The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-07
Editors anderson Mtezligencer !:

mark: am a prohlbltlonlst and
would vote for prohibition if I thought
it would prohibit. =
Such men are mistaken. No man
il. what he is not. IF he is rrohibi-
ZIONIST in fact, he would be willing to
make an honest effort to have pro-
hibition law enacted and enforced.
Professions are worth nothing to a
cause when the man seeks by the very
terms he uses to create doubt in the
minds Of others as to the ultimate re-
8 suits of that cause.
The people Of South Carolina made
an effort to get prohibition, and but
FOR the politicians the experiment
would have been made long ago.
These, politicians declared that the
vote taken was not fair test; that
the people were not ready for ptohibi-
ton, that they needed education.
Education. God save the mark! They
said .swe will not give the people pro-
hibition, but will take step towards
prohibition. We will open great
moral institution, the Dispensary, and
give them first the chemically pure
stuff. = The people were hoodooed
into the belief that the dispensary
would furnish chemically pure stuff,
and that this moral institution would
teach them how to drink liquor NOR
ally. So this moral institution has
had the right Of way against all COM
ers now for nearly six years. Nov,
when the people began to demand the
next step towards prohibition, SIX
men 60 charging around the State,
and are vainly striving to side-track
the people on false issue. They are.
holding up their hands in holy horror
because Clemson College got about
$50, ,237 for educational purposes in
agriculture and mechanics. The s77.
900 given to the Women s College at
Rock Hill was 9 great extravaganza,
and the little pittance given to the
South Carolina College and the Cita-
del:Was just too much, and far in ex-
cess Of what the overburdened tax
payers could standl Monstrous! Who
/ ever heard Of such extravaganza?
and loudly they call for reform. But
who 9of them dared TO present and dis
cuss the facts about the great moral
institution? Who dared to show the
people how much money was being
spent annually to run this great insti-
tuition blood money at that? In his
message in 1896, Gov. Evans at rage
5, says: In 1892 -93 there were pur-
chased irl the States sixty-nine dis
pensaries, the total amount purchased
by them, s67l $3.50. Whose money
paid for this liquor? Total sales to
Consumers $679, ,222. .8s. Gross profits
sl65, ,335 no.
q The expense of running this educa-
tional (2 institution is put down at
S$88, ,5sO.l5. Again the Governor said:
tsThe sales by the County dispensaries
for the same period amounted to ST.
076, ,963. s., at gross profit Of 1901 :.
1888. 49,; and, further, that the net
profits to the towns and Counties for
the corresponding period amounted to.
$l06, ,131. %, making q total Of accrued
profits for eleven months, to Dec. 81,
1896, Of s239, ,559.O5, to which he
adds unearned profits, $25, ,571.85,
making total If $265, 1000, but he
failed to state just how much Of this
was in rebates. Think Of it, ye over
burdened taxpayers! What an out.
rage that you are called upon Indirect
say to contribute $50, ,237 towards run
ming Clemson College, while you take
81, ,076, ,963.65 to keep the dispensary
going! Your experience comes pretty
high.
The teachers, your constables, earn
led s43, ,032.O1 in their arduous duties
lin hunting for blind tigers in private
strunks at railroad stations and out-of-
way places. But the people had to be
educated.
Again. Take the published reports
Of the dispensary mansgem ent for
1896, page 10. Sales snd net profits
for the fiscal year ending December
81, 1896, totals 81, 1862, 1888. Net
profits 1892, ,267.63. Appended is the
report Of the Legislative Examining
Committee. This report puts down
the gross profits at $764.977 40, and
total expenses at $289, ,684.76. The
teachers again received Of this amount
for invaluable services, $50, ,434. .89.
This same committee says that the
unearned profits for 12 months are
$252, ,355.33. Net accrued profits for
12 months are 1922, ,937.3l. Oh!