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ALABAMA REUMIATES flOhIBMON IN
- COISTITUTIOD.
The prohibition amendment to 4
the constitution of Alabama, af- t
ter the fiercest political contest z
in the historyof that State, where c
the women and children took ac- i
tive parts, and where the minis- <
try worked like beavers, was lost i
by a heavy majority,and in effect, r
the result is regarded s a repu- f
diation of the administration i
which forced prohibition on the t
people of Alabama. Local option a
had been in vogue in Alabama t
for many years, with the result s
that many towns and cities voted;
hquor out and the law in such s
places was enforced, but the Pro- E
hibitionistsnotcontent with what f
they had, having a majority in e
legislature and led by extre- s
mists, took advantage of the a
situation and by legislation p
forced a - State - wide b i I o
through, and'to clinch it,they un- b
dertook to get an amendment to b
the constitution fixing Alabama a
for all time in the prohi- u
bition column, but the peo
ple had a voice in this, ti
and when it come to them they, S
with strong emphasis, rebuked si
the legislature which forced pro- t]
hibition upon them and by an n
overwhelming majority voted 1(
down the amendment. b
HadAlabamabeencontent with d
her local option laws % are sat- jt
isfied the cause of temperance ta
would not have suffered as it has r
under the prohibition law. grad- g,
ually, as the community senti- ai
ment justified it, the sale of alco- t
holic liquors was being voted out rt
and the law enforced, but when A
the politicians of that State tc
sought to force upon communi- S1
tiesa condition they did not want, m
even the prohibition communities p
manifested their sympathy by m
onkg the anti-prohibitionists to pc
repudiate the leaders of the pro- tk
hibition party who were working fo
the religious bodies for their own is
political advancement, ad ad- 0
vantage. pz
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:ous defeat of the Prohibitionists
in Alabama to be an indication of
% swinging back of the temper
%nce wave, not at all, but we do
regard it as an indication that the
peoDle are beginning to re-lize
ihe work of the politicians in us
ing the religious bodies for ulter
or purposes, and too, they real
ze the danger, both to the church
wd the State, of uniting these
'wo important elements; this pro
2ibition wave under the usurped
eadership of crafty politicians is
.ast making the churches a part
)f the country's politics. History
ias long ago shown that a church
,overned countrv retrogrades.
Lnd how abject and slaved the
:eople of a priest-ridden country
ivere, therefore, a halt is called
>efore it is too late; and this, in
>ur opinion had much to do with
he fall down of prohibition in
Mabama when the people took a
iand in the contest.
South Carolina under Local
)ption has voted out the legal
ale of liquor in thirty-six coun
ies. this was done by the people,
.nd the probability is these dry
ounties will continue dry. There
5 however, a demand on the part
f an element of the Prohibition
sts to take advantage of their
tumbers in the legislature. and
orce prohibition in the counties
rhich were permitted to express
heir wishes, notwithstanding
tacit understanding that
heir wishes would be re
pected, but it would not be sur
irising to us did the next ses.
ion of the legislature adopt a
ltate-wide prohibition law, thus
:rcing those counties that have:
xpressed themselves by permis
ion of the same legislature, into
condition opposed to the ex
ressed wish of those people. In
ur opinion, it would be an act of!
ad faith, as much so, as wouldI
ave been the forcing liquor into
ny prohibition county, made so
nder the Brice Act:
There is such a thing as going
o far, as over-doing, and if our
tate legislature at its next ses
on over rides the sentiment in!
ke six counties that were per
itted by their ballots to!
gally sell liquor, it will
3 their fault if the people
rive the money changers out of
te temple, for much of this ex
eme prohibition, is mecenary,
-pudiate what has already been
uned for the cause of temper
ice, and bring back to this State
te horrid night mare of bar
oms. We think the example of
labama sLould cause the people
demand a halt. and, let the 1
ate work out its salvation by
eans that will meet with the 4
ople's approval, and not per- '
it shrewd, but unscrupulous
ilitiians to longer manipulate 1
e religious bodies of this State]i
r their own selfish purposes. It!i
our sincere opinion that South I
Lrolina will not submit to op-~
ession anyrnore than did AI
ama, and when those entrusted
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with her political affairs are not
content to respect the wishes of
a people. especially after calling
on them to express themselves.
then the pendulum will swing to
Ithe other side, and there will be
a revolt anda repudiation as there
was in Alabama, where prohibi
tion lost by over 25,000 majority.
