The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-21
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
Some Of the DifcGlties that Confront the
New Dispensarians-Attorn General.
Townsead's Opinion as to signers
OF Petitions-!The States Profits
zzss on Its Bar Rooms are in the
News and Courier, 10th. |

News and Courier, 10th. - =
Whatever wrangles on the subject
may develop themselves at some dimly
Distant Gate, at the present time At
torney General Townsend's decision re-
garding the, ."duas capacity" in which
afreeholder acts in signing a dispensary
candidates petition has little immedi-
ate interest for Charlestcrians.
As far as it can now be learned no
eases OF the:kind has arisen in Charles
ton, and the race is not sufficiently
close one to Ylake:i worth the while Of
either candidates or signers to raise the.
eassestion. SH, as the Attorney General
says, thessignature is to be regardedin
thesslighSs,ofsaa ballot, There seems
to be no equitable reason why it
should be exempted from the rules
whiefrs usually govern the casting of
yotes The easter of ballot is sup
posed to aes. with intelligence and
after carefn1 elaboration, with a full
appreciation of the consequence and
importer his, act before him. Were
the depcsiting Of ballot snot final
a simple election might be an inter.
minable affair. The point has not,
however, been raised instI1is city, and
there issliftle reason to suppose that it
Viii bemade.
While anum berof the candidates for
the position of dispenserare still con-
tinupg sss2nSass for signatures, there
I is no reason to suppose that they are
meeting with great success. Some of
the gentlemen who have been in the
race longest have almost givenup hope
discerning the appovsl of3the reqni-
site number offreehoiders. They are
very much disheartened and saythat
TIE ehanees of establishing a dispen-
sarY here sre small. Other gentlemen
claim that, they are bound TO succeed
inxtheir canvass but when you come
down toyoek bot tom facts You find.
that fhesnanaess resnot: on their lists
There are very few lists from which
some of the names will not have to
be stricken when they come to
be judged by strict Interpretation of
the law, but, even accepting every
s sgner as a bona fde Ffreeholder, the
Situation hasnot greatly changed since
the last report made, n'whichit was
stated that few if any Of the petitions
had more than one hundred or one
hundred and fifty names attached to
them: - ~ 4l;e.g .s.,.z
THE RAILRoADStWI FIGHT.
One .ofsthe most prolific sources Of
speculation regarding the dispensary
law just:now, however, touches the
action which will be taken by the rail-
roads regarding the importation Of
liquors. sWllthe roads haulit or not?
is the question, and uponthe answer
may depend, gin a large measure, the
States profits in itsshttle ventureinto
the wholesale liqaor business. Il is
not saa extraerdiaary occurrence even
at the present time for large quantities
of liquor TO be shipped from one point
to another labelled as vinegar" or
some such non-alcoholic liquid. Whole
sole dealers say that this is a common
occurrence in their business now, and
there is no good reason Why the same
practice on a much more extensive
scale should not be continued after the
1st of July. Who will take the re-
sponsibility of opening a jug Of "!vin-
egar'' when intrsnsit, 7fiSb all its at
tendant possibilities inl he way Of suits
for damages? Certainly not the rail-
road authorities. In addition to this,
however, it is reported that the roads
in the State propose TO haul every GAL
Ion of liquor offered them, and openly
to stand by their legal right to adopt
such 8 course. What would be the
course adopted by the State. under
these circumstances no one knows, but
it is highly probable that some. pretty
lively times would ensue.
BY GRAPEVINE TELEGRAPH.
There can be 10 manner of doubt
that large numbered people are going
to get their liquors from outside OF. the
State. A fine stock. of liquor IS some
thing which cannot be laid in in a
month or a year. Many years Of care are
reqired to collect stock Of those mellow
old brands which SO many people will
alone drink. It viii be difficult if not
al impossible matter for the dispensary
to-. lay IN a fun line Of this class
OF liquor. Be as careful as it may
the States stock will necessarily
consist Of ordinary grades ofnew, un-
ripe liquors, made palatably by pro-
cesses of compounding, and which are
not rp to the standard which you
would require for medicinal use in
your family.
Some such consideration as this will
be a potent factor in inducing many
pnressaserssto to obtain their liquors out
side Of the State, and the question Of
trarspertatiop will at once arise. .,
1 THE STATES PROFITS.
These facts viii also have much to
do with the States profits. Some of
the most clear-headed wholesale deal
ers in the State have publicly said that
they,sseriously doubt the *state's:abil-
ity tonake the oispensary a paying III
vsstneas. SH AL of the liquor used in
the STATE was bought from the State