The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-13
NO DIsPENs4KY PROFI1S.
Not n Cent Has Been Paid Into the Expens
Account Of the State.

4 special from Columbia, :. C., to the
Charleston News and Courier says;
Before the dispensary law went into
effect there were all kinds Of promises oil
how much money the system would bring
into the Golfers OF the State. Shortly be-
fore the law went into operation Governor
Tillman, as chairman OF the board or con-
troll, made public statement in which ne
said that from the best Information that
he cOuld obtain the annual sale OF whisky
alone is about one and a half TO two mil
lion gallons; that the regulation OF the
trade would cut the consumption down TO
a million gallons. and that the minimum
net profit would be 81 per gallon. and that
the State cannot help making 10000 the
first yeara aftcr paying Sl5o.0oo for the DIS
tribution OF the liquor and 5000 Tor the
enforcement Of the law"
1t is stated upon the very highest au-
thorlty By those who know that not a
cent has been paid by the dispensary into
the general expense account OF the state
Governor Tillman expected that the prohts
would be at least half a million. and 80
did a good many of his followers, whereas
as a matter OF fact. all Of the profit. 80
far as dollars and cents are concerned 10
the State. is visionary. There may be
considerable stock in the hands Of the
dispensers. but no profit has yet been
realized toward the reduction Of taxes.
The disDensary system went into opera
ton on the LIST OF July last and IL i con-
sequenty now fully seven months since
the dispensary has had a chance 10 make
revenue. but not cent As yet has been
turned over to the state treasurer toward
the payment OF the general expenses 81
the Government, as was expected ana
promised by the ardent advocates OF the
new law. Up to this time there has Deeh
nothing but talk in the matter of the
dispensary making any proht Tor the
state
Dispcnsary Murder
The News and Courier says, editorially
The only murder committed IN South
carolina ON account Of Governor Till
mans whisky law has been coInm'tted py
his dispensary spies and In obedience 70
his instructions" His ''dispensary
spies" shot down a fleeing negro in the
town of Spartanburg. His 'dispensary
spies" tollei Perry Moore a white man.
away from his humble home IN Spartan
burg county i'm the night time and shot
him down in his tracks. His "dispensary
spies" killed Crawford Ballew, another
wl.,e man, In Spartanburg county. one
OF his dispensary spies slapped white
womans face I'm Charleston, and wnen'
according TO his own admission, ne was
fairly and justly convicted for his OF
Tense. he was granted full and uncondi-
tional pardon by Governor I1lman.
Every act of violence ~ the attempts TO
administer the dispensary law IL charge
able TO "his dispensary spies Every drop
of blood shed in the State has been shed
by his dispensary spies Not one Of
his dispensary spies" has been injured
in any way by the people OF The state
His dispensary spies" terrorize nurse
girls and brighten the babies IN the streets
OF Charleston. They dog respectable peo'
ple 10 their homes They halt servants
in the streets and sample the deiniJohn'
OF artesian water that they carry 1hey
peer into supper rooms 10 lind out wiener
the ladies and gentlemen at social enter
tainments are violating the dispensars
law. They 20 around with pistols strap
ned around their waists and Winchester
rifles In their hands. ready 10 murder any
man who chooses TO buy his WHISKY ont
side a state bar-ro0m, and VINO tries 10
RIM when the dispenssry spies get on his
track. His dispensary spies raid shops
and priyate residences with or wiihout
warrants as they please