Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-31

PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
THE ANTI.DISPENSARY PEOPLE MET IN
COLUMBIA LAST WEEK AND NOMINATED
COL. jas. A. H0YT FOR GOVERNOR.
A Strong Address and Platform Placed Before
tho "Dear People,"

conference here to night at which a
large number of counties were repre-
scnted, and decided to make a deter
mined fight against the States liquor
traffic and for prohibition.
Col. James A. IIoyt, of Grcenvillc,
was nominated for Governor, and
Col. James l.. THbblc, of Anderson,
for Lieutenant Governor. Nomina-
tions for other State officers were not
made, but the support Of the Prohi-
bitionists will be given candidates
who come out on their platform.
The fight is all within the Demo
cratic party, and will be settled in
the Democratic primary. There will
be County to County campaign, in
which the dispensary will be sup
ported by the present Governor,
Miles b. McSweeney, and by Frank
b. Carey, Speaker of the House, and
a. III. Patterson, both of whom are
dispensary candidates for Governor.
In the primary two years ago G.
G. Fcatherstone volunteered to cham
pion a supposedly hopeless cause,
and was beaten by Gov. Ellerbe by
but few votes. Fcathcrstone de-
clip Il to enter the race this year.
Prohibition carried the State in
1892, and the dispcnsary law was
enacted as compromise between sa-
looms and an iron-clad prohibition
The Prohibitionists claim that they
were not treated right
Col. IIoyt, editor of The Green
vile Mountainecr, is gallant Con
fcdcratc soldier, and has served as
Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
TIE PLATFORM.
The following is the Platform
adopted by the Convention
We, the Prohibition Democrats, O.
the State of South Carolina, in con
ference assembled, hereby declare
the following platform
|. That competency, honesty anC
sobricty are Indispensable qualitica
tons for holding office.
9. That taxes should be made a!
low as possible, consistent will
efficiency Of government.
3. That the sale of Intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes is not ;
function Of government, but a dis
grace to Christian civilization a dis
honor to manhood, political wrong
Of unparalleled enormity that it i:
an awful crime against the womcl
and children, against the home
against the church and against God
4. That prohibition of the sale o
intoxicating liquors, for beverage
purposes, is the true, consistent
remedy, and to this end we dcman,
that the dispcnsary system be shorr
Of its evils, such as selling intoxi
cants az beverage and that au
thority be given by the General As
scmbly for the State to sell alcoholic
liquors for only medicinal, mcchani
cal and s.cramental purposes.
rRonIpITIoNIsrs' ADDRESS.
The following is the address oI
the Executive Committee Of tho
Prohibitionists to the people of tho
State
The Prohibitionists Of South Caro-
lima, in appealing to the Democratic
voters to join them in supprcssins
the liquor traffic in this State, deem
it proper and right that they shoul,
clearly and unequivocally state thei
position with reference to the bust
ness conducted in the name of tn,
Commonwealth, which thereby make
all its citizens responsible in a meas
urc for the continuance of this traffic
which we believe to be a crime agains
humanity and means Of degrade
ton to the people.
In the first place we have choscl
to make this contest at the Demo
cratic primary because we arc mem
bcrs of this political organization
which is in virtual control Of all tn
affairs Of the State.
We have right to raise this issu
within the party lines, because tn
machinery of the State Government
has been used to construct and opc
rate a system Of liquor selling whicl
has for i,s chief object the constan
increase of the consumption Of Ii
quors by the citizens Of the State
mainly with the view Of maxim
money out of the business in whic
the State is engaged. We woul
violate conscience and prove rccrcan
to duty as good citizens if we di
not protest against this iniquitiou
method of obtaining money throug
the sensual indulgence and dcbauch
'cry Of our citizenship, and we ar