The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18

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listened to attentively.
Mr.. Goggans then read a letter
from Rev. J. 4. Sigh explaining it
was impossible for him to be pres
ent on account of his health.
The meeting then adjourned for
dinner, which was prepared by Messrs
Mills and Nichols.
A. c. Jones
was the first speaker after dinner.
He reviewed the history of temper
ance and prohibition in the state and
county since 1890. The prohibitionists
have always made it a moral question
without the introduction Of politics.
He told of the state going prohibi-
ton in 1892 by a majority of over
10000 and they got the dispensary
instead.
Mr.. Jones heartily endorses the
Brice bill and is willing to leave the
question to the people of the county,
From the standpoint of morals there
is no question as to which side is
right, for the dispensary is the most
inquitous thing in the history Of
men. Mr.. Jones said that no good
man can afford to have anything to do
with whiskey. The dispensary ques-
tion seemed to be matter of money
with the dispensary force and the cry
comes what are the schools going to
do without the money gotten from the
dispensary. The graded schools at
Newberry got SAIL from the dispen-
sary last year, and they had about
that much left in the treasury which
could have taken the place Of the
dispensary money.
Most of Mr.. Jones' speech was
about the history of the dispensary,
giving some very interesting matter
which the majority Of the people did
not know. We regret, however, that
in order to do Mr.. Jones justice, more
than we have space allotted for
would be required, and therefore no
further synopsis will be given.
Senator Blease
Mr.. Blease said that there is banded
together in this state one of the most
damnable conspiracies to beat Till
man and the dispensary. And are you
to damn the dispensary law because
you say there are rotten men in lts
government? Social clubs are in di-
rect violation of the law on account
of the gambling feature, but still they
will have their charter after the di-
pensary is voted out
He referred TO the fact that New
berry had the best schools she has
ever had, and the money that made
them so came from the dispensary.
Are you going to vote it all away
and in addition have the I-2 mill tax
added?' Last year Newberry got
from the dispensary S13,5o4.18, be-
sides several thousands from the state
dispensary. If YOU vote out the dis
pensary, you vote out all this money
and will have to raise $1,000 which we
must have to run the county. The
levy will be 51-2 mills next year if it
goes out.
Mr.. Blease said prohibition could
never be enforced. Said in the coun-
try negroes would be sneaking abou;
in the corn fields selling whiskey, and
in towns we would have social clubs
drug stores with bar rooms in back
doors and Illicit wLiskey selling ii
general. Mr.. Blease read some clip.
| pings from some newspapers show
ing the state Of affairs in prohibition
towns and colleges. He referred tc
some anti-dispensary newspapers as
"sweet-scented," but THE State ought
to be called lell-fire.'
Are you going to vote out the dis
pensary because YOU say it is rotten:
Why not destroy the Church. If yor
turn out every rascal in the church
YOU would not have a quorum mex
Sunday
Here Mr.. Jones protested saying