The sun., 1893-06-04
by him. enumeratinr the different kinds and
quantities. the price paid. the terms OF pay

The next clause conflicts, with the, Intor.
state Commerce law. and raises bold issue
1t says; In all purcaases, or sales OF intoxi-
eating liquors made by said Commissioner. as
snail eaoss ste e S Stsched to each
aud every package containing, said LIQUORS
when the same is shipped TO him from the
Gsesns Gses s ptSahd eSrosd by % his ocal @ q Ssssturo
and seal. which certificate shall state that the
parchascd Gv Htm W ior % sale within the state of
south Carolina. or to tie shipnrd out OF the
out such certificate any package containing
liquors which shall be brought into the state,
or shirrci out of the state. or shipped from
place to p.a"o within the state by any railroad.
sEnii 6e, rozariei as intended for unlawful
mon carrier shall DO Liable in q penalty OF five
hpndred dollars for each oifenc..."
n the m rnS onSr ssS,Ums ." n tM" M ,Meh,Y % sGht I
law and authorize tho Governor to appoint rs
many con,tablcs and detective, az sro necos-
sary; dispensary at ryery county seat is
established wherea majority o thr freehold
ers petition for the sa.pr. However. ns 1t has
tharlsstUn is the original Iiar,len OF Eden tho tho
oi ten dispsnsarios; ami in view oi tho m ftct
that Colum nin Is as dead now Ms 1t was when
Sherman loft it. in n spirit ofchtrity three dis
pcnsaries have been granted it., The county
packages ot not less than ono hall pint or
more than five ,galLons and none OF those
packages can 5c OLened on tho premises
Sssn % e0Spt %HSlrcd dSpsnfr saT yons hn tSs
y licensed, druggist. kceI or OF y hotel. eating
house. saloon, restaurant. or place OF public
Lenser is allowed under the law to add another
fifty per cent. profit and tho purchaser. tor the
privilege ~ waving twice as much as tho
application IN writing. stating his age and
residence. for whom and Tor what the llruor
right to ignore the application il he Know. the
applicant to be u mi inor. that he Is intoxicated.
thar he is In the ha,it Of using intoNirniins
key from natural love and affection" The
profit. Of the local dispensnries nre equally
patty In which they are situated. Every re.
guest must be made upon blank furnished
BANK Cheek And Huun Unused dn or mutilateI blanks
must he returned or accounted for.
While druggists are rermitsed to purchase
ten per cent, above the cost price. it Gun 10
used for no other purpose than the COMPOUND
pharmacist will have his certificate cancelled
who manufactures a proprietary medicine OF
III sSG aS on
inr liquors for distribution or division among
more than one supply on the same day. m
The 1udnS In. % f. b. nssG for tHo s,xtG M Rs
hiEh. more than 200 feet long. anh about
:iGhiy let wide; a macadam wine cellarruns
4, ,twrnty- horse power engine will run the
corking. bnttlng. and yashinG machines. and
The work Is nen,!y done. Tho stock with
which south Carolina vii oncn o ~ her sra, ot
saDms o WI WhsKe h IF milton eceti Cities
ernl thousand gallons OF wine. hundreds Of
leGe and Jugs, and thousands OF crates to be
Mr.. b. H. Traxier. the Commissioners. Is n
thoroush business man ana up !" the .nr, lime Tt
lie de inGn is . memGer oithe Barsist Church. aud his
Shr,s,an nion Of this S,ne
tion OF the oillce will bn honest and cconomi-
cal. II there is = man In sonth Carolinn wno
Is capable OF max ing a success OF tho law. 1t is
the present Commissioners
.Al;houch tho LEGISLATURE q only appropriated
necessary bottl les. much loss the contents tho
Commissioner has found no trouble in pur.
chasing a full stock Of whiskey on credit. In
try are anxious to sell the State as mach
Mquor and on such terms as may Butt tn"
It is claimed that the State will clear not
less than half q million dollars the first year.
psnsss. which % woulu e reduce sHeir profits @ TO to
ab"ut four hundred THOUSAND dollars. Ihus
the total Profits ,1 from the whi.key trafie Ter
lionriollars. This sum Is sufficient to run the
entire state Government: or. II divided he-
the. percentage OF taxation for roth Just one
half; or II turned into a school fund;
to the present appropriat ON Tor that purpose.
to run all Of the public schools o. the state the
yes5 reana Its rieHds as. Soy thn, better
and the percentage OF drunkenness largely de-
creased. But IT is claimed hy 'nr,seeinE men
cooperation OF other states In forcing the Fed
erRi Governn ent TO abolish the internal rev.
to tom mako 10 up W the e. deficiency And after this has
been cone the States severally will levy high
license tax on the retail sale Of whiskeS: beer;
eral Government: II this scheme could be
eoyne OF tho States. 80 far from having to levy
q direct tax for Government purposes. would
be taxes nG ago roetd
Of taxation IL bound to he popular. Any law
that demonstrates; however delusive the dem
to educate them selves. will touch chord in
the public's heart. The farmers OF this State
no Unusual sight to see men who were once
wealthy and numbered their slaves by hun
doing ena labor for
angry dissent and Walls o: defiance are Sc6 oed
from every rural cottage. Factions are ar
It can only be n question Of time. and n very
short time ut best. before the negro element
Eerythins M Is Unnatural and Unsettled Far. Far.
ties in power do things to-day ana undo them
to.morroT; % Dsmagoguss n, ERE S gropi1g along
There ts O conservative element. not con
servative In the political sense with which the
expression has heen used In this state. that
look upon tho Dispensary bill as a wild. i'm
practicable scheme utopinn in character and
utterly impossible Of enforcement: a law. In
short. that II It fails will bankrupt tho State.
They resent 1t as a shackling Of their personal
liberties. and under the protective nGIs Of the
Federal Constitution they propose to disregard
that section OF the law which forbids tho pur-
chase Of whiskey In another State and bring
ing 1t into this such traffle is Interstate
commerce. and they claim tho protection OF
Interstate commerce laws II this idea Ia car
rfsd out 1t means THOUSANDS OF dollars for
Savannah, Augusta. Atlanta. Asheville. Char
lotte. and Wilmington.
The cheapest corn and rye whiskey OF the
will be sold at the rate Of 81 per
gallon, while the same articles can be pur-
on half that amount. The temptation Is too
great for even law abiding citizens to resist
Bat Gov. Tillman Ia q man OF vigorous policy
and does not mince matters when it comes to
what he deems to be his duty.
He has Just ordered badges for special con
stables and detectives. and VIII have q large
corps OF them to make arrests. seize whiskeys.
and see that the law is rigorously enforced.
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