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
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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!
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you'll always see when
r \lr good dressers get toj
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V/ Swell enough for neat
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\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
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ll V 4 insists upon in good tailj
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ir.tle you with these prices
can surprise you with
the quality.
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, Analysis of Our Fertilizers.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 ?
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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. E. Britt.
Afnntpr.Tnhn IfennoHv n?o in "RpIIp
vue Saturday. }*$
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Morrab spent
Thursday with Mrs. S. L. Wilson of
Grain ridge. *
Mr. and Mrs. John Wardlaw were
in McCormick Saturday afternoon.
On account of several cases of
mumps in Sandover the K. of P. picnic
has been postponed. 'r'J,
Mr. B. F. Mauldin of Anderson was
in McCormick Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Steadman of Troy who was severely
burned sometime ajjo was
thought to be some better a few days
ago.
Mr. W. H. Britt was in McCormick
Wednesday on business.
We had a nice rain on yesterday;
but not enough to stop our farmers
from plowing.
We are in McCormicfc tms weeK tne
guest of Mrs. J. E. Brltt, and failed
to get oft"the Bellevue news last Saturday.
The school children of McCormick
had an egg hunt Friday.
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