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THE duNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON; S. C.
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1<>32
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PROHlBITiONISTS DECLARE
WAR ON TWO PARH PLANKS
plt^ciges the party power nor binds the
members of the congress to vote for
any such subrnrasion. lest its jrenerai
utterances calling for party loyalty
be taken to extend to the rmpfisition
, ■ ' , j of a duty to vote to submit, the dec-
Chicago, July 3. ■— Irreconcilable j national prohibition has not had the I laration on the eighteenth amendment
prohibitionista, through their national degree of observance and enforce-j gives specific release by the direct
bpais^r^ strategy, today proclaimed j nient to which it is entitled, we are, I statement that “No public official or
war on^lfi^ platforms of both the Re-j nevertheless, convinced that this na-j member of the party should be pledg-
poblican and Democratic party and' tional policy of government has ac-1 ed or forced to choose between his
urged all friends of the 18th amend
ment to “devote their best efforts to
the ©lection of dry candidates to both
houses of congress and to state legis
latures.”
The strategy board, in a formal
statement issued after a long argu
ment over its phraseology and wheth
er it should be issued at all, said:
“We are opposed to repeal. We are
opposed to the submission of any re
peal or modification proposal which
complished more arid has’been far | party affiliations and his honest con-
more successfully enforced than any ' vigtions upon this question.”
other policy of liquor control which i “The platform plank adopted by
has ever been tried. i the Flemocratic party convention dc-
“Experietice has demonstrated thatj clareS specifically for the repeal of
any other method for the mitigation 1 the eighteenth amendment, and de-
of the evils of the liquor traffic would mands that congress propose such re-
unquestionably foster greater evils ^ peal to ratification conventions in the
and create more formidable difficul-! states. It urge^ the party, in ca.se the
ties of admini.stration and enforce-1 oig^hteenth amendment is repealed, to
ment than those with which the gov- ! cooperate in the enactment of state
ernment ha.s b(*en compelled to deal I measures to prevent the return of the
destrov or w^eaken national pro-' der the (eighteenth amcndmi nt. j saloon, and demands that the federal
hition. ‘Th^ prohibition forces of the , “The viplation of the prohibition, government protect the states agaihst
nation will, to the verv limit of their b'w and the evils attendant thereon, j importation of liquors in violation of
ability, pre.serve, protect and defend
that salutary governmental poli:.y.”
n(N'lat;ing the result.s j>f the Repub
lican and Democratic conventions
w’ere “not such as to eliminate the
prohibition issue from the 1932 cam
paign,” the staU'ment gave no advict
to the drys as to how to vote in the
presidential contest, but said the
board at an early date would “recom
mend and publish the procedure and
active .steps to be taken in the conduct
of the campaign.”
The l)oard approved portions of the
Republican submi.ssion jilunk, but
said the Democratic declaration would
‘'eliminate the lM,h amendment in its
entirety from the con.-tjtution and
would open the flood gates to whole
sale and uncontrollable vodalioris of
the law.” /
Opfiosi:ion to the'provision in both
}»iatforms' fof ratification of a new
amendment by state conventions was
exi>res.sed on the ground that this,
by no process of reason or logic can j state laws. declares for the
c properly chargeable to the law., immediate modification of the V’ol-
' tuch evils are the natural product of I stead act to legalize beer and other
he nefarious traffic which in all its 1 alcoholic beverages permi:ssible under
’ong jiistory has scoffed at law and | the constitution, for beverage pur-
lefbni government. No federal or poses
state regulatory law has ever receiv
ed from the liquor traffic willing re
spect or obedie: ct .That traffic is in-
here'ntly lawlo'^'* and has always chal
lenged {lopulEi government. \
“The very .'^uceess of the law today
is primarily responsible for the high
ly organized and heavily financed
propagutidu against it. Those who
fbiut the constitution and disobt-y the
“This plank w-ould efiminate the'
eighteenth amendment in its entire-!
ty from the' epnstitution and would t
open the flood gtftes to whole.sale, and
uncontrollable violations of the law.
