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

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wounds without cause? Who hath
redness of the eyes? They that tary
long at wine. they that go to seek mix
ed wine" But some one says Paul
was high authority, and he advised
Timothy to take little wine for his
stonach's sake and his oft infrmities.
Yes, so he did, but he told Timothy
to take a 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: "My name is not Timothy,
neither is there anything the matter
with me stomach" Prov. 31:6.
"Give 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.
"Woe unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink, that puttest thy bot
tie to him, and makest him drunken
also, that thou mayest look On their
nakedness."
There are in all, seven candidates
aspiring for the high and noble posi-
tion of Governor. Mr.. Featherstone
| was at first too Insignificant to be
roticed. But as he began to be heard
by the voters. all the others, with one
accord. began to ridicule his position.
One venerable candidate is reported as
saying:
Nearly all the rabid prohibitionists
drank coffee and tea strong enough to
give an alligator the shakes" That
was very funny. Another said: ga
nice thing to preach about. An
other: '.:Could not see any virtue in
prohibition" (Neither can the devil.)
ssThat there had been lieing 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 dispensaryl" Why,
my countrymen, don't you see:
Othello's occupation will be gone if
you kill the dispensary. One man
vehemently insists that he wants
fewer officers. Then, in the name Of
common sense, why not abolish the
dispensary at once.
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. It would not be
an exaggeration to estimate all these
officers at 250. 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. 1t might be
interesting to know just how many
men officers it takes to run this great
moral institution. tits political hyp-
ocritical 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 a business that has cursed
and is cursing the State, business
thatrequires blood money, and a 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.