The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-04
socrtIIsM ~ soUrH CAROLINA.
How the New Liquor Law was CONCEIVE"
and Passed.

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CORRESPONDENT Of the New Yrk sun
tells the following trom South Carolina
To-day south Carolina is seVen-tentnS
dry and the farmers are running the olu
Stata ia quit themselves. The secret -
rietv called the Farmers Alliance "hl."
now controls the Government, mas put -.
to onera lion the purest and most eAlrdV'
nary socialistic law now IN lCtoe !" ~
1rnitad states. and the old Demcrap0
ma -tv e made to shield Il with us namS'
Tho bloy, which was aimed at the fl0'
ana Intelligent ciuzens, at the raliroau
men and bankers, and at the captains
who connive together IN socIal ciuo,
operating to the discomfort Oh the lain ~
ers and the iaborers, IL Is II u"' 80
wisest Alliance men nave not p0en az
"a see how this could be avoided. Ih.y
rue, 20 Governor Tnlman 10 put the
bulls ~ the burden on the mated capi-
,alists nv arresting them, sendihs spits
me tbeir homes. by breaking up then
clubs bv conhscating their property anu
nv dining and imprisoning the Servants
of the railroads and express eohlpani-9'
Az This is looked forward 10 with ~
natience by the farmers. WIN sreaIV
irnnatepce they await the employment
~ bundrods OF spies and the creation Oh
an t,,.,,cnse political machine feachihs
t,,, o,,orv county whore liquor Is SOU
yritb etnl greater anxiety they await the
Hlling Of the treasury with the prole9
from he new State liquor solo at % pr
cent above the prices liquor useo "
fetch the private gin mlHs. ILL.,. .,,,+
The peculiar and unusual thlhS apous
this ~, dispensatiOn, 20 a realization OF
which the people are just awakening, -
that i, was so sudden and unsuspectea.
There was no popular demand Tor inc
law which goes into force today Iherc
had been no canvass for II. il was never
discussed on the stump or TN the papers
for one day before - was passed. -"
rnass-neetings were called for IL.
No candidates were elected on II. 10
,iedqes we're given for IL. In fact, the
I.egislature that passed IL, and the GOV
ernor who signed it, mad never seen u
heard OF the law a week before II was
passed and signed. In the last hours .,
the session. when barely time REMAINED
for it's passage, somebody the Kramer W
the bill is unknown, presented this raui
cal revolutionary measure for raisinl
money for the administration. II wa
adopted By the administration and passed
under m. orders Of the administration
and tn. state OF South Carolina was com
rnitted I'm few hours 10 the whisky tral
fc with the Governor Of the State a.
chief barkeeper, alike without the de
! mand or consent of the people, and i
defiance Of the sentiment OF the most re
spectacle and representative part or III
| people
That is the revolution which was &C
| compfi,hed last night. and the most GU
rious feature Of the whole business
that the changed character which nov
attaches 10 the business Is not absolut,
| ii IS only criminal for the citizen TO sci
whisky IKE State can sell II witho"
violating any no~il law.
If Is made cn. 'ual for the citizen
sell H. because me State has Itself en-
| gagged In the business and wants II
rivals. The object OF the state Govern
ment u has been made very PLAIN
not 10 reduce the sale OF intoxicating j
quors In South Carolina. but 10 comman
| the income from such sales.
TO this end indeed as Is reported o
every hand the sale and use OF IN
damning drink" is 20 be forced by IN
state onic,als. by every trick ana deFic
| and construction and quirk they can CON
mand on communities which are, Tor IN
most part. opposed 20 such sale.
The situation has dazed the people $
that they are hardly yet awake 20 It's ~
significance. The indications are. how
ever, that there will be stormy tim
To-day many OF the bar-rooms are opei
Probably fifty OF these. mostly corn'
shop groggeries. have closed their door