The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-11

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threatened by the Guberratorial broad
axe, says that he had DO idea Of vio-
lating any laws. He says he received
no instructions as to making oct re-
ceipts from the Acknowledgement or
anyone else. He had no time to even
read the newspaper accounts OF the
law and that he carried cut the law
as he construed it ali along.
He said that he waited until the
very last moment to see if he would
get any instructions before he accepted
any money for licenses. He was too
busy to 60 and inquire about any new
construction of the law, and that be
acted on the law as laid down to him.
He disclaimed any intention Of vio-
lating the law, and whenever anyone
in authority construes law for him
he expects to follow instructions. The
fact that Treasurer Campbell received
no instructions may change the dispo-
sition towards him.
WHAT "ME AND BEN" WILL Do.
Governor Tillman to-day received
the following remarkable letter.
PIEDMONT BELT, January 8, 1898.
Commander-in-C Chief over Military
and Civil Services of the State Of South
Carolina Charleston not excepted: J
Incorporated cities and towns OF
the State are now granting licenses
in direct violation Of the State
laws; why should not these char
ters be revoked by the Secretary
of State, or by the powers that be.
If you should in your judgment
deem it expedient to place any city or
town in the State usder marshall law,
and require military force to protect
the laws of the State, call on the One
Gallus and Wool Hat boys of the Pied
mont belt, make the city by the sea
know that our motto is Equal rightsto
all, special privilege to none that the
laws of the State must be respected
even by Charleston itself.
To violate law is bad. To conspire
with others to violate the law is worse.
Has the city council by the sea been
guilty of these charges?
Yours to command,
AN OLD SOLDIER.
A GROWING OPPOSITION TO THE LAW
Especial to The State.]
LANCASTER, Jan. 6.-The Enter
prise, one Of the county papers, which
has been looked upon ss one of the
many minor organs Of the administra-
ton, and which generally approves of
everything the Reformers do, seems to
be in open rebellion against the law.
In recent issue it was unstinted in
its praise of Speaker Jones for voting
against the measure, and delivered a
broadside against Senator Strait and
Representative Estridge, who sup
ported it.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE QUESTION.
Especial to The State.]
CHARLESTON, Jan. 6.-Fordham, the
deputy revenue collector, figures out
that if the Evans liquor bill goes into
operation all that Uncle Sam will COL
lect from the State will be about S., 900,
and that it will cost over SIS, 900 to col
lect that. He says the consequence
will be heavy reduction in the force
Of the internal revenue department in
this State and consequently so many
the less offices for Cleveland to fill.
CAROLINA NEEDS MEN,
From the Baptist Courier.l
I have not read the full text Of the
dispensary law recently passed by the
Legislature. Even if I had read it
carefully I would not venture an opin-
ion as to the constitutionality OF any
contested point. Some Of its main
features have been tried in other lands
With good results. If any questionable
or illegal provisions have been en-
bodied in it let the proper tribunals set
them aside. Let all good citizens unite
to see it enforced until pronounced ille-
gal or repealed. This is the best way
to test it, Any fair and just measures
which will lessen the amount of useless
and dangerous drinking will be well
coined by the best classes of our peo-
pie. We need all that law, education,
school, church, appeals, all restraining
influences can do to help us now. A
week has not passed since a newspaper
in our State rebuked the drinking
usages Of the young ladies at public
gathering, where young men went to
shameful excesses. Their conduct, un-
der the circumstances, was natural and
inevitable, but not therefore excusable.
"Luxuries should be taxed and re-
strained, while vice should be prohib-
ited." There are parts of our country
where leading men and leading news
papers bring no other contribution to
this great problem. than opposition to
any measures taken to lessen the
frightful ravage of social drinking,
and its necessary result-drunkenness.
There are neighborhoods in which the
"liquor interest,". needs no special Or
gan to fight its battles, the ordinary
newspaper attending to this in a very
satisfactory style. For several years
the friends of temperance have been
negligent. A generation of young peo-
pie have grown up who have seldom
heard an earnest appeal or warning on
this subject. The war wears were not