Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-12-16
State President Pledges Supporl
of w. C. r. u.
Editor The Advertiser:

oSoIS A1SSAdSAS AS0fGS AaPSSsstS.ss
of w. c. T. u.
Editor The Advertiser, iSs
In view of the agitation for Statgs
wide Prohibition in South CaroH..
ia, am asking space in yourscoi7
u,nns for a statement from the VQo:t:
mans Christian Temperance Union
tine largest and most efficient organ
ization of women in the world, acl
tive not only in the United States
hut also in over SO foreign nations
From the very beginning of its e8:;
istence 42 years ago till this goe0
day, the Woman's Christian lem
rerance Union has stood unswerss
ingls for total abstinence for the Ing
dividual, and the prohibition ot
the liquor traffic in the State, tha
Nation and the World. 81
Beginning with less thar 100
members, and only few States
represented at the first Convention,l
Tue Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union at its recent Nationas
Annual Convention held in Atlantas
Ga, NoTember 1919, reported a
gAin of 30,s78 new paid up mem3sI
brrS in the past year, making a}tos
tai paid up membership of nearly
100000 in the United States alones
Every State in the Union including
Alaska, was represented in the 1000
delegates and visitors at this
4is annual convention. Five
States had been added to the list Of
dry States, making IA States which
have Statewide Prohibition. There.
is bill now pen1ing in Congress-
asking for an amendment to the
Constitution of The United States
prohibiting the Sale, Manufactare
for Sale; Transportation. and Im-
portation for Sale of Alcoholic Lii
quors for Beverage purposes" and
we believe that Nation. wide Prohi-
bition is in sight. 1sss
Its been a 10. g way to Prohis;
biLion
It's been a long way to go sSs3
It's been a long, long way 70
Prohibition / i::Is
e oths fairsst land "a kao IS
SO il IS good bye Local Option
High License we'll not spare
It's been long, long way TO Pro-
hibition
But we are almost there!
This, adapted from the popular
marching song of the British troops
in the war over the seas, IT'S a
long way to Tipperary," and sung
at our Convention expresses the
feelings of the white-ribbon army
which ia marching with such a
steady tread against that arch. enc
my of mankind-the localized Ii
quor traffic. 1t must he Goodbye
to Local Op,icn,' High License
must not be spared''-it has been
a long, long way to Prohibition" /"
but, in truth, "we are almost
there"!
The time is ripe for Statewide
Prohibition in South Carolina. The
w. G.. 7. U. heartily endorses the
Movement for Statewide Prohibi-
tion," launched in Columbia, Octo-
ber %, and the plans outlined by
,Ir. j. K. Breedin, Secretary, and
we pledge our cooperation. We
believe that it is a question which
should be decided by the voters of
the State, rather than by Legisla-
tive enactment. We believe that
it is wise to settle this great moral
and economical question on its
merits, and not mix it up with any
candidate, therefore the hest time
TO vote on it is during an off:year in
politics. 1t is the people who are
asking, that the Legislature give
them chance to express themselves
on this question-,whalever the sew
eral candidates may or may not
have promised last summer 40 far
as each was personally concerned,
the people certainly made no prom
ises toilet this live question lie
low Our Governor-elect is an
honorable Christian gentleman and
though he may be of the opinion
that local option is the best solu.
tion of the liquor problem, if the
voters of South Carolina declare
for Statewide Prohibition he will
respect their wishes and enforce the
law.
Very respectfully,
AZ. T....l Ga