The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-30


tFor thirteen bar-rooms; no report as 10
bar.rooms at Barnwell Court House.
tho report. '5'
THE SALE OF LIQUOR LOCALIZED :BECA USE
OF THE MONEY THAT IS IN 1T. ,.s-r
When at,en tion Is thus directed to the fact
that most Of our municipalities are relieved
altogether Of taxation for municipal purpos'
es by the money derived from the Gale OF IL
quor, It will be seen why 30 many towns
have ed nuor sod
their municipal taxes drawn from yproperty.
The nuisance without the benefit caused q
reyulsion of sentiment, and however reluc-
tanly, the sale Of liquor was again lega'
lied and taxed. ...: .-,--.- ..s..
WHERE THE MONEY SHOULD Go-THE WAY
TO ABATE THE wHIsKEY U!sANcE.
Tn nv lash annual message, called at
tention 70 the injustice OF allowing the towus
to license the nuisance and derive therefrom
an income at the expense OF the county and
state; and urged, as step looking TO the
That ali money derived from this source
should go into the county and Siate treasur'
les. while leaving the question as TO me lssn.
ing OF licenses to a vote OF the municipality
Just as 1t is now. have seen no reason to
change my opin ion IN to this being the sim
plest ond most practicable way TO accomplish
the end desired. When 1t Is known that no
benefit viii accrue to the towns by the u
censing OF .bar-roons, public srntiment In
them will rise In arms TO suppress the nni
sance which incl eases municipal taxes, and
svery man will he more or less interested IN
seeing the law enforced. The people OF these
towns will not be at the additional expense
of a police force to maintain order or repress
disorder produced BY drunken men who oo'
tkned their liquor surreptitiou-ly.:.O On the
other hand, you see that the absolute, refusai
to license the sale Of liquor will cause an In
i,,f ha 70 90 M
to one. half mill; and II may az well be un-
dersiood now that less the prnhibitionists
themselves organzs some detective agency
to take out warrants ana pro: ecute inose
TO provide something OF the kind or the lew
will be dead letter. All this Will increase
taxes, and taxpayers had Just as well under
use Of liquor ian be stopped there will be, a
REDUCTION in the number OF crimes commit.
ted and a decrease In the court Expense. ''.-'
THE NEGRO AS A BALANCE OF POWER.
Another danger, which we cannot be blind
to. win be the probability Of desperate pol
itIcal struggle between the pr. hibtionists
and the anti-prohi bitionists two years hence.
with an ppeal to the negro as the balance OF
power; for in every town and comfy Where
his question has been fought out at the polls,
that has been the effect, and when applied TO
the State we may look for like result
Having thus discharged my duty frankly
and without bias, and presented the question
as It appears to ME, leave IL With YOU and
Will cheerfnlIy approve any law you may
enact. -". .
4ARRooMs UNDER TUE GUIsE OF CLUES.
, Before dismissing this subject would call
your a aytention TO tie effect OF the decision OF
The Supreme Court 10 regard TO the sale OF IL
uuor by so-called "social and literary" clubs,
IL having been decided by that court, In the
ease Of the Columbia Club, thnta license for
the sale Of liquor was not necessary for suetl
associations. The result has been that char
ters have been granted by the Secretary Of
State In several instances for the organiZa.
tion of such clubs; and 1t IL gencrn'ly under
stood that they are barro0mS In the Euise or
under the name uf clubs, and are ma itained
aeainst the will Of the comm unities in which
tHey are locateu,
There are a few complaints In regard TO the
Infringement of the law prohibiting the sale
Of LIQUOR on Sunday, and notably In the town
of Hamburg, opposite the city or Augusta,
which abuse became so great ana notorious
that, after repeated complaints. | commits
sloneG LState constabe e to tnvestis gate me mat
ter and several arrests were made. TINS place
viii Q nothing more than the ghos
its former self. with Il very small population,
stu retains IL charter OF incorporation. The
likely to he restrained by public opinion,
would be TO repeal the charter, anu this !
recommend.
AGRICULTURAL HALL, &c.
! have already alluded to the fact that me
property known rs the "Agricultural ltall'
las not bccn sold, akd Qecp II my duty 10
'et forth the reasous why Il sale has not been
The properly was put up at auction on the
irst day OF February, 1897, and was knocked
iown to w. H. Lyles, t.sq, as attorney, for
;l6 lG5, The name of the real purchaser was
lot disclosed at the sale. On the next day, at
! meeting Of the commissioners Of the sink
ng fund, y deed was presented them for sig
natures without the name Of the purchaser: :
Ir. Means the clerk of the board, reporting to
IS that Mr.. Lyles was not prepared to COM
nunicate the name, aid had requested him to
ave the deed signed In blank. This was con-
rary to our. tom, but. as we were not en-
ecIirg fraud the commissioners present mt
lie meeting. aYe IN number, complied with
he req uest. 80 So
Several days later Mr.. Lyles gave TO the Sec
eiary of State the name'of the purchaser. one
~. A IeXunder OF North Carolina, anu SUB.
litted for approval The mortgage required
,ider The terms Of the sale 10 SECURE the rreu-
PARTON itwo-thirdS, OF the purchase money
his paper was not curr2ctly drawn, ana the
1atter was postponed. On the 10Th day OF
ebruary, Mr. Lyles, accompanied by Mr..