“Roth platforms provide for ratifi
cation by state conventions. We op-
po.-e the convention for ratification of
constitutional amendments a.s untried,
entii(dy unprotected by election law.s
-mrthnd'w;rs--*^*untripd. 'entiridy" uiipi o-1 tedfy ■ aceomplii'hi*!!—under—the—IHth
It'Ctt-d by eU*ciions laws and corrujit
practices acts, and directly inviting
jirohibition law will not obey the re- and coi runt practices a ts, and direcl-
str'ictions which would necessarily be i )y inviting all foniis ( f jobbery and
a part of juriy regulatoi'^; law which tnachine control.
might supin-ceile the Ihthjamendnu'rit. emergency we urge the
I he filatform plank on (>i^hte(‘nth amendment
amendment adop'u-d by the Republii an „{• H-forl .arul against ill-
fiarty cornention declares lot (diedi- ineffective jioJitical move-
of the law merits tending to waste their energies
pre.servation ol gains admit- dividing and diverting
, fTi’etTrTnirr
amendment. It declares against nulli-
eru(
arrd
tn and
tl|e
chanrieTs'that woutd’ .sCTVF"
enemies of our
urg(* all b-nds of
fication, non-observance, refereridums'
all forms of jitbU-iry and machine con-; without constitutional sanction, the
trol.” I i submi.ssion of a mere repeal artteiul-
The full text of the board’s procla- ment. and any "buckwariJ step.” The
matiorr follows: I plan declares that prohibhition has
"The results of the recent national 1 been and is u non-partisan question,
political conventions were not such as! It does not pledge nominees or rnern-
to eliminate the prohibition issuel lx'rs of the party to follow any spe-, . ... * . i . i
f .u ii.'j.i ..-o. a..,.!..! Procedure and active stens to be taken
from the 1932 campaign, llierefore, i cific oour.se, deidares against tne | f
only L.'iv
"W(
teerith ameiidmont
l»(*st efforts to the
candidates to both
cause.
the eigi -
to devote their
election of dry
houses of' con
gress and to the state legislatures.
“The hoard of strategy at an early
date will recommend and publish the;
the board of stuategy. created by the
hational conference of organizations
supporting the eighteenth amewdmentT
including in its membership officers
liijuor traffic,”
and its noini-
in the conduct of the campaign.’
"evils inherent in the
and pledge^ the party
‘bees to force ment. i
“With that portion of the plank we
and leaders of the national temper-i heartily agrtn?,
ance organizations and general church j “The plank further declares that i
denominational temperanw boards, in congress should submit a .substitute
the interest of the retention of the ^ ^nendment which would give the pei;-;
eighteenth amendment and the de-' pie an opportunity to decide whether
fense of the constitution against the' they will I'^tain the IHth amendment
lawless liquor attacks, offers to the unchanged or adopt a substitute per-
people its evaluation of tihe platform mitting the several states to legalize
adopted by the conventions. the sale of intoxicants as their cili-
“We ate oppoi-ed to repeal. We are; zens may .determine, subject to the ^
oj»posed to the submission of any re-: power of the federal government that
jK-al or modification proposal which: protect tho.se .slates where prohibition
would destroy or weaken national pro-; exists and to safeguard citizens i ^hat our people eat
hibition. The prohibition forces of the where from the return of the .saloon
nation will, to the Very limit of their and its attendant evils.
“To this jHUtion of
uie opposed as we are t<
Dccrm'
^JOSEMOIICini
“BUSINESS ’ VS HEAI/IH
„ It is sometimes interesting to just
sit up and take notice. It seems that,
he health department —or something
has rWently issued a bulle
tin from Washington which suggested
less meat during
the heated season, stiice meat is aj
heat-producing food, and is not needed'
("■' "■ ■ , ■■■: of whichWould seem to lie very good
"Proof of the-Umefits oT the eigh- sum of any repeal or weaken mg »Hidi-, normally heavy feed-
teenth-ameiuitmmt by iin-.: fieatum the ami-iu in('nt.aius.pJaaK,,,^_ th*- suggtmtion was Ume.
impeachable testimony from g<»verti- however, does not (lee la re any party
mental le ords, siicial Welfai'e agen- prefeietue as between the
eie.s and other authoritative .-ources. amendment and the .substitute jiro-jf.
Tho-e iH iietit' are in proportion t») the ' posed, but b'aves that to be det(*r-
extent of observuiue and the degree inined by the jH'ople in the event «()n-
of enfurceme'nt.
“While we recogni'/.e the fact
ability, preserve, pridect and dtifend
that salutary governiiient policy. ~
lh(" plank we
The" subinTs-
^ gress submits sueh a proposal,
that! “The Rejiublican platform neither
BANK STATEMENTS
Statement of the Uondition of
The Commercial Bank
Located at Clinton. S. C., at the ('lose
of Businesa June 30. 193‘2.
RES(>UR<'KS
Ixians and Discounts $200,080.0(1
Statement of the ('ondition of
M. S. BAILEY & SON,
Bankers
Located at l^linton, S. C., at the Close
of Business June 30. 1932.
