The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-28
TiIlman on Liquor.
The New York and South
Carolina Reforms Con-
trasted.
The Present Reform Of the Excis g
Law in New York Not Lasting.
New York Herald.

COLUMBIA, >. u, aug Zf.-i e4-
pect to see the barkeepers control the
next electio6 in New York, and there
after that city will lapse back after its
spasm of virtue into the old mire Of
political and moral debauchery."
That is the judgment of Governor
Tillmau, the famous "dispeusary gov.
eruor, and Senator ELECT, on the saloon
situation in New York city
The Governor said in effect to-day
that if he were mayor Of New York
he would enforce the laws, but that
he would try to secure the enactment of
a State saloon law" io New York,
as be has 10 South Carolina.
.'Bus it is practically impossible to
close the saloons in city like New
York on Sunday - he says
If there is any one man who mas
had experiences in handling violations
Of liquor laws. aud who has bad to
6ght the sentiment of communities 10
the enforcement Of law, 1t has been
Senator-elect B. R. Filmao. 1t was
during his term of Office as Governor of
South Carolina that the dispensary law
went into effect, aud be took hold of it
with the determination of enforcing it,
and succeeded as we'll as could have
been expected.
Sepator-eIect Tillman reached tnis
city Yesterday afternoon on his return
home from Elberton. Ga, where he
had been op a visit to his family, who
are visiting relatives there Seoator
Tillman's latest experiences have been
a, Staten Island aud Asbury Park,
where he participated 10 debates as to
the relative merits Of the dispeosary
law and prohibition. aud made an
address in the Auditorium at Asbury
Park along this line. What he had to
say was watched with interest down
here.
Uoder instructions from the Herald
| sought out Senator-elect Tilman to
discover what be though Of the enforce
ment of the excise Law by Mr.. Roose-
velt and Mayor Strong. of New York.
At one of TIE meetings Seuator-elect
Til!maa predicted to Mayor Strong
that he would fail in bis efforts to close
the bars ip New York 90 Sunday, aud
| asked the dispeusary Governor why
he had made such prediction.
"Well." be said. from my expe-
rieuce iu enforcing the dispeusary law
feel thoroughly convinced that 1t is
practically impossible to close the
saloons 10 city like New York on
Sunday. The conditions there aud in
South Carolina are altogether different,
except 10 limited degree in the city
of Charleston. but the habit Of drink
Ing at bars is SO universal aud of such
long standing that it will be work
almost impossible Of accomplishment.
..Men who drink liquor or beer six
days 10 week habitually cannot sud
denly and easily grow accustomed to
water ouly on the seventh day. 1t is
the demand Which creates supply,
and until The New Workers cease to be
thirsty somebody will furnish the
kinds Of liquor they want. There can
be no successful determination of the
preseu, struggle unless the entire gov
ernment machinery moves harmonious
ly aud Loyalty to accomplish the same
end
With Heterogeneous mass of not
only Christless but Goddess men aud
women seeking to crafty their appe.
tites, with these people educated by
long immunity from interference. the
fight. if one a, all. will last years.
"You see the trouble is this : The
saloons run during the week. and every
habi,ual drluker has everything fixed
for him by the barkeepers. He does
not carry bis Sunday supply home 'c
mix himself. and prefers to get it at
the saloon instead 1t is more difficult
to close the saloons under such cir
cumstances one day in the week than
it would be to close them every day
in the week under our dispeosary sys-
tem
The reduction 10 the consumption
of liquor under toe dispensary Law
comes from the destruction of treating
aud the forcing Of the drinker to mix
his own liquors The State furnishes
the liquor. it is true, of every variety
that is pure, and to all comers. except
habitual druukards and minors, but
there are none of the seductious and
eoticements to drink under the dis
pensary system which are the curses Of
the license system.
Have you any doubt of the ultimate
success of the dispensaTy law in thls
State
None whatever The law is good
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