The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-25
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stroyed. I confess that this law has
some features that are not desirable.
Under it the effort is being made to
so conduct the county dispensaries as
to make them profitable to the coun-
ties Financially, and thus popularize
the sale of whiskey with the people.
I do not believe that it will accom-
! plishS this purpose, but there IS some
danger along this line.
County Rings.
"Under it also organized county
rings will spring up, which will fight
straightout prohibition. But, on the
whole, I think it is better than the
previous law. It is not, however, what
we want by great deal, and we are
not going to be content with it. The
Carey-Cothran act, however, in my
Judgment, has made it easier for Us
to take the next great step.
Georgia, for almost a score Of
years before she got general proaibi-
tion, lad voted whiskey out Of three
fourths of her counties under local op-
ton laws. The other states are fast
coming to it under similar laws. From
a prohibition standpoint, we are at a
most critical juncture. in this state.
The wave is moving along so beauti-
fully at present that false step now
might prove disastrous might give
US backset for 10 years. Had we not
better adopt the cautious but sure
methods Build up public sentiment to
the point where, when-we get a gen
eral law, it will be sure to prove a sue
cess. '....- .. .=#.:@
No Child's Play. ...
"The prohibitionists had as well at
the outset understand one thing, and
that is that the enforcement Of an
anti-whiskey law is no chid's play.
Its successful enforcement means a
large public sentiment behind the law.
TT means, in my judgment, paid
constabulary force. It means the
levying of tax for that purpose. An
I,anti-whiskey- LAWS the hardest, OF all
EEaEs, to. enforce for Obvious reasons:
RE I steal my neishbors watch my
neighbor appears as prosecution aud
Esees5 thai J am convicted. IF L shoot :
down my neishbor's son: my neigh
Dor sees 10 It that I am prosecuted.
If, on the CONTRARY, I buy waiskey
from my neighbor, there IS. no prose-
eutor for the reason that neither
buyer nor sellet wants the law en-
forced. In addition 20 this, weiaH
know how hard it is TO ge: citizens to-
inform upon and testify against each
other. unless they have personal rea--
son for so doing. ~.
"You will, Of course, understand
that I am not for one moment under.
taking to. say that prohibition law can
not be enforced. On the contrary, l.
can be dome where there is a healthy
public sentiment behind it. It can not
bo dono without this ..
"I am in favor Of undertaking
general prohibition law only when We
| are sure that we can enforce it. And
then I am in favor Of going down in
to our pockets and providing a spe-
cial tax for the purpose. It will not
be money wasted, but both directly
and indirectly, it will come back to
us with compound interest.
my plan is to move slowly and .
surely and hope and pray that we
(may move with such caution and with
such wisdom that we will give mpe-
tus and ever increasing impetus, to
| the movement, and that we may not
give it a backset by moving with too
much haste.
II am persuaded that there are
thousands of honest men all over
South Carolina who have hitherto
hesitated to vote for prohibition be-
cause they did not think that, at that
time, it could be enforced. It is true
that the cry that prohibition won't
prohibit generally comes from those
who at heart are i'll favor Of the sale
! Of whiskey; but know that there are