Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PROHIBITION IN MAINE. Some of Those Respects in Which It Has Not Failed-Does Not Please Liquor Ele ment. To the Editor of the State: The conditions of affairs in South Carolina relative to the liquor prob lem, together with the often heard remark, "Prohibition does not pro hibit in Maine." led me to write the president of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. whose home is in Portland. for facts con cerning the success of the Maine law in suppressing the sale of liquor in .hat state. The article which fol lows is her reply: Brewers' and Wholesale Liquor Dealers' President of the South Caro lina W. C. T. U. "I have seen articles in papers say ing that prohibition in Maine is a failure. Men have come to our state who talk this way, and if this state ment is untrue I want some word of refutation straight from the battle ground." I quote these words from a letter received lately from a South Carolina friend. The question is sim ilar to hundreds -that come to me in the course of a few months. Un 'doubtediy there are papers in every state that make statements like the one referred to. The "Wine and Spirit News," the "Criterion," "Bon fort's Circular" and every other I! quor paper that is published make such statements. "The Liberal," a comparatively new paper, which is the official organ of the Brewer's and Wholesale Liquor Dealers' associa tion of Oregon, in common with all the other liquor papers, fills its ad vertising columns with liquor adver tisements, and its reading columns it devotes largely to the condemnation of prohibition. Usually the value placed upon a statement. depends up on the reliability of its source. They are, to be sure, papers that publish ar ticles tending to shod that prohibi tion does not prohibit; that it tends to increase drunkards, to make hypo crites of men, etc. We are told that in some instances the publiscation of these articles is iaid for by the li quor fraternity. Th'e liquor drinkers. the liquor sympathizers all depise prohibition and declare it is a failure. Maine prohibition has not failed to sto;> the manufacture of alcoholic li quors within the state. It has not failed to reduce the sale of liquor to such an extent that it is regarded by the liquor trade as the most pernicious law ever enacted. It has not failed to receive a large miajority (three to one) in its favor or whenever submitted to the voters of Maine. It has not failed to receive the sup port and approbation of the best ele ent in Maine. It has not failed to receive the con demnation and hatred of the criminal classes and their sympathizers. It has not failed to receive the en dorsement of the largest daily papers of the state. It has not failed to receive,.the en dorsement of the leading statesmen of Maine. It did not fail to elect the present governor of the state by a majority of 26,800, a larger number than one halfe of the entire votes cast for the candidates who stood on the license platform. It does not fail to be enforced throughout the state at the present time, and this enforcement is likely to continue ever :e these localities where the si .ff attempts to be wiser and more powerful than the constitu tional law, for the enforcement com missioners appointed by the gover nor have power over the above un faithful officials. We admit that it has failed to ex terminate the liquor traffic in Maine. No law exterminates the evil against which it is aimed. Well disposed but illogical people sometimes com pare conditions in Maine as they now exist with what they would be if Jie liqucr traffic were exterminated, in stead of comparing the conditions with what they might be under any form of license. Such failures to fail as I have named are not likely to lead very speedily to her overthrow of the "Maine law." We are all ie mcre confident that there will be no failure to hold and uphold prohibition because of the mingling of the gos pel with the law. The attitude of the -churches in Maine, specially as represenmed by their pastors. and by their convention and conference de c!aracions. is overwhelmingly on the side of prohibition. Would there might comne into every community everywhere that evangel izing power which would cast out that which is impure and unholy. Real consecration, which is true love to Christ, always opens the heart and fills it with a desire to help the poor, the weak, and the unfortunate. Such consecration must inevitably lead to an interest in all laws which tend to benefit mankind, and especially those laws which are plainly in harmony with divine law. The W. C. T. U. everywhere should work and pray for a revival. a regeneration and baptism, such as would not alone inspire our hearts and quicken our zeal, but lead to the cleansing of civic conditions as they exist today in many a so-called Chirstian community. Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, President of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Portland, Maine, July I, 1905. Senator Tillman's Alleged Policy. Charlotte Observer. The declaration of his policy-or rather the re-affirmation of what he has often said heretofore-by Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, has brought forth considerable discussion of one kind and another. The sena tor is quoted as saying that "my poli cy has been to get everything for the south when I saw the chance, and I tried to get it, right or wrong, hon estly or dishonestly, because those people up there have been stealing from us long enough." Discussing this statement, the Birmingham Age Herald says: "No one will claim that Senator Tiliman's policy is highly ethical or highly desirable in all respects, and yet all must concede that the south is constanty taxed in many directions to enrich the already plethoric north. Alabama, for example, is taxed each year three million dollars to pay pen sions to the northern federal sol diers of the civil war. This may be a penalty of the unsuccessful war, but it is expensive at any rate, and Ala bama feels the tax. It is collected in an indirect manner through the cus tom houses or through the offices of internal revenue, but it is paid and the money is taken from Alabama pockets. And so it is in fifty other directions, none, however, quite so drastic or grievous as the 'tax im posed for civil war pensions. Sena tor Tilman thinks the south should receive its proportion of Federal ap propriations, and he knows, as all other intelligent observers know, that it does not get its due proportion. It never has, and the prospect is not good so far as' the future is concern ed. While the statement of his pol icy is frank even to bluntness, yet it must be conceded that it rests on sound foundatiohis, and that all the error it contains is in the super structure only." This reiterated declaration of Sen ator Tilman is merely one of the South Carolinians efforts at frank ness at the expense of accuracy. Mr. Tillman stands up for his section to the best of his ability and has been known to take an advantage of the senate and by reason of the peculiar circumstances force through his measure, but we do not believe he would resort 'to dishonest means, as he proclaims, to benefit the south. The fact that the south has been and still is unjustly treated in the mater of pension bleeding and scantcness of appropriations do not justify such3 sentiments as those expressed by Senator Tillman. It is unfortunate that the senator has sen fit to again make use of 'this statement. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE MENT AND DISCHARGE. Nctice is hereby given that I will, as admnis~1trator of the estate of E!len Sumter, deceased, make a final settle men on the estate of said deceased in he Probate Court for Newberry County, on Thursday, August 10, 1905 and immediately thereafter apply to said court for letters dismissory as ad ministator of said estate. All per sons holding claims against said es 'tate will present the same, duTy at tested, by that date. H. E. Todd. Administrator. Long wind cannot make up for Notice Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that T. as executor of the estate of Jno. E. Buz hardt, deceased. will make a fnal se:tlement on the estate of said de ceased in Probate court for Newber ry county, on August 15, 1905. All persons holding claims against said estate will present the same, duly at tested, by that date. Jno. T. Norris, Executor. Excursion to Little Mountain August 4th., 1905. On account of Reunion Newberry college at Little Mountain. Friday, August 4th., the C. N. & L. railroad will sell round trip tick-ts from Newberry for 50 cents. Leaving New berry 8:35 a. m., returning leaves Little Mountain 6:29 p. M., arriving Newberry 7:05 p. m. Fare from other points are as fol lows: Laurens 75 cents, Clinton 75 cent, Goldville 70 cents, Kinards 65 cents, Gary 6o cents, Jalapa 6o cents, Newberry 50 cents and Prosperity 30 cents. An excursion will be run from Co lumbia leaving at 8.oo a. m., arriving at Little Mountain at 9.25. The fare for the round trip from Columbia is: Columbia 75 cents, Leopart, 75 cents, Irmo 50 cents, Ballentine 40 cents, White Rock 35 cents, Hilton 30 cents and Chapin 25 cents. For further information write or call on J. W. Denning, Agent. Week End Rates via Southern Ry. Effective Saturday June 3rd and continuing to and including Septem ber 3rd 1905 we will sell round trip' tickets continous passag.