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


marx am prOnlDl tlonl>t anu
would vote for prohibition if thought
it would prohibit
Such men are mistaken. No man
is what hc IS n1 If he is prohibi
zionist in fact, he would be willing to
make an honest effort to have a pro
hibition law enacted and enforced.
Professions are worth nothing to
cause when the man seeks blythe very
terms he uses to create doubt in the
minds of others as to the ultimate re-
suits of that cause.
The people Of South Carolina made
ali 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 prohibi-
tion; that they needed education.
Education God save the mark! They
said I'VE will not give the people pro-
hibition. but will fnkc step towards
prohibition. We will open great
moral institution, the Dispcnsary and
give them first the chemically pure
stuff. The people we're hoodooc1
into the belief that the lispcnsary
would furnish chemically pure stuff,
and that this mor"I institution would
teach them how to drink liquor NOR
ally. So this moral institution has
had the right of way against ali com
crs now for nearly six years. Now,
when the people began to demand the
next step towards prohibition, six
men 80 charging around the State,
and are vainly striving to sidc-track
the people on false issue. They are
holding up their hands in holy horror
because Clemson College got about
f80,237 for educational purposes in
agriculture and mechanics The ST.
900 given to the Women's College at
Rock Hill was great extravagance,
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 stand! Monstrous! Who
ever heard Of such extravaganza?
and loudly they call for reform. But
who Of 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-
tution-blood money at that? In his
message in 1896, Gov. Evans at page
5, says: SIN 1892 93 there were pur-
chased in the State sixty-nine dis
pcnsaries, the total amount purchased
by them, S671 ,555.99. Whose money
paid for this liquor? Total sales to
consumers s679, ,222. .88. Gross profits
sl65, ,335.4o."
The expense of running this educa-
tional (2) institution is put down at
$88, ,58G.15. Again the Governor said
1'The sales by the County dispensaries
for The same period amounted to 81
O76,963.65, at a gross profit Of $20l,-
$780," and, further, that the net
profits to the towns and Counties for
the corresponding period amounted to
$106, 131.28, making total of accrued
profits for eleven months, to Dec. 81,
1895, Of $239, ,559.O5, to which he
adds unearned profits, $25, ,571.85
making total Of s265, ,17Aeo, 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
ay 20 contribute sS0,23? towards run
ming Clemson College, while you take
61,O76, ,963.65 to keep the dispcnsary
going! Your experience comes pretty
high.
The teachers, your constables, earn
ed s43, ,032.01 in their arduous duties
in hunting for blind tigers in private
trunks at railroad stations and out-of-
way places. But the people had 20 be
educated.
Again. Take the ! ublished reports
Of the dispensary management for
1896, page 13. Sales and net profits
for che fiscal year ending December
81, 1896, totals 81, ,462, 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 $2S9,684.76. The
teachers again received Of this amount
for invaluable services, $50, ,434 SO.
This same committee says that the
unearned profits for II months are