Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-05-02
CALL SENT OUT.
Prohibition Conference VIII Meet
in Columbia May 2srd.

A few days ago it was announces.
that the probibitionists had determine
ed 10 hold Il State conference. Last
week the call was issued 1t reads as
follows:
State phchibition conference will
be held in the city of Columbia. S. G,
on "Wednesday. 23d day of May. 1900.
for the purpose of considering tho
propriety of suggesting candidates Tor
governor and lieutenant governor 10
represent the prohibitionists of South
Carolina in the Democratic primary,
and also to announce the principles
ana purposes of the prChibitionists in
seeking to obtain control through the
Democratic organization of the eXecu-
tive and legislative departments Of the
State government, for the enactment
and enforcement of measures which
are in best accord with the highest in
terests Of the people. and which will
take the State out of the liuuor busi-
ness.
For the purpose of obtaining a full
and free expression of the prohibition
lists in regard to these matters. call
is hereby issued for them to assemble
in their respective counties at the
court house on Saturday, 18th day of
May. 1900, to elect three representa-.
uVes. with alternates. to attend the
State conference on the Odd Of May.
with or without instructions and to
choose county chairman for the ensu-
ing year.
Joel E. Brunson Chm.
Waddy G. Thomson,
j. :. Monatt.
James A. Hoyt.
jeremiah Smith,
G. II. Stanley,
l.. ID. Smith.
Committee
A' chairman of the prohibition State
executive committee. 1 approve of the
foregoing. \. c. Jones.
The following address was also is
sued:
To the Democrats of the State:
The gganizatiln of the Democrat
ic clubs will mark the beginning of the
active work Of the candidates for office
and ihe politicians will at an early day
declare themselves on the issues of the
coming campaign.
There is very little doubt but what
the liquor question and the dispensarv
will he the chief State issues. 1t vii!
~ VIC bAu iSut Oi 1888 over a3alN,
with this difference unless have
been mistaken to the Impressions that
havc been made upon re in visiting
the different sections OF the State)
thai the lines will be closely drawn.
and the candidates will have to take
their choice of the home or the disnen-
sary; this is the fight, and the inter
cSt; OF the two are as different as the
day is different to the night. The
Christian home is the hope and stay of
the state; it is hailowed by every "a
cred tie and is the brightest and hap.
pieSt spot on earth. The dispensarv IS
the greatest enemy OF the home and
the most dangerous place in every com
munlty and Is working daily and
hourly to rob the home of all of it's
attractions. 1t matches from it's in
nucnce the most promising Of it's sons
and takes TO a drunkard's home lin
name only) the fairest and lCyeliest OF
its daughters, and this. too. with the
authority and sanction of the State
because the politicians VINO now con
troll the Democratic party say it must
80 on. Where do you stand in 1902
For the home or for the dispensaryp
Are you q defender Of the home or are
you its enemy? | believe you will have
the manhood to shake of the shacklcs
Of the diapensary ring and the wniskev
trusts and stand up for the COOL name
OF your home and state. The c9ndi-
date is TO be pitied who is a member
OF tAc church and pretends to claim
that ne regards the dispcnsary law
the best solution of the whiskey nues-
ton because he thinks he can secur,
Office through the dispensary machine.
thus selling himself his home and
playing the hyDocrite in order to do if
The Prcnibitionists may or may not
have candidates for all the Offices II
be voted for. but if the Christian men
ard women will do their duty from
this day forward we will win great
victory this year. Draw the line
closely and let every candidate under
stand that he must take one side of
the other and that no prohibition
Democrat will vote for man who
takes the side of the dispensary.
a. c. JONES.