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LOCH If Till I MEANS. FFATHEItSTONE OUTLINES VIEWS OF f'llOIIIIUTlON. ? Believe* That Local Option Has Played It* Part an the Entering Wedge In Um Fight Against Whiskey, and that a Majority of the People are Now In Favor of an Iron-Clad Prohibition law. / laurens. Jan. 20.?Just at this time wh >n the question of State-wide pro adb don la ao forcibly before the peo? ple of the State and especially the General Assembly, the position of the JP.ou. C. C. Featherstone, who has al been recognised as the lesder of prohibitionists, even when the ad y of such doctrine* wss a heresy. I be of Interest. There are those ta the State who are inquiring the ejsshston of Mr. Featherstone on the ad? visability of Introducing an Iron clad prohibit on bill In the Onsral Assent ??y, and his attitude towai3 such o JSMgi. As all South Carolina knows, afr. Feathsrstone's public efforts have aVn been toward one end: Securing a pleto abolition of the whiskey Inese In the state; he Is heartily In &rd with all endeavor In that dl lon. Ifr. Featherstone haa Just returned frotn Columbia, where he met with a\ somber of those Interested In the t, a/id the News and Coulrer cor ?ondent called on him this mum to get an opinion on the situation the prospects of securing prohl ambition Mr Featherstone said: local opinion has been encouraged %0T prohibitionists as ameans to t sjajd. not because It was the ultimate ?b>*ct sought for. That It has ngthened the cause of prohibition not be denied. By It county after sty. in South Carolina, has gotten of the legalised sale of whiskey, seed the practical workings of tho law have powerfully built up prohibition aaoi Intent. In the dry counties', as sjrejt aa In other counties of the State. Jkm is means to an end, as an entering to something that Is tetter snore farreachlng in Its effects, option Una success. Not only It accepted by the prohibitionists use they believed that by It pro? adbttlon sentiment would be built up ssod strengthened, but for another rea sjooson, i. e., because It waa the best they cduld get at that time, and they not foolish snough to discard a a loaf because they could not get Si Whole one. Local option should not, however; I ho satisfactory to the prohibitionists, for ait indefinite length of time. They should move on and oa until they get ?fhat fhey ultimately seek, vis: State prohibition. We have been Ignoring blow after blow, upon the entering wedge, until it has been driven Into, and through, one-halt of the sjoontlee of the state. When shall the ??ay blow be struck? That Is the ?Practical question. The most reliable Information reveals the fact that, at three-fourths of the counties In Stau are In favor of prohibition, ray information Is correct, there not more than six or eight coun In the State that, today, would a majority In favor of whiskey. With such facts staring us In the face, essght we not to go forward and put the whole State In the dry column? The principle of local self govern asont Is very strongly iriterenched in minds of a great many people, when properly applied It Is no doubt a sound Democratic principle. Bot. like all other good rules, It has Its exceptions and limitations. It can or ought not, tn government af to be applied except within cer? tain fixed limitations. It cannot, with ?(ety. be applied |e the rffa-lglng of feesiaess that Is inherently dentefOUtf to the safety, health and morals, not omly of s particular community, h'-.t which Is a danugsrous, which is a jsseaace to the whole State. It is per? fectly legitimate. It Is entirely within the proper bounds of governmental function to permit each community to aetri- for Itself, to define Its own po 4 with regard to such matters as harmless In themselves?which lot endanger the sefety, health morals of the people but when a business Is Inherently wrong?when sdl of Its tendencies are vicious and hod when. a? our own Supreme Court ?? to state vs Alken 4?. S. t\. ta speaking of the whiskey business: -"ft Is In Its nature, dangerous to the morals, good order, health and safety of the people," then a* to It no gov? ernment has the nw?ral right to sanc? tion or to permit, the application of the principle of locsl sslf government. Wh*n it comes to the morals, safety and health of the people, the whob Stale, the whole government must be regarded as a unit. Any business which 'le* troys or kens the morals or endangers II Ith of one county In South OdffSJ* touches and Injures the whole State, and South Carolina has no nght ta permit the people of one section to l decide for themselves whether or not | they will engage In a business I hut | debauchee the manhood of that com? munity. And If a majority of the peo? ple favor prohibition It would be aaorally wrong for them to sancilon such so-called self government. Wo had might as well say that <he people In each county shall decide whether or not concealed weapons shall he