The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-06-29
GALL TO PROHIBITiONlSTS.
Circular Issuvi hy the Contrnl CGmmIt-
tco OF tho StntC.

| tro OF tho Stmto.
COLUMElA, :. c., June 21.--The pro
hibltionists Of the State are making
another effort to prevent the establish,
ment of di3penSarieS. Acting upon
the Attorney Generals recent opinion
that when Il man signs Il petition fOl
an applicant for the position Of county
dispenser, his signature is at the same
time vote for the establishment Of a
dlSpenSary, the central COmmlttrn Of
the prOhlOitlOniStS have sent the fol.
| lowing letter to the chairman Of sub
committees in the various counties:
STATE CENTRAL IKGUlRITION Cow.
| AITTEE,
COLUMBIA, :. G., Jure 3u, lN.r.
At Il meeting of the Central tOmmit-
tee held June Slh All e. :cutlvr commit
tee was constituted, and charged with
the duty, among other things, of ap-
pointing enforcement committees al
| the county seat Of each county in the
State.
| This committee at Il subsequent
meeting selected YOU as the vhlirman
| for your county, and request that You
Will organize your committee by Ca,l
| ing to your assistance two or four t;l&
you may deem beSt good and true pro
hlbltlonlStS to act with You in promote
| ing the cause intyOur county. Your
committee, when thus organized, will
constitute the enforcement commit tee
OF the county, having under ltS control
the organization and direction at the
Sub-commlLterS yOu may deem 1t nee.
eSSary TO appoint clSrWNrr" in thr
county.
The special work which the cNr"u .
1--WE committee regards important a.
&c l,n ,E,,l
your c0mmittc of the petitions winch
have been or may be presented for th,.
establishment OF dispensers and dlS?"n
aarle5 under Sections ! and \ of the Act.
We would direct your attention TO
these points on the subject:
signing the petii IN Ui an appllCan,
Tor appointment rs dispenser IL an ap.
plicatlon by the siGrer for the ",tHh-
llShmenL OF diSpenSary, ami 10 on"
opposed to the dlspenSary SySt"ln can
consistently sign such petition.
SignerS must be "irpehOii voters of
the incorporated town or city in winch
the permit is to be uScd," lSrrliun ~
and any signature not of tliS class OF
persons. is invalid and should b. di$r,.
garded 10y the board Of control.
Each signature must be in the hand
| writing Of TN" person whose name il
! purposes TO be.
No one can sign far another.
The petition must estate mat rN"'
| person before signing hH; read SIlI p"
tltl0n AMI understands tive cUnt,.uiF :
and meaning ther, pl, and ~ we'll a..
personally acQu tintra with thn "ppIi
can't
Such petition must contain Il maIorl
ty of freehold voters rs asCrrtaInr,
from the record OF the City or tow
clerk or auditor to cntitir the appIirant
| to appointment.
These are essential requisites b the
appointment OF Il dispenser, and the
committee should carefully ascertain if
the petition is right in all these re
spects. and if not the attention OF the
Board Of Control should he called to ne
detects, proof Of tn" SAM, furnished
ana objection made 10 the appoint m"uI
when the matter comes before lau
board for its action.
Should the board DISREGARD such de-.
fectS and appoint Il dispenser NOS with
standing, your comunitr" <ould
promptly report the HIm" tn Snjmr ui
the officers as provided IN Section - OF
the Act and TO Tia" central .,nlumlrttr
when ulSprnSarlcS III" rSi:.iii~n,.i ia
your county It. viii he your duty 10 ud
In every way strict cninrCr.n"ut Ur
'ilN hN 'J lfl')lIlnS Ill We iiIbaN al
the law. whether 10y dispensers; or Oth.
eTS, to The proper authorities and TO
this committee, and thus show HAT our
purpose as prohiblti0nlStS is not TO OBJ
Struct the operation of the law. bat 10
extract from its enforcement whatever
may promote 81" cans" Of prohibition
and good morals.
In short, YOU are expected to do
promptly, earnestly and tcareSSly
within the lines Of the law, whatever is
possible to foster aud encourage the
sentiment among our people in iaVuur
OF the ultimate prohibition by law of
thc sale OF lntOXlCautS aH Il beverage.
Please notify me of your purpose 10
act with us and Of the UrganiIltiun OF
yonr committee. Respectfully,
l.. ID. CIlII.DS, Chairman
THpS J. lAMOTrE, Secretary
Hutlcr ana tprnintmVnts
WANiIINGToN, ID. c., June 81 sen.
ator Butler, Of South Carolina, has,
written TO one Of ms constituents a
letter rrgarlnR appointment 10 office
ana The rclatl0nS of congressman and
the president Wirh respect to them. in
which he says:
That members have the right 10 r.
commend nobody denies. Any citizen
OF this country has that rIgh,. Eul
tllat senator's and representatives have
the right TO dictate appointments. or