A CONSTITUTION NEEDED.
It is now about time that South
Carolina was having a constitu
tion built so that things progres
i sive would not be impeded and
thwarted? Whenever there is an
attempt to get out of the old ruts
I and join the progress that condi
tions require, there looms up our
wonderful State constitution and
says nay. The case of the Caro
lina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad
is hampered by the decision of
the supreme court, which declar
es that the Act of 1909 is uncoIn
sti'utioual and the Secretary of
State can not issue to it the c'har
ter petitioned for. When this Act
was undergoing legislation some
of the Senators took the position
that such an Act would be in
violation of the constitution, oth
ers took a contrary positioa, this
contention was contined to the
lawyers, and they were about
equally divided in opinion. The
laymen could only guess which
was right and vote in accordance
with their desire to promote the
means to build up the State and
induce capital to come here. Now
comes the Supreme Court of the
State with a final judgment in
the case declaring the Act grant
ing the charter unconstitutional.
The court, like the lawyer Sena
tors, was divided. The Chief
Justice with four other judges
decided in favor of the Act, and
Associate Justice Garr and ten.
other judges declared the Act un
constitutional. Just what the re
sult of this decision will be re
mains to be seen. but the point
we wish to stress is South Caro
lina needs a constitution that will.
not be an obstruction to the de
velopment of the resources of the
State.
In the matter of the contention
Df the Attorney General with re
gard to the opinion he gave the
Secretary of State in the C. C. &
D., case. The State of Monday'
says it 'expressed no opinion up
)n this legal question." What a
pity it did not give its legal opin
on while the bill was pending in
he legislature. so the members ofI
;hat body might have had a re-,
training hand to keep them from I
macting into law a bill which
ras unconstitutional. This way;,
['he State has of letting the leg
slature adopt unconstitutional
aws, and not say anything about
t until the courts make a declar
Lton, is not exactly .iare. It
-dunds to much like, --I told you]
o," or 'I could have told you,.
iad you asked me."
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THE INTER-STATE LAW TO BE AMENDED.
It is stated that the inter-state
commerce law will be changed by
the coming congress and that
President Taft will exert his in
Ilaersce to have the law amended.
Wte sincerely hope that this in
ter-state commerce law will be so
amended that the States will be
able to legislate and prevent the
bringing into them that which is
obnoxious to their people. When
congress enacts such i law and it
is sustained by the highest court.
then the enforcement of liquor
transp)ortation laws will be a
easier matter. and those favoring
liquor regulation can get conser
vative legislation the enforce
ment of which will not be antag
onistic to constitutiona! rights as
regarded by liberty loving Amer
icans.
There are but few men in any
comiulnitv who favor the indis
cri minate selling of intoxicants,
and did those who desire to sup
press Its sale go at it conserva
tively, there would be less fric
tion and they would win to their
aid a practical element of tfhe cit
izenship who favor temperance,
and would work for it. Sut they
aie not prohibitionists, and they
resent being forced into that
which is repugnant to them.
Get congress to amend the in
ter-state laws so we can be free
to have sane legislation. and then
enact a sensible local option law
for the State, then, and only then,
wii! the pesky liquor question be
solved satisfactory.
5100 Reward, SIO.
The reader- or this. paper wui be pleacd to
learn that there i., at least one dreaded diease
that -cience ha.. been abfr to cure in all it%
,:a~ecs. and that 1scata.rh. HaWrcatarrh Cure
is the oniy positive cure known to the medical
lraternity. Catarrh beinz a con4titutional d.
ca'-e. r-uire- a constitutional treatment. Hat!*,
Catarrh Cure i. taken internaly. actine directly
upon the blood and mueou' 'urract-. of the .v.
tem. there-bv destroving the roundn.tion of the
disease.and givin;: the patient %trena-th by build
in- up the cun% tution and ass-ting- nature in
doing it work. The proprietors have so much
faith in I*-. curative puwers%. that they offer One
Hundre.t Dollarm for any case that it fail., to
rure. send for list :f testimonialN.
