The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, May 13, 1908, Image 1
WILL YOU SUPPORT THE DEVIL?
Editor Press and Standard: As
prohibition is agitating:, more
or less, these entire United States,
it is not only appropriate, but
eo—try, for every nook and corner
of our county to be alive to this
terest. What then does prohibition
mean, or rather who are prohibi
tionists?
The generally accepted definition
u: Those who try to prevent the
sale of liquor. But this is too nar
row in its scope. The true defini
tion is: Those who not only trv,
but prohibit the sale and mannfac-
ture of all intoxicating beverages;
more than this, they must prohibit
everything that debauches mankind.
If we fall short of this! we cannot
be termed prohibitionists, because
we are not prohibiting. If we ac
cept only part of this definition, we
are only partly prohibitionists,
hence to oe a good. true, genuine
prohibitionists we must prohibit
everything in the category of crime
and because prohibition moans
to prohibit, not try, not fail, but
to will and to do those things.
The great need of the hour is such
prohibitionists. Who can afford not
to join us?
The devil says prohibition will not
prohibit, therefore, get the next
best thing. But true men are not
working for the devil, and say that
prohibition will and does prohibit,
where the devil is made to know his
place. The devil says whiskey is a
good thing in its place. This is
evidently true, from his standpoint,
for when men get too much whiskey
in them, they generally go to the
devil and he says its a good place
for them, but prohibitionists think
otherwise, and are striving to de
populate hell, and to do this, we
must keep whiskey out of hell, and
to accomplish this, its followers
must be reached and kept from its
grasps. This is the one aim of pro
hibitionists, ami \va are calling for
workers, and expect every one to
measure up to the standard of duty.
Who should assist in this work?
Every one except the followers of
the devil. Sometime we have them
with us in the shape of hypocrites,
confusers, disturbers and stumbling
blocks. We don’t need this class,
we want only those who will shoot
straight and hit the mark. Let us
give some reasons why we are or
should be prohibitionists.
1. Because it is right, and it is
right because God demands of us
the elevation of mankind and who
can aay whiskey elevates? ^
2. We are prohibitionists, be
cause the rising generation, will be
promoted, in proportion
loyalty to this cause.
3. We are prohibitionists because
the church is working for tlie salva
tion of mankind, and if thi one
«vil is blotted out, a firmer and
8R$er hold can be gotten upon our
people. Can a true church mem
ber f«U to work for tie elimination
of one evil? He cannot. If he
do—, he is not loyal and Is only let
ting the devil use hi— for hit glory.
God do— not wantV*rt of a' rShn,
phan homes and many of the blights
that befall us.
5. We are prohibitionists, be
cause we know God wants 'us to be
this. $an any man say God wants
him to drink or sell whiskey? Nay,
verily, the devil is the source of all
sin and crime, and they are allowed
only through his power and in
fluence.
In conclusion, the ignorant are not
expected to understand, neither will
the blurred intelligence acknowl
edge the true principles of prohibi
tion, yet it is the only safe way of
protecting the young and the old
from the string of intemperance.
J. J. Padgett, '
Williams, S. C., May 9.
1 ROHIBItToN IN ATLANTA.
At the eleventh annual meeting of
the Georgia Sociological society,
held in Atlanta Wednesday, May the
6th, Judge Broyles, of the police
court of that city, delivered an ad
dress in which he g—re his observa
tions of the effect of the new Georgia
prohibitory lav respecting crime
and criminals Pr bably no man in
the South has had a larger ex per* honor of educating our children. I
lence in dealing with offenders of
Editor Press and Standard:—I see
much has been said through your
valuable columns, on the prohibiten
question. I will ask here, what is
prohibition? In my mind prolubi-
tion reach— far beyond the whiskey
question alone. It com— to my
mind that prohibition means, to a
great extent, moderation, or to for
bid any over excess in anything.
Now whiskey in its purity, without
poisonous drugs, U beneficial in
many cases. And I shouldn’t think
it wise to make or enforce prohibi
tion on the State. We may p—Q
laws to prohibit the sale of whiskey,
but in my opinion we can never have
prohibition, that is to take it in the
sense it is meant for (to prohibit
drinking.) •
If whiskey is sold in the state I
think the dispensary system is the
b—t problem, and I favor
the law that will only allow pure
unadulterated whiskey, sold with a \
severe penalty upon any party for j
allowing, or passing into the dispen
sary, anything further than,
pure unadulterated whiskey. And I
state here that I favor that the'
profits made on the whiskey be taken
from the school funds and placed to
the rfad funds, and let us have the
willie ADMAS in jail TH0S WASHINGTON HANGED
Charged With Criminal Aasault ‘
Last Friday for the Murder of Frank Richardson. Died
Protesting Faith in God.
to
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nor part of his work,
serve God and mammon.
all kinds —from the common drunk
ard to the thieves and thugs—than
Judge Broyles, what he says regard
ing the workieg of prohibition is
worthy of atteation.
