The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-01-17
NOW FOR PROHIBITION.


The decision of the Supreme Court
1T the Ua tcd States on the Webb
Kenyon law having cleared the way
for absolute prohibition in South
Carolina, and the legislature being
now in session, and the people OF
the state, in an election held for the
purpose of determining whether we
shall have prohibition or not having
declared for prohibition with no
monthly allowance whatever, the
people ofthe state, or those who IA
vor driving liquor from the confines
Of the state, and closing up the
ibar-rooms of the Southern Express
I Company, maintained in our midst
contrary to the wishes Of the people
and the spirit of our laws, should de-
mand of their representatives in
the General Assembly that we get
what we we have demanded, or we
should know the reason why.
In another two years there VIII be
an election for Governor, and Tor
United States Senator, and for mem
hers of the General Assembly in this
STATE. No man who does not stand
Tor absolute prohibition in the manu-
facture, sale and USE Of liquor
should be supported by prohibition
ITS. We should demand of the peo-
Die who offer for Office that they
show their hands.
And it is about time that those
people who would be for prohibition,
IL prohibition would prohibit, trot
out another horse or get in the tight.
The day has come when man will
not hide behind this cloak. Those
who are not for US are against US
The papers state that there are two
kinds Of prohibitionists, the uncom-
promising, and, those who compro-
mise on the gallon month for per-
.sonal use. The truth is that there
have BEEN two kinds-the political
prohibitionists- that is those who
have pretended to be for Rrohibi-
ttion for political purposes, but who
have been willing for the people to
get all the liquor possible consist
lent with the politicians holding on to
the offices; and those who are
against liquor. Hereafter there will
be but one class of prohibitionists,
and that will consist of those who
believe in wiping the liquor makers,
the liquor sellers and the liquor
drinkers off the map. The man who
Jstands; for a gallon a month al
against prohibition, must stand with
those who believe in the making,
selling and drinking Of liquor, and
:,he is q liquor man, because he can
not have his gallon a month unless
there are distilleries and sellers.
Every man must make his own Sc
lection, but we will have no more
shypocrites in the prohibition ranks.
q; And if we do not obtain prohibi-
tion at this session of the legisla-
sture the people should look closely
to the votes of their representatives
at this term. We must know where
they stand in order that we may be
ready for them when the fight be-
gins in the next election. And it
would be well to keep your eyes on
1.-The Congress Of the United States in
the coming months. We have rep
resentatives from this state and this
district in Congress. We should
know where they stand on the liquor
question, that is, such of them as
will likely stand for reelection. Just
now there is an effort to free the
District Of Columbia of the liquor
shops, and there is an effort by con-
istitutional amendment to secure
national prohibition. 1t is import
ant to. the people of this state to
have representatives on Congress
who represent them on these ques-
ions as well as on every other ques-
ton.
The fight has just begun. But vic
tory is sure to come. Rum will be
driven from this country within the
next ten yeras both by law and by
q healthy public opinion. There
should be no loop holes in the law
on the grounds of medicinal" or
"sacramentap' purposes. The people
are able to make. at home all the
light wines needed for "sacramental''
purposes, and liquor is not a medi-
, cine any longer. If we are to close
the door "air-tight" let it-be closed
that way. We should tolerate no
drugstore barrooms. '
MR.. w. w. BRADLEY.