Overdrafts
LiWrty Bonds Owned by
Bapk . ^
Bonds and Sten-ks Owned
by Bank
Furniture and Fixtures ^
Other Real Estate Owned
Cash on hand and due from
Hanks
-CheeJes-and. Cash. Items
Other
NONE
RESOURCES
Discounts
TOT.AL
1JAB1LIT1F>S
Capital Stock Paid in i
Surplus Fund .
Undivided Profits, les.v cur
rent Expenses and Tax
es J*aid
Due to Banks and Bankers
Dividends Unpaid
Individual Deposits Subjeit
to Check
Savings Depo^its
Time Certificate* of De- -
posit
Certified Checks
Cashier’s Checks
Jtlates-4tnd-BiHs .Reriii&-
counted .
Bills Payable, including
Certificates for Money
Borrowed
' Loans and
20,000.00 ^ Overdrafts "
Liberty Bonds Owned by
119,660.00 Bailk
3,000.00 Bonds arul Stocks Owned
23.206.43 by Bank
(Furniture and Fixtures
40.544.43 I Hanking House
864.64 Real Estate Owned
T2b;004Ca*h^on"han4-and^tte f rom
i Banks
$414,087.16 I Checks and Cash Items
I Other Resources
/$849.749.74 I
41,937.65
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
10,567.49
$ 50,000.00'
25,000.001 total
34,825.22
449.27;
351.'20
(
$937,880.57 i
ly or even ni'ces.sary, is another (jues-
tion; let u.s pass up the enormous ex-
Ifn rise to the people, of the voluminous
public (ItK'uments issued, many of
which ar'e not worth their immen.se
ji'ost; b(‘( ause any man or woman with
'any sense knows that we do not nCed :
' heavy, heat-producing food in hot
weather.
' Hut the department issuing the bul-t
I let ins got results that they had not |
j visualized; the packers and vendors of
I the succ ulent steak and the tooth-
‘ some pork chop rais(‘d up like a nest*
! of bumblebees! The bulletin did im
mense harm to the meat-packing in-
'dustry; the government was deliber
ately trying t<j smother one of its fin
est infants! Protests popped in--
stantly.
So many tempests in tea-pots now-1
adays. About all the harm that is in
such' bulletins is in the big depart
mental c^osts for their production, that
must be paid by a people already'
groaning under their tax burdens. In
the meantime, the American meat eat
er will go on, 'eating what his out
size appetite calls for, and if he gets
iclt^.AviU xaH the doctiir^ Prubabry the
few of the bulletins that ever reach
the common people, are, not one-
fortieth of them read. Call off the
alarm.
i LIABILITIES
2,274.92 ■^*P'^** Stock Paid in $ 20,201.40
NONE^**^*'**^^*^ Profits, less
Current Expenses and
Taxes Paid . 25,268.12
Due to Banks and Bank
ers NONE
Individual Deposits Subject
to Check ... 695,730.28
Time Certificates of De-
542.13' 195,092.43
t!ertified Checks 1,00
NON Ejt!»»»rier*y Checks I ,^7.34
CARD OF THANKS
34.00
161,753.31
2,484.38
131,995.42
3.00
I wi.sh to express my'sincere thanks
to my frieruTs who so loyally .«upport-
evl me in my race for Mayor, The
handsome vote I received is appreci
ated more than I can express, and I
shall always use my best efforts for
the advancement of our city.
H. Y. ABRAMS:
40,000.00
TOTAL $414,087.16
State of South Carolina, s^.
County of Laurens.
Before me came F. M. Boland. Cash
ier ol.the above named bank, who, be-
inir duly sworn, says that the above
•nd foregoing statement is a true
caoditioii of said bank, at shown by
tKMka of said'bank.
F. M. BOLAND.'
Sworn to ar4 aubscribed
d thia 2nd day of July,
VI»A P. WIUSON (Seal)
Notary Public, S. C.
CiMrraet Attaat: W. D. Copeland,
Ml Towig, H. D. Henry, Direc-
-Notes and Bills Re-dis
counted
Bills Payable, including
Certificates for Money
Borrowed
892.411.05:
NONE
Aest
for
lUdine
total $937,880.5':
V 1
State of South Carolina, ss. j
County of Laurens. j
Before me came R. C. Adair, Cash
ier of the above named bank,' who, {
being duly sworn, says that the above!
and /foregoing statement is a true con- i
dition^f'said bank, at shown by the
books of said bank. R. C. ADAIR.
Sworn to and subscribed before ,Rie'
this Sth day of July, 1932.
ROOT. S. OWENS.
Notary Public, S. C.
because^
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