The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-29
let them pay the extra expense which the


State incurs In order to enforce IT..
These are drastic measures, but the law
should be enforced or 1t should be repeated;
and n so far as in me lies shall continue, az
have hitherto done, to exert my whole pow
er as Governor, and leave no stone anturned
to see that everybody complies with us re-
auirements. II you give me the power VIII!
use 1t with the best discretion possess, ana
stop the sale Of whiskey, as far as may oe
possible, except through the legitimate cham
nes. If you feel dlslncined togo so far, then
am ready to do the best eau. The smaller
municipalities are at present ct considerable
expense In maintaining their local police
forces. With o provision by which the loun.
ties and the State would bear proportionate
share Of this expense on condatlon IhaL tne
law Is rigidly enforced, the NUMBER % o, Con, mi
dozen or SO fearless and energetic oincers
could look after the railroads, the Illicit stllis
and peddleis.
One more suggestion and l shall leave this
subject Under the provisions OF the ACT, as
II now Is, the election Of Dispensers In mu-
nicipality requires petition signed by a
mAJoB1TY OF THE FREEuoLDER VOTERS,
and no County or town now, "dry" by Statute
can have one. There are in The State six
Counties where the sale OF liquor Is thus pro-
hibited: Oconee, PIckens, Marlboro, Marion,
Horny and Williamsburg. These. OF course,
have no Dispensnry, and their citizens are
left nnder the law to obtain their liquor
whether used for medicine or otherwise
wine for the sacrament in Church, and the al.
|cohOl for com: ounding physicians prescrlp-
tious, as best they may. LaW.Abidlng cltlZens
have been put to great incorvenieDce by
this, and such u condition is premium on
The illicit sale and almost precludes obedience
to the law. would not urge y,lu TO lurce
Dispensary on any community to WI wiSn S IL xo, Is
ers OF a County shall decide In an eiectlon
held for the purpose that they 40 not want
provision made for them To get liquors 10
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provision should be made by which the en-
forcement Of The law In such County shall be
paid for by Il cax levied on the people OF ina
County. II they want prohibition, let tnein
have 1t In fact and not in name only. MY ob-
servation and experience with nen teach me
that It IL idle to expect any elective officer 10
enforce this or any other prohibitory Statute
Such men want votes, and WIN not Inake
sary, then, to leave such Counties TO enforce
the law OF their own yolition and through
their own instrumentaltties, Whicn means
failure 10 enforce IT at az OF N have tne ~ i,
State Copstables do 1t, and IT. would be Unfair
TO have the revenue whcih is derived rom
the other Counties devoted to such purpose.
In regard to the provision requiring ma
r Of the seaod yGg5I so
unjust and unreasonable. Some OF The pres
ent Dispensers appointed under this require
menL are incompetent, and In some cases
they are not tit persons TO all 30 Responsible
u position. / think provision allowing the
County Board tn establish a DitpensAry Ut
such point or points In county as will put
the people TO the least trouble In securing
what wnIskey they need for legitimate pur.
poses should be- Incorporated 10 the amended u
Act A Dlspensary need not be located In q
town, because It IL, conducted on all entirely
different footing to the old saloon. l would
not have DIspensuries multiplied to the De-
gree that would encourage the consumption
OF whlskey by the ease OF obtaining 1t, but
the law rests upon the idea that II ~ the prop
er thing to supply what The people want ior
their legitimate use In the least haru iui way
and the absence of Dspensary, or its mac.
feasibility By reason Of great distance, places
q premium on the establishment OF an illegal
traffic. II men will have IL, the State should
supply II bptif the State does this In II way
| 10 cause too much trouble and expense, then
others Will step In and furnish 1t. One thing
is very certain: The people OF county should
pot be put to the expense and trouble oil get
ting whiskey In other counties, or patroniz-
ing Illicit sellers at home. because OF opposi'
tion TO the law In the towf.snnd the refusal 70
sign petitions for The establishment OF DIS
penGArY,