The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-15
ANSWERS PILING IN
MINISTER'S RESPOND TO GOVERNOR
EILEBE's CIRCULAR.
Tho Liquor Situation-Tho Governor
Th'nktng About tho Handling OF tho
fexing Problem In His Annual
Message.
lThe State. |

Governor Ellerbe is receiving "lots
and cords" of replies to the circular
he recently issued to the ministers
OF the State asking for their views in
regard to the liquor problem, but
the governor Is not making the copies
OF the documents public. The mail
yesterday contained many replies.
Many OF the ministers are expressing
sheir views III Oh exhaustive manner.
One minister, after using all the
space on the blank, sent iho COVER
nor along with it printed copy of
a sermon he recently delivered deal
ing with the liquor problem. 1t is
needless to o mark that ho was total
prohibitionist.
Governor Ellerbo yesterday stated
that no WIS somewhat surprised to
500 that q number Of the mombers
were advocating tho high lconso
system under tho restrictions impos-
ed by tho State constitution. lilo
laughed a. the criticisms Of tho pross
as to his issuing the ministerial cir
culnr, and remarked that thus far no
one had succeeded in diviniug his roal
purpose o. sending tho circular to
the minister's. Ho intimatod that
the purpose would appear in the
course of limo.
It is pretty thoroughly settled now
that the present status Of the States
liquor business, so far as original
package sores are concerned, will
be maintained until tho general as
sembly meets. This being 80, and
Governor Ellerbe having had noarly
q years experience watching the
operation Of the disponnnry ns it
stands, the chief executive has al
ready begun to look about him for
tho data tlat ho will use in his an
nual message to tho general asscm,
bly,. He proposes to doal with tho
dispensar.v law and tho liquor sltua-
ton in general in very complete
manner. The nature Of his ana
lysis Of the liquor situation in South
Carolina is being awaited with some
degree Of interest.
The dispensary law has now been
pretty thoroughly tested. II is no
longer regarded as an experiment,
and the general opinion is that the
Legislature this year will havo to
deal with the situation very carefully.
What the result will be no one can
foretoll.
Tho state board Of control is
ondeavoring to got the management
Of tho local liquor and beor dispen-
saries down to q business like basis
In the last few days circulars have
been issued by the clork showing
how difficult it is to got dispensers
to understand business methods.
The circulars contain tho most min
ute instructions. Here is a sample
of the "general instructions" given
"The State sustains al loss from
shortage. Dispensers will make
claim for shortago on regular blanks,
approved by at least ono number Of
the county board Of control, and sond
same to this Office, and st the end of
the mouth credit voucher will be sent
them. Dispensers will charge all
breskago 20 their expense account,
and send checks for the amount of
breakage 10 the state treasurer. All
charges for insurance and license
that arc paid at this Office and
charged to them must be paid by rc-
mittanoe TO the state treasurer, and
the amount charged to their expense
accounts. If they arc duo the
state anything for insurance, license
or breAkayo at the present time, they
will please remit at once, provided
thoir prot is will allow it, to the
state trea5urer the amount due,
charging same to their expense &C,
counts.
"Remit to tho state treasurer
every Monday tho States share OF
sales for the previous week, and by
no means use any Of tho S ate'a
funds to pay any part Of the ex-
penses Of their dispcnssries.
"Remember that all expenses
must be paid out of the gross profits