Judge Broyl——the subject of
whose address was “Four Months
of Prohibition in Atlanta’*—after
speaking of the rigid manner in
which the law is being enforced in
his city and calling attention to one
or two defects in the law that ought
to be remedied, said:
Has prohibition decreased drunk
enness and other crim— in Atlanta?
I refer you to the docket of the
police court for the first four months
of 1907 when the saloon was with us
and the first four months in 1908,
when the saMon was absent. I sim
ply give the figures. As Daniel
Webster s id of Massachusetts.
“Tnere she stands; she speaks for
herself.
“Number of cas— tried for the
first four months of 1907. .6,056.
“Number of cas— tried for the
first four months of 1908, 3,136.
“Showing a decrease during
prohibition of 2.917.
“Number of ‘drunks’ ior the first
four months of 1^07, 1,955.
“Number of dtunils’ for the first
four months of 1908, 471.
“Showing a decrease during pro
hibition of l,s84 cas— of drunken
ness in four months.
“And yet there are many peopl?
who know nothing of the facts run
ning up and down the state and
yelling at the top of their voices
our that ‘prohibition doe* not prohibit.*
“Y—, these dry, inanimate figur—
speak to those who listen a won-
droot story. They tell of hundreds,
y—, of thousands, of faithful wives
into whose pale and wan faces
are beginning to bloom again.
They tell of hundreds, yes, of
thousands, ef little children who so
longer pale and tremble at the
sound of their fathers’ footsteps
upon the threshold of their humble
ihom—! They tail of hundreds, yes.
think by so doing the minds of the
coming generation* will become
more pure and will have more re
gards and respect for their parents; j
when they realise their education
came through the payment of their j
parents.
The road tox can be reduced and
the school tax increased. A hint is
enough tojthe wise. The Father of
all creation is the great inventor of
all things pure and holy, and what
soever He willeth or revealeth to
man, is go>l for the use of man. ,
But Lucifer: the worker of iniqui
ty. through the agency of man
worketh every way to mix impuri-
ti— with that which is pure.
It has been said that no two per-J
sms have been born with exactly
the same mental endowment. There
have l>een cases in wieh two children
have shown themselves to be nearly ;
equal in aptness to grown people, 1
mentally. But one of the, pair in
variably. sooner or later, shows him-:
self to be stronger than the other
when they are put to the test. They
may have the same parents, or one
may have as g^od parents as the
other, raised with the same care
and training; and then after, all one
will inevitably outstrip the other in
achievements of the mind-will
show himself to have a better graspT
of knowledge and things general,
than the other. This too, is true of
their moral and physical make up.
Observation has taught us that all
men are not ushered into this sphere
of action with a uniform foundatfeu
on which to build tbemselv—. While
one seems to climb up high, the
ether seems naturally to be out of
ony with God and the univi
on Mrs Ada Adams, His
Brother's Wife.
Quite a little excitement has been
caused in the vicinity of of Cotttage-
ville over the report that Willie
Adams had eommited a criminal
assult on Mrs. Ada Adams, the wife
of his brother, R. A. Adams who
is now serving a life sentence in the
penitentiary.
Mrs. Adams, alieg— in the war
rant for his arr—t that on the ev n-
ing of April 21st she was feeding
her hogi between sundown and dark,
and that Willie Adams came up‘and
criminally assaulted her. At the
time she was living next door to
Adams and was afraid to make any
report of this assault. She immedi
ately made arrangements to move,
and after doing so she took out a
entrant for the an—t of Adams,
The warrdht wae taken out on the
5th of May. before Magistrate L.
E, Hill. Adams hearing that a
warrant was out for his arrest came
toWalterboro Friday and surrend
ered to sheriff Owens since which Washington^sald he had been
time he has been in jail. The pre-1 forgiven and was ready to meet his
ifmtnary hearing was to be held He said he had gotten his
Monday hut on account of the deserts and that only justice had
absence of Mrs Adams it was post-, t**en done him, and that he died
poned till Wednesday. Adams wi thout malice to anyone. After
protests his innocence, and claims I^ prisoner he re*
tbet it is a conspiracy on the part guested that all sing a song, in
of Mrs Adams and her brother to which he led. "What a Friend We
ruin him. i Have in Jesus” was sung. At the
Adams has retained as his attor-’ conc,usion of Hiis The Press wid
neys Messrs. Howell and Gruber ^mlerd corr—pondent a*ed hlnJ
J. G. Padgett and i’eurifoy BrvL
Protesting his fai‘h in God, and
avowing his readiness to meat death,
and with a prayer on his lips,
Thomas Washington to-day paid the
penalty for killing Frank Richard
son.