car? ried by her citizens. It Is not per se a crime to carry a concouh d weapon, but experience has proven that >h? habit leads to crime, hence It is pro? hibited. Every sane man will admit that the sale of whiskey produces more crime than the carrying of con? cealed weapons. Or, to illustrate fur? ther, why not permit each ocunty to say, for Itself, whether or not gambling dens shall be licensed with? in its bounds? Again, local self-gov? ernment, when applied to the liquor question, destroys to a certain extent the right of local self government. This statement may sound paradoxi? cal, but it Is true. Oreenvllle, Spartanburg, Newberry and Greenwood in the exercise of the right of local self-government, says that whiskey shall not be sold within their territory. Laurens County says she will sell whisekey and she sells not only to her own people but to to the people within the contiguous dry territory, thus in a large extent nullifying and destroying the good ef? fects of prohibition in the dry coun? ties, and depriving those counties of local self government. Again, you cannot localize the bad results which follow the sale of whiskey. You can have a different stock law in different counties, and it may work all right. You can fence in stock, you cannot fence In liquor. Different counties may have different game laws, and that may work all right. But you can't have whiskey sold in one county without Its proving detrimental to the whole state. We had might as well let the people in each county say whether or not they will vaccinate, to keep down smallpox, and expect the disease not to spread, as to undertake to confine to county lines the evil re? sults of the sale of whiskey. No State has the moral right to permit any section of its territory to engage in any business that is inher? ently wrong, or that tends to Immoral? ity and crime, whether a majority of the people of that section are in favor of doing so or not. The doctrine of local self-government is not applica ble In such circumstances. If it were it would destroy root and branch the very object of all government of the people who constitute the govern? ment. Local option has only been en? couraged and tolerated by prohibi? tionists as a means to an end?be? cause it was the best they could get? not because it was what they ultl n icely wanted, nor because they thought It wai sound In principle. It may be true, it doubtless Is, that there are certain communities In the State that do not want prohibition where It would be hard to enforce It. but lr It not also true that *n such communities the dispensary law is not enforced as it should be? Is It not true that such communities would be satisfied with nothing short of the old bar room system, and that even under such a system, blind tigerr would flourish? If a majority of the people of the State are in favor of crushirg out a business that ettdaftg tio the safety, health and morals ol the people?a business that has done an much to* blunt the sensibilities of our people, and that must tend to the crowding of penitentiaries and asy? lums, and to the debauching of tne young manhood of the State, should they refrain from doing so because a few communities in the State are op? posed to It? Will the time ever come when every community in the State will be in favor of prohibition, \vhe*i there will be no opposition? I am always willing to abldo bv what a majority of the people think. I am a Democrat and believe In tli< principles of Democracy. Hunco I think ? majority of the people should have State-wide prohibition when they want it, and I am going to do ail in my power to help them get it. I am not trying to convey the idea thai I am not In favor of State prohibition because I believe the majority of the people lean that way. I have been f.ghtlng for the cause so long that I <!lo not believe that my worst enemy would contend that I am a prohibi? tionist for th? eake of vlfice. The Idea that I am seeking to convey Is that we ought not to have State pro? hibition until we have a strong, healthy sentiment behind It; and I believe that time has come. I have been lr the flght too long to be ac? cused cf trying to ride into otlice on a popular wave, I stumped the Stnte In 189S, when there was scarcely any hope of success. When the State die peaearf was in its palmiest ddfBi and when the prerequisite to election to otlice was to get upon the house tops und say *T believe the dispensary is the best solution of the question." And slrce that time I have counselled ghat I regard as a safe and sane method, looking to the building up of a strong, healthy sentiment In fav? or of State-wide prohibition. And 1 rejoice In the thought that the peo? ple are now ready to rise and crush out the whole business. Whether or not the present general assembly will give us State prohibi? tion, I do not know. That Is a ques I tlon for our legislator*, In their wis? dom, to decide. Of one thing I feel A BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION.V An Elegant Social Function in Honor Of Mrs. Allston Julius Stuubs. One of the most brilliant and en? joyable social functions of the season, Wl I the reception given Tuesday af? ternoon at the lovely home of Mrs. C? L. Stubbs on Hampton Avenue by Mrs. C. E. Stubbs, Mrs. C. L. Stubbs and Mrs. S. W, Stubbs in honor of Mrs. Allston Julius Stubbs. The house was the scene of the most artistic decorations, the work of Mrs. H. M. Sanders. Red and green was the color scheme in the elegant reception hall, quantites of Southern smllax being artistically draped over the mantle, around pictures and al? most completely covering the stair case. Amid this back ground of green, was a profustion of red car? nations. I The chandelier, with its red globes, green satin ribbons and smilax was In harmony with the rest of the decorations. The drawing room, in pink and green, was a feast of beauty, a delight to the eye. The bounteously laden table was spread with a mag nlficant cloth of cluney lace, with plate rests to match. At the four corners of the table were large candle sticks, holding tall green candles, the soft glow of which lent much to the beauty of the surroundings. An enor? mous bowl of pink carnations was the centre decoration of the table. Cut glass comports contained pink and green bon-bons, and on the side board were packages of these bon-bons skill? fully made of pink paper and tied with green ribbon, which were given as souvenirs to the guests. When the guests began to arrive, they were received at the door by Miss Emma Mood, and were then conducted by Mrs. J. A. Mood to a table presided over by Mrs. Henry Buck, of Marlon, where each guest registered her name in a beautiful bride's book. The Mesdames Stubbs. assisted by the lovely bride and her sister, Mrs. Thomas Rowland, receiv? ed the guests in the parlor. From this room, Mrs. A. P. Burgess invited the guests into the dining room, where Mrs. Felix Walker, of oClumia, and Mrs. W. R. Scarborough/ of Blshop ville, gracefully did the honors. Re? freshments consisting of tempting ices, fruit cake, and bon-bons were served by Mrs. Frank Cooper and Misses Alice Stubbs and Clare Hoyt. The guests next repaired to the punch bowl, which was gracefully presided over by Mrs. W. G. Peterkin, of Fort Motte. During the entire evening beautiful music was discoursed by Prof. Schu? macher's orchestra, much to the very Kreat pleasure of all the guests. Those present were: Mesdames Fe? lix Walker, H. M. Sanders, T. F. Cooper, George DeMedlcls, M. E. Brown, W. T. Duncan, M. W Hook. W. G. Peterkin, J. A. Mood, Henry Buck, C. L. Stubbs, James Jervey, H. I. Dlnkins, W. C. Broughton, W. S. Dlnkins, B. C. Wallace, A. A. Brad ham, L. W. Folsom, L. J. Kingman, L. B. DuRant, J. H. Clifton, A. I* Nash. C. T. Mason, E. K. Frier, Clar? ence DuRant, J. M. Woodley, E. P. DuRant, Henry Hill, Thomas Joye, R. O. Purdy, W. H. Ingram, Nina Solo? mons, Mitchell LfiVt, P. O. Leak, Wil? liam Phillips, C. E. Hurst, C. M. Hurst, H. J. McLaurln, Jr., C. G. Row and, T. H. Clark, R. L. Wright, S. R. Chandler, L. D. Jennings, Hugh Hoyt, Lila Knight, J. L. Hnynsworth, B. K. DeLorme. R. S. Hood. C. 6. Kings more, Archie China, Henry Wither fpoon, J. W. Jackson, H. L. Scar? borough, Robert S'helor, Horace Har l y. H. \V. Hood, H. W. Bennett, W. S. Reynolds, C. H. Foster, H. C. Hayn? worth, Geo. D. Shore, S. H. Edmunds. A. C. Ducker. D. J. Auld, J. H. Guth? rie*, W, S. Schumacher, J. Z. Hearon, A. L. Losesne, Abe Ryttenberg, Ferd LtVti H. M. Stuckey, I. C. Strauss, Geo. L? Ricker, F. A. Bultman, J. C. Huger, W. B. Lynam, W. T. Row? land, C. E. Stubbs* W. G. Stubbs. H. J. Harhy, A. S. Brown, A. M. Bogin; Misses Annie Allen, Enuna Mood, Isa? bel Mays. Irma Smith, Eleanor Richardson, Paoline Woodely, Marie DuRant, M. G. Graham, Lola Brown, May Joye* Jane Purdy, Telcher. Clare Hoyt. Lizzie BrKton, Mary Rritton, Mary Wilson* Martha Wilson. Agnes Kingle, Elizabeth Wilson. Clara Guth? rie, Annie Martin, Lorraine lesaiOtlS, Joye. Alice Stubbs, Cornelia Kingman. In the evening from 9 until 11 o'clock, another reception was held, at which time the following were present: Mcsdftmoe. W. Q, Stubbs. T. V. Cooper, C. E. Hurst, Archie China, W O, Hill. W. T. Rowland. U. H. Wither rpooil, J, A. Mood, W. R. Scarborough: Misses Lizzie Dlnkins, Marguerite Cromer, Willie Brunson, Edna Hugh son, Clara Guthrie, Lucile DeLor\n\ Ethel Carson, Estelle Crowson, Arrle Stuckey, Marie DeLorme, Willie May Bates. Moneta Osteen; Messrs. C. L. Stubbs, H. M. Sanders, Sidney W. Stubbs, W. G. Stubbs, C. Elvln Stubbs, A. J. Stubbs. J. A. Mood, T. F. Coop? er. C. S. Mason, H. N. Forrester, H. A. Moses, H. T. Folsom. C. E. Hunt, W. A. Thompson, Archie China, D. China, confident, and that is the people at the ballot box will settle It right at the first opportunity. G. A. Lemmon, Julian H. Levy, Jr., S. YV. Gillesple, H. G. Hill, R. D. Gra? ham, W. T. Rowland, J. H. Myers, E. W, McCallum, W. L. Williams, Walter Boyle, H. C. Parrott, G. E. Hayns? worth, J. E. King, F. C. Manning, E. W. Ware, J. H. Guthrie, R. H. With erspoon, A. T. Smith, O. H. Folley, J. V. Wilson and Elisha Carson. SAVANN AH TO LOSE A. C. L. SHOPS A Thousand of Savannah's Population Will he Moved to Waycross. