The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-10

THE DIsPENsARY BI;EAIING down.
The following dispatch las been sent
out from South Carolina:
COLUMBIA. $. c.. Sept. The dis
closures in connection with The admins
GratlOn OF the dispensary law ia this
STATIC have created the most intense in
tercst. coming as they do on the eve OF
tie second election for the United States
senatorsh.p to he held tomorrow. The
facts were evidently brought TO the
surface 10y tho bitterness Of The fight be-
tween judge Earle and Governor Evans
for senatorial honors Both llllmaniies
| and conservatives freely admit that the
public charges and admissions Of corrup-
ton means the doom Of the present dis
pelsary system
The charges and counter-charges are
between Governor Evans on the one side
and Superintendent Nixon in control OF
the administration of the dispensafy law
in South Carolina on the other. The son
of the latter ACKNOWLEDGED having re-
ccived money from whisky people. but
cyonor.fcs his father. rElo denies all
guilt Governor Evans is accused OF
falling 20 given an itomized account Of a
charge against the disVensary law Of $3.50
for trip % Washington. The Governor
SAYS the expenditure was legitimate.
Political wlscacres declare the disclo-
suros VIII result in the total disruption
OF The reform faction. The election to-
morrow Will be extremely close.
IT is TO be most sincerely hoped thar
these statements are true Thoughtful
men have known from the time the dis
pensary system was determined. as IN
South Carolina. that IS must inevitably
wind up i'm corruption and failure. l.
S. form Of the Socialists government.
I'm which the State is 10 Dee the parent
Of its citizens. everything is 10 belong 10
and issue out Of the State and men are
90 De fed and cared for by a parent in-
stead of each one relying upon his own
resources and struggling as best he may
90 improve his situation and condition I'm
lfe That idea must necessarily make
81 lazy and idle population, and as AN 10
Ire had is TO be secured from the gov
crnmcnt stock &c inevitably turns the
attention Of men towards getting what
they want by ch.canery and brides in
stead Of by hard and perseycring toll.
Just as certainly as that becomes tho
idea upon which government is conduct
cd. those who seek the soft places Of
SHARED officers. will bargain with the
voters that 10 they Will vote for them
the voters shall he In turn rewarded out
o. government supplies Corruption is
thus 40 once introduced into tho plan
a. government and It IS but short time
before every department Of government
becomes rotten and dependent upon 4
| br.hed constituency.
II the d sponsafy system has really hroK-
en- down south Csroina Will probably
soon get rid Of that unfortunate invest
ncnt Tmman He is a bot upon The
page OF her fair history. and he has done
/ al in his power 20 stain her good name
and bring her into tho contempt OF the
world. lie has not heen able 70 10 that,
because her place as a bright star IN
/ The galaxy OF stars is too well fixed for
any Jacomn like Tnlman. 10 defle her
permanently. But his intentions have
been all that the Devil IN his most ma
ngnant mood. towards South Carolmn's
great and glorious past could have asked
| him 10 have