The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-18

the granting Of these privileges This
Drought tnc IN" antag,ui-'ii with the
State Board of Cnntr.,l -ar,ant.roni,m
winch might have been HvnId,d had
these gentlemen pad any heed 10 nv
suggestion "r consulted me as TO the
best policy To be pur> ucd. Az long as
the original package stores were run
"'hg III open competition With the
dIspcn>ary, and illicit sales were also
Unchecked, there was. perhaps, some
excuse Tor the State 3oard uf Control
to continue that p"licy; bat after the
Supreme Court Of the lini,eh States
had confirmed the validity .f dl.rct,-
~ law, aud forbidden Judge $llno,.-
ton support "f The State ) cn.npcti-
tors, leaving the Dis w-,,Sary law ~ full
POSSESSION "f the field | did not th,nk
there was any excuse for the cnntiuu-
ance "f the ppl'cy upheld hy the State
Board f"r believed the former Law.
aud believe the present law, should
w "u"ii"'>'cTcu d> Il Icfh rtIaticr liItdS-
nrc with no regard whatever to the
matter Of profit or 70 anything other
than to teach the pc.,plc To use whis-
Key Without abusing it, and tn mini.
III z", as far as pn~~lbIe, the evils
lh>rparably connected wi h it's traffic
and use Moreover, under the present.
system, the State Cnmmis-inn. il
mere Ggurhead. withnut pnwrr and
almost without duties. The State
Board of Central have absorbed nearly
all Of his functinns.
submit what seems to me to he the
best plan Of "rganiz.tiom: The details
Of the business sh"nld be turned over
to the State Commissioner while the
Board of Central should have an, n,hnri-
ty to purchase liquors and to exercise
general supervision over the whole
system. The Board nf Cnntrol should
be appointed by the Governor, with
the advice and consent nf the Senate.
and the constahlrs should he appnint-
cd by the Board nf C"ntro and State
Commissioner. If nhjrctinn is m 4dc
1t may be pointed out that the regents
OF the Hospital for the Insane are ap-
pointed by the Governor. aud the
management Of the institution is cx-
ccllcnt. Note, also, the mclnhers uf
the present Beard of Control are not
even required to give bnnd for the
faithful performance Of duty, yet they
have absolute control nf an institution
doing annually million aud half
dpllar business.
The County Bnards Of Control
be abolished and two or three iusp c.
trS should DE appointed tn lnok after
the dispensers bucks and the break
age. This would be much more eco
n"nlcal meth"d than theonc now pur-
sued. This system of organization. to-
gcthcr with the supervision IF the
Graud Jurics, would reduce spccula-
tion and cmbeZzlcment To the smallest
amount possible. The State Commis-
sioner might be either appointed by
the State Board or elected by tie Cen
eral Assembly. We have both sys-
tcms now in force in the State. The
Superintendent of the Hospital for the
Insane; who is giving perfect sa.isfac-
tion, disappointed; the Superintendent
of the Penitentiary, an equally eff
cicnt officer, is elected by the General
Assembly. But there should be vest
ed somewhere the pnwer by which
both State Commissioner and County
Dispensers might be suspended, aud,
if necessary. be removed for cause.
| suggest, also, what seems te me
needed improvement, aud that is a
change in the manner Of purchasing
liquors. Whiskey is as much !: staple
article as corn or -four, though it varies
in quality and price, according to age
and the methods 0f d;st;!!.tiou and
manipulation. The large Guik Of IL
quor consumed By the people is OBJ
tainablc in absolutely pure form and
of good quality without the necessity
OF recourse to chemical analysis, for it
can be bought directly from gnvern-
mcnt warehouses without passing
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