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 21.?A commit? tee of the best known business men of Savannah today failed to impress Vice President and General Manager J. R. Kenley, of the Atlantic Coast Line, of the need of leaving the road's shops here intact, and the road will move 1,000 of Savannah's popu? lation to Waycross, where the central shops are to be installed. The actual number of workmen to go is 350, but with their families this will mean a big slice of the city. A few workmen will remain here. Sunday-School Convention. Union, Jan. 21.?The State Sunday School Convention, which meets at Orangeburg, February 16-18, gives promise of being one of the greatest and most successful Sunday-school gathering ever held in South Caro? lina. KILLS FATHER IN QUARREL. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 2 2.?Wil? liam O. Bethea, a young white man, shot and instantly killed his father, George Bethea, late this afternoon as the old man was entering the home of his daughter in the western section of the city. There had been bad blood between father and son for some time, which terminated in a quarrel which caused the old man's death this afternoon. Bethea is un? der arrest. The installation of the new heating system for the opera house is pro? ceeding satisfactorily. The committee of city council to which was referred the matter of erecting a combination building for the fire department, city offices and city prison, met last week and was in session for several hours. When the question was brought to a vote a ma? jority of the committee?5 out of 7? went on record in favor of the com? bination building rather than a build? ing for the fire department exclusive? ly. The committee will obtain esti? mates on the probable cost of the pro? posed building and report to council at the next meeting. As a majority of the committee is also a majority of the whole council, it begins to look as if the city is in for a large outlay for a new building. The report of the committee of the Ministerial Union on the result of the effort to induce the stores to enter into an agreement to close at 10 o'clock every Saturday night makes interesting reading. Fever Soros. ?Fsver sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept In healthy condition. This can be done by applying Chamber? lain's Salve. This salve has no su perior for this purpose. It is also most excellent for chapped hands, sore nipples, burns and diseases of the skin. For sale by all druggists. The blowing of factory and mill whistles In the very early morning is again a matter of investigation by the Recorder on the complaint of ctizens whose morning slumbers are disturb? ed. > . ?You would not delay taking Fo ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kidney or bladder trouble if you realized that neglect might result in Bright's disease or diabetes. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects Irregularities and cures all kidney and bladder dis? orders. W. W. Slbert. NO REASON FOR IT. When Sunster Citizens Show U*3 Cer? tain Way Out. There can be no just reason why any reader of this will continue to suffer the tortures of an aching back, the annoyance of urinary disorders, the danger of diabetes, of any kidney ills when relief is so near ot hand and the most positive proof given that they can be cured. Read what a Surr.ter citizen says: B, W. Vogel, living on S* Main Street, Sumter, S. C., says: "I have been suffering from kidney trouble and severe pains through the small of my lack f?>r several years and when? ever I would attempt to stoop, my suffering would be lateilfled, My beck became very weak and on several dif? ferent occasions I was forced to give up my work. My family physician treated me without giving me any re? lief from the awful pains in my hack, I then tried every known remedy on the market, but still failed to find re? lief. I read a testimonial regarding Doan's Kidney Pills and was so much impressed that I procured a box at the China Drug Store. After using the contents of this box I was re? stored to good health and heartily recommend Doan's Kidney Pills to others." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?