.%dare-o. F. J. CHRENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by drugZit-. Oc.
HaIrs' Family Pills are the bet..
The Shriners had a glorious
time in Greenville, and our old
friend Rut McGnee did the hon
ors, and bad the honors done to
him gracefully. Rut was the
orriflame of the procession that
paraded Main Street, and his
newspaper friends were really
proud of him. He sure did look
cute.
Governor Comer who was one
of the most rabid advocates to
force prohibition in the Alabama
constitution, now, when it is all
over, says be knew two weeks
wgo that the dry amendment was1
loomed to defeat, and we now i
look for C2omer to be trying tof
get in the l'quor b-and wagon,
since he has learned that the pro
aibition movement in that State
svill not be able to butter his offi
::ial bread.
DAY
> give "Him"
iis store for r
rias. You can'
willgj be
TH
~ar,
lers,
obes,
~ke your selec
viii make an~
IDLE
The recent election of Cole L.
Blense as Mayor of the progres
sive city of Newberry means a
splendid endorsement of the man
where he is best known. and
trouble for th gubernatorial can
didates next summer. And it al
so means a repudiation of goats
when they are used as a medium
of exchange for factory votes.
Blease will be a very live candi
date for governor next summer.
They are having a hot time in
Atlanta and Augusta among the
Methodists because Bishop Hen
drix appointed a Rev. R. J. Big
ham to the presiding eldership of
the charge in which the city of
Augusta is in. The dispatches do
not state what is the trouble with
Mr. Bigham, but the Augusta
Methodists are vigorougly pro
testing to the Bishop their oppo
sition.
In the matter of the appei in
the Rutledge county case, the
lawyers have succeeded inl induc
ing the Lake City money bags to
open up and an appeal from the
State board of Canvassers will
be taken to the supreme court. A
writ has been issued and will be
argued on the 6th. Not having
heard any thing of this case since
the State board dismissed it. we
assumed our friends had reach
ed the conclusion to submit to the
will of the people as expressed at
the ballot box, and not take ad
vantage of technicalities and cus
toms, which have been in vogue
since the Democratic party came
into power. but it seems we are
mistaken, the advocates would
carry their point even if to do so
our entire election machinery is
involved, and too, in the face of
the congressional contests now
pending. Weil this might be ex
pected from men who made the
kind of representations to secure
votes for them to speculate on
their holdings in the prospective.
county seat. But in our opinion
they are wasting their time, even
if they succeed in throwing out!
the vote of this county. becausel
the tickets were a different shade
of white, or the registra'tion offi
cers entrusted one of the com
plainants with registration tick
ets, as has been the universal
custom in this State, even then,
it would avail the contestents
nothing, because -tbey failed o
election in Williamsburg. How
ever, they can force this county
to -he expense of' resisting their
efforts, a good thing for the law-:
yers alone.
We can assure the advocates of
Rutledge, that should the su
preme court decide against the
election and cause a new election
to be held, they will be beaten
out of their boots next time. Clar-.
endon despises treachery.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Nver fails. Sold
by W. E. Brown & Co., Dru'ggist.
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CLOT
Walter Wellman the newspa
per man who was to go to the
North Pole in an airship, but
abandoned the trip after the same
was discovered, says that Dr.
Cook is a first class fraud and
never went to the Pole, but that
Perry did. Wellman says that
according to Cook's own state
ient and his own !iiures it would
have been a physical impossibil
ity for him to have reached the
North Pole. But it does not make
any difference what Wellman or
any of the other scientists say,
Cook got to the lecture platform
tirst and has raked in enough
American dollars to make him
comfortable for a while. Peary's
reaching the Pole does not seem
to be doubted by any of the Arc.
tic scientists, his instruments and
his diary and other records, has
convinced the various geographi
cal and scientifical societies, that
he stands ready to prove himself
the real discoverer of the frozen
stick and that all other claimants
are pretenders and frauds.
A Golden Wedding.
