The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-15
PROHIBITION MEETINGS.
Mr.. Harley Gave Two Lectures at
tho TOWN oP North

Rev. John L. Harley, superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League of the
State, made interesting talks Mon
day and Tuesday nights at the Meth
odist church on prohibition. Rev.
Harley came unexpectedly and his
meetings were given short notice,
but being well acquainted here and
being known as Jealous fighter for
prohibition, the meetings were large
~ attended and much enthusiasm
shown, He spoke both times from
different points of view on the sub
lect and his discussions filled with
with valuable facts and interspersed
with bits of humor, made him both
interesting and delightfully."- enter
tanning.
az. IIarley spoke Monday night
Oh the financial feature of the liquor
traffic and forcibly impressed facts
not often thought of. The probls III
of eliminating the traffic Of whiskey,
he says, is frought with difficulties
but the surest way of doing it is
to attack it in the most vital place,
the money side. The difficulty he
thinks, vas once like the boy whose
hat was taken from him by an ele-
phant in circus. The elephant
standing on his hat, the boy became
furious and drawing back his INST
said, You two-tailed beast, you, If l
knew on which end your head was
would knock your brains out" The
vital spot OF the liquor traffic is no
longer like ~, elephants head to
the boy, in doIbt about, but is found
and all there is to do is to strike
there. The folly of the claims held
by whiskey advocates that it brings
large revenue to the towns, to the
schools and to other purposes ap-
propriated to, was laid bare by Mr..
Harley and he showed from authori-
tative records that all the revenue
gained was more than Offset by the
cost of courts, jails, and lawyers fees
to try and punish criminals produced
directly by liquor. Men who advo-
cate the sale of it for revenue are
lust as simple as the little girl whose
mother paid her to take cod-liver
oil and then gave the money back
to her mother to buy more oil with.
Mr.. Harley Tuesday night spoke
on the subject in the light of what
has been gained for prohibition, what
some of the difficulties are, and what
will be the outcome of the fight go
ing on. He produced from reliable
sources vast amount of Information
as to the great reduction liz Whlskey
sales in those States operating pro-
hibition laws and how fast the idea
is gaining favor, and emphasized the
statement that prohibition is pro-
hibiting. He complimented the re-
cent legislature on shutting out OF
the State all whiskey agents but de-
plored it's action in other respects.
Mr.. Harley reminded the people OF
the great unfairness practiced by the
liauor element to discredit the claims
of prohibition and to defeat II pos
sible the efforts OF prohibitionists.
He pointed out that the most un-
fair scheme used to defeat the pro-
hibition was the work of irrespon-
sible hired newspapers, of iniquitous
liouor journals, and the distribution
of obscene. literature by Whiskey
drummers allowed to travel over the
country. On account of the compro-
mise made by many preachers and
others who ought to strike for the
cause, prohibition is suffering.
Mr.. Harley is doing hard work and
urges the people not to let the pres
ent conditions exist and says in Or
der to win we must be on the. alert.
He is asking for liberal contributions
that he might enlist more help and
distribute literature over the 21 wet
counties before the election in Au-
gust, at which time he hopes the
question will be settled right:
II. o. L.