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

wounds without cause? Who hath
rcdpcs, Of the eyes? They that tary
long at wine. they that 60 to seek mix :
cd wine" But some one says Paul
was high authority, and he advised
Timothy to take little wine for his
stomach sake and his oft infirmitics.
Yes, 50 he did, but he told Timothy
to take little. But is your name
Timothy? What is the matter with
your stomach? This question was
met by the ever ready son Of Erin,
says he: Ny name is not Timothy,
neither is there anything the matter
with me stomach Prov. BIG.
"Giye strong drink unto him that is
ready to perish, and wine unto them
that be of heavy hearts That same
authority, Paul, also says, no drunk
ard shall enter the kingdom of heaven.
Then how is the man who sells it
going to enter in.
"Woc unto him that givesh his
neighbor drink, that puttcst thy bot
tie to him, and makest him drunken
also. that thou maycst look on their
nakcdness.' .
There are in all, seven candidates
aspiring for the high and noble posi-
tion Of Governor. Mr.. Fcatherstonc
was at first too insignificant to be
noticed. But as he began to be heard
by the voters. all the others, with one
accord. began to ridiculc his position.
One venerable candidate is reported as
saying:
Nearly all the rabid prohibitionists
drank coffee and tea strong enough to
give All alligator the shakes" That
was very funny. Another said: GA
nice thing to preach about An
other: Gould not see any virtue in
prohibitiou." (Neither can the devil. }
"That there had been Icing already
enough in this State about this dis
pensary business. The intimation
is that of the possibility of the prohi-
bitionist becoming contaminated with
that propensity. And with one ac-
cord, like the Ephesians OF old, cry
out, Great is the dispensary!" Why,
my countrymen, don't you see:
Othello's occupation will be gone If
you kill the dispensary. One msn
vehemently insists that he wanto
fewer officers. Then, in the name of
common sense, why not abolish the
dispensary at onoe.
If the report for 1897 is true, there
are ninety County dispensaries run
ming on full time, outside of the great
head in Columbia. It takes from two
to three clerks, besides the chief bot
tle-washers and constables, hanging
around to see that no blind tigers gets
abroad in the land. 1t would not be
an exaggeration to estimate all these
officers ut 25O. Besides, each County
has its local board of control, consist
Ing OF three men, with the State board
bottlers, bottle.washers. suckers and
constables, at least one hundred more
men, making in all $50. It might be
interesting to know just how many
men officers it takes to run this great
moral institution. It is political hyp-
ooritioal twaddle for man to be par
aiding himself before intelligent vot-
ers, attacking appropriations to legiti-
mate educational work, seeking to
hoodoo the people into the belief that
he is wanting to lower taxes, abolish
Offices. and yet, at the same time, ad-
vocating business that has cursed
and is oursing the State, business
that requires blood money, and stand
ing army of constables to carry it on
more money and more men than all
Of State colleges combined. Away
with the accursed thing.
J. l.. TR1BBLE.