The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-10
A LAST WORD

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TO individual where upon the liquor traffic f
twenty years have ceased speak, write work and pp
for the suppression of what great
IN the wide world odaythe liquor traffic legE
Hed or run in violation of law my oppo
ton and am not ashamed of the attitude steadily nan
aned towards what conceive to be this nquitity
am anacal unreasonable, harsh fight have nadef
| have this defense:
have personally sting of the serpent-is foul
fastened themselves heart This serpent slew
brother boy of age has
than the heart of those love have
been drinker therefore, testify the fasty of tn
oft repeated argument Let alone, let you alone
1Aot statement IS lie surely God arr
many hearts in Union county, their depths revealed
would could join with in giving to the faacy
can and do count just twelve men-srong men, men
who were personal friends and brilliant
zes OF the county OF Union cut do0m the prime of ke
sent into eternity before the logical by denoud of stronG
dr"h If you will sit down quietly and think over you too
may call to mind number of like Strong destroy
me best brightest and most oUable need argu
ment when have facstubborn which to base NIT
conclusion And all the retail liquor dealers h
the world fat the best blood and could not
produce argument worth real it profit
man he shall gain the whole world own soul"
would not license the sale of whiskey if pave
y seet IN Uon ana every road in Union county with gold
would not willingly license the whiskey if knew it
would build school house Union county and
keep every one OF them running for hundred would
not vote to egaize the damnabe knew that not
" 40 SO would tax us two dollars where
believe the life is than body than rament
! VI now much more value is that sheep"
TO all those who "Prohbon will not prohibit have
this to as am concerned bv nrecen and b
example, by earnest and by effort it will pro-
hlbt And ask all sincere men, who love their fellows
all men who love God and little children join heart and hand
with the 18th September in an effort
chain this monster hard and fast
10 the sophsry often put FORTH claim that proh-
ton IS an infringement ones personal liberty have this
to We do the liberty of anv man #
his license his interference comfort safety and well being
OF Others that seek What right has the State
to sell for profit that which citizens to trampe upo
the rights of others? wrong what prncinle of
liberty violated when from our citizens that
which absolute disregard safety and RIGHTS o
has
curse Streets drive like mailman up down our
public highways and endanger the lives property
Where the wrong principle of in community
by vote of the majority saying gaized liquor traffic: "Go
But, l am local optionst l believe township
by township county by county, should handle matter each
for itself would like to ask What right county
surrounded by eight dry countless whskey? 1t is one to
eight against Union And if Union county, by the legal
sale of whskey is breaking down the overrunnng the
will of eight contiguous countless where the right
There is no violation of the spirit of democracy prohibition
matter how loudly the whsey advocates cry out against it
Moreover could the better listen whisky
people the subject of local self
brazny argued by them the very BREATH will DESTROY
the Sotes Iere and orr business In Gods fat grown
upon the blood bones and happiness of the people, un
selfish beryoving fearful peaders for liberty
give one feeling of oathng. And it well to watch zealous
the ardent whiskey advocate Does he rOa0 upon bsi
ness Is money IN his nvdual pocket Ohisey sold?
Then his motive open question not dsnterested
witness. Do not heed him
Remember citizens of Union county, forces of vice
fat through the blood of men, afford spend
much money to carry this election The forces opposed
spend but little Vice needs organzation-ts very nature
cohesive cooperative and makes it subject leaders The
forces of righteousness not nearly well Th
National Wholesale Liquor has already sowt
down the State with Whhey Literature Will they not soj
it down with Whiskey and money carry the election?
Do not heed the eleventh hour lie allow yourss
to heed the sanders against good anders whispered fr
up to lip Ask yourself this question: what is the motif
behind the statement?
Ask the country people how drunken rowdies rAr
up public highways of the county Ask the pbple
of