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I The Abbeville Press and Banner 1 BY W. w7& W R. BR AD LE Y. ~ ABBEVILLE. S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1909. ESTABLISHED 1844 -S '% "j V 4:; --- I f ,??as0!'\ \ ' } >{ : r :. \ " > * * v< ': r' , I * I ' ' Cop>ngnicd 1909 by SCHLOSS BROS. 4 CP. fine Clothes Makers Baltimore and New York We can't sta but we Park < TO PROMOTE TEMPERANCE. Worthy of the Thought and Efforts of tl Best and Wisest Men. *At the request of our fr iecd, the Kev. A. B-st of McCormlck, f >r lnforniatlor, weco| the following edttoral Irom Ihe A ugu?ta H< aid of last Thursday. The AuguMa Herald a reputable newspaper published iu tbe d State of Georgia. ' Why 1? It that prohibition does not prof bit? This is a notorious truinD. Before \ had practical kuowudge of it to Georgia * bad rrart ot th- b'lnd tiger- In >I*ine, tl origin*! prohibition S'"te, kdu ?i uie hhioi B'nhehlnt: by Carri* Xatn.u in Khij.sis, tl uext pr. hibitlon ? ate. Why no >n'i J ? B- cioo-f I he legislators who make Ih* pr h'? 1 ten Ihvp", tirr those who Hand tnb:t them and Uii?e tlieua to enact K"oh lawn, a tbeui-elves leeioiaier* or exp.ct to becoti nuch. ' They do not vote f >r such |lawa to ? piv to th? iD8tlv?-Ht out io ihi* 01 Le~ tallow." This ii? not rt-aMHilig uoui x 'w?*i Man pMul." but fron< 'be B'andpolut < f clear ri (>on and muh. Piohlotiicn not t btt tor the reason that the xo-C'illcd prohibit) Ifticii are. till drown with a virw of upylj/fnj/ the other fellow, ana not to Hie ii.ni. wl make or claU'Or* (or the law. It prohit tion was really desired, to ?pp y 10 al', *hI and Mnner. rich and poor alike, it could very nearly secured ? > pan-irya i>.w putu on the ?h?*li u>-Pe ?\ ry feltow who Iiht ri < touobi d t r tasted the lorbl Mm drink Tti |H not On f. 1)>||R(1 la \? K aiepasxd Will are dfh'nn*d to make It tmpoidhle or dil /?nit fnr ihM nmir mHn loe ?i p. whl le^vii abundant avenues or>*-n ^or toe rich man fcupply his wants In this line. There isn't h truth dialed in ths> Bible rno tiue >H?n this. 8uetffin tx'rtme law cou'd not be paste It would be <te?p >ile. nncr>n?i >luin-n wrong. Tben, If that be irue, It proves lb no-called prohibition l? wrong 1? i* not pi blhltlon, hat regulation, and tlie attempl regulation Is to keep the ? iber fellow fro gelling It, while lenvina the hwdup" of x cess to it oppri to the m"ti who makes t law and to ths man who (lamors for It. t An (be Herald slated, there are sincire pi ' hlbltion'stn, men who do not taste liquor hi would. IMIiev cou'd, prevent anyb ?ly mi everybody el?e Irom galling i>; but the COD*tltnt?? hnt a "mail rlqip. The f/reut bnn of the prohibitionists arc men who simply ilc.it to prevent the other Jcttow J'rum g> ttiii</ it. ib>se ar?- in?- lacis, huh Ijc>? should ulwn berecon:zed. ThU u tb?* sens b'e pan. I cause one rtcon z>h facts UiU do<-s not pro that he approves Ihem. Intemperance Is great ev(i '1 h- drink vice is a hllgb'i curse. How to promote temperance i? a pi blem W( rt? y < f -the thought aud etlorts tbe tiestiniii widest me", Bui II 1? not promoted by absurd sn-c-ill prohibition laws wblch are made with view ol reselling onIv the oiher fellow, n by such rabid aud zeu -blinded problbltl ft(JV< fUlfh HK uur coucruicu wuaujpuiui Tne.Oilacdo Star. * I'<1 Itnthcr IMo, Doctor, than have Riy fffct cut oil'," *aid M. Bingham, of Princeville, III.; "b you'll die from gangrene (which hi eaten away eight toes) if jou don't said all doctors. Instead, lie us< Bucklen's Arnica .Salve till whol cured. Its cures of Eczema, Fev Sores, Boils, Burns and Piles astoui the world. ir>c at Speed's diug stor Mr. F. (i. Frlttp, Oneontn, N. Y., writ* "My llilie (f'rl ? ?? nn atly benefitted by t? ln? Foley's Orino l>x ?tive, and I think If the b?st. remedy 'or constipation and lh trouble." Foley's Orino L?xative is best I women and children, as It is ml.d, plexsa and tflVctive, and is a splendid suring roe cine, hh it cleanses ihe system and clears t complexion. C. A. Miltord & Co. The Abbeville Insurant and Trust Co. are prepared 1 handle your real estate. ! you have any real estate 1 sell, or if you wish to bu call or phone us. Office ov< Cobb's shoe store. Phone 11 at these Suits! W '*02*^ They're the sortof Suits you'll always see when r \lr good dressers get toj T'.v}% <v,..?T- - gether. -\ * *1 Wig^ / i - ^ V/ Swell enough for neat % ^ i dressers and modest \f -^- J/ JP/ enough for business ; rvil I wear. They're right in S | harmony with what fe^i ft r'7 fashion calls for in fabi 1 " - Vina \T7*h^tst.vlpdfimands ()\v jfi a vv v j ? -w w | i in cut, and what quality ll V 4 insists upon in good tailj M:. | \ < ' 1| \ 1 ;;f oring. I ! || 'J y j M These Suits come at fi i * rA <m r ' vj)iU " AND UP. ir.tle you with these prices can surprise you with the quality. 