Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TIE DlBLOffl EEBiLD EHUblUhed July Ittth, 1890. Dpstroyed by Fire December 15th. 1890 Ke-Establiuhed February 11th, 1891. W. D. WOODS, Editor. One Dollar a Year. DARLINGTON. 8. 0. Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1892. A REVIEW OF THE FROHIBITIIK QUESTION After taking some action looking to the refunding of the State debt, the most important measure, unquestion ably, that will claim the attention of the Legislature, is the Prohibition question. Taking this fact into con sideration, a calm and impartial re view of this demand for Legislative action, may not be amiss; especially when it is taken into consideration that legislation on questions that may fairly be claimed as moral ones, and consequently not properly with in the domain of civil law, is nearly always attended with failure, and invariably results in retarding the very reform that it was designed to effect.. While the truth of this state ment cannot be denied, it must, bead mitted in order to give a fair pre sentation of the question, that the advocates of prohibitory legislation are not without precedents in their desire to bring about a moral reform by legal enactment; nor are they en tirely lacking in arguments to support their position; but while this is freely granted, it may still be confidently asserted, that legislation, on this question, will be both unwise and ineffective. Aside from the politi Mans, who manage to work themselves into prominence in every movement, ir respective of its character, that gives the least promise of being popular, and a pretty large number of fanatics, who, by their misplaced zeal, man age to hamper every social or moral reform, two mill stones from which there seems to be no escape or reme dy, the large majority of those who liave, at the Primal y, expressed their w'sheson this question,are intelligent article to defend either the sale or manufacture of whiskey, bnt simply to call attention to some of the insur mountable difficulties in the way of a genera. 1 prohibition law. This f« a view of the question that has not re ceived proper consideration, but it is one that must be met and not passed over as hnmateril, for there is no escape from the fairness or logic of it The question naturally presents itself as to whether the people would endorse such a sweeping and far reaching law, or would, at least the large ma jority of them, give any aid or en couragement to its enforcement It would be impossible to show wherein any moral reform has ever been help ed by legislation, and with this fact before them the Legislature will show great lack of wisdom if they immagine that any statute they may enact will prove an exception to the general rule. Gradual progress is the universal rule of nature, and to this there is no exception either in a moral or materi al sense, and any effort made in defi ance of this inexorable law' invaria bly brings disappointment and fail ure. A great many good and intel ligent people, in their impatience and zeal to abate some special evil, lose sight of the apparently slow but only safe and sure way of the gradual uplifting of the public morals. Questions of this character can be safely left to the moral sentiment of the people, where the only hope of their solution is to be found. Those who accept the teachings and pre cepts of the New Testament would do well to bear in mind that the Savior, who could have raised an army and have proprogated bis doc trines at the point of the sword, pur- sned exactly the opposite course and trusted entirely to the leavening work of the spirit, and always mild ly but emphatically rebuked those of his followers who in their zeal were tempted to r*sort to violence. In view of this would it not be more in accordance with the teaching of the Savior to leave this, and other moral evils, to be met and vanquished by the gradual dissemination of the divine precepts which he taught and which he commanded should be preached to all men, even to the ut termost parts of the Earth. The work of temperance reform conduct ed in this way works no injustice, produces no discord, tempts no one and surely the work goes on, ever onward and upward and as resistless as the incoming tide. land proved his case, and has direct ed the attention of the people to what is one of the most glaring humbugs of the present day, bnt we must pro test against his manner of doing it The editor of the Advocate is an educated-cultured man, and wields a trenchant pen, but it would be well for him to remember that “He that ruleth his spirit is greater than he that taketh a city.” conceive of anything more repugnant to the mind of a minister, and < f his people also, than the knowledge that the wine used, in the administration of the Lords Supper, instituted by