The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-24

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enemies. 1t has disappointed both.
The enormous profits anticipated,
failed to materialize to the extent
hoped for by its friends, and so have
the disastrous consequences so conf
dentlv expected by its enemies.
Oppposition to the law sprung up
from the liquor men, and men who
did not believe the law would stand
the test Of the courts; others because
il was the product of Il Reform ad-
ministration and bore the brand o.;
Ben Tillmans approval. The decision
OF the United States Courts satisfied
those who believed the law uncons:i-
tutional, the obliteration Of tac:ionai
lines, withdraws the opposition from
factional preiudice,and the liquor'9cr
are now left alone to become camp fol-
lowers and piu0deyers in the wa.c q
Prohibitionists, or any otAel Kind OF
SIS" who Will crafty their vengeance
against law that optl&wed their
business.
TIE sole question presented today
Is, whether tie Dispensary law shall
be Sc. aside, for what, to Use the Ian
suase OF ex-senator ingalls, is, san
irriGesent dream" and which has
proven failure, many writer's, and
travellers say, wherever tried.
have a high opinion osmany who
are advocating the present prohibi-
ton platform but, l am sincere in the
belief they are mistaken, and their
zeal for the cause they represent, will
in ,ny humble judgment DO the cause
of temperance harm. Let us reason:
The prohibition leader Nj. Feather
stone, proposes to let the dispensa-
ries stand as they are, only eliminate
the beverage feature; that is, the Dis
peusaries are by law, to be permitted
to sell liquor only for medicinal, sac
rameatal, scientiica!, and mechanical
purposes. We presome Mr. Featb-
erstone means there viii be some
provision in the law which will re-
quire certificates or permits IRON an-
thorized persons to buy the liquor for
medicinal, mechanical, sacramcntal
and scientiical purposes. Who will
they be? 4 doctor can prescribe
for medicinal purposes? Is a minis
ter to issue permits for the purchase
of liquor or wine for sacramental pur-
poses? We would so presume, and
we do not think any one else would
be a proper person to certify. Now,
how IS man to obtain quart OF Il
quor for scientific purposes? Nh.
Featherstone, surely does not think
{, scientist sits at the root OF every
tree with pad Of paper ready to
issue certificates for the purchase Of
liquor? When liquor is TO be used
ior mechanical" purposes, who will
give poor mechanic his ticket? We
would be glad if somebody would
knock the scales from our eyes, be-
cause we cannot see wherein Mr.
Featherstone can possibly carry out
prohibition on his platform, it mat
ters not how earnest he may be. But
| do see that the prohibition he advo-
Gates, will not prohibit any man from
buying liquor whenever he can raise
the mouev and is able to 90 into the
dispcnsary. Fellow citizens such pro
hibition is a delusion, and | say this
with all due respect for those who
| differ with me. The liquor question
should not be in politics and l tell
you, should I be elected to the State
Senate, no vote Of mine will be cast
which will in my opinion retard the
holy cause OF temperance. l DO not
believe We can ever have absolute
prohibition, I know it is an impossi-
bility as long as the United States
government permits liquor brought
into the State. Whenever Congress
gives to the States the power to enact
laws which will prevent the shipment
Of liquor into the State, then we can
take long strides towards prohibition
There are some people who ere un-
der the impression,if the State enac,s
a prohibitory law, the shipment from
without the State can be stopped:
this mistake. The United States
courts have decided that no State
can interfere with the Interstate
commerce under any circumstances
unless Congress changes the law; so
without the aid Of Congress we can
not have prohibition, except in the
shape OF a "dead letter On our sta
tutes
Sly friends, the d:spensary law has
been through the courts, it has stood
the test Of fire and blood. It has
caused heart-burniags and sorrow,
and after paying such price, are we
to throw It away before giving it a
fair test and take up i scheme that is
! DESCU VIII "OiSS pUStISASS- 4ehS
Iowa. .kansas,and North CaroliDa, does
prohibition prohibit in either of these
States: Maine is held up as al ex-
ample and yet traveller in Maine
will tell you that liquor IS sold almost
openly in the cities OF that State,
and Colonel George D. Tillman says,
that they have practice in Maine,
which permits the liquor sellers to
so along unnlolested until certain
time in the year when the officials
make wholesale arrests and the par
ties are fined 5000. This is done
once year mind you, and if that dis
tinguished gentleman is correct,
Maine has no prohibition. but in
reality, i is satisfactory to the liquor
men for It is cheap license system.
But why continue this subject? There
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