- in each di rection for all Saturday train; and Sunday morning train, good returning leaving destination not later than Tuesday following date of the sale at rates as follows: Anderson, S. C., $240. Walhalla, S. C., $3.40. Chick Springs, S. C., $2.75. Tyron, N. C., $3.85. Saluda, N. C., $3.85. Hendersonville, N. C., $3.85. Asheville, N. C., $3.85. Spartanburg, S. C., $2.10. Greenville, S. C., $2.10. White Stone, S. C., $2.10. Union, S. C., $1.85. Charleston, S. C., $5-15 Isle of Palms, S. C. $5-15. Tybee, Ga., $5.x5. For further information phone or write 3. P. Sheely, Agent. Fire Insurance! We will insure your Frame D welling for only sixty cents on the hundred dollars, (not ex posed), or better still, one dol lar and eighty Cents for five years. Good business people insure their property, why don't you? Insurance on stock and store buildings also, HOLMES & McFALL, Fire Insurance Agents. Phone 67. !m!rIesst 811 Vcstcru Caro!!n Ry. (Schedule in Effect April z6, 1905.) No. 52. Daily. Lv. Newberry............1236 p. m. Ar. Laurpos .... . x-p.m No. 2. Daily. Lv. Laurens............. . 150p. m. Ar. Greenwood............ 2.46 p. m. Ar. Augusta......-.5.20 p. m. Ar. Anders6n............ 7.1o p. m. No. 4p. Daily. Lv. Augusta..............-----.- .... 2.35 P. m. Ar. Allendale---------...-.-----.-- 4 30 p. m. Ar. Fairfax...... ................. 4.4! p. m. Ar. Charleston........................... 7.4o p. m. r. Bleaufort......... ..........------ --630 p. m r. Fort Rcyal.... ... ....... .....6.40 p. m Ar. Savannah ... .................... -5. -W. Ar. waycross .......................... 1.oo p. m. Ar. Tacksonville.. .............................. No. i. Daily. Lv. Laureno.. ................-....... 2.07 p. m Ar. Sparta-2burg ..............~......3.20 p. m. No. 52. No. 87. Daily. Ex. Sun. Lv. Imurens............20ogp. m. 8.oo a. m. Ar. Greenville ... ........ .25 p. m. 1o 23 a. m. Through ruilman car st-vice between Au gusta ar.d Jacksonville, Fla. H . G ASQVF. A gt.. Is.uren. 5. C. F.O. T. T,RYAN, G'en'l Agt., Greerville. S. c. RnSr WIT T TAM.,ten'Pasc. Aget Augusta. Just a OF Time, We wish to call youi Spring and Summer ( A dollar expended with us will We offer the trade our best effoi best. The prices the lowest for ti We offer some dainty Mercerize in price from roc. to 50c. yd. We have nice line Knickerbock Dimities, Ducks, DeLaines and ot are dreams for waists or dresses. Riverside Plaids, Southern Silks, Our Shoes are built to wear. C sell Groceries. Get prices and see S. S. BI Prcspe: " COMESOC Whenever you start out on a * This plan will save you mat time. If we haven't just wh We shall not urge you to bu3 goods as soon as you can. I every way to make selection: + MAYES' D] SEAE AIR - LINE NORTH - SOUTI Two Daily Pullman \ Between SOUTH FiRST-CLASS DIN The Best Rates and F Via Richmond and Norfolk and Stes Nashville, Memp Louis, Chicago, N Points South and Sou1 and Jacksonville as and Cuba. PossmTVELy 'THE S NORTH A: W"-For detailed informati man reservations, etc., ap board Air Line Railway, 01 Passenger Agent, Columt: C. F. STEWART,. SAVAN1~ W. L BUUOIIHS, Tra SOUTHERE THE SOUTH'S GREA TEST UNEXCELLED DINING CA] THROUJGH!PULLMAN SLEE 'I RAINS. CONVENIENT SCHEDULES WINTER TOURISTS' RATEW points. For full information as to rates, Railway Ticket Agent, or R. W. HUF Minute YOUR Please. ' attention to our line of aoods. do double duty. Try it. ts in selections. The styles are the^ e best goods. a Waistings, Skirtings, &c., ranging Suitings, Brousse Stripes, Callalettes, her dress goods. Our Tussoh Silks Spring and Summer Prints 5c. yd. Cheviots, Cottonades, &c. ur men's Shirts are beauties. We styles. Yours anxious to please, rge Co.. rrity, 8. G. )N AND SEE+ shopping tour come here first. 4 ly unnecessary steps and much S at you want then look elsewhere. 4 , but we do wish you to see ourS t will be to your advantage in before the final rush begins, RUG STORE. " 1OARD - RAILWAY. I - EAST -- WEST. 'estibuled Limited Trains and NEW YORK. ING CAR SERVICE. ~oute (0 all Eastern Cities Washington, or via .mers.-To Atlanta, his, Louisville, St. ew Orleans, and All :hwest-To Savannah id all points in Florida ORTEST L.INE BETWEEN N4D SOUTH. on, rates, schedules, Pulk~ pay to any agent of The Sea Jos. W. Stewart, Traveling Ia, S. C. [AH, GA. r. Pass. igt. Columbia S C RAILWAY 3YSTEM. I SERVICE. PING CARS ON ALL THROUGH ON ALL LOCAL TRAINS. 3 are now in effect to all Plor'ida routes, etc.; consult nearest Sotithern 'T, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C'