The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-17
Safe and SaH.

In h:> ,;r"cc!! -, P:ivatc:.r Tu:sda Y
AZ. Z Is !.:,>er >,;,teG. his position o.:
the hGlor i>>u- >n clearly :,r,; iorri
"ly ,!!:s: we reproduce. Il inr q l:r pur
poS.. ui emphasizing /; :tn! inviting
the S:;,:c wiucr> 10 .:iv,- II calm con
>i,:crn;ion. j! il i possible .": then: I.
:In;';:r;.uliv consider ANY >ai'. auI
SAFE View o; the political ISM upou
which Their hope ot Office i based
! Mr.. Fra>.r = an enemy OF liquor aru
Z az the liquor traffic. and his record Is
MOI open 20 criticism He wa> one o:
;h.. frs: 20 come out Openly III oppo.
>it:on 10 t!ic STATE. di>peu>ary. %hrn
/ Other m-n wer. riding into office on
the di>prnsarv platform and scckIn::
20 max. regulations ~ the Legislature.
(. ~ leaders bv their voci!eroi> LOYALTY
j 10 the c-ea: moral institution and th..
powers that We're. he stood for ;he
same principles that be now etiunc:;,
,.S When l.e WAS first nominated io-
the House OF Representatives he de-
7 cl:.red his aut,goni>!n 20 The dispen-
s.trv Sv>;eu. and on every stump il.
the county stated his views so that ali
T might know where ne stood HI. WAS
! elected. not on account OF his anti.
! ,!i>penStrv views. but despite OF them
I FOR ut that time ;iic diSp:n>:,rv was
: regarded ~ = iiNtur- and II WIS th,.
Z Popular thin. 10 assert :h:t; the dis
/! pcns:,ry system WAS the best solution
! OF the llGuo: problem. and let !; 30 II
that. In those days many Office seek
Ec.S. who :tre now blatant advocates
! OF the great moral issue o: prohibit.
! ,iou were blind advocates OF .!l- great
mora! institution. Public sentiment
! s :, :.re:,; force. ant! more often than
! u,l,.rwi>, the Office seeker bi,idS his
/ platform to conform to Whit he
thinks i public sentiment. rather
than accor,liu: 70 u safe and sane
policy or upon vel! thought out prin-
! cip!e> TO such Us think tho prohibi-
ton wave Is sweeping the State and
are therefore uncomprouis!nS State
widers. w commend Mr.. Fraser :
statement OF his position on the liqu
question. AID advise them 10 Try to
, understand tha: !, Ina@ OF principle
c:,,: advocate local option and give :,
sale and sane reason for his position.
Mir. tra>er> platform is one viii:
b
consistently find fault. aud II his
views We're generally adopted as the
governing policy in the State. the
cause oi temperance woUidbe advauc.
"G, ana the issue would become 4
mora! issue and not Il political move
Inent, fostered and promoted by those
who fasren upon any issue that seems
20 have caught the popular Sentl-
Ment:
''On the liquor question | want to
gay an :or local option. not because
am opposed 10 prohibition but be
cause am in favor OF prohibition.
Being in favor OF prohibition ! want
that kind that in my Judgment will
wide prohibition will prohibit. | be-
iieve loca! option prohibition Will.
There is 40 controversy between
the State wide prohibitiou!st ana me
as 70 The evils Of liquor. The eXpend-
i.urr o! money for liquor that ought
10 be used 10 pay debts. 20 increa>e
the means OF EARNING Il livelihood. 10
procure home comforts and TO buy
bread. Is. IL NV Judgment. inde:-n>!-
bl-. Tive effects O! liquor ~ uniting
men !or productive. work while its
!::deous effects contin1e: the creation
OF an Unsuitable appetite for more. tie
blasting Of the lives OF so many VIII"
drink and the lives o: - many more
who !ove those who drink ,nsk-. ~
use he crowuiuS evil OF today.
I'VE must take the world as We iind
il. bat leave !; better il We can. Z Is
4 ~ u 1,l#t,r,f
the deeds we have done that count.
Local option has made ,. out O! -
counties prohibition (p-actica!!y pro,
h:bitioal territory and | say vel! doue
local option. / will try II again The
strides lo.:tl option prohibition has
made are marvellous. The two priu-
cipa foes oI prohibition We're CD =
genera! impression that there would
be immunity from punishment for the
vio!stcrs OF this las, (2}a fully d:ve!-
opei thirst for liquor. Now give il L
chance. There IS no Immunity f-ou!
punishment, Tha: Zoe j. vauquished.
The ,ii,s, must die by degrees. Then
give i:,;:ne and oca! option prohibit
ton will demonstrate its effective
ness
illG Hot a. ioCai o!'i.oti1SI oSS"a'S
local option is good Democratic doc
:rine Democratic doctrine is not OPP
posed 10 State wide or nation wide
legislation. Nor 60 believe = con-
munitv has the right 70 sell liquor II
il plesses 70 do SO. No community
has the right TO sell that which pro-
iuces want, disease or death. II can
get Immunity from Il SccnrSe for
my own community only when iso!a-
ted and with se!f.iInpoSeG restrictions
and can not get protection il joined
with the State. and all other COM
munities have an equal chance TO Sc
cure the same protection and do not
do so. the fault is theirs not mine.
want the chance 10 protect my own.
Sumter Item.