3r fe Reese. , Analysis of Our Fertilizers. py Samples of three brands of our fertilizers have been r> drawn by a State inspector of fertilizers and analyzed .1- by the Clemson College authorities with the following results: .n n Our 8-3-3 ammoniated goods analyzes 8.69-3.66-3.60. ommnni'at-pH ahnHs PTialvzeS IO. A >"2. 02-2. I I. y- WU1 u./j-_ - uu?u.w,mwvU bw J - lKj fj Our 16 per cent, acid analyzes 16.87 Per cent. rt You will make no mistake in buying our fertilizers. ," We are running on quality. The analyzes shows that Jo they are much above our guarantee. Hi Several of our customers have complimented us nl on the good, dry, mechanical condition of our goods r'h this year. rti ?K Ill j i! Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co., | ANDERSON, S. C. c- I be ?mm*^mmmMMmmmmmmm?I?'?W rr| T/j/s is Good Reading. ''Gentle Spring" lias come once more and so have we with our Fertilizers, Seed Corn, Potatoes, Garden Plows, Cultivators, Guano Distria butor-, Cotton Planters of which the old "\Vil6on" or "Pot Planter" is o. the onlitst. When you get hold of one of our "Scovil" or Goose Neck of Hoes you can chop more cotton than the next man. It is fun to put ~ - * 1 T>l T"*iu e<i I down (iuano witn our one-norse jseniou - or uiue -.vutci ?auurr or tributor. Plows, Sweeps, Horse Collars and Backs?lots of 'em and we cau show more kinds of Harae Strings than any bouse in town. If you think this is all we have to show, you miss it badly. We have almost everything and a few other articles. Just a^k Bill if this isn't so aud then come and see for yourself. Why it is worth a walk around j. to our place jubt to see how glad w e are to see and wait on you. Just try it. I" Am os B. Morse Co. id , FISIEM' MJ[ 01flRfiFMIJ : liliUUIIllU &P1JU11I 11UUJU V lUIIU k| State, County and City Depository. ? * President: Vice-President: Cashier: F. E. HARRISON. P. B. SPEED. J. H. DuPRE. ol* Directors : F. E. Harrison, P. B, Speed, G. A. Visanska, J. H. DuPre, R. M. Haddon, W. B. Moore, W. P. Greene, J. F. to Clink scales, C. C. Gaiubrell. Lf We soliei your biiNiaiesx sind lire prepared lo handle to il safely and conservatively. y We are in potion to luake you loans, and to pay interest od deposits, when placed iu [8 Our Savings Department. ? ??? ? REJOINDER OF REV. A. H. BEST. Mr. Editor?Notwithstanding your unfair method in writing of our temperance meeting at McCormick, and treatment of my reply, I must ask space for a further word. For the information of the public, I wish to say that it is the editor of the Press and Banner and his co-workers, and not the people of McCormick, who are responsible for this agitation on the dispensary in Abbeville County springing up at McCormick just at this time. There has been a Chapter of temperance workers here at ( McCormick for some time. At the Febru- \ ary meeting wo were speaking of some plans, looking to the organization of the prohibitionists for the fight against the sale of whiskey in Abbeville County, in order ya. that we might get the people ready for the XU election in August, a report of this meeting reaching the editor of the Press and Banner; (I wish h6 would tell the people how he got his information) and he, as seems to have been his custom, felt called upon to strike a blow at what he seems to regard the budding of the fight for voting ? out the dispensary in Abbeville County, and the bringing in of prohibition. In order to accomplish his purpose, he adopts I ? the method of ridicule and fun making of 11 i honest, respectable Christian people, work-* ing for the suppression of what they know