The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 03, 1915, Image 4
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The Barnwell People*
Entered at the poet office at Barnwell,
3. C., aa second-clan matter.
8. P. Editor ind PnprirHir
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2. 1915.
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Mr*. Brown Entertain*.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Charlie
Brown delightfully entertained at cards
in honor of her guest, Mrs. Theodore
Vogel, of Washington, D. C. and Miss
Frances Turpin, of Macon, Ga , who is
the guest of Miss Louise Duntfan. After
a number of games lovely prizes were
given the guests of honor and delight
ful refreshments were served Those
present were: Mrs. Theodore Vogel,
Mrs Gladys Brown Towles, Miss Fran
ces Turpin, Mrs W. H. Duncan, Misses
Louise, Martha Ayer and Nell Duncan,
Mesdames P J Drew, I L. Tobin, T
E. Cummings, C. C. Simms and C F,
Molair.
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Springfield New*.
Springfield, Aug 28.—Miss Pearle
Williamson of Leesville is here on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. D. F. Sanders.
Misses Lillian and Pauline Smith
of Lee|ville are visiting Miss Ray
Jumper.
Miss Lizzie Livingston is with Mrs.
Anna Gleaton for a few days.
Miss Clara Hair of Williston is the
guest of Mrs. |E. W. Odom.
Wilbur Porter is spending a short
vacation with his parents here.
A crowd of young people gathered
at the park on Tuesday evening for a
social hour together.
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Rountr**—B*nn*tt.
A marriage of much interest to their
many friends throughout the county
was that of Mis* Bessie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Rountree, to Mr. T.
F. Bennett, of Belington, W. Va.,
which occurred at the home of the
bride’s parents in Dunbarton yesterday
afternoon. Only the immediate family
of the bride was present.
The bride, who is a most attractive
young lady, was handsomely gowned
in a midnight blue broadcloth travelling
suit. The groom is a progressive
young business man of Dunbarton, be
ing connected with the Kendall Lumber
Company of that place.
Immediately after the ceremony the
happy young couple left over the At
lantic Coast Line for an extended wed
ding trip in the North. They havo the
best wishes of many friends for a long
and happy married life.
Major P. J. Drew spent the week end
here with his family.
(Advertisement)
v Voters, Harken!
Have you gentlemen that Intend to
rote for prohibition in the Referendum
on September 14 thought of the force <
that will be aligned with you? Harken
to this quotation from an editorial of
August 27, 1915, in The Columbia State,
an organ that always investigates its
facts before it prints them, even if it is
opposed to the theory of Prohibition:
"It (prohibition) will be voted for by
the prohibitionists and prohibitionists
and probably by all the ‘blind tigers’
and their allies ’’
It is openly talked by "blind tigers"
that they will vote for prohibition
Why? Other states have gone "dry”—
notably Tennessee and West Virginia
—and the consequences have been dis
astrous in most of them. The prohi
bitionists, however, are not governed
by expediency.
What, think >ou, will happen to
South Carolina should prohibition carry
in this state?
Should this state vote State-wide
prohibition, for the continuance of the
Liquor traffic it will be necessary to
put those in power who will wink at
the illicit selling of Liquors. Do you
honestly believe that no effort will be
made to continue to sell the millions of
dollars worth of liquor imported into
South Carolina? If so, you are indeed
credulous. Other states show you that
political fights to get “wet” legislators
and administrations are being waged.
Have you any assurance that your
next general assembly will not be com
posed of “wet” legislators?
Hardly!
If they are “wet,” then where will
you be?
Think!
Il it not plaqsable to think that when
the fifteen “wet” counties of the State
feel the increasing burden of taxation
(hat they will Use every effort to send
to the general assembly men who favor
the legal sale of whiskey in South Caro
lina? Don’t you realize your victory at
the polls, if there is such, will be only
transient; that the probability that your
laurels will be snatched from you with
in two years is very great?
You men of the “dry” counties now
have prohibition And if you cause
the fifteen “wet” counties to go “dry”
eaai you see what the result
srfll lead to?
The reaeH is Inevitable. .
Ysa kaow.aad there oa** to be ae
need to tel) you this, for you are
intelligent men, the Liquor people and
those others opposing prohibition as a
state-wide scheme, will use every
means in their power to make the state
“wet” again. And the fight will be on
one year from now, or the signs of the
times are deceptive And the full
eleetorate. numbering from 115,000 to
160,000 votes, will be massed to the
polls—not the probable 50,000 electors
hit will pirtici pate in the referendum.
Again we abjure you: Think
There are thousands of men in South
Carolina who are tipplers. They will
be averse to prohibition, because they
rightly think it is interfering with their
personal liberty. Do you think they
will be atalwart forces In the enforce
ment of the law? Again we quote the
Columbia State in its editorial of Au
gust 27: '
“The point is that many influential
citizens want whiskey and would re
sent interference with their sources of
supply. Railing at them does not in
the least affect the fact. Prohibition
will chill their ardor for good govern
ment as it has chilled it before.”
Those counties of the state, under
the present local option—Democracy to
the cure—system, which desire to be
“dry” are “dry.” Should State-wide
prohibition carry, the expectant prob
ably will happen—the pendulum will
swing to the other extreme. What
then? - .
A STATE-WIDE DISPENSARY SYS
TEM OR OPEN BARROOMS, MORE
LIKELY THE LATTER.
Then Mr. Voter in the “dry” coun
ties, where will you be?
Don't you think a successful attampt
will be made to vitiate the election
should the State go prohibition? Again
we quote from the editorial in the Co
lumbia State:
"Who will be the candidates of the
liquor gang next year? The State does
not say, but let the prohibitionists un
derstand fully and clearly now that a
ticket will be run to save the whiskey*
business and give it easygoing. Furth
ermore, if the whiskey people select an
administration in 1916, the countieanow
“dry,” or comparatively "dry.” will in
all hkelyhood be invaded by whiskey
sellers.
"The State, if prohibition be voted,
will exert itself to the utmost for the
enforcement of the law; everybody
who knows the State knows that, but
if, in 1916, a liquor administration be
elected. South Carolina will be
more a "liquor eoaked’’ and gen
erally demoralized state than it haa
been aince the fall of the State diapen-
•ary
"We are not presenting an anti-pro
hibition argument, but we are putting
the prohibitionists on notice that if they
have their way on September 14th and
then fail in efforts, however earnest
and strenuous, to select a law enforang
administration nsxt year having forced
the inane forward at thin time, ton
RESPONSIBILITY FOR A PERIOD OF
DISORDER, CORRUPTION AND
CRIME, WITH OPEN IF UNLAWLUL
BARROOMS, WILL BE ON THEM
AGAIN."
AGAIN WE SAY: HARKEN!
THINK!
AND YOU WILL SAVE YOUR STATE
BY VOTING AGAINST PROHIBITION.
Local Opition League, South Carolina.
Notice of Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on Sat
urday the 18th day of September, 1915
I will will file my final account with J.
K. Snelling, Jndgu of Probate, and ask
for letters dismissory as Administratrix
of the estate of Melvin M Hair,deceased.
Aug. 19th 1915. Mary E. Hair,
Administratanx.
Dr. J. W. Reeves
Dentist
In office last week of each month.
Barnwell, South Carolina
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