the Savior himself, as a perpetual re minder of his sufferings and death, should be made a matter of legal enactment, and his right to procure it granted by the indulgence of a Legislative Assembly. We are very sorry that some of onr exchanges have already commenced with a considerable degree of asperi ty, to discuss the question of the dis tribution of the Federal patronage in South Carolina. The discussion is illtimed and out of place, and will result in stirring up unnecessary strife. Mr. Cleveland will be presi dent of the whole people and not the tool of any party or faction, and will hardly use his power to keep alive the discord that has so long existed in our State. The election of Mr. Cleveland is the salvation of the South, and in view of this, we should bnry our differences, and use our united influence for the good of the whole country. The duty of every good citizen is to give undivided sup port to the National Administration, and use his utmost efforts to restore harmony within the State. It never happens that all the patriotism abili ty and honesty is confined to one party or one faction, and all fair minded men will acknowledge the truth of this assertion. It will need perfect unity of action to enable us to meet and successfully overcome the many problems that confront us, and unless we have this, we cannot hope for either political or material success, and will present the humilia ting spectacle of a people, whose in terests were one, bringing destruction on themselves by their own acts. It is possible that some of those who were opposed to the nomination of Mr. Cleveland, were largely instru mental in l.is election, and it would be supreme folly for him to ignore them on account of this. Everyman in South Carolina who worked for the success of the National Democra cy should have due recognition, and not be politically ostracised because he opposed Mr. Cleveland’s nomina tion. This would simply be giving aid and encouragement to the Third Party. There has never been a time in the history of the Democratic Party that called for more patriotism and states manship, than is demanded now, and if our leaders will exhibit these qualities it will be takeu as an as surance that the interests of all the people are safe in their hands. There should be no visionary or experimen tal legeslation, but the people will expect that the oppressive and re strictive laws put into force by the Republican Party be repealed at the earliest practical moment, and they be allowed to reap the reward of their industry, and no longer be forced to contribute to the enrichment of those who have for so long a time fattened on the substance of the people. CASTORIA for Infanf «nd Children. “Cut*rtmla aoveD adapted tochU'irr«ith*t | Oaatrla carta Colic, CVanll|ialli)». (record I ^dl- Known to me." H. A. Aomen, M. D., I reitionT^ *U So. Onford St., Brooklyn, N. T. | Without Injurlona medication. Tan Canvaun Ooutaht, IT Marray Street. S. T. Fine Job Printing done at this office. peoplewhose motives are pure and un selfish, and whose high character and j to violate the law, but slowly conscientiousness entitles them to tha utmost respect and consideration. They have simply fallen into the not entirely unnatural error of thinking that the true solution of this ques tion can be brought about by legal enactment, and that this being the case, it becomes the solemn duty of the Legislature to act in accordance with these views and pass an act ab solutely prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, and also to make provision for the ade quate punishment of those who vio late this law. The real need is not prohibition but the elevation of the moral senti ment of the people; for just as long as the demand exists, the manufac ture and sale of intoxicating liquors will go on, it matters not how severe are the penalties for those who in dulge in the traffic. It matters not of what nature the article that it la desired to suppress may be, the true and only effective way to bring about its suppression is to render it impos sible for the maker of the article, in question, to dispose of it All effort In the way of temperance reform should be concentrated in this direc tion, and if it were, such work would soon make itself felt It may be safely asserted that no moral reform has ever been brought about by law, but by the gradual elevation of public morality. The strongest laws are those that are unwritten, and those that can be violated with the least impunity, are the ones that legal en actments do not reach. Civil gov ernment is not pespetuated, or socie ty made safe by legal enactment, but find security entirely in the intelli gence and morality of the people; for the wisest code of laws ever devised would be powerless with a nation de ficient in these two