to be one of the greatest evils of our day. Then when I find it necessary to use plain language to answer this uncalled for attack upon us, the editor begins to write ttt| about manifesting a gentlemanly spirit w when writing for his paper in order to get gentlemanly treatment from him. I amj__ perfectly, willing for the public after carefully reading the editor's first article "McCormick's Mutual Admiration Society," March 17th, and my reply to that, and his to me March 31st, to say who failed to manifest a gentlemanly spirit. You speak f of lowering the dignity and high calling of < the pulpit by methods that you do not approve. I suppose some of the people ? around about Jerusalem thought when the Master said, "You scribes, Pharisees, hypocrites," that he was lowering the dignity of his calling. Those who are opposed to prohibition legislation or the enactment of any laws looking to the betterment of the mor- _ als of the people, are constantly volunteer- IS ing advice as to what the ministry should or should not do. I wish to say that we did not receive our call from them, neither do we look to them for our commission. ? Bishop Morrison, when presiding over the session of our conference at Gaffnev, in speaking to the report of the committee on temperance said, that if you call working for prohibition going into politics then I want all the preachers to go into politics and work until prohibition wins. As to the success of prohibition in this State and Georgia: I gave the names of parties vouching'for the improved condi tions under prohibition ana tne success 01 the law. And now I call-upon those saying that prohibition is a failure to give the facts and the names of the parties vouching for the facts. If I had the space I could tfive the facts from the very best authority as to the success of prohibition in ~ Knoxville, Tenn., where over one hundred QI barrooms were closed. Now, as to the failure of prohibition in -rrr Abbeville: In one sentence you say that a J ^ prohibition law is enforced better when it is first passed. And then you say that in less than a year after the law was passed, prohibiting the saleW whiskgy in Abbeville, a Presbyterian elder \vas going around with a petition to get the law repealed. Now a veiy pertinent question is, what support did, the Dress of Abbeville give to the enforcemeui.dt-tha law? Againyou must remember that it must have been over twenty years ago since Abbeville tried the experiment with prohibition. I suppose there is no question upon which pubU? Viqo /thancroA mnrfl in Knnt.h I1U OClllliliCllV ilWQ VUWUQVV* V4VAV 4U MWUVM Carolina in that length of time than the question of the possibility of prohibiting tne sale of whiskey. About \twenty years __ ago I heard a Methodist minrgter of the S. C. Conference say, "Does prohibition prohibit?" And then tauntingly answered, "No." Where is the preacher in the Methodist Church in South Carolina who would dare to repeat that in one of our pulpits today? Again: You speak of the time when the Courts held up tne dispensary and of the ?? fearful conditions which threatened Abbeville at that time. You must know that the political conditions were such then as to make that no fair test of prohibition. Then, with the great majority of our people?a Tillmanite?was a dispensaryite, while an anti-Tiilmanite was against the dispensary. I understand that Abbeville County has always been very strong in the Tillman column, and therefore, they would resist any interference with the dispensary system by the Courts. But time has taught our people some toiuys, turn uuo ui iuo things our best and most thoughtful people are learning is, however much we may differ on some questions, we must agree when it comes to the suppression of the monster evil, the whiskey traffic. If the people of Abbeville County are behind the rest of the State in this respect then I must believe it is because the press of Abbeville has been all on one side, and have failed to give the people the light as to conditions in other places. For I believe the people of Abbeville are as ready to do the right thing when they see it as any people of our Stated You, Mr. Editor, speak of me as a "traducer" of