The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-02

uMiorj3:";.t,, IL tn l&Ng12ge used, ioc
no such idea was intended to be con-
veyed
'Surely, no sane man could believe,
for example, that I expected to wait
for Statewide prohibition until ma
jority Of the people in Charleston
would favor Statewide prohibition. I
spoke of the State as unit, and the
language, the entire State must be
considered in that connection.
About two years ago, in second
interview, I stated that believed thar
the time had come for Statewide pro-
hibition; and even casual reading
Of these two interviews will make my
position so plain that no one will mis-
understand it. II some Of the news
papers which have been criticising
my position will be fair enough to
print both of these interviews in full,
my position on the liquor question
will be perfectly plain.
"Since the interview of 1907 the
conditions have changed. Eighteen
counties (siXteen last summer and
two in the fall of 190S) have voted out
dispensaries, and now about so or s.
per cent of the white people in the
State are living in prohibition terri
tory. The time for which I waited,
and which I predicted, has come and
I am now for Statewide prohibition
In other words, believe We now have
such a majority in the entire State as
will insure an enforcement of the law.
Zone other thing: I have said on the
stump, and I will say again, that the
Whiskey people are fighting for local
option. I have never said, nor do be-
lieve, that all of the local option leo
pie are for whiskey. I realize that
there are great many people in this
State who are local optionists from a
different motive; but the fact re
mains, and it can not be denied, that
the whiskey interests in this State are
fighting for local option in a last. dcs-
perate effort for self-l1 eservation.
Some of the local optionists hope fer
a return Of the old State 1ispensary,
some of them want to perpet;late the
county dispensary system, q Il some
Of them want the return ci the license
system, and some want It fer purer
ard better motives. The whiskev
people are notSfor prohibition: they
are fighting for local option; and this
is known to any man WHO has been
with the campaign party Or who is at
all familiar with the conditions i'll
South Carolina.
again, as to the CT; 'rccment Of
The prohibition law: l have said. aid :
say again, that I want a law provided
with the necessary machinery for is
enforcement. I do not beliav+ that an
extra tax levy will be nece.&.-s; but,
# it does become necesS1,.v I would
favor it. I want. the substance and
not the shadow I betieyc that the
abolition of the whiskey traffic II
South Carolina is Of more importance
than the payment of (; small tax. I
believe that He enforcemen+ Of law is
Of more Importance than Gc!lars ard
cents. I believe that the preservation
OF the morals of our people is no; e
important than wealth.
Ellerbe Gets Applause.
The congressional a"cidates,
Messrs Sellers, Brown. Ellerbe and
Hodges spoke, Mr.. Ellerbe receiving a
genuine ovation and beng often IN
ter1supted by applause Ind loud
cheers. Mr.. Sellers took occasion to
rap the News and courier which, in his
opinion, is supporting Mr.. Ellerbe.
S. E. Boney.