essential i of greatness. The civil law provides punish ment not only for the thief; but also for the receiver of stolen goods, that is when he knows that they are stolen, and of course this is nothing but right, as but for the knowledge that he could dispose of the stolen golds, the thief would not have the incentive to steal them. Now if the legislature passes an act making it unlawful to manufacture whiskey or to sell it, and providing punishment for those who violate the law, the statute ought to go further and make it a misdemeanor or a crime to buy or drink the whiskey. No one denies the justice of punishing the receiver of stolen goods, and if this be admitted, then it logically fob ows that if it be a crime to make or sail whiskey, then it must also be a crime t ) purchase or drink it, for the man who does so it perfectly aware that he isencouraging a violation of law, and this being true he is just as de- s Tving of punishment as would be the receiver of stolen goods. It is very far from the intention of this Some months ago, the Southern Christian Advocate, the organ of the Methodist Church in South Carolina, of which Rev. W. D. Kirkland D. D, is editor, devoted more than a whole page to the exposure of a College, in North Carolina, which it claimed only existed in name, in reference to its confering the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity, and made out a strong case against the faculty of said Institution as regarded their methods of bestowing this honor. The matter of the wholesale and in discriminate way in which this title has been bestowed, for a number of years past, has entirely deprived it of the least dignity or honor, and the recipients of it have been, very often, made the subjects of ridicule. It was time for some effort to be made to put a stop to it, and. so far as this is concerned, Dr. Kirkland has done a good work; but it is extremely un fortunate that he should have lost his temper, and have written with severity and lack of dignity that was not only uncalled for, but which de tracted immeasurably from what would otherwise have entitled him to the thanks not only of his own Church but of all the others also. Violent and undignifiedlangauge should never ap pear in a secular paper, but is much less excusable in a religious Journal The moral sentiment and mental cul ture of a people are always judged, by these who have no other means of information, by the character of the newspapers that they sustain, and while an opinion based on this rule may not, in every case, be true, the justice and reasonableness of it can not be denied. The same rule will apply, but with more force, to a re ligious paper, especially if it be recognized as the organ of any speci al church, and the editor occupies a position of peculiar trust and respon sibility, and unless this ^collection is ever present with him, he is not worthy of the position that he holds. A religious paper wields an influence that is very potent and far reaching, and should never, under any circum stances, contain a single line that is at variance with that grand cardinal doctrine of Christianity, Charity, which is the greatest of all. We do not for a moment wish to make the impression that Dr. Kirkland did not prove his case, but only take excep tion to the unnecessary violence of his language, especially when one of the objects of his attack was an old and feeble minister and a man who, despite this reprehensible business of confering degrees, has done a great deal or good in giving free tuition to good many young men, who but for his generosity could not have se cured an education. As we have al ready said, we think that Dr. Kirk- * It is in decidedly bad taste, to say the least, that candidates should be trying to secure recommendations for Federal officers, before the official count is over. A display of such eagerness will not help their chances, that is if Mr. Cleveland pursues the same course that he did before. If a man is wauied, by hi» fell nv citi zens, to fill an office, they will notify him of that wier, an., will r. so see to it that their v.ish?s are arried out It would ccor l moi. with dignity and self -espect if there was a gerer. rt gni - ionc! Mr- : and then we should find the office seek ing the man. and not the man the office. BOOK, - BOOKS. Stationary Novelties. - SCHOOL SUPPLIES I SPECIIIIH All School Books have been reduced in price since last season Toys, Wagons &c. Full line small Musical Instruments, PIANOS, ORGANS «fcc. DAELINGTON BOOK STORE. James Allan & Co. 285 King St. Charleston, S. C. The Largest Jewelry Siore in the State •OLID PLATES OP Sterling Silver lataM la th* hack, of SPOONS AND FORKS It Mata BMt IxpHtd to Wmt, ud tku plated eatlre, eoalalminj f%vt Times as much Silver as STANDARD plate. Gwmnteed to w.u 25 