The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
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. | Hub iuh tho e5o"bViCC VI 0u0 SOuR
of last resort aud has been declared
constitutional.
If there is nacessity for an in
creased appropriation for an.
GAUGE in South Carolina it is educa
ton. The enormous profits Of tn
dlspensary are devoted to that pur
pose. There are those who 81.
that they will not accept rsvenu'
money for education. That il
ridiculous. For the United Slater
government is getting enormou'
,evenaes from tho saBae source
He spoke Of tho good Boral effects
accomplished by the dispersary
1t has stopped midnight gambol.
and gambling. Local option and
high license would mean a return
to open barrooms with all its hor-
rors.
This bill is unnecessary. The
people arc heartily sick Of elections.
If they want an expression from
the people they have had it time
aftor time. From the TiIlman-
Butler campaign it has boon dis
cussed in overy campaign ana tho
dlspensary has como out victor
ious. But for The vAcilIating pol
icy and extreme unpopularlty OF
tho dispsnsary candidate for gov
ernor, he would have been elected
by 10000 majority.
Mr.. G. e. Robinson had sub.
sLitute wh:ch he wanted read. He
SAID he would offer it for conslder-
alton if The house refused to strike
out tho eXacting words of MIR.
Mauldin's bill.
Mr.. Robinson than spoke upon
the whole natter. The house has
under consideration about ton
bills, and he offered his substl-
tuto not to be threwn into tho
waste basket, buS because he
thought it tho best solution OF the
liquor problem. He said that Mr.
Johns0n claimed that the views Of
tho poople had bsen Expressed To-
fore. He denied that, and SAID in
rsfntnton that personality had a
great doal to do with tho choice Of
candidates as tho coat ef issucs
Tho dispcnsary law was enacted
against tho will Of the people.
Before 1892 his county, Pickons
had prohibition, and was dry, OK
cspt for a few blockade distiller-
irs. In 1894 his country was
compelled to havo II dispensarJ
lIo was pledSed to vote for ne
change IN tho disE ousary law, bu
he was not pledged against sub
mitling tho matter to she people
He thought there should DO oqus
rights to all count ties, and tina
tho people should DO allowed to g
to the polls and cxprcss theil
wishes. Reference has cen mad
y to barrooms. There can bo II,
bhrrooms undor the provisions 0
tho constitution. Additional ro
} strictions can DO throw,
:. around tho high icons
systom. But high license will nc
>. obtain. The people are disgustc
with liquor and would have oith'
V prohibition or dlppensary.
+ State Prohibition Gone.
= Special to The Daily News:
Columbia, s. @, Feb. 14.-Tl
senate today by a vote Of 81 to II I
fused to kill Arch'r's bill to al|o
connty elections between prnh:bitl'
. and the lispensarv. Tho motto
y then came mp on Hcnderson's Sta
: II iereudum bill, which was vote
a Gown by vote 81 to 8.
Then Mr.. Muyiicld's amendment
have the vote on three qnestinns
< license, prohibition and license l.
| counties es-camc np. Mr.. AaYii.ld
, substitute WAS lost by voto of
to 26.
Amendments were offered an
adopted for the elections to be hel,
: twcnty.onc days after notics given
Horny and Greenwood will bo @,
cmpted from stho bill. Tho Arohe
bill was finally ordered to its tlir
reading by vote Of 20 to II. ~ Th
, bin DrOVides for counties :, o,.t f,o,