Editor The Manning Tmems
As correspondent to your paper.
deem it no dereliction of duty but rath
er a favor granted its readers, to substi
tute for my regular letter this week an
announcement of the 50th anniversarv
of tne marriage of one of Summerton's
oldest and most highly esteemed coup
les. Today. the 24th of November 1909.
permits of the celebration of the golden
wedding of Maj. and Mrs. It. R. Briggs.
Fifty years ago today Miss Elizabeth
Miller Caldwell. daughter of Jas. M.
Caldwell of Charleston. was married to
Mr. Richard Ragin Briggs of Summer
ton. Maj. Briggs was born and raised
in this community, his birthplace being
on the old family plantation some six
miles from town; and he has the distinc
tion of being the oldest inhabitant of
Suminerton. With the exception of a
few years' residence in Charleston, Maj.
and M rs. Brig'gs have spent their entire
married life here, where thev have won
a host of friends and admirers. It was
a source of keen disappointment to them
both to abandon their intentions of a
reception in celebration of the day, but
owing to the recent ill health of Mrs.
Briggs this plan was discouraged by
the physicians. They have, however, I
been -at home" to their many friends
today, and are the recipients of congrat-'
ulations, good wishes, and qnite a num
ber of handsome presents. Among the
relatives of Maj. and Mrs. Briggs who
have arrived here to be with them on
this occasion are: Mrs. Mike Powell of
Newnan. Ga., Mrs. A. M. Lee, of Char
leston. Miss Fannie Lee of Charleston,
Lnd Miss Minnie C. Brunzof Charleston.
A. S.
Summerton, S. C., November, 24, 1909.
Notice of Discharge.
I will apply to the Judge of Probate
Ior Clarendon county on the 30th day of C
December, 1909. for letters of discharge
Ls Guardian for Readon H Coker, for
nerly a Minor. . IBI
JOH.N H. Du:BOSE, I
Guardian. a
New Zion. S. C., November 29, 1909.
HOW TO GET WELL.
A simple, reliable. safe way. Cons.ult
your Physician, then ring up The
Manning Pharmacy
to send for your Prescription. Send in
a rush if you want it. send us all your
orders and savec time and wo rry.
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We Have Moved Into,. Our
NEW STABLES
which is one of the largest. most convenient and up-to-date build
ings in the State. We have spared neithe-r pains nor money in
making our stables a comfortable a-ad safe place for the accom
modation of our friends and patrons.
New Horses and Mules
There never has been in this market a cleaner lot of Horses
and Mules than can now be found at our stables. Every Horse or
Mule we sell goes with our guarantee. Farm Mules, Draft Mules,
Carriage Horses, Buggy Horses. Saddle a.. Driving Horses.
Also Dr. White's famous Horse Remedies.
New Buggies and Wagons.
If you want a good, strong, handsome Buggy, Surrey or
Wagon, we can supply you at prices to meet competition. Come
to see us for Harness, Saddles, Robes and Whips, and anything
pertaining to this line. We want your personal inspection of our
stables, and we feel assured that we can suit you to a Horse, Mule
Dr Buggy. Surrey or Wagon.
COFFEY & RIOBY.
GREAT BARGAINS
to be had now at
W. E. JENKINSON CO.'S
Dissolution Sale.
100 Men's heavy winter Overcoats, $12.50 values, will be
:losed out at $7.48.
50 Men's fine Overcoats, well worth $15.00 will go at $9.98.
200 Boy's 2-piece Knee Suits to slose out regardless of price.
lere is your chance to get a cheap suit of clothes for your son.
500 Bolts of Ribbon in all widths and shades will be closed
>ut at about 1-2 what they are worth.
All Millinery Gzods. Ladies' Hats, Plufnes, Feathers and
3aby Caps are being closed out at prices never before heard of.
Our entire Line of Furniture, Mattings, Rugs and Carpets,
ud all House Furnishing Goods must go.
Our entire Stock of Goods must be sold for cash at once
ing out of business is the reason. Come and get the goods
heap while they last-a chance of a lifetime.
W. E. JENKINSON CO.
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we carry, offers a sug
this list and see if you
Shirt Protector,
Undewear,
Umbrella,
Canes,
Hat or Cap.
.ng is at its best. We'll
r Christmas.
'Wily,