yaara. Will Last a Lifetime. MORE DURABLE Thai Light Sterling Silver. And Ml Self the cort. Etch ertlel. I iwped 1. Stnllag lalali EX. I 9 J»* (Mata lira froa 1 jvwjHelariol to u tor Cat*- JWMMdMon. UKOt VO SUSSTITtm. lannfaetared only hr mi HOLIES A EDWABDS SILVER CO. DARLINGTON HE- U —All kinds of— Marble Monuments, Tablets, and Grave Stones furnished on short notice, and as cheap as can be purchased elsewhere. Designs and prices furnished oa application. Al. work delivered Free on line of C. A D. Railroad. Darlington Marble Works, DARLINGTON, 8. C. We are Sole Agents here for the abov* goods and keep a fail line of them n STOCK. In addition to our large and elegant stock of Solid Silvdrware. Gold and Silver Jb WATCHES of the most approved mak ers. Diamonds mounted in Rings, Pins and Br i iehes. •uirEe. ‘il ’Suv uasHoa v ‘Xiinjtoodsaj sjuoA' ‘uiu j ‘uapjo jnoX 8up!0||og ‘aanpojd .t.iiuno.) jo a'bm aqi uj jubm no.f 8n|qiXuti inouqv ‘sjinjsagj i 89|Mf ‘idltfl ‘jsnig ‘sitfa ‘8i»wu —jo ssoiid joj— "0 ‘N ‘* J !V W ‘D 9SJ0 a V d 0} oqjM 'j(||ure) juojC enoid o) Xu|q}auio» )ubm no.C ji Woods or- ' Woods. We have, at times, felt a little fearful that when the elections were over there would be very little to write about; but very fortunately the Third 1’arty adherents have an nounced that they intend making a campaign in behalf of that party; and this being the case we will find plenty of amusement in exposing their fallacies. Jesting aside we intend meet ng them at every turn, and showing the hollowness of their pretensions in their true light. If we succeed, as we believe we can, in carrying out this intention, we will consider that we have done a good work in behalf of the people; es pecially when the fact is considered that if these visionary measures were pnt into operation, the poor people would be the first sufferers. In a time of business stagnation or of a financial panic, the rich man has something to fall back on, but the poor man has only his labor to look to, and when this, through a lack of demand for it, fails him, he must of course suffer privations to which the man of weal ih is a stranger. This being the caje, it is very easy to see how vitally interested he is in pre venting, so far as his vote and in fluence goes, any legislation that has a tendency to bring about a condi tion of affairs that will inevitably entail suffe-ing on himself. The worst enemy the laboring classes have just now is the man, who, through ignorance or to promote his own ends, advocites demands that are subversive cf the very principles upon which our government rests, and which if put into operation would perpe* uate the party that hap pened at the time to be in control of the National Government. The result of the election was probably as great a surprise to the Third Partv as to the Republicans, and it will b* extremely difficult for its leaders to instill any life into the movement, i.fter such a disastrous defeat. They claimed that they would hold the balance of power in the Elector: .1 College and in Con gress, and the outcome of this vain boasting is about fifteen members of Congress out of over three hun dred. No more deplorable misfor tune, than the election of Gen. Weaver, coul l befall the country, And it is earnestly hoped that those of onr people, who Lave been persuaded to waver in their allegiance to the Dem ocratic Party, will see their mistake, and sever all connection with a Party whose demands were impracticable and whose promises were visionary in the highest degree. The South is more vitally interest ed in the prosperity of the country, the preservation of the National credit, a sound currency and the payment of all the obligations of the Government, than the North; for the reason that it is poorer, and could not stand the strain of a financial panic near so well as the more wealthy sections of the country. The Southern people do not object to be ing taxed for the necessary expenses of the Government, the interest on the public debt and an honest pen sion list, but does protest against robbery nnder the form of law, against which taey will ever con tend. The McKinley, Chinese, Wall has been shattered by an earthquake, and the ruins are offered for sale at a very low figure. Parties wish ing to purchase will please apply to the Chairman of the Republican Ex ecutive Committee. Terms cash. Purchaser given twelve months in which to remove the ruins. Naturalists say that, despite pop ular belief to the contrary, the tiger is really stronger than the lion, which assertion will be readily ac cepted by all who have heard of the merciless way in which Mr Croker’s tiger, “Tammany,” clawed the life out of the Republican lion, in New York city, on the 8th. * * * Will somebody please point out the man that intimidated the Third Party adherents