The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-02-15
What Mir. A. Howard Patterson
Says About It.
THINKS NO CHANGE NEEDED
In The Present Law Unless 1t Is
To Prohibit the Granting
Of Hotel and Beer
Privileges.

.naue III '.ie Id" aV 'nls time, unless IL
- " pfonIolV lie sIanC'n? oI Hotel anG
oeeT privileges. thlnK th'tthe Ifienos
~ 'ile uiSpensaly III ths ueneEal Assem-
Wy ean oe''ei c occ1ps 'nelt 'tins III Or
sant1inS " - nsr. In: :ne ptoposeG Geai De-
I"cen 'he l[o.liol'loni'lS ana h'sn IL,
.fI oehSs men ttia" IL attein pGlhs 70 alnehu
Tue Id" At Ia'S i! session: Say pro
pose4 oeal' because 40 not think
.naV oeha nde Lr?nlolIlohlSIs are gong
!? ani'e ".1n tneit oia enemies, 1he
nlSn III isceHse not' @ D. ~ t:t; I?"n ID" 'hao
q al conseteu''ous e ii'lloi'lonlSI' must
auHl' iS la superior 70 vac eia Cd. !. room
system, an! 'na' IS ""a' H'Sh license
VIII feso!t la'
DJh 1suppose .thit ala attempting
to dictate 10 the frieads OF the cisPen-
sary ln the Generai Assembly, Tor theF
are presumed to kao" Their ouslnes
ana TO represent the interest OF tAe!'
consatGehts' pa th1S' as al men Woq 2.
lie? 10 near rom nome occasionally J
anu 10 Know tHa1 taey are IN eloo"
5oucn win their constituents IN repe!-
ing assaults upon "a" that th2 greaS
mass OF the people OF ooutn CaroIina
are heartily IN favor OF, and especially
so at this time, when such an onslaught
IS being made against the dlspensary.
and onl ) that which Is abusive OF It IS
being d!shed out every morning Tor the
consumption OF the m moers OF tie
GeneFat Asschloiy D! the oai.y papers
II there ever was a time IN the history
OF the d1Spensary Ia" "nen Us 1flends:
ooth IN the 0enera! Assembly ana IN
the ola9e' sho"4o SPEAK OUT aau ra!!y %
Its defence. now Is the time.
On!y IN tnelast lew days the frohl-
bltlon candidate tor governor IN the re-
cert campaign, who upon every stump
in, South Carolina preached prohibition
and prohibition only, in language sell
dom heard upon the hustings, but more
frequently in the pulpit, comes out in
an interview. followed b. a letter, and
boldly advocates a coalition between
the Pcohibitionists ard high license
members OF the Geserat Assembly to
down the dispensarys giving as his rea-
son that IN that event both the Prohl.
bluonlsts and high license men Will
get What they wish, prohibition and
high license. Such combination Is
calculated to maEe Goh an" Neal Do"
turn over IN thelr graves IN disgust
W at do you Sh.lE Of VT. Ndu.dm
local op:ion biii!
Fo!iowmg close upon the heels OF
Nj FeAther>tonc iuC4rviaT. ana e IL
Dracinr ais .i>as il look, ike the oil
spring Of compact Il is Ioaai lrgis-
latiou run mad. and, ii ena acted, would
require standing army 70 enforce, it.
OF course, the primary object of the
bill is 20 kill the dispensary and, sec
oudiy, to give Charleston, olumola,
and may De Hreenvllie and Spartauours
high license. All OF the other couu'
ties IN the State would hold on to the
dispeusary, with the exception OF thres
or four, which would adopt prohibition
'ai S;,i MS Oe:Iu'. suo lu .hao $500 a.,ot;O' ~
'Ie pill pfosLoeS :; 'ua' III 'nose u, co1u.,ei m,
dIopelis nlsn Gi iioGHic onis li.S Ine - III "al
nouss i: IoSns sA1ii W aiip"TI wi W W. "a a.
that III those counties where the cour
~ n1o ~ ro,nrs g",,s % e I tbo nonn+r ,bst III!
y. .ne ,o.e.' 49, - NV $500 .o no+ ~ no; -
o'nIi "" 10 - INC @ .ouu|s ,oi,s ".V noo So =
~ any" ",ar tl,o he;nass y, a 1'borafors yp y,
.he '.4ssoi o.s ;.,,aslor;a - -,
.HISe eo"ls n; no; "tfe tbom Tba - fr;enS.
of g. tbo S:snonSsrT w ,ra not ,fraid 70 sub
y, WI s +bo nnost;on 70 tho whnln naonIe a
l' tha Sto,e s.u i, ~ J;o;do ha+woen nr6bibit;or
l Iieh .o i;sonso .Y and J;snonssrr Of = snecia
aIaa+;nn .,i eor +bev ora confdent hat
I,rr'u 1arGa ~ ;or;tv M ~, n favor of irs reten
"a t;n4 81 hut r1'1 tbny sre m most NJ assnraJlv ON
aosn1 raon Nv - s,o:;o1 s, Ior;sla+;a, ~ cvomn
po.ta;n pos.G " o;,;os o from tbn d;snons.rv law
~. 49, I hare a,oran+Iv violated i and b,v,
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