The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-07-03
OispenSary Strongly Advocated.
rKOHIHITION CONDEMNED - PI,OuI.
BIrIONIaiH ALLIES OF SATAN.
hl"sH'ngs nf DiHpcnsnry Mcthods-h Cor
t"ppon'i"ni VigOrousIy DonOuncca all
who would Prohibit tho Saiu
or IntoxIcnnta by Inw

That the dispcnaary law il not enforced,
and administrations past and present
brought to blame by opponents and
prohibitOnlsts. With an curncst de-
slro to hc enlightened wo ask, How will
prohibition law bc enforced? The
, "ry IL not logic, nbu.c no argument,
rro or con- Yet We huvo failed to SEQ
~ y ON" opposed to tho dispcnsary give
practical, plain statement Of the mum
i'rr Of dealing with the liquor question
ifthry succeed In tearing down, through
| ihc Legislature, tho present law. Oh
YES, hy retaining all tho good rcgula-
ton" OF tho dspcnsnry law but no con.
stables, no rnidings, no mchdling with
| the hotels or club privileges, no search
Tor Illicit liquor on promises Of private
citizens. Q what faith in poor human
nature. What innocent trust in uu.
~rrupulons men who damn their own
! ami others souls in their greed for
gold. Oncu the barriers arc broken
Gown OF tho dispCnsary law, pundamo-
hium Will reign, but NO prohibition.
Nothing Int the strong. strenuous arm
II til" state keeps back the horde OF
''Hn"r men Watching and waiting with
IN and without our physical boundaries
Tor tn" break In the law, hy II Lcgtsla-
'nrr pledged to destroy It,. Politics
has placed good mon in bad company.
IN unholy alliance caused Sampson to
Nr Shorn Of his strength and mad de-
sir" to destroy those he hated brought
| "caih and rcproach ON Il strong man.
\lltancr with Satan drove from Eden
| The FIRST pair. That CX-harkccpcrs and
rlarklCEs should be found ON the side
with Christian people in m effort to
break down tho wall that keeps them
| from selling liquor with license or WITH
ont Is proof positive that no high moral
principles governs their vote In this
issue. They are working fer liquor,
.ioi prohibition aud their talk OF StnLo
, .Tldr is painful to hear when we know
that they caro- nothing for the State
or It's honor, and will again, il oppor-
'un'tS presents, reopen bars and gam
bling hVlls for the ruin of the vouny
manhood Of the State. The dispcnsary
NV Is the best solution Of the liuuor
question yet devised The strong arm
"t tn" State is tho only power that
'!4uor men fear. Prohibition is II win
ming card to them, n sentimental dream
It good people that is impract,cublc
and Otopian. Such laws mro II farce
unless most rigidly enforced aud this
| would bc worse system thnn tho pros.
! cnt one. IL would mean each man a
spy upon another and shotgun policy,
aS IN tho far west, where active efforts
wrrc made to enforce prohibitory
| law.
| THAT we may not DC accused of hay
| ing only II theory on this subject, we
| will state what we really know in our
experience rs to the blessings which
prohibition brought upon an earnest
Christian people. About eight Years
ago, in distant city, Sam Jones, after
three weeks powerful pleading and
preaching day and night, succeeded in
arouSinE public sentiment TO such an
extent that people and city council
| were in accord, and after a heated
| light with the liquor element, passed a
| prohibition law, and after a certain
| date all bars, saloons and drug stores
| we're ordered to discontinue the sale of
| liQnor The doors OF bars were closed
on the outside, bnt liquor sold within.
| (o"nS boys aud negroes re,ailcd il at
| Cnt OF the way places. Operators Of
Factories and mills sold hquor 10 the
hands, and Saturday and Sunday there
was a carnival Of drunkenness. "Rutcl :
er and baker and cauilc-slick max.
| or" all were in the business. With a
inlet OF beet came a flask, with dry
goods a bottle, with groceries inserted
III rice or grits came a bottle Of whis-
| key, and oand-NoXeS even were filled
with bottles of liquor and sent in was.
| oaS to the suburbs for sale. The hos
Nital was crowded with manned and
wounded men, arms and legs broken
IN drunken melecs. Ladies' could not
venture to church service at night,
fearing the unruly element on the
street The police were powcrlcss.
They said they could not raid a mans
home and did not seem to make special
effort to catch up with the crowd of
riolators OF the prohibition law. We
thought their sympathy on tho other
side a prctence, for the open disregard
Of law and deccncy was apparent to
every one. Those who had voted aud
worked for prohibition we're stunned
With astonishmeNt and modification.
they would not touch the unclean
;HinS and saw their trade leave their
! stores. Idle clerks with nothing 10 do
we're discharged. Merchants left the
city to open up elsewhere, while MANY
less scrnpn!ons COINED the band" and
sent ont liquor with their goods. Blind
tigers had the freedom OF the city aud
thousands OF operatives in this manu-.
featuring center became the flotsome
| aud letsome Of a restless sea Of turmoil,
i NJ.