and thereby prevent ed them from voting. It was cer tainly very repreiiensiLlean 1 an in vestigation is in order; for did not the leaders say tr it they \Yor.,d poll a larg' vote. i * The Republican Party must fe<l, since Tnesdav, me ’ ■•ig- li: a the Irishman who, while watching a game of baseball, was struck behind the ear by the ball, and on hearing the cry of fonl-fonl, exclaimed fowl, faith': I thought it was a mule. * * * With the Chinese like restrictions on trade, of the McKinley Tariff, re moved, and the repeal of the unwise navigation laws, passed by the Re publicans, American vessels, in few years, will traverse every sea, and the stars and stripes become us fa miliar to distant nations, as the flag that floats over the British merchant man. * * « The weaver is dead, the loom is still and sound of the shuttle is heard no more in the land. ce^tehi'h: iXuJSIOCI PERFECTED CRYSTAL LFKSES ▼RADS MARK. totlitynittai Afofi. E. C. ROTHOLZ. Later Arrivals is Hash Eools. Pcriian Mulls iu very neat design. Bltck Sheer Stripe and Plaid Lawns. Elysee stripes, black ground and handsome figures. Linen chambrays. Immense line of Parasols with pretty handles. Ladies’ summer undervests. 10 cents and upward. Silks mitts in all lengths. CCRSETS! We have six grades of the H. & 8. corsets; best value for the mony. The largest assortment of cream and black laces In all widths. We have open up some very desirable Point De Jenes, Point De Gul pure and Point De Irlande in white and ecru. Our MILLINERY Is still conducted by Misa Maggie Jones, who has proven to the ladies that OT she can and tries to please. Your call is requested. E. C ROTHOLZ, MAIL ORDERS promptly attended to. I « A 1 0 O 1^ i ^7^ 14ft A-! THE DARLINGTON SHOE SURE Invites an inspection of their large and well selected stock for the fall and winter trade which is complete in every particular. SHOES Artistic in Style, Reliable in Duality, Reasonable In According to the provisions of the Prohibition Bill, which we publish ed a few weeks ago, that is to be in troduced at the next .session of the Legislature, the wine that is used at the communic n service of the church es, is exempted from the operations . . _. , „ .v i . j.L . Office between Edwards, Nermert of^the law. It would be difficult to Oo., and Joy * Sanders’ i m eYTh o t s. Onr stick li this Hie caniot be sirpassed. We have tlu'm in both Button and Lace, all widths, at from 75 cents to the cele I .rated hand sewed goods of E. G. Parts A Co’s MTg. CHILDREN’S SHOES. We have taken special care to make this line attrsetive atad complete and can offer them from 85 cents upward. MENS SHOES. To call special attention to any one shoe in this line would be an .injustice to the others, nearly all of which are worthy of mention. Rubber goods for Ladies, Misses, Boys and Men, all prices Also a complete line Umbrellas, Trunks, Valises Satchels Shoe findings, Polish, Blacking and Brushes, Cork soles Ladies Woolen soles, &o. Newest Styles in Hats. . FIRE! FIRE! WOODS & MIL1ING, I represent Twelve of the most reliable Fire Insurance Companies in the world— among them, the Liverpool and London and Olobe, of England, the largest fire company in the world; and the JStna, of Hartford, the largest of all American fire companies. Prompt attention to business and satis faction guaranteed. F. E. WORMENT, DARLINGTON, 8. C. Proprietors Darlington Shoe Store. The People’s Bank of Darlington. SATIN68 DEPARTMENT. DEPOSITS SOLICITED FROM ONE DOLLAR AND UPWAR1 .. And 5 per cent. Interest paid thereon. “Small Swings Make Large Profits. E. KEITH DARfiAN, W. A. CARRICAN, I. L. CHARLES, FreaMbat. Vk«-FreaMMt 70»’ B. 0. BRISTOW, Book - Dealer • and - Optician Has the exclusive sale of these cele brated goods in Darlington, S. C. KELLAM k MOORE, The only manufacturing Opticians in the South, Atlanta, Ga. Peddlers are not supplied with these famous glasses. WAGONS. Two-horse wagons are now Manufactured at DARLINGTON, S. C. . CALL AND SEE THEM BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. A COMPLETE STOCK OF Bugsies, Carts, Harness AND FURNITURE Always on Hand. Dndertaker’s ■■ i Dr- D aniel s’ VETERINANY REMEDIES. COLIC CURE Never fails to cure any case of colic. COUGH, COLD & FEVER DROPS Cures lung fever, Epizootic coughs colds, &c. HORSE RENOVATOR Cures indigestion, loss of appetite worms, &c. The above designs in Cloaks and Corsets can be found at WOODS and WOODS. WONDERWORKER LINIMEN Cures cuts, wounds, harness gal’.' scratches, Ac. o HOOF GROWER A SOFTENE Sure cure for contracted feet, quarter cracks and tenderness. These wonderful medicines ai sold and guaranteed to please tl user of money refunded without ai gument. For sale by # DR. J. A BOYD iSuAt.. THIS PAGE CONTAINS FLAWS AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH MAY APPEAR ON THE FILM.