The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
WHAT WILL CHARLESTON DO
II Her Outlaws and Their Sympathis'
ers Superior TO the Laws of the
state?

state?
We copy into this issue OF the Press and
Banner an interview with Ex-Governor
Sheppard. which we tind dpst. IN the newspapers
The Ex-Governor makes deliVerance on
the Dispensary, and assumes to speak win
more or less emphasis on law to when he
He also assumes to speak for the "prohibi;
tionists' while he aligns himself with. and
espoases the cause & Of the License system ycamns,pn
in which, SO to speak, Governor Tillman
knocked the socks of him." we are sur.
prised to see him utterlng half column oi
The veriest rot. We are also surprised al ms
evident ignorance of the true situation In
South Carolina.
He seems TO ignore the fact that Governor
TlltBan represents an Overwhelming maJorl-
ty OF the people OF this State.
He seems not TO know that every Tillman-
ite will support Tillman In every measure
where the Antis propose TO obstruct hls an.
thority or attempt 70 set the Government al
defiance.
He utterly and absolutely shuts his eyes to
fact that possibly niPetentns 81 ds
pensary law, and no matter what their polltl.
cal preferences. they will support Governor
Tillman In enforcing that law.
pointing metropolitan police In Charleston.
While we would he sorry TO see more ioros
used than is absolutely necessary. yet we
Governor to use whatever force may be neces'
sary to teash the Charleston liquor dealers
thatthe law must be obeyed. II Is hotnlns
abiding people Of this State to say that any
number OF LIQUOR dealers In Charleston
will set aside any law of the State. the llllc-
IL LIQUOR dealers In Charleston must be prose
cuted and their illegal places must be shut up
even II 1t be necessary to appoint metropoi-
itan police. They must and will be shut up,
at whatever cost. and any intimation that the
"honest prohl bitionists" OF this State would
give encouragement or countenance to the
violation of the dispensary law Is without
foundation.
ly against any. bar.room advocate speaking
for the .honest prohibitionists." The e5-Gov-
ernor, as long as he havors the licensed bars,
has no right to speak for those @ VINO snIeaV are
oring to close the recruiting stations for the
army OF drunkards.
has not worked for the moral welfare OF the
people Of this State. The assertions OF the
bar-room advocates would prove this Stale
They assert that the dispensary is a financial
failure. Well, now, will any sensible man
not see the force in the statement that n1ly
dispensaries are financial failures In STATE
where thousand bar-rooms formerly flour
ished?
There can be no successful disputing
OF tie fact that We have less whiskey drink'
oesse IS stem. The habit Of treating has been
have been closed. But the drunkard Will De
foolish enough TO suppose that he'can work
miracles by making the topper quit his cups
But Temperance people hope 10 shut up the
Doys se drnR habits
Like all men who oppose temperance an
favor open bars, he says he Is IN faVor of
good lsw to control the iiquor business, and
that he "has some ideas which he may lorrnu-
We would like to see that plan" 1t is an
old dodge for advocates Of the license system
TO protest most vigorously for temperance,
while voting for keeping open the places
which invite TO drunkenness.
But we have no objection to Mr.: Sheppard
entertaining whatever opinions he pleases.
What we object To, is his presuming TO speak
for the prohibirionists. He has no right ~
send abroad the utteranceS wherein he invol-
YES the prohibitionists. We believe that iuily
nine-tenths of the prohibitionists favor the
tenn. o,-,
and the action of the people OF Charleston 10
aligning themselves with the law less element
is proof conclusive that. the prohibitionists
without money, could not enforce the Jaw I'd I'd
not by any means as strong as the friends oi
the dispensary-the dispensary advocates In
clude the prohibitionsts - and the world
knows the trouble they have undergone IN
irving to shut up the rum holes in Charles.
We would say to the Charlotte Observer
That tQ6 6ulCOI OI lttS Hc~SpdpcI hdo oCCh q
prohibitionist and q. .teetelier ail his life, and
that this newspaper Is anti-Tillman In poll
tics, but IL will support him IN enforcing the
dispensary Law, and will support and endorse
any act OF the Legislature which may be nee.
essary 10 teach the lawless element OF Char
lesion the necessity Of conforming 70 the re-
ouirements of the dispensary law. We don't
want any metropolitan police, but II the out,
laws Of Charleston can be made TO behave
in no other way, then we hope to have all the
metropolitan force that may be necessary.
II the good people Of Char lesion would not
give aid and comfort to the lawless element,
there would be no need OF u metropolitan po.
lice. Charleston must obey the law, and
there is no use OF setting up lot Illicit whis-
key dealers as above the law; The name OF
South Carolina would indeed be brought low
II q combination OF Illicit liquor dealers
shoHh be able TO openly set any law at de-
hauce.
Ex-Governor Sheppard speaks of the State
constable as "spies" and speaks Of their ex.
pense or cost TO the State. He neein't worry
about the expense. The "sples' up to this
time have been able TO earn nearly enough
from the capture of liquors TO settle that little
Item. so no sleep need be lost on that score.
The Illicit liquor dealers are settling for this
expense.