The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-01-14
CAMPAIGN FOR PROHIBITION
EXTENSION BEGINS january 10
In SIX SOUTHERN States
Success Forecasted by Prominent Citizens Head-
ing Movement i'm Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, South Carolina end tennessee
Quotas Total So, 2,975 900 for Enforcement

done depends almost entirely upon
the moral and financial support and
corporation Of those who have made
possible the results so far achicT Ted.
Calling 70 the South.
THE Prohibition forces are calling
now 10 the South to finish the job.
Here. where Prohibition was Graded
is the place to set the pace and blaze
the way for the balance OF the nation
and the world.
This campaign does not propose TO
Interfere with individuals: it is wag-
ing no war on tobacco; it is driving
only toward enforcement of the law
already on the statute books and tho
enactment Of others that may be
necessary to reinforce them.
1T is intended primarily as a cam
paign Of education. Literature to
countcract the propaganda Of the vets
Is being disseminated, meetings will
be held and dry candidates will be
supported against those Of the vets
for every political office from presi-
dent downward
Officers charged with enforcement
OF the Prohibition laws will be en-
couraged and upheld SO long as they
do their full duty aid those who are
lax will be vigorously opposed at the
polls"
in addition to the great work Of
law enforcement and combating the
liquor propaganda in this country
there is tho greater task of carrying
the war on liquor traffic into other
countries
World Dry BY 1880.
"World Prohibition by 1890 IS the
aim Of the dry forces.
Routed from America, many of the
distillers and brewers arc planning to
: resume their business in China and
+. other countries where the liquor traf-
fic still holds sway. Already liquoi
runners are preparing to bring liquor
int. this country by airplane from
Cuba. Mexico and the West Indies.
. "AIl these countries and those Of
3 Europe and Central and South Amer.
! lea are calling to us for aid. We must
see that they are not disappointed
They see what we hayo accomplished
v here and they are looking to us to
i. show them the way.
q "To successfully combat the efforts
q OF the liquor interest at home to heed
h the call for help from China and the
;. other countries where the liquor in
terests arc seking to become intrench
4 cd and also to carry Prohibition to the
entire world by the timo set--1930-
= will require large expenditure Of
- funds.
y Necessity Is Obvious.
s ID. J. CAN'T, recently placed II
n charge Of Prohibition enforcement II
- tho South, declares tho governmen
- appropriation for this purpose for 1872
!. Is woefully insufficient and that /
- will be impossible for the federal gov
~ ernment to take over all the respon
sibility.
There is no doubt that this can
30 paign for funds, with it's purpose
u clearly understood and tho pYessin
Do necessity for its success obvious, wi
'e receive the active support Of larg
III percentage OF tho people OF the Sauti
10 ut vitality concerns tho busines
IT, man from whose employees the tenn
or tation OF strong drink has bean r,
70 moved, nd 1t also vitality concorn
r. the mothers OF this country, who's
sons, now growing to manhood, wi
tn never know the debaging influence
be the saloon"