The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-30
FORCES VERY
ACTIVE TO CHANGE LAWS
Sey,e Split in the Camp Between
Bone-Dry Prohibition and Those OF
Moderati)n-ImpOSSible to Fore
cast Results as Yet.

cast Results as Yet.
Columbia, Jan. 27-The prohibition
forces of South Carolina are active
throughout the State in the interest
of changing the present liquor laws,
and Mr.. J. X. Breedin, superintend-
ent OF the Anti-Saloon league Of
South Carolina, has sent out letter
emphasizing the call witch mas been
made for a convention in Columbia
Tuesday night to promote the air.
tight idea.
THE big question nov is, shall we
allow no liqour Of any kind to come
into the State? l conceive that to be
what the people want, a dry State,
wholly dry, allowing no alcoholic bev-
erage to be imported he says.
These are excerpts from "a call to
prohibitionists, issued by Mr.. Bree-
din. a copy Of which has been fur
n;shed to the press.
In letters to members of the gener-
al assembly, however, Mr.. Breedin
is urging the DuRant quart-a-month
bill, 'if We cannot get absolute pro-
hibition.' Following is a letter to
Mr. H. Clint Summers, member of the
house from Anderson, which he re-
ceived from Mr.. Breedin in regard
to the DuRant measure:
January "a, 1917.
Hon. H. Clint Summers, Cc1pnl-
bia, S. C.-My Dear Mr.. Summers:
You know much Better han do what
the sentiment of the house is, so viii
not presume 10 ASK more than this:
If We cannot get absolute prohibi-
ton, will you not study the bill of
Senator DuRant and support it. limit
Ing the Importation 10 q quart? The
Dill carries some excellent provisions
which are desirable FIR better en-
1Hrcement. What | mosF fear is the
delay which ma ( defeat every bill.
81 earnestly commend to you the
creation of commissionship of pro-
hibition. He can get better results
at half the cost This would be due to
his personal attention to many de-
tails now impossible for the governor
to study thoroughly.
With regards, cordially yours,
(SigneO 81. K. BREEDIN."
Mr. Summers has replied ta Mr..
Breedin as follows:
January 26, 1917.
''Mr. j. K. Breedin, Superintendent,
the South Carolina Anti-Saloon
League, Columbia, S. C.-My Dear Mr..
Breedin: Your letter of January "a
received. In reply l must state that
l am very much surprised thereat.
Considering the position which you
hold, and the speeches by you which
! have seen reported in various pa
pers of the State: l had been led to the
conclusion that you were prohibit
tionist, and not quart-a-month advo-
cate
II come from county that has al
ways been prohibition" My people
have voted for it on every occasion
when the opportunity has been pre-
sented to them, and as their repre-
sentative l shall vote for it.
Il cannot agree with you as to Sen
ator DuRant's bill. l most assuredly
will not support it. The people have
twice voted for prohibition, and should
have it, and all honest believers in
prohibition, and all true believers in
she rule of the people, will help them
get it, as I shall do.
VERY truly,
III. C. SUMMERS, Jr."
Mr.. W. r. Richey, Jr., of Laurens,
the author of the "bone-dry'' measure
now on the calendar, which is IRON
clad and alright, also received a let
ter from Mr.. Breedin, urging him to
support the quart-a-month bill of
Senator DuRant, ''if we cannot get
absolute prohibition" Mr.. Richey stat
ed that he intended to press his State
wide measure. and to force the handh
of the proh;bitionists, whatever the
Let US have prohibi-
ton which will prohibit, or let US get
a law which can be enforced" he urg- !
ed.
Mr.. Breedin's "call to prohibition
ISIS for a convention in Columbia on
ext TUESDAY night, is as follows:
Fellow Prohibitionists: Conditions
in the State, in the nation and
throughout the world have never been
SO favorable to prohibitionists as
they are today. Men of affairs and
men of the farms are advocating pro-
hIeition more earnestly than ever be-
fore, because the highly wrought COM
petition of the day calls insistently
for every man to develop and exercisr
MS greatest productive capacity. And
others are with us because through
he elimination of liquors will COM
both social betterment and CORES
or greater, business improve
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