Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
ION that the
Ilg tho wants

tor plan can bo adopted for
Is, but in a city with a cosmo-
: Iopulation--a population made
IN all nations-t tho disponsary law
" on tho statute books cannot be
sed, because sentiment is almost
mously against it. Why, hero in
eston o stranger would hardly know
cexistenco of tho disponsary law.
tigers arc everywhero-tho State
10 revenue, neither does tho county
y. Nevertheless large quantities of
tare sold, crime resulting thcrc-
and your court expenses arc piling
burdensomo tax upon tho property
,g GLASS. To my mind it is tho
1t bosh to talk about enforcing any
community whore those opposed
10 law are charged with it's oxccll-
and the juries ofton made up of
some of whom arc engaged in tho
tsale of liquor.
o, I have no matured plan at pres
Il have seen it stated whero Scna-
fllman favored abolishing tho pres
Oard and to create board consist
4 tho Governor and the other State
rs. l am opposed to such plan
will vote against any bill imposing
hlties of running tho dispcnsary on
Governor. I favor submitting the
prquestion to tho people; that is,
<tGeneral Assembly to provide
"holding an election on tho
every county, a choice of
It's to bo voted: Dispensary,
.s8htbjtion or high liconsc. In tho
feonnt tieB voting for tho disponsary, for
+ stheSentiro management, purchasing, etc,
10 oe put into tho hands of local board,
composed Of the mayor, county suporvi-
2aor and non -offlce-holding citiznn, who
shall be appointed by the Comptroller
Genoral, or, say, the foreman of the
grand jury. There should bo provis-
4 ion in tho law permitting tho question to
be voted on whenever one-thif Of tho
voters of q county petition for | 10 samo.
} BY this plan tho town, tho coulty and
! tho State would have q representative on
58the board to look out for their respective
Sinterosts. Then 1 would impose on tho
8Comptrolloi General supervisory
8tion. If prohibition is carried thcro
should bo sufficient public sentiment
to aid tho local officers in tho enforce
mont of tho law. Then with "high
license" tho licensing power, tho
licensees and tho police power would
regulate and enforce tho law. This, in
my opinion, crudcly outlined. IS q Solu-
tion of this yexcc>ti, question and ono that
win bring about removal of respect for
law, so grossly lacking in communities
whore law Is obnoxious"
Tho sentiments expressed by Senator
Appelt will meet with the approval Of
{ the people Of Charleston. 1t is rocOg--
nizod as q fact that without change of
tho constitution tho old bar room system
cannot bo revived in tho State, and a
largo number Of tho pooplo of Charles
ton do not want tho old system o-ostab-
lished. High l"onso is tho crying need
ana ana Senator Son AppHles views on the tn SUB
JocC will DO heartily endorsed in this city.
~. Tho manufacturing druggists of tho
state also havo dcop set grievance
against Il present systom Of dispensing
alcohol. 1t is their idea to appear before
tho Legislature and ask to bo allowed to
g&Duy alcohol In largo quantities in some
q way that will permit them to keep sup
Ssp'J W. manu- n ufuBBlSO III tttikliR W ~
reporter for tho News and Courior said:
rho present mothod of securing alco-
mol from tho disponsary in Columbia is
NOT adequate Wo can mover got enough
70 DO sure of having at all times what
we need in manufacturing. For several
gays my manufacturing department has
Deon seriously handicapped by q lack of
alcohol and it looks as If / viii be unable
10 get 1t for several days yet. This is q
distinct loss of nGpv 1ollo 20 to NV firm
& g 5or IL Is absolutely impossible to manu-
taotato medicines without alcohol. Wo
hope 20 DO able to got tho Legislature to
ivo "s 50 favorable answer to our poti-
y ... I.on. We arc not blind tiger keepers
81 %nau 40 net engage in tho Illicit salo of
ztsluor a' IN any way. We arc respectable
,,Mthtn,lacturers, ,,th i, being seriously intcrfered
sss,.n ss,n IA tho conduct Of our business, and
ee|afatPvso |ftvSo =" most respectfully nsk the
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