The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-05-31

many cnrgocs Of rum wore brought
every year from the West Indies, and
| no" liquor Is sold there on very small
scaic, Lhe quantity not hundrGth part
"l what 1T was in The oldcu time. His
estlmah" was that there IS a. saving OF
F%4 ,ooo,OOO annually, which goes to in
crease the prosperity Of the masses
ana he declared that it is far within
the truth to say that 81 900, 900 would
| pay lor all the liquor smugglcd into
Maine and sold in violation OF the law
IhIs Is The testimony OF man who
spent the best years OF his lie even
| down 10 extreme Old age in advocating
Il cause that he knew was beneficial in
q moral, RELIGIOUS, industrial and
| hnancl&l sense. a whole generation
has grown up there without bciny wit.
nesses TO tho ELECTS OF liquor, and there
are grown men aud women who have
never seen drunken man. Is not such
Il state OF affairs worth striving for.
even though the attainment Of such a
| result Involves sacrifice, toll and en-.
durance on the part OF its advocates :
| Christian men and women can we'll
anord TO make the sacrifice and bear
the toll, because it is in tho direct line
| OF obedience To their Master.
| Inc contest we arc entering upon is
not child's play. The Prohibition DE-.
mocratS OF South Carolina arc not re-
| sDOnsib!e that the issue has to be raudr
| Oh the political hustings. There is no
choice left to Us except To abandon The
held, wherein we would prove rGcrcant
10 the most solemn obligations that
resi- upon Christian people, charged
with the moral and religious c!evA-
tiOn Of those around US. 10 rclinuuish
Ill I no ,i,,, = 4 l.
liquor traffic under the uegis of our
beloved South Carolina, and per
pctuatcs systcm that is undermining
the public veal and destroying the
prODlty ol our public men, Is system
that sanctions with the broad seal Of
the State IN unuulmcnt Of the divine
inJuCtiOn, "WoC unto him that gives
his nCiEnbOr drink, and
makcst him drunken also" Every
day, 8nd every hOur through the DAY
the State OF South Carolina Is vending
that which destroys the souls Of men.
and tho servants OF God cannot remain
indifferent on unCOncCrncu while this
Jaw Is contained N the statute books
Righteousness 'XaltcLh nation, but
sin Is reproach TO any people," and
the hideOuS cnOrmity OF this sin OF
drunkenness iOStercu by the State
must not longer stain the proud uscut.
chcOn OF our common mother We
must prOtcst against this anomalous
pc:ver5iOn Of governmental power by
which every citizen OF the State i
made responsible for Is traffic tina, Is
ahOm!naDlG III the eyes OF God. The
means Of our protest is through the
political agency with which We are in
part entrusted rs citizens Of South
Carolina, "nd we come now TO make
an appeal 10 our fellow.ciIiH4ns that
| tnGy viii Join Us in restoring the Old
COmmUuWeal TN TO !. right relation,
whereby the Liquor LrAilic will be put
| under ban, 80 tn3. our rulers and law
| makers viii be spared the necessity
| OF icgis!ating 10 Increase the sin OF
drunkenness within oar borders. 10 do
this SifeCtually we are compelled TO
mako this issue at the Democratic
primary, and hence to have representa-
tlVcs OF our principles who will con-
tend for them before the people, and
seek TO obtain control Of the eNccu-
tive and Legislative departments Of the
State government This is no un-
worthy aim or Obi j2ct, and we procl;.inU
these purposes, which are not hid in q
corner, TO our political associates, de-
manning the right to make the Issue
at the primary polls, and insisting that
iairneSs and Justice requires the re-
cOgaltiOn OF our representatives in.
! side the party lines, where every other
Issue Is settled fer lhc maintenance" Of
| good government in this State. We
deny that any class OF Democrats have
| peculiar and special privileges &C.
corded to them under the constitution
| and laws OF the party, and we win
maintain our right to be heard on the
hustlngs and to cast \ free, Entram-
mCleQ ballot at the DOltS
The reading OF the address was at
tcntivcly listened to, and greeted with
applause.
Mrs ~ AborcrOmbic, in view Of the
length OF the address and Of some
cutting expressions therein, moved
that it be referred TO a committee Of
five with Coz. Hoyt as chairman to
select such parts as should be used and
have IL published.
MIR. Rice asked to amend the open
| ing terms so as to nave them appear
as prohibition Democrats appealing TO
other Democrats
| MIR. tcathcrstOnc thought the ad.
| dress most excellent in some particu.
lars, but the motion Of Mr.. Abercrom.
| bic was the correct one. He was al
ways opposed TO this dispcnsary law
but there were honest men who honest
| ly believed the dispensary system the
best solution. lie did not think that
this dispcnsary reign should be com
pared with the carpet -baggcrs' reign
in South Carolina. 1t was Is mistake
to use harsh language whom it could
be avoided. lie believed Col. 10y,
was sin ccrc in all he said.
Prof. Haynes said it was not GOOD
policy to use harsh expressions. He
thought that they would make the dis
pcnsary's friends stick closer the.
over.
Col. HOyt said he wished to read the
part criticised by Mr.. Feathcrstonc he
wished to show that he referred tt
merely one feature OF the enforcement,
Of the law-thc conflicts between the
people and the cOnstablcs. If it was
not true the court records were no,
| true.
Mr. Jones then moved that this pa
/ per, along with all others, bc referred
TO "a committee OF one from each coun
| W.
Nj. Boggs--Thars about the size OF
! the OmmittCc here.
lie thought five enough.
Mr.. Jones wanted at least a commit