sell whtskcy, and man is opposed 70
1t on the high ground that it Is morally
wrong to sell 1t, as all prohibitionists
claim, it IL ineXplicable to us how IL be-
comes morally right and the principle
changes when tho stun is sold by the
State instead of the individual. Posi-
bly, the editor of the Voice, who is, We
believe, Il prohibitiorist In principle
aud practice, can explain moral diff
,fegcnce---how in one case it Is wrong
and In tho other it is right.
We did not intend to take up this
discussion, but since we arc in 1t we
would like for tho Voice to tell us why
q dispcnsary Is not Il good thing for
Prosperity, II it is such IL blessing and
so much better than prohibition. Why
did you 80 bitterly oppose dispcnsnry
In the town in which you live and make
such n fight to maintain prohibition II
the dlspensary Is 80 much better?
Why, II tho diepensary is good thing
for Newberry and other places, Is it
not good thing for your own town?
These questions are asked in all earn
estness and seriousness, because an an
swer to them will possibly throw light
on the question. We write from NOM
ory, but We believe wc arc correct
whom we state that you opposed tho
opening OF dispensary in Prosperity.
And, again, we would like to know
BY what process of transformation, If
tho selling OF whiskey is morally wrong,
1t becomes morally right when tho
business is monopolizcd by tho State
and the profit from it, blood money as
the prohibitionists argue, goes into tho
Golfers OF the State.
Now we are opposed to both the dis
pensary and prohibition, because we
think 1t is wrong and an outrage for
the State to be in the whiskey business,
and we are opposed to prohibition for
many reasons. 1t will not prohibit,
aud then We do not believe you can
legislate temperance into people any
moro than you can religion. Man is a
free moral agent and has to answer for
his own sins.
Still we have felt and have 81 stated
oa more than one occasion, that In this
year OF grace we believed tho dispensa-
ry would remain with us. But since
the Voice is so alarmed and devotes So
much space to State Chairman Jones
we are beginning to believe that tho
dispensary must be in danger, or the
editor is trying to case his conscience
by much writing and much argument
on tho subject
rin e.; H.,
iety and love for the sale of whislsey by
the State.
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