The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-10

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best thing to do was to call an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature, and it is even
suggested that such = course would nave
been seriously considered had 1t not been
for alleged reflections against Speaker
.Jones. Tken it ia generally granted that
the bill needs repairing in certain partic,,
ulars or account of hasty legislation and
the new ideas that have been developed
on certain parts of the law.
In addition to the Hcare of the Adminis-'
tration about the dispensary law there
are few who are afraid that the Court
NAV want something done about the
bonds. but that Is even more remote than
the doubt about the dispensary bill.
Moreover it is hinted that the caucus at
the Governors mansion thought that
little legislation on the railroad question
would not be amiss. There are some
who 20 so far as to suggest that an effort
is to be made to confiscate the charters Of
the railroads. The Administration is in
a somewhat sorry plight as to means and
ways to continue the fight.
There are other reasons given for the
possible extra session. The fact, how.
ever, remains that the one man who
holds the key to the situation says that
there is nothing in the matter. Governor
Tillman Is not just now saying anything
about any extra sessions, and nothing ID
going to be done until he makes up his
mind to that effect. Saturday evening
he said That he had nothing to say on the
subject. That settled it for the time
being.
While lawyers are puzzling themselves
raised by Minor Hamilton, and there is
Sool;p~ nf ,1nroat QnnnnD the
Gouor men of the State, the work of or
ganizing the most gigantic business ever
undertaken by a State goes on. Those in
control Of the dispeIlsary, and they are
Governor Tillman and Mr.. Traxler and
no one else 30 far as can be seen, have no
small ideas about the State bar room.
They are building all Of their plans to
conform to their very liberal ideas, and
il the business is noG very large one
thew will be exceedingly disappointed.
Tho equipments that are being bought
are only for q heavy traffic. There seems
to be an idea that there is to be "crush-
ing' business all the time.
So far as is known no orders for liquors,
wines or beers have been placed up to
this time. There has beena perfect influx
OF drummers in Columbia for months,
but they have all been asked to send or
leave samples for examination and
"rook- bottom" prices. With what en-
couragement they could get out OF an
order being given them in case their
goods were found to answer they have
returned home. Recently Schlitz, the
Milwaukee brewer, and other beer. men
have had the floor, and are leaving or
sending sample lots varying from lew
bottles to whole barrel of bottles.
IN ivato nf niananGQrU
seems TO be, to use only "export or bot
tied beer, as it is thought that the keg beer
cannot be shipped to advantage. The
indications are that the beer will sell at
fifteen cents bottle, or two for quarter
there will be no 'schooners" or "po-
nfes'' with free lunch thrown in for
good measure. Indeed no one seems to
be thinking of selling the dispensary any
Schweitzer cheese, prepared soups, pref
eel, sand ndwiches, salads, beans, celeries or
sausages for the lunch counters. In fact
no one has heard of any provision for ice
or lunches. The fad will be to go into an
alleyway and drink bottle Of warm
beer.
Now. Of course, there are very different
opinions as to the success of the dispen-
sary scheme. On the one hand the en-
thusiasts for the law claim that 1t will
coin money for the State, while the Pro-
hibitionigts and others say that 1t is
certain to bea gigantic failure.
For instance, Mr.. LaMotte, g Leading
:Prohibitionists, in talking over the situa-
tion, said that the friends of the dispen-
sary were going to be woefully mistaken
in their calculations Of the amount of
business that is to be done. In the first
place. he thought that he had reason TO
say that cispensaries would be establish
ed In but few counties. The Prohibition
lists, he said, were working conscienti-
ously to get the most they could out Of
the law an it stood, and were using every
legitimate effort to secure prohibition.
It has been suggested that if ss many
dispensaries as are needed to make the
money the Administration expects to
reap or the scheme are not asked for, the
law would be changed. Ifit is found
that 30 per cent. Of the freeholders cannot
be secured to petition in city, the per-
centage may be reduced to 25 per cent.
Mr.. LaMotte said that Governor Tlllman
and his party would find that they mis-
took the sentiment of the people If they
attem pted any such legislation. The
county voters wanted prohibition pure
and simple and that they only accepted
the present plan as compromise, but
would not consent to making tho system
more liberal than at present. A lively
fight is very likely to come up on this
very question when the law goes through
the repair shop at the next session of the
Legislature it be extra or regu-
lar.
There is large bundle Of papers in
Governor Tillman's Office relating to the
appointments of the county boards of
control and county dispensers. The ap-
plications have come in from all parts OF
the State, and are in many cases supple
mented with friendly endorsements. The
State board of control will soon announce
the county boards Of control. It appears
that some of the boards have already
been named, but the entire s.outfit" will
be published at one time. If the compo-
sition of the boards Is watched II will be
discovered that there are very few other
than "Reformers" on them.
The wholesale and manufacturing
druggists of the State are very much ex-
ercised over the construction Of the die
pensary law as announced by Governor
Tillman. The druggists hope that Gov
ernor Tiilman and the other members OF
the board of control will find some way
in which they can put the wholesale men
on an equal footing with those in other
States. Mr.. i. H. Cain, of this city, who
has been actively connected with the
wholesale drug business for years and
knows considerable about it, had talk
with me about the matter. He said:
"The disadvantage thai the present con-
struction of the dispensary law will entail
upon the wholesale druggists of this State
and the unequal competitive position
they will be placed in thereby seems
plain. They could readily do away with
minimum profit on alcohol itself, but for
manufacturing purposes it is a vital ques
ton. Can We hope that our customers
will buy of US legitimate goods that they
can get cheaper just across the State line
at slight advance in freight rate? Or
are we to take our plants to near by cities
and control our trade from them? 1t
stands to reason that if the cost of alcohol
to manufacturing druggists land all the
wholesale dealers in this State are) is to
be advanced to 20 per cent more than they
can buy it for in open market, the price
of the manufactured articles is advanced
in a like ratio. How therefore can the
home iobber compete with neighboring
houses for like class of goods? For
two reasons it is customary for retail
dealers to manufacture theil tinctures,
etc. The first is accuracy, and second
they save the price of skilled labor, doing
the work themselves. These prepara-
tions are made up from the crude drug or
fluid extract by the addition of proper
alcoholic menstrum. If, however, they
have to buy alcohol at an advance Of 20
per cent. They will buy the preparation