The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-08-13
PROHIBITION DOES
NOT PROHIBIT
1fProhibitionists Plowed Like
Writer This of Article They
Would Know Something
About Il.

Almost every newspaper we PICK op
nowadays we find the plea Of the pro-
.hibitionist. Just at this point I want
to ask the taxpayers of Lexington
County, Does Prohibition Prohibit?
we have had the so called Prohibition
for tour years, have we got rid OF
Drunkenness? Have we got rid OF
.erime9 Has it reduced the population
of the poor hous? Has it lessend the
number of Prisoners on the chain gang
and State Prison? The answer is no.
Z We have people of almost every rank
and station in life, roaming thecouhtry
over, preaching Prohibition.
Now to some of these socalled Pro-
hibitionist T want to say if they would
get them pair of blue overalls a pal
znetto hat and pair of brogan shoes
and follow the plow as I have to do
day in and day out they would know
something about how much the Dis
pensarY would help in reducing our
taxes, in helping pay off the immense
debt that now oyerhang's our dearold
county. If some people would 60 to
work and stop hunting easy jobs our
Door house would soon be closed up,
they would have plenty of business of
there own to attend to and let others
alone
Consequently cur chain gang would
ssbe reduced, the widows and orphans
would always have bread and clothing.
But no they wont do that, they belong
to the Sons of rest", they must not
sweat. Our good old friend Senator
Sharp informs us that we have lost at
least $50. 600 in four years of Dispen-
,:sary profit that is 320O 900 per year.
Now Mr. Tax Payer lets you and I
reason together. We have had four
years of socalled Prohibition, You will
agree with me there has been practical
9ly as much whiskey drank as in the
years of the county dispensary, what
hare we gained? Where did the
whiskey come from? You cant legally
bay it in Lexington County. Where
did the people buy their, whiskey?
why Of course some come from Rich
land and Aiken Counties. did that
Prohibit the drinking and crime in
Lexington County? Your answer Is
no. Where did the profits gos Why
Of coarse to the other counties.
Who gets the profits ofthe whiskey
ordered from Jacksonville, Richmond
and other places, and drank by Lex
ington county people? Why Of course
it went to help enrich another state, it
helped keep upthe Express companies,
while the people got nothing but there
liquor, then ask you gentleman of
good sound Judgment, where has pro-,
hibited?
heard preacher say some few days
sago the women were the cause of lot
of the drunkenness, they give their
small babies little today to sooth
them, said God pity q woman that did
not have any more common sense than
that.
To that preacher want to say the
women of Lexington County know
how to raise babies blame sight better
than lots of preachers do, at least
ley have raised many manly men
and excellent women and are still rails
ing them, and ] don't think they need
preacher from another state to come
here in Lexington County and dictate
to them how to raise children.
He also said he had never used as much
as a shimble full of whiskey, nor beer
in his life, that is just the same old
story of so called Prohibitionist, they
take Peruna and Walkers ionic though
and think it an excellent medicine.
A few months ago a certain preach
er was tried and convicted in Saluda
/. County upon the charge of selling
whiskey. He held charge in Lex
ingson County, too, and of course
preached Prohibition.
heard young man say few days
ago If the disIensary was reestablish-
ed in Lexington County he would leave
the county, to that man I say sneak
of 20 Georgia, join old Tom Fielder
and then they will be two of the kind
together.
Now, Mr.. Taxpayer, in conclusion,
let me say when you go to the polls
on August 18th vote just as you please
that is your rights. If you think by
voting the prohibition ticket you will
get rid Of your whiskey in Lexington
county, then vote prohibition. You
have had four years Of the so-cslled
prohibition, you Judge for yourself
what it has done.