The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-01-06
TO ENFORCE THE LAW.
Mass Meeting oI Citizens Pledge the
Officers Their Cooperation.

by a number OF cltlZenS Ol tne Guy.
mass meeting was held at the courr
house Monday night, :or the purpose
of devising ways and means for Sc
curing an enforcement Of Jaw in Dam-
berg county, with special reference
to the new prohibition law. The
meeting was attended by ABOUT fifty
men, and there seemed to be spirit
of determination that the lawless
should not ply their trade in this
city or community. Strong resc]H-
tions were passed, and a vigilance
committee was named to cooperate
with the officers in enforcing the law.
Talks by a number of leading citizens
met with enthusiastic approval, and
the promoters of the movement feel
that good will be accomplished as
result of the meeting Monday night.
Provision was made for regular
monthly meeting.
The sheriff was commended for the
efforts he has already made toward
enforcing the new prohibition law,
and assurance was given him that
the citizens assembled backed him in
every move he made for upholding
law in Bamberg county. A motion
was passed calling on the federal au
thorities to furnish the committee
with a list of those holding revenue
licenses in this county.
The meeting was held at 7:30
o'clock. DR.. E. O. Watson, who was
instrumental in calling the meeting,
opened the meeting with prayer, and
with the election of Mr.. H. c. Folk
as permanent chairman and Mr.. A.
NJ. Brabham as secretary, the organ
ization was completed.
Mr.. Folk thanked the citizens for
their honor in making him chairman
of the meeting, and stressed the i'm
portance of the action about to be
taken. He stated that the time had
come for all good citizens, whether
or not they had voted to outlaw whis-
key in South Carolina, to stand for
the enforcement of the law for the
good of the community.
DR.. Watson, being called upon to
state the object of the call for mass
meeting of the citizens, stated that
steering committee" of several citi-
zens, had outlined a set of resolu-
tions, which he read to the meeting
and offered for approval, requesting
that each resolution be taken up
separately and acted upon. DR.. Wat
son stressed the point that now, when
the law was new and the lawless
element had not yet made up their
plans, is the time to further a move
ment for the proper enforcement of
the law. He urged that the meeting
put itself on record as meaning busi-
ness, to let it be known in no uncer-
tain terms that the better citizens of
the town and community will not
tolerate the presence of blind tigers
in their midst. DR.. Watson then
formally offered the resolutions.
Discussing the resolutions, Prof. j.
G. Guilds urged upon the citizens
definite, determined action. Prof.
Guilds spoke in behalf of the school
in this matter, stating that the city
now has in it's midst one hundred
young men and women from all over
the State; that he wanted to be able
to tell the parents of these boys and
girls that Bamberg is clean place,
where unnecessary temptations are
not thrown in the way of their sons
and daughters. He stated that the
school forms an important adjunct of
Bamberg and that the ends and sue
cess of the school can better be at
tanned if the city can guarantee that
vice of all sorts will not be tolerated.
Sheriff Ray stated that he stood
ready to enforce the prohibition law
if the citizens will lend him their CO.
operation and backing, and promised
that if this cooperation is given that
there will not be bind tiger in the
county.
Other citizens discussing the reso-
tions,l and favoring determined ac-
ton, were DR.. J. B. Black, Mr.. G. W.
Rentz and Mr.. H. M. Graham. Each
section of the resolutions was unani-
mously passed.
A motion was passed, offered by
Mr.. A. w. knight, that the secretary
forward a copy of the resolutions to
Internal Revenue Collector D. c.
Hayward, requesting that he furnish
list of the persons in this county
holding federal liquor licenses, and
that this list be turned over to the
vigilance committee.