The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-17
sspROHIBITION AND PEACE" !"
A Baptist Paper Makes A Call tor a
Strong Man for Governor.
The Baptist Press.

sa7v or no dispensary. In two OF
them the dspensary was defeated
IN Horny, by vote of three to one, IN
Lancaster, by vote Of eight to one
In Florence the dispensary was retaln-
ed by very small majority.
This furnishes food for retletclon'
There can be no doubt that the ques-
sions of prohibition and pure govern
snent and peace are uppermost before
our citizens today. These questions
are presented chiefly because OF the
dispensary law. In the operation OF
that law corruption has been proven,
and because of it much bloodshed and
strife have racked the state.
There should be no higher type
OF citizens than the Christian man.
Governments and laws are ordained OF
God, and he who fears and honors
God should see to it that just and
righteous laws are enacted and en-
forced.
AS regards whiskey-selling, Chris
sian should stand only upon a pro-
s1ibieion "platform." 1t is his duty
TO remove evil temptations wherever
he can, and so he should vote to re-
move Intoxicating liquors as a con-
slant source of temptation to the
weak. He should be prohlbltlonlst.
That is moral question. But there is
also a political side-men must be
elected to office who will enforce a
law against liquor selling. In certain
counties in this state that seems to be
quite beyond obtaining. A clear test
of sentiment must be made.
Prohibition is Impossible nowhere;
It seems impractical in some localities.
Recognizing this fact we must take
it into consideration. In community
where public sentiment is not sutt1-
Gently strong to elect prohibition ott1-
GERS who will enforce prohlbltory
law. such law would be flagrantly
violated and would be practically IN
operative That fact must not be lg-
nored. Therefore, we say let us ad-
vocate a prohibition law which shall
cover the entire stare, but with pro-
vision that the county which IS will
ing to assume the moral responsible
5tv and the odiurn Of selling whlskey
and the legal responsibility of entorc'
sng the law-that such county may
vote upon the question and show
where it stands. If such county
should decide to sell wtdskey, then let
che legislature prescribe the manner
, in which it may be done, and throw
around it's sale all the safeguards and
restrictions possible.
The dispensary is fast going, and
the moral element of our citizens must
have something to. offer in its stead
or decentralization will result. We
aave long been a student OF the pro-
hsbitior question, with particular ref
erence to South Carolina, and Our
calm Judgment, upon mature consider
alton of past and present conditions
IS briefly outlined in the foregoing
paragraph. Prohibitionists are being
looked to at this time, and we must
offer the state the best method OF
dealing with this vexatious question:
Yet Us have a prohibition law, but
where it will not be enforced let it
aot be made farce. Where majority
of the men who are willing to write
their names on a petition asking tor
rhe privilege Of selling whiskey, the
best thing to do is to allow them to
sell it, under stringent regulations.
But such state prohibition law
will not enforce ITSELF We must have
governor who will enforce it-a pro-
h;bition;st. He must be man OF
high Christian character, of ripe schol-
arship, Of marked ability, OF wide
knowledge of the theory and practice
of government; he must be man OF
keen insight and of judicial mind; and
withal a man who is not seeking
political preferment. In this case the
office seeks the man. The state OF
South Carolina in this crisis does not