The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-15


in 1850 and the True Soathyon in 1866.
Tho Watchason and Soxthron now hss
khe combined circulation and influence
Of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium IN
S4mter
The acsion Of the County Board Of
Control IN requesting the State Board
of Control to withhold this city's
shsre Of The dispensary profits aud TO
appoint . constable TO empress the
Illicit sale 81 liquor in thia city viii
not Be sqstained or even given 9
quasi Enforcement By any reasonable
s man who viii carefully coneider the
matter. The fact that the City Coun.
m rented azvacant store in the City
Han bnilding to an original package
dealer is no just or reasonable cause
COS Withholding the cliy's share
of die dispensary profits. The Uni
ted States courts give the original
package dealers the right to carry on
their business and they are protected
gailst Interference By the state
aathorities, therefore the original
package business IS not illegal. There
are three original package agencies in
tha city and the lease Of the City
Han store 10 one Of them did not in
dace nor make possible the inaagu-
ion of Che competition Of .lorigf
aal package dealers with the dispen-
ssr Had the city Council not ren
sed fhe Tacsnt store in The City Hall
So the orgiaaI package agent he
wonId h,se secured Some other store
for bls lsney and the competition
q ba7e been started all the same.
TIL leaves the two other original
m pac & M dealers altogether ont of
'cons asslioa, and L Is to be pre-
snmed sAsE they are responsible
se not less than their share of
Size conpetisioa that hurta the
;sSiiSiasIpnSarv and nrovokes the County
Ioard of Control 70 retaliate 10 SO
small md so unreasonable . manner.
To aIlege thar renting stofe to an
inal package dealer is just canse
uitahoId Iding the CITY share Of tie ]
ispenaaTy profits is preposterons,
and 90 are surprised that the County
Board Of Control should have made
ie Recommendation. and more snr
sised that the State Board endorsed
iha recommendation
he request that 8 constable be ap.
.E,oinied Is suppress the illicit sale Of
sssquoI ia Sumter is fully as unjust to
he city Of Sumter and is without
reasonable excnse. no. to say jusii6
cation by facts. There is now
zess Illicit traffic in liquor in this
city than al any time since the
dispensary vas established. There vas
more, fss more. whiskey sold BY blind
iigsrs il Santer during the palmiest
d.ys Of the cons.abnlary, when two TO
loas nsre ID the city the greater part of
shs slne than there is at present, aud
Is this as.ertioD ne will be sustained By
those rho ise 10 shis city and arc much
bs,er qrah6ed TO give : reliable opin.
s1eD than the Board Of Control. As far
IS se are able 70 ascertain the illicit
sale 81 iiqaor is oen6oed to small
qaantity sold az night BY hip pocket
dealers vho procure their supplies from
bosh the dispensary aud the original
psskage dealers. There are not the io-
dnceuenas to sell liqaor that there we're
before Che original package agencies
were opsDed aud the price Of liquor re-
doced by tie d;speDsary- There is not
sshe profit in i; that there opoe was and
those ~ho formerly bought their f:qaor
/ from any one rather than the diapen-
ssry. nou give their patronage to the
original package dealers. and the blind
g5iger's occupation is. to large extent,
goae A constable could do no more.
sif IS much. as che police now do, aud
the sppoia,ment of q constable to sup
press the Illicit sale Of liquor in