The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
THE STATES POLICY
IN REGARD TO THE DIsssRiiSSNS NSsARY Full
..,,r,-hY>oUrIINED y
bS45Governor Ell,rbe- The ConstabuInry
fS5'Win DO Ketained-What Constltu tes an
Original PncIsago.- Gen. Barber
Talks.
State, 4th.1


of the State in regard to the State
dispensary system in the light of the
recent decision Of Judge Simonton;
he has outlined the course 80 far rs
hc is able in the absence of any di-
rect construction Of Judge Simon
toms decision.
What the governor says shows
that the recent predictions as to the
course to be pursued are correct IN
ncarly every detail. The ate>Will
continue in the liquor business IN
competition with@fl who may wish
- 70 supply wines and liquors, and
what is more, the constabulary force
is to bo continued, tho governor be-
ing Of the opinion that the force will
be needed more than over now for
tho purpose of enforcing what is left
of tho dispensary act.
Yesterday morning Governor El-
lerbe had Chief Constables Bahr and
FAINT in consultation with him for
somo time.
Subsequently he was seen by q
representative of The State. The
governor said ct have had the
chief constables to come to Colum.
bia and they have been given instruc-
tions. Being q law abiding citizen
and bowling to the decision of Judge
Simonton, have instructed thom to
enforce tho dispensary law rigidly,
subject, however, to the decision Of
Judge Simonton, although L do not
yet know what Judge Simonton's do
cision is. In this decision ho has
reversed his previous decisions in
disponsary cases and for that reason
1 cannot rely upon it. We arc not
going to seize anything shipped into
the State for personal use or any
thing sold by tho people of other
States in original packages. I I'M
dorstand by original packages that a
man cannot got dozen pint pack
ages, for instance, in ono case and
sell them, but that each shipment
constitutes package. No seizures
whatever will be made in transit.
Tho constrDlos will have to watch
those who receive boxes of bottled
liquoror liquor put up in any other
+ VIZ, ,&1f anything less than the pack
age in which it was shipped and ro-
ceived is sold then tho whole will be
confiscated. As I understand tho
decision ii is that the citizens Of this
State will not be permitted to sell in
original packages or in any other
way. l. think, however, that it is
within the decision for citizens of
this State to act as agents for par
ties residing outside tho State and
sell liquor for thcm in original pack
ages.
"Of course the friends Of the dis
pensary system won't be satisfied
with anything short of an appeal to
the court of last resort. Pending
that appeal it will befolly, whom you
think Of the expense, to have an eN-
ira session Of the general assembly.
Suppose tho Legislature amends the
law and then Judge Simonton's de-
clsiQn is reversed; that would leave
us3in rather bad condition.
"All of tho present constabnlary
Sorce will be continued and it will DO
5snanaged as heretofore"
S "What about tho reduction Of
prices Of liquor to the competition
point2" was asked. T.
"It is matter," was the reply,
"for the State board to run that part
of it."
1t may be added that tho State
board has not yet taken up the mat,
ter of a reduction Of liquors to meet
composition figures.
MIR. BARBER TALKS WITH JUDGE SIMON
49,. TON.
It was ascortained yesterday that
Attorney General Barber had goue
to Charleston. a representative of
The State met him at the depot last
evening upon his return. Mr.. Bar
ber said: II went to Charleston to