The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-02-19
THE DISPENSARY LAW,
aoyERNoR EVANS SPECIAL MESSAGE
85 ,35ss ON THAT SUBJECT

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ernor Evans message on tIe Disnen.
sary law was read in tGe Gan M eral' - AZ A.
solnibty yesterday T3gsiC '.n,i,,,;;,a !,
exhaustive review Of The o,,eration and
g GemtIamen % ~ of efiH ~ sys.o He says;
ar u'| 90 'n0 iG,sp0iy taw Was enact,
~ ,,ah - ;.a',aua sUausiom o1 she yexeo an9
reasonable men nnt;ng ! t4g.1,j tha 1;nht A,f af
tha axna';anon n nS'lnK ~ nfi, - '9H .tignt OF
knowletlna HAT nrohib;t;nn ;aS0s ;s ;nso az
ficahla sa 'S,m. ,ma. proMaon pl.h;a,ia y !mprac,
as % i ieo;i;mataa @ I'M % ant;nIa w;iSnoy ~ rsgaroeu
by the @ patinmai ie oa, arslclo oiafommerce
onlv be chorishasST sTsotns aa an ;dsal i;oon ~ oan
and m,,st he oIassad % g. ,u;tl ~ laIal otha eneor
an ideas. The drinl,inn hab;t r il ra.
asnn evil nanna tt thaf E o,aaoi.s s,,'aa,,1;en,.s
within the nrov;nca '' ~ q p,Iy;;,ay rp,at;na.y
ton. This action must ba froy, t%a f,v
nat,ire Of the aS;i % d;roota na afoni ~ tho tho
removal of the cause Ssy as We con ~ nnt I
prohibit mon from 9 orat;fu}n@ ar T .n +ha;n mG.
tastes and thirsfs W. cam s n,,',;sI .tS
men for desfrovina +hn l;fa ~ %,
ntonertv Of ntbe,s and AZ - So so,,,n ai.p n,.to ot
restpaiS Jp tHs;r ~ nols ani,a anu 10 some extont
more leeislata tho fasto af om W. h;sI,nS, IGI no
out Of an old foman than ,,o 10 ~, ? ;ae}
ousy ont Of tha hmman " I Inn ;1h II - Jo.si < :
long as n stin,,imnt I ;a ono tad h., +ha
hmman m apnetite and as lea$su lotl$S ~ ~ yyb;s. bi
key is aistfiieul IN North Caroiin" the
drinkers of South Carolina Viii have
it, law or no. law. I have never
dreamed of reforlHing druukarl by
law or moral suasion. Tor the habit
once formed is disease, a physical
condition which cannot cure. We
must address ourselves then to the con-
dition that confronts us and not theo-
rize on ideal government. The first
OBJECT should be to prevent this habit
from being formed by the young citi-
zens; second, to eliminate drunken
ness third, to SO crafty the thirst of
the old topper as to make the unobjec-
tionable to sober citizens.
Wo claim that the dispensary law
has practically accomplished the first
and second objects; the third can only
pc 1uliy accomplished by the death of
the subJect.
W hen death occurs and the nation
a. government outlaws whiskey and
uicUllollc ..' beverage, then, and not un-
~ ~ Ihen, Will prohlbltlon bo practica-
pc. me law IN thls State has had q
narq ROAD; lt mas been opposed by
!ne Onlted States courts with partisan
Judges ana by few Of our own citi
zens with rifles and shotguns but so
Iar !! mas prevailed, and is new writ
ten III Inc organic law OF tins State,
ana oettef, on the hearts ct the people.
II may pc sag now to be tho settled
pollcy OF the State. LIS experimental
stage IS over and | am happy to inform
you that in only one city of the State
nave nays the people refused TO accept it as
suGn.
/ nave peen requested ny represen-
tatlve OF tne dospel temperance league
un 70 ASK YOU 70 amend the law so as to
ai!ow Whlskey 10 be sold onlylfor med:
,o,,iaa, pliarnaceuticai ana mesehanlcai s
purposes, or IN other words, % repeal
W" st.e.ssTy sas !aW ana adept what
was reJected py your honorable body
anu t h"uwh as the Nettles blils l can
noI 20 tnls 1or reasons whlchssmust be
app:aareht 10 you ana whlchI stated
Whlle member OF the senateand for
!lio Iurtner reason mat thedlspensary
Hs - sacceeoing ~ oey0nd the exP9statlons
" iGs lIlenos' ana 70 pass sucNsaf law
aI le4Ies1eu 3i woulu not accomplish
,rn,,iJ mn"I tio uisPoilsary ~ nov oolng, put
wo9iu slnPiy increase the crime OF
perjury ana false representation in the
oLioo ohioo.; = wouio hoG De understood as
Gt;DJeo.lng ~. 70 tne agltation OF prohlpl-
1le lloli nor 20 resIrlcting the sale Of WINS.
nj NY ny any lneans u Is penepclal TO
e, e g4Vernlnents 70 nave ideailsts, Tor
= noI, We lnlght lose slgnt OF tqe plll prllln-
oiPao oJ i,ai ano cease surviving Tor the covet-
oo soai.
= .ns nora reform measure the dls-
ponsa:y HusI commemd Itself TO any
tanRreJouiceo - t nina. Inc temptatons
~ LILO youths OF the state otfaed by
n;3,s LIZ s';toGn nave oeen swept away ana
,;aI I'LL ~ naYe gone LILO games OF DiI-
aiaIus' J' pool, tne faro banks
any a. -, Ine corrupt influence mi
Stota g. t'o o1aot;a.s nat;Aseper - illuhlc1pal ana
&c. 5oa.o tteosiols. tla Dunng Inc lMe hol!-
";t{s sltGlo IN, occurrea only ons homl'
,i,? IL .iio o.a'e and gIis was net M from
nnS mhy, pus an olo Ieud. rms re-
c1la M mas never oeen known before.
Not case OF the crime ioriwhich
ncning Is fesofted TO or an attempt
aI s..ch mas occurred within tho past
Sts AWo clfcuses tiavresed the