The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-30
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Reported for the TINES.
Hon. G. B. Fowler on the Dispensary

| Hon. q. b. Fowler on the Dispensary.
| Inc following is verbatim report of an
interview held with ex-Represcntative G. B.
Fowler. upon the working of the Dispensary
| law as it now stands:
Question-What do you think of the Dis
pensary bill?
Answer-Weil, that is grea, deal asked
In one:question. But upon the whole will
say that L am in favor of the bill-mainlv
because hope that in the end it will briny
about q strictly prohibition law.
Ques.-Wha. do you think of the proyis-
ions, and the general bearing of the bill, as
it stands now?
Ans prefer it to the old way of dealing
out whiskey; because the profits arising
from the sales 60 10 the State, Tor onc-h ,If If
1t will, and, therefore, help the tax payer,
to some extent. OF course, mean they will
get part of their money back, and hope we
Wi have less drunkenness.
But there are many and serious objections
TO the oil. dislike to see any disfranchis-
ing tendencies in the bill which the I,egis,o
ture can and should remedy.
In the first place, the Incorporated cities
and towns have no just right to half the
prohis' IL should go 10 The po0pie, because
the people work for and make it, and the
people OF the cities and towns are on'y cn,i-
tied 10 an equal chance in the race of life.
and not to any special f,vors.
Again, every officer created under the Dis
pensary act is appointed I boiie~e). ri.".
should be left to the people of the several
%fepBPta&ss % BPt6a&s B As slats 4 as@, Ae sggsMtat
II can be used in the interest of those who
arc in office at the time of election. The
appontee is above the people and only res.
fonsib!c to the appointing power and, to a
great extent, the voice of the people is 81
fenced.
The bill itself is proof that when the
rights of the people are delegated to one. two
or few people ut most, their voice is no,
needed, strictly. Had the voice of the peo-
pie, as expressed by their ballots at the last
election, been needed, we woull have had
prohibition instead OF the dispen,ary law.
so, think the legislature went back on
the peop'c' when 1t refused to give them
prohibition. 1t was the white people who
asked for prohibition but instead there
they gave them n scorre) III, in the way of
the Dispensary act.
Ques.-Do You think it is open, to or af.
fords chancs for fraud?
Ans.-WeIi, of course, don't think il will
ne hahd ci dish ncstly ut ALL but you know
the people would no; be as safe if The treasur-
or had Inc power TO appoint the au litor over
the people rs they are when the auiiIor il
put in or d:spaced by the people-one
checks lie other; and | am in favor of let
ting the people elect every ollicsr in the
government, from the road overserr TO the
President OF the United States. That is one
OF the brightest planks in the platform of the
ReformerS.
Ques.-Do You think tha' if the officers
under the Dispen'ary law were elocte hat
the colorcd voters you'd control?
AnS.-No. That is an old fighting rem,
cay TO whip the white voters intp line. If
thcy could elect their Dspcns.ry officer,
they could elect their own Legis ;turc. But
th"y cannot. AMI don't interfere with the
eiectlons. The white primary settles that.
Bretiy, the injustice of the step that fen Is
TO take from The people the only mean. OF
government control, either State or National.
the ballot, is plain TO be seou, viii mortify
The PRIDE of al those who believe in euu,I
rights. They cannot viii ingly suppnrt such
a government or defend its flag. Therefore,
the people should be consulted AMI de.i.je
oy their ballots who should fill the offices of
our country | think the founders of our
government intended that tho States should
nave the right to manage their own affairs,
10 great extent, and ! contend that the
constitution Of the United States should he
so amended that no State can take the ballot
'rom any of hcr citizens, unless 1t be for
crime. + .
SPARrNNBCRG's SECOND SmuCK. .-Yesie,
lay morning about I n'clnck there WIS