The execution took place in the
corridor of the jail, where a eeuffold
had been erected, in the present* of
about thirty people.
The rope waa cut at 10.56,. and
fifteen minutes later the phyridans,
Drs H A Willis and W B Ackurinan.
pronounced life extinct. Hia death
was easy. ‘ ,
For sometime before the execution
the following ministers were with
the prisorter: The Rev B R Ulmer,
white, and A D Brawn. F E Mc
Donald, of Cake City, C J Baker.
Dr H J Jon—, of" Cincinnati, Ohio,
E W Graham and WT Fraser, col-
Mrs Adams
C. C. Tracy.
has employed Capt.
if he had any statement to i&ake for
publication. He gave out ‘tha fol
lowing:
“They have me chirged with klh
ling Frank Richardson, August 11|
ung
He cannot 0 f thousands, of long suffering end
Therefore devoted mothers who no langur sit
he cannot favor the dispensary or
•any other whiskey proposition and
he a true church member, nor even,
a true man, except ’te be a true
•devil's m*"—hence we must be true
ourselves, true to our church and
true to God.
4. We are prohibitionists because
the welfare of tha human
morally, intellectually, physically
and iiy demand it at our
demoralised In proportion
its away. Hence If
wa want to do the greateri good to
we moat not
but the manu-
of all .intoxicating drinks.
In doing this we tepsn am and
late into the night waiting and
praying for their wandering boys—
but now, with her boys safe with
her at home, there is a new fight in
her patient eyes, and a new song in
her devoted heart."
Such is the statement of a
who knows what he is talking about
He clearly demonetratas the effi
ciency of the Georgia law in de
crime. While it does not absolutely
prohibit, and no one baa eusr wdd it
would, prohibition deee redoes to a
minimum tSe evils of the Hquor
pri
Now cometh
save the
the Gospel 41
with poweri
til all
Christ,
theglui
ard. In
•hows that
rule of
ingsin, and
We may o*er tag ftarsatos even in
work, or hg the wag ef gain through
what
shall it peofit a man to gain the
id lout hit own soul. We
•book! realise and we should also pot
in practice what 8t Paul
in alf things" Taking
Iffss Ethel Howell and Mr., . ...
... , ^ I was committed to jail
Julian J. Zachry to Wed. ] wai sentenced March 26 to be h
Of very delightful interest will be May 8. May God be with the Judge,
the announcement from Mrs M. P. may God be with the men that set
HeWeli of Walterbofo. ST C.^jif the I on my jury, may God be with the
eagagement of her daughter. Ethel * high sheriff of my county, may God
Caroline to Mr Julian James Za;hry, bless the deputy that has waited on
of this city, the marriage to take 1 me and treated me as a servant,
place on June the tenth. Now 1 am willing to die and go home
Miss Howell is very delightfully with my God. God has blessed my
known to Augusta friends made dur- soul. May God bless all my young
jng a recent visit to the Misses Hank- friends, and may they not get in
ineon on Bay street, and has already such a trouble, but it is God’s will
made countless friends here. Her j and it must be done. God do— noth-
beauty of person and her delightful ing for the worse. Everything He
W'omanly charm of mannner mak— j doeth is for the bettor. Blessed be
her a great favorite and a welcome the name of the I^jrd J—us Christ,
addition to any social gathering, and Amen ”
it is a matter of very general felicia- After this Depty Sheriff "G. S.
tion to all who have met her to know j Arnett rend the •death sentence,
that her marriage will be the occa- j which was passed by Judge D E Hy-
sion of her making this city her home, drick, on the 26th of March.
Mr. Zachry is one of Augusta’ best Immediately afterwards Washing-
known young men and brilliannt ton was taken to the scaffold. Un
young lawyers, a man of unques- j aided he mounted the scaffold and
tioned mental ability and worth., without a tremor he stood erect
Cordial and numerous will be the while Deputy L. H Zeigler pinioned
congratulations extended to him his arms and feet. He was then
upon this happy announcement. told he could shy something. He
The marriage which will be a noon repeated the Lord’s Prayer in a clear
event marked by unostentatious voice and added: Father, you have
beauty, will take place at the home heard my prayer all the time, but
of the bride and immediately after- Father, this is tin last time I shall
wards the young couple will leave i ever say my prayers to you. The
for an extended northern trip be' Lord Jeans has redeemed us, blessed
fore returning to Augusta and be the name of the Lord. Lord,
makin-their home at Mr Zachry’• have mercy and take me to Thy
handsome Greene street residence.— house, where congregations never
Sumjay Herald (Augusta) > break up and Sabbaths never end.
