The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-01-21

to abandon the city to the barkeeper
and rum seller, we decided on the
former course. | expected and so did
the othor members of the board to re-
ceive the condemnation of this oity
and OF the enemies of the dispensary
law throughout the State, but deter
mined to do my duty and failing in
that to recommend to you such Iegis-
lation as deemed necessary to meet
the case.
The metropolitan police has proved
q success in every sense of the word
and l am satisfied IL left to a vote Of
the honest, Christian, law w-abiding citi.
zens of Charleston, freed OF political
malice, they would sustain it.. In the
first place it is admitted by its enemies
that the chief Of tho force and the
police arc moro efficient and have
giyon better service tEan any in the
history OF the city. The policeman as
q political ward hccler has been de-
stroyed and even Mr.. Barnwell, chair
man OF tho opposition and /; bitter cp-
pohcnt OF chc law and the police, in an
interview In the city paper after the
last election, stated that Marshal Mar
tin and his entire force had acted with
absolute impartiality and had perform
ed their duty faithfully. Praise from
Sir Hubert is praise indeed. The only
objection seems to be that the citv has
Deen deprived Of one feature of home
rule, and this has been tho slogan in
the absence Of any meritorious objec-
tion.
What is homo rule? Does it mean
the absolute power of q municipality
to abrograte and nullify the statute
laws OF IL sovereign State q? Does it
mean the submission Of the lives and
homes OF honest citizens to govern
ruent OF rumsellors and illicit dealers
IN whiskey? DOES it mean the free
parade through the avenues of lawlcss
Italians with whiskcy barrels wrapped
in tho flag Of the Union? If so, then
let this conception of jefferson perish
in South Carolina. Under the laws of
this State, police officers are State Of
iiccrs. municipalities are formed for
the purpose of aiding the State gov
ernment in enforcing tho laws Of the
State. They are intended as subordi-
nate limbs OF the government, and
when they fail to perform their
functions they should be put under
State control, or have their charters
repealed. 1t has boon contended that
the police have been taken from the
control Of the citizens. This is untrue.
They are in the hands Of native born
Charlcstonians, whose interests are
linked with those Of the city They
are under the control OF chief who
has enjoyed the confidence and respect
Of the city, and they cannot be other.
wise under the law.
The report of the commissioners has
been made to me as Chairman of the
State Board, and | herewith transmit
it TO you with the hope that it will be
printed, Tor this is the only way that
t. can be done aud laid upon the desk
OF every member Of tho General AS.
sembly. The following table of cases
of arrests made for being drunk and
drunk and disorderly is taken from the
Recorders docket, police court, during
the period extending from January,
1880, to Noven ber, 1886:
1890, 294 drunk and disorderly, 5O7
total, sol.
1891, drunk PIP; drunk and disorder.
y, 81 total, $40.
1892, drunk, 1872; drunk and disor-
derry, 49S; total, $50.
1898, drunk, ll6; drunk and disor
dcrly. 296; total, 4l2.
1891, drunk, l20; drunk and disor
derry, 339: total, 459.
1898, drunk, l0l; drunk and disor
derly, col total, 405.
From January rs, 1895, to November
30, 1898, drunk, II; drunk and disor
derry, 243 total 320.
From january 2S, 1896, to November
%, 1876, drunk, "A; drunk and disor
dcrly, 2O3; total, 2T7.
1T will thus be seen tn at the tota
drunks and drunks and disorderlie.
have gradually deer eased from sol il
1890 to 27T in 1896 under metropolitan
pollce-a decrease Of nearly 30 pei
cent
During the year 1896 there wort
bound over by the Magistrates for VIC
latlon5 OF the dispensary law 23l cases
Their names and and residences ar
daily given in the report. Of this
number 81 have been tried and con
victcd and have paid into tho county
showing than this would have been
made, but fer the fact at the last term
0! court every case was continued upon
tac afidavits OF attorneys who claimed
70 b: sick and were seen upon the
street. the next day. The grand Jury
irgkH y additional true Wills. In IS9.
t"l i conviction was had, the grand
/. >ry r!g:!ny in many cases To find
lrVG rjll.. J.! is nolabIc fact tina,
,"V .! Nc city council who we're sworn
"a FD'rrce This law, we're among tho
hyMc"r lHClCtc0 and against whom
true hlil. were found. Possibly the
best evidence Oi the effective work o
tue force would be comparison OF tho
safes from the dispcnaarics. The
amount OF dlspGnsary profits paid tt
The city and county during the first
second and third quarters OF 1895 anC
We corrcsponding time for 1896 is a.
| follows:
I:3j-Paid city and county, firs
quarter, 81, $685.; second quarter
- 333 u third quarter, $3, l02.42 to-
tai, $7.G25 O2.
lS9G-Paid city and county. frs
quarter, $l,4404l; ; second quarter
81 8l.2G; third quarter, S., 627 80
total, $l5, ,052.0G.
Gains in profit under metropolitan
system to the city and county, 81 ,427. o:
nearly 100 per cent.
.he police made during the yea1
1896 562 raids and recovered 4l8 bot
ties OF whiskey partly filed, 80 bottle,
of wine partly filed, 70 demij johns 0
whiskey partly filled, 6 kegs of wbis
key parity filled, S half barrels o
whiskey partly filled, ~ full half bar
rcls of whiskey, 81 ten-gallOn keos q