the good people of Ab* beville, You hold up the failure of the people of more than twenty years ago to enforce prohibition as a proof of what the people of today would do. You say that the Town Council of sixteen or seventeen years ago granted indulgences to a few white men in order to surpress a dozen or more negro blind tigers in the shape of restaurants, and that the people winked at if And the inference is that you would . have the world believe that the people of Abbeville of today, if prohibition was to win and the dispensary was closed up, would sit down and let a few negro blind tigers, backed as they often are by unscrupulous white men, violate with impunity the law prohibiting the sale of whiskey. I have a better opinion of the people of Abbeville of today. Therefore, 1 contend that it is you, Mr. Editor, not I who must stand convicted as a "traducer" of the people of Abbeville. You say, "If Abbeville is the only place on the Seaboard Air Line Eailway from New Orleans to Richmond where whiskey is legally sold, then it is not true that Abbeville is the only city between the points mentioned, where liquor i$ not illegally sold." No, I can not s&y that liquor is not illegally spld in Abbeville. But I can say that I am reliably informed that the dispensary at Abbeville is furnishing the whiskey of the blind tigers, who are operating in the adjoining counties in this State and across the Tine in Georgia. It is a noted fact that the dispensary is the mother of blind tigers. And just as the dispensary of North Augusta is contributing largely to making I prohibition ineffective in Augusta, so it is that the Abbeville dispensary is selling a ' great deal of the whiskey that is giving trouble to the surrounding territory. As to what you say of the board of missions of the A. K. P. Church, I will say that I suppose that church is perfectly competent to take care of itself. My knowledge of the men that constitute such a board compels me to say that you will have to get up better evidence before you convince me what you say of them is true. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I want to ask you when you see lit to cut oui any part of i my communications, that you do me the j loudness not to write of the portion left out, or the spirit of it, when the people do I not know what I write. You are trying ! very hard to make the people believe that ?_ II have been disrespectful and acted ungen tlemanlv when I know that my record will contradict any such inference. Ul II A. H. Best, DUl April 10,1909. McCormick, S. C. Q ? Cash Bart m \ Buy Here and r~"L SAVE MONEY | ^ LU1 C/ is with pleasure to ourselves and a great announce to you that our store is crow ceiling in bargians for yc I finnrlc Nnfinnc A1 Jlllnr t iy? j vjuvuoj i iv/nuiiOj XTlllllllVl^) Glass, Crockery, Enamel and \ B are yours to please in anything, and our t . For Shirts, Collars? Ties, Hosiery, md most anything to wear. See us befo: Our Stationery Departi also always complete. Buy your Tablets and Pens here and save m< Wp are acA-n+.a fnt* tlio T. 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Pants, Overalls J re buying elsewhere. " " . J mpnt KAAVAJ^ V i, Box Papers, Pencils >ney. l'J^3 argest Wall J Country. ; 1 V:,^-l ,vnn a nhftfl-n nnalrfar ;and whj we can sell eve Money. ity Street. ' / ' Store rgr, I WALL PAPER > 1 A from 106 double S3 / roll Tin BELLEVUE. Mrs. P. Morrah came borne Saturday, after a week pleasantly spent with relative" at Clemsori and Iva. ' uh Mr. A. B. Kennedy and sister, Miss v * Georgia, have moved to the Parker", place. Mrs. Addie Robinson and children of Trov, spent last week with relatives in this community. The trustees of the DeLa Howe estate met at Lethe on the first Friday > in April. Mr. C. J. Britt went to Augusta Friday of last week and was present at the burial of Mr. Durem. Mr. J.E. Britt of McCormick was in Anderson Saturday on business. Mr. Harvey Robinson was in Bell?vue last Sabbath afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Britt and Miss Ooie Kennedy are in Augusta for a few days. Mrs. W. H. Kennedy spent Wednesday in McCormick the guest of Mrs. J. 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