The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-04-26
VOL XXXIV
Dispensary or Prohibition?

hibition was submitted to the peo
pie, and the majority of the vote
cast in the State showed that peo
pie were in favor Of prohibition
When the General Assembly me-
in November after that election
tho legislature passed u prohibi
tion till such as tho prohibition
lists of the house thought the peo-
pie wanted, and sent it to the Sen
ate for their consideration.
The Senate held that bill until a
few days before the adjourr ment
OF the body, and sent to the house
the dispensary law as a substitute.
The prohibitionists Of the house
supported the bill, as it was long
stride towards prohibition com
pared to the bar room then in
force, and knowing that We bad to
accept it or nothing would bo done
alODS Inat llnH.
BY careful examination of the
dlspensary law from its inception
YOU will find that mail yoaf" better
and more far-rea5 bril- the 29th. /ohs
placed around til de chez. >~ty law
in the beginning TT IT, " there is to-
day. In the beginning it did pro-
hibit the use of whiskey to a great
extent, but the law has been
changed from time to time until it
is plain to my mind that it is run
now for the money there is in it,
ond not enough attention given to
the morals of our country.
1 can see how a Chris tan man
can vote for the dispensary law as
against the bar room, but I cannot
see how they can vote for it as
against prohibition.
-.. When I think of it, it rominds
mo of a little incident that I saw
in a paper not long since. A pat
ty of young people went to explore
a coal mine. One of the young
women appeared dressed IN a dam
ty white gown. When Eer friends
demonstrated with her, she ap-
pealed to the old miner who was
to act as guide to the party. Cart
I wear white dress down into the
miner" she asked, petuantly.
"Yes'm," returned the Old man,
"there's nothing to keep you from
wearing a white frock down there,
but there'n be considerable to
keep you from wearing one back"
inst so with the Christian, they
can wear their white flowing Ch,ls.
tian robe to the election, but if
they vote for the dispensary and
against prohibition "there'll be
considerable" to keep them from
wearing it away.
The cry is raised even by pro,
Tossing Christians that we can pass
a prohibition law, but IT won't pro-
hibit. Granted; and it never will
with the National law that we
have, but is it not Our duty to push
evil just as far from us as wo can?
That it will lessen the use of whis.
key we feel that no one will deny.
Mr.. Editor: Don't you remem.
Der when We hal bar rooms in
Easley, and that at times the la~
dies would not appear on the side
walks lest they might be insulted
by some drunken cot? They wore
a nuisance, and became so often
sive to the good people of Easley
and the whole county that they
rose IN their might and had them
put away by an act Of the legisla
ture. The cry was then raised
that prohibition would not pro
hibit. l but my eyes on one man
who drank whiskey to an excess to
see what effect it would have on
him. In his case it did not en-
tlrely prohibit, but he drank q
great deal less than he did when it
Was sold at his market town.
From experience and cbseiv.-
tion | have arrived at the conclu~
sion that it is the duty of all those
who would work to better the
morals of our country and better
mankind generally, to push the
traffic of intoxicating liquors just
as far from us as We can.
Let each one of us remember
that there is a sin Of omission as