“Gentlemen and brethren, I will
aay farewell to you all till .we meet
in Heaven, till we meet at Jesus’
feet."
The black cap and noose were ad-
he continued: "I am
W. W. Smoak, Jr., the accom
plished and popular editor of the
ftalterboro Press and Standard/ it
announced as a candidate for the j justed and
legislature from Colleton county.
The News wishes him suco—s in this
race, and cheerfully pledg— him
her vote. This election will place
in the legislature a young man of
ability and energy who will be a
credit to hiasaelf and his county:—
Summerville News.
Mr W. W. Smoak, Jr., has an
nounced hhnaelf through our col
umns asm eandHate for the legitim-
tare from Colleton county. Mr.
Smoak ie a young man of ability and
ham takas a prominent part in the
public affairs of his county for a
rod jaars.
Thera am three vacancies in Col
leton for tha Legislature, and so far
in that county uaualir so prolific of
going home to J—us, blessedfbe the
name of Jesus. Do, Father, save
my soul I am going home to Jesus."
Sheriff L G Owens here tut the
rope and his body shot downward
about three feet. One or two
shot at her with a pistol, the bullet
striking the boy, who was sleeping
on a couch. This, in brief, is the
story of the crime for which Gabriel
Grav— paid the death penalty four
teen years ago. Since that time
there have been more than one hun
dred homicide cases in Colleton
county, all of the slayers being either
acquitted or convicted of man
slaughter. The near—t to an execu
tion since that time was R A Adame
for the killing of Henry Jaquea.
The gallows had been erected and
the rope stretched for the execution,
when his sentence was commuted to
life imprisonment, just a day or two
before the time set for his execution.
He is now serving this sentence in
the State Penitentiary.
WASHINGTON’S CRIME.
To-day Thomas Washington paid
the penalty for killing Frank Rich-
ardso*\ The following is the story
of the cri(g£ as published at the time
of the trial:
“Thursday was taken u? in the
trial of Thos Washington for the
killing of Frank Richardson, which
tjok place on Fenwick's Island, one
of the coast islands, August 11, 1907.
Washington was convicted of murder
in the first dergee and sentenced to
be hanged May 8.
"Washington is a negro about
twentyeignt years eld, but appears
to be older, about five feet and eight
inch— in height, and weighs about
one hundred and eighty pounds. He
bears a bad reputation in the com
munity in which the kHling occurred,
and is said to be a dangerous
character. Witness— for the
prosecution t—tified that when the
defendant was captured and brought
to the scene of the crime, where a
great many negro— had collected m
the road crying, the defendant re-,
marked: “What are you all mouth
ing about; haven’t you seen a dead*
man before? I have killed Revert* ‘
and this one mak— eight. The last
one I killed was a cracker in 6avan-
nah.’’ ** *
The stosy lold by the defendant
was uncorrborated and the jury,
after deliberating about forty-five
minutes, brought in a verdict of
guilty in the first degree, whereupon
his Honor, Judge Hydrick, pronounc
ed the sentence of death on him and
set the date of execution May 8.
The prisoner’s attorney, J M Wal
ker Esq, made a strong and earn—t
appeal for the; prisoner, and also
made a motion for a new trial,
which was refused by his Honor,
Judge Hydrick, on the grounds that 4
to his mind it was^the clearest case
of murder be had heard in hia ex
perience, with but one exception.'*
Washington was a ginger-colored
negro, twenty-eight years old.*
weighfhg about#75pounds. Hemet
his fate cooUy and showed much
nerve. 'Unassisted, he nioented the 1
scaffold and stood without a Grttnor
while Ids handstand feet'were tied. ~
He ate a hearty breakfast that mora-
ing, and for sometime befora tlie
execution several negro minister*
were present and held services. A
week ago he was baptized inthe jail'
and raaeived into the Methodist
chuneh.
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vulaive shrugs of the body and bapreneral
hung quietly till fife waa extinct.
The execution was a success in
particular. Tha body waa
buried this afternoon at Gailowa
Hill, where thoae previously axocut-
•dare buried.
HANGING 14 YIARfl|AGO.
January 24. tha late Shariff
Robert Black hung Gabriai Grav«a,
a asgro, convicted for murder of a
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hravestmd i
A Card.
Dr Ei’Dorn ansoune— to hia
patients and friends that after May
1A nog, he nill yisifrntinaa the
practice of medicine in:
a, will ia th* bit:
leave here and take up the practiee;