-Doan's?and take no other. No. (13 mat ?fc m ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. ?Ve ge labb; rVeparaiiori (brAs similaiingihcFoodandRcgula ting (lie Stomachs audJ3owelsof Infants /Children For Infants and Children, Promotes IM&stionflKerfii-1 ness and & st.Cojitains neither Opium .Morphine norh?oeraL Not Narcotic, Am'pt ofoidDcJ^urnwni JhcMeUts AiustSetd * The Kind You Havs Always Bought Bears the Signatare of Aperfect Remedy for Ctasffpt t ion, Sour Stonach.Dtarrtaoa Worros,Coirvnls'wns.Feven^ ness andLoss OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. Atb month* old 35 Doses-35CEMS Guaranteed under tneFbotlj Exact Copy of Wrapper. In Use For Over Thirty Years TMS OfRTAUB WINNT, MC? VON? CITY. 3E5 1 TAKE GOOD CARE OF WHAT YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE TO EARN. The man who labors six days in the week for a living, should make an effort to save a part of bis earnings for that time in the fntnre when Age shall reduce the earning capacity. The man with a bank account is in a position to do this for this plan of setting aside a regular amount each month or week from the salary, is the ideal method of saving miuey. Your deposit will be welcomed at this bank?we will help you sav The Bank of Sumter. Begin the New Year By opening a bank account. We want to add 500 desirable new accounts to our present grow? ing volume during the year 1900^ Confer with us, either by letter or in person, if you want banking accommodation. We always have time to listen to your wants and the facilities for sup? plying legitimate needs. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Court Square Sumter, S. C. WILL NOT ASK FOR PARDON. shown by their declaration that even - j though they may be held in additional Washington, Jan. 21.?"We have contempt "we are willing to accept not asked and will not ask for clem? ency, and we hope friends will not urge us to pursue such a course. Lov the consequences. It may be neces? sary to the preservation of the liber? ties of the people that a judge should ing liberty as free men do?as we do . be disobeyed. Judges sometimes usurp ?it cannot be difficult to appreciate J P?wer and become tyrants. DisobedL what incarceration in prison would I ence t0 a tyrant is obedience to law." mean to us. To a?k pardon would render useless all the trial and sac- j *if y0u win take Foley'e Orino rlflee which our men of labor and | Laxative until the bowels become reg our friends io all walks of life] have ' ular >'ou **? not nave to, ?"r**' , _ - ..7. I tives constantly, as Foley s Orino endured, that the rights and liberties ; Dative positively cures chronic con of our people might be restored . ; stipation and sluggish liver. Pleaa "Sueh a pardon would only leave ! ant to take. W. W. Sibert. the whole case in confusion, and it would have to be 'ought over again j from the beginning.** I The public lands vacant and sub Thla is some of the language used,_, 774,3*5,069 acres ject to settlement in the United State? on July 1st lest, amounted to by Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison | in the current number of the Ameri? can Federationist, in formal protest Dont Take the Rfck. ?'When yon have a bad cough or agatntt the action of Justice Wright1 cold do not lit it drag along until it in sentencing them to imprisonment j becomes chronic bronchitis or devel ,_._._. , ? , , ' ope into an attack of pneumonia, but for contempt of court in the Buck s i ! .. _o ? give it the attention it deserves and Stove and Range case on December | wt rM of lt Take Chamberlain's 23. Samuel Gompers heads his state? ment: "Judge Wright's Denial of Free speech ami Free Press,*' and he de olaret "ws will not 'bate' a singt? word nor take a letter back." ilr, Gompers refew t< "the intem? perate and vindictive spirit displayed by the Justice." and to "this tirade of judicial abuse and misrepresenta? tion." in a separate statement, but he joins With Messrs. Mitchell and Mor? rison In declaring that they would not "enter into competition with the hon? orable court in the ass Of invectives, rancor or scathing denunciation," and that they protest "against the court's unprecedented and unwarranted fla? gellation of the cause and of the peo 1 pie we have the honor to represent." That the trio ot .abor leaders fully understand the responsibility they as Cough Remedy and you are sure of prompt relief. From a small begin? ning the sale and use of tnis prepara? tion has extendad to all parts of fhe United States and to many fon 1?n countries, its many remarkable cures of coughs and colds have won for it this wide reputation and axtensive use. Sold by all druggists. Mr. James E. Pettigrew, a well known citizen of Florence is dead. IHnsMkm Helps OfpSMUSSi ?Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the president of the Indus? trial and Orphans' Home nt Maoon <;.?.. who writes: "We have used Electric Blttars In this institution for nine years. It has proved a most ex? cellent medicine for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. We regard it as one of the best family medicines on earth." It invigorates the vital or? gans, purifies the blood, aids digestion, creates appetite. To strengthen and build up thin. pale, weak children or run-down people it has no equal. ., Best for female complaints. Only 60c. sume In making their statements is j R( siDert?g Drug Store.