The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-02
THE POLITICAL AGITATION.

upon the pOllGlcal QOrlZOn WHICH
indicates the trend Of the issues
which will be forced by the pol
iticians Of this State. There IS
hardly a week but that first one
politician then another will come
out in the public prints to give
expression Of what is to come:
and so far, in every instance
these grea- makers of sentiment
truckle to what they imagine
will be the will of the majority:
and are loud in their advocacy
of prohibition.
Discerning readers will note
that very few of the original
and conscientious Prohibitionists
are airing their views at this
time, it is an element that folst-
ed upon this State, a system OF
liquor control which was so con-
Quoted as to bring the blush Of
shame to the cheeks Of good
citizens. These latter day con-
verts to prohibition would have
the Prohibitionists forget the
past, but will they do it: It is
our Judgment if the Prohibition
lists are sincere, and want to fol-
low the lead Of Georgia: they
will give these latter day saints
vide berth to prevent any LA
bilitv of being sold out or trick
ed, as their past experience
should teach them. The major
ity vote cast when the issue was
made between Prohibition and
Anti-Prohibition, was in favor
of Prohibition, was Prohibition
given? No. Did not Tillman,
and those who were nominated
by the Democratic party, sign
a pledge they would abide the
result of the primary? They did
not keep their pledge then. and
there is no reason to trust them
again, and although opposed to
prohibitory law, as long as
the federal government with
holds from State the right to
keep liquor out, we are opposed
to deception, and caution sincere
Prohibitionists against harbor-
ing in their ranks these newly
converted, whose advocacy Of
prohibition now, is to avenge
the death ofthe State dispensary.
It might be interesting to
know the status of the St IS Of
the Union with regard to liquor
legislation. A compilation made
by a reporter for the Columbia
Record shows only three States
that have prohibition, although
twenty-five States have tried it,
and all but three abandoned it
as a bad job.
Alabama Local option: majority of
tile counties dry.
Alaska-Prohibition under acts OF
congress.
Arizona-Loca1 option.
Arkansas-Local option: sixty out OF
seventy-6ve couuties dry.
California-Local option: four dry
counties.
Colorado-Locallop5ion.
Coonecticut-Local Option;i 90 no Il
cense . y license towns.
Dela~are-License by courts; six dry
towns: no-license electlon November
5th next.
District of Columbia-License by eX-
else board on the written consent of the
majority of the owners OF real estate,
and the presidents on the front OF the
square on which the saloon is to be 10
Gated, and of the owners of real estate
and OF the residents of the confronting
side Of the opposite sbuare.
Florida-Local option: 81 counties out
OF Is dry.
Georgia-Prohibition after January
1st next.
Idaho-License by authorities: Sun
day law passed in 1905.
Illinois-Local option two dry coun-
ties.
Indiana-License by county commits
ioner; three dry counties; 10 dry town
ships out of l,0l.
Iowa-License by petition of voters:
65 out of SO counties dry.
Kansas-Prohibition.
Kentucky-L,cense by majority Of
voters: 81 out of ITO counties dry.
Louisiana-State and local license:
orders may not be solicited or received
IN dry territory.
Maine-Prohibition.
Maryland-Loc option: 10 out of %
counties dry.
Massachusetts, option: fee not
less than 81, 900: number limited, one to
one thousand inhabitants: in Boston,
one to FIVE hundred: $50 dry towns.
Michigan-Local option; few dry
counties.
Minnesota License fee, with village
local option; 123 dry municipalities.
Aiississippi-Local option: IS out OF
l15 counties dry.
Montana-Local option.
Nebraska-Local option: 400 dry and
60 we towns.
Nevada-License by county commits
sioners.
New Hampshire--License by county
commissioners.
New Jersey-Local option.
New Mexico-License by county COM
missioners.
New York-Local option in towns:
300 dry towns.
North Carolina-Limited local option.
Ohio-Local option: license, $1,000:
60 ger cent Of municipalities dry.
Oklahoma-Voted on Sep. nber Il
for state constitution, oud for prohi-
bltion. The part of Oklahoma former
y in the Indian Territory has had pro-
hibitlon far uwenty-one years.
Oregon-Local option Twelve coun-
ties.
Pennsylvania--License under control
courts.
Rhode Island-Local option: IL dry
municipalities out of IS.
South Carolina-Passed Carey-Coth-
ran law-limited local optio6-Febru-
ary 10Th.