Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-06-16

Inan IS necessary Tor their proper
and adequate maintenance.
"ln my message | recommend
cd a small Appropriation to make
search for the Black report,
which was considered necessary
to esta blish the claim of the
State against the general govern
ment. This report, as a result of
this recommendation and the ap-
preparation which was made, has
been found and forwarded to Sen
ator TIllman, and it is hoped that
1T will supply the missing link
necessary to establish the claim of
theState and thus ena BILE the State
to pay the claim of the general
government against the State and
also have a considerable balance
to our credit.
AS to the dispensary my posi-
ton on this question is we'll
known. In circular which is.
sued In August of last year to the
magistrates stated that | believ-
ed that the dispensary system, if
properly and wisely enforced,
was the best solution of the
liquor question yet devised. |
took the same position in my
message to the legislature and |
have had no occasion to change
my views on this subject. Much
of the opposition that formerly
existed to the dispensary system
has now been changed into It's
hearty support, and even many
Of those who still oppose it are
willing to give it further trial
and have ceased their active op-
position.
IL also issued last year a circu
lar letter to the mayors and in
tendants of the towns and cities
of the state asking their cooper
alton in the enforcement of the
law. They with one accord
promised their hearty co.opera
ton and | believe the records
will bear me out in the statement
that the law has been better EN-
forced during the past year than
ever before since it was put on
the statute books.
Il reduced the constabulary
force and in the selection of con.
OF N h los haya nInoro.nl - ooo,.o
men of character and standing,
and | am glad to say that in the
enforcement of the law there has
been no conflict between the con.
stables and citizens. The con
stabulary force is now consider
ably smaller than it was when |
came into office and | believe |
can truthfully say without max
ing invidious comparisons, much
more efficient.
"In the city Of Charleston, by
wise and discreet management,
we were enabled to show that
the United States officers were
using the custom house as a stor.
age for blind tiger whiskies and
without conflict between the state
and national authorities, and as
result of the investigation in this
case the most notorious repub.
lican in the state was removed
from Office and another, and |
hope better, man put in his place.
"Of course, there are still VIC.
lations of the law, but whenever
it has come TO my knowledge
that the law was being violated
and the Illicit sale of whisky was
being engaged in, in any com.
munity, | have promptly sent
officers there with instructions to
stop the illicit sales.
| Know there are good and
true men and democrats who are
honestly and sincerely advocating
prohibition, but am fully con
vinced that prohibitory laws will
not promote temperance, the
object sought by these people !;
but, on the contrary, if a pro
hibitory law was enacted, blind
tigres and the elicit sale of whis
key would increase and there
would be no machinery and no
revenue with which to put stop
to it. For this reason many of
those who are in favor of the open
borrOom and the sale of .whiskey
are advOcatinp nrOhibition and