The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-08-10
THERE IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.

regard WllaI we SId1l Sdy LII
these columns as an expression
of our own conclusions reached
after a careful stndy of matters
and conditions. and that these
expressions are not intended in
any way to dictate, and we shall
be glad indeed, whenever we
have given an editorial express
sion which does not meet with
the approval CT any reader, for
him to take issue with US that
we may reason it out together,
giving our assurance if shown
that our conclusions are not cor
rect. to make the acknowledge
ment.
In the past two issues Of this
paper we took occasion to de-
clare that there is an issue in
the coming primary, notwith-
standing an attempt on the part
of some to side trick it, by dis
cassing questions which are not
matters of contention. The
liquor question is here and so
far as the sincere Prohibitionists
are concerned it is unsolved, and
will continue to be unsolved un-
til the dispensary and all other
liquor selling systems are wiped
out of existence. and the man
processing to be a Prohibition
ist who will not use all his pow
er to crush the dispensary, is
not consistent with his profes.
sions, and if a candidate for
Office, will drive from him every
man who stands by prohibition
as a religious principle. AS a
matter of expediency a man may
do many things, but a religious
principle has no room for expe-
dents. If prohibition is a reli-
gious principle: some argue it is
not, but if it is, then the sincere
Prohibitionists has his face set
in one direction, and that is to-
wards the point where the sale
Of intoxicating liquors as a bev-
erage must be abolished.
# we are correct in this, what
are the people going to do with
candidates for the legislature,
the body which has the power to
destroy or continue the dispen-
sary system, who are not will
ling to admit that the liquor
question is an issue in this cam
paign? We say it is an issue,
Baptist associations and Unions,
and Methodist conferences, have
adopted resolutions urging the
issue, and several newspapers,
denominational and secular have
written columns of matter dis
cussing it, prominent Prohibi
tionists are urging their friends
to select, combine, and elect
Prohibitionists to the legislature,
and with this condition existing
the issue is not only drawn but
itis one that requires the serious
consideration of both, Prohibi-
tionists and Dispensaryites,
s'that none be put on guard
whose position is at all doubt
full" The voters who favor
prohibition cannot afford to vote
for men that do not come out
boldly and manfully and pro-
claim themselves Prohibition
lists, who will devote their ut
most ability to destroying the
dispensary, and who cannot and
will not compromise "a religious
principle" Those voters who
favor the dispensary as a matter
of public policy, believing it
practical control Of the liquor
traffic, but if destroyed, will cur
tail our school facilities. and de-
prive needy confederate vet
erans of their justly merited
pensions, will force a much
heavier tax levy to meet the
running expenses of the govern
ment, and at the same time have
the liquor demon stalking all over
the country with impunity, can
not afford to vote for men, unless
they too, make public a declara-
ton that they will support and
sustain the dispensary, and will
not by their votes in the legisla-
ture cripple the institution.
This is matter which is of
deep concern to both Dispen-
sarites and Prohibitionists;
neither side is willing to trust it's
cause in the hands Of compromis-
ing men who are now, or have
heretofore been strongly opposed
to the dispensary, because a re-
ligious principle was involved,
and standing upon that principle
so religiously, scratched the name
of Senator Tillman when he last
was a candidate for the United
States Senate. There should
be no equivocation, no foun-
dering about, a candidate must
be frank and honest, and if
he is worthy Of the peo-
pies confidence, he will not at
tempt to mislead or deceive the
voters, for it is more honorable
to go down in defeat faithfully
standing by religious principle,
than to win by crafty deception.
There is more Catarrh IN this section OF the
country than al other diseases put together.
and until the last few years was supposed - be
incurab!e. Fora great many years doctors pro-
nounced it a local disease. and prescribed local