The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-12
NEWBERRY EDITORS REPLY
TO SERMON" OF dow. JR."
1.-The Observer Answers Statement
Concerning Alleged Increased
Sale of Drugs in Dry
Territory.

Territory.
Columbia State.
To the Editor of The State:
I have read, with admiration Of its
literary excellence and amazement at
its utter lack Of logic, the "shcrt ser
mon' by "Dow. IT," III vour Sun
day edition. The author says that
his "sermon'' is ''not in any man.
ner personal and with no Ill will to
any, and proceeds to 'declare most
firmly in the newt paragraph, that
all these prohibition papers and VEN
pmous anti4iqour men are not so
much for the morals Of the men Is to
be with the party they think is in the
lead IF that is his wax Of talking
of his "friends, - how would he talk
of. his enemies? But let that pass;
it is not material anyhow.
So far as the Observer is concern
ed, it is pretty we'll known, here
abouts at least, that prohibition is no
new idea with it that it was advoaat-
ing prohibition long before that "par-
ty'' was Sin the lead;' that it has
been consistently opposed to liquor
selling, by bar room, dispensary, blind
tiger or otherwise; and 50 have oth
srs whose motives have been called IN
question-but they can answer for
themselves if they deem it worth
: while.
|tDow, Jr.," might, with some show
Of reason, though we do not believe
with any basis of justice, have attri-
buted such motives to the Hon. Men
del L. Smith and the Hon. Jno. G.
Richards and others, who are recent
converts to the prohibition cause. but
with no show whatever of either ,rea-
son on justice to those who have borne
the heat and burden Of the fight in
the days when prohi baiion was not
popular and when every county in the
State but one had first .barrooms and
afterwards dispensaries and the IL
quor element was decidedly "in the
lead" in 'p-o-li-t-i-c-s.'' But
enough of that.
'Dow, Jr., - says: "They publish
long editorials and sound philosophy
about the wisdom Of keeping II away
from the boys and quote Scripture
about lead not into teu1patiou,' and
'sa7e the boys;'' and then he adds.
"In the abstract that sounds good
and reads we'll in the Sunday
schools -
. Well, what's the matter with the
Sunday schools? It is a very re-
markable objection to al argument
that it "sounds good and reads we'll"
there. Sunday schools are generally
regarded good places; they are es-
tablished and maintained with the
purpose of helping in '"saving the
boys" and parents send them there
with that end in view. Would
@'Dow. Jr." have more respect for ar
guments and pleas that "sound good
and read well' in a convention OF the
Liquor Dealers association? What $
the matter with the Sunday school9
And 1.-THE Scriptures?'
The Observer does not know to
what extent "dru"S' are sold IN
Newherrr. but does not believe they
are sold here in Is large quantities
as in diSrensary towns Of like nopn-
lation. and II does know ;h&J the sale
of ::1rug<' is not increased. .!fre Or
anywhere. by prohibiting the sale OF
hqour. The fac. is. TIE drug habit
very often follows as a resrl: OF the
hpuor habit. The experience OF
Charleston is an illustration--where
there are II dispensaG'ies and. # re-
ports are not greatly exaggerated
more than 10 :iroeS that many other
places where liqucr is sold "lndsS-
oriminately to reputable and dlsre-
putable persons.' where the drug
Qrabit has reached alarming pTopor-
ti0ns.
The Observer does not approve II
the drug habit 2nv more than tie L.
ou,,r h3hit, and has ~ eXc'Se 10 Of
for fo,. an.- ,,,~r ,:ho soils "''h"'' T.
>oror or drugs N violation of l"w. Th7