The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-31

the Msyiield substitute. He was gla,
. that the whole question could now b.
considered on its merits. He reviewed
briefly the growth OF the sentiment i,
favor Of strict regulation Of the sale O
Intoxicating liquors and referred u
Legislation In 1882, when liquor coult
only be sold ia towns.
Coming down 10 the dispensary, h,
sad ke opposed it, because i. has con
srai;z ed power engaged in a monopolS
ard, in "a Government like ours, i
must be politicaI. The old State bans
and the United States bank were at
tackou Tor the Same reason. Ia his
belief no scheme can be devised whict
VIII make the law satisfactory TO the
people, and be was sorry that the
Appelt bill, which decentrallzes tho
business, has not been reported lie
reviewed The formation Of various
boards. The Mayfeld bin would
practically make the Legislature re.
eponsibie for the dispensary. 1t wa. a
duty which he, for one, did not want
TO perform. AT best il would be but
an experiment, which would not prove
satisfactory. All prov ision in reference
TO sealed bids Will amount to nothing
| Ii Inc directors are To be corrupt any
| way. III 1T is 3 moral institution Won
40 not Want TO mako any money, and
the people will not stand it, There il
no use TO talk about old bar rooms.
The drink habit is beiug stamped out
oy tue exigencies Of modern life. WDr
man who does not drink at all is the
one W no succeeds. All these Influences
must be considered. What suits one
community does not suit another. In
Maine the prohibition law is despised
IN the cities and it is not enforced.
What will suit those in the country
may not suit those in the city. No law
can bo enforced where the people arc
not ready for it.
Senator Archer said he had been
invited to caucus and he replied that
ii he was TO DO bound by its action he
wouldn't go. He knew that something
must be done and he went with other
gentlemen aod consulted about the
Dill. What WAS done was not done
secretly. He said that there had peen
all kinds OF speeches on this subject
prohibition, political and otherwise.
Ne doubted whether a single vote has
been changed. He never saw an cleo
tlon whore whiskey was not used, yet
when the dispeGsary is mentioned
some people at once raise the cry.
Politics" The best thing South
Carolina could do was to confine this
liquor stencil In one place. He did
not want 1t scattered all over the
State, as the local option people would
havelt.
Senator Ilderton favored Mr.. Hen
derson's amendment rs to the compost
tion OF the board, because it would do |
away with Gil doubts as to its legality.
be said the State board of control |
must go. The people will not put up |
with ali the scandal that had accom- |
panied 1T. He was glad to see a dis |
position in the Senate to clean the |
thing out.
Senator Graydon moved to strike |
out Senator May su ubstitute. The |
vote was Gs follows:
Yeae-Alexander, Barnwell, Bowen,
Brown, Connor, Dean, GrayGon, Grubcr,
Hay, Housh, llderton, Manning, Mar
shall, Sheppsrd, Saddath, sullivan,
WaIlor-l7.
Bassnsy " g. AhpDs' hPo%n drc.sen, dAcsnss,
Dannis, Douglass, Glenn, Henderson,
Livingston, Love, Mauldin, Mayfeld,
McDormott, Mower, SarrAtS, Staniand,
WalKcr, Wallace. WiIlams-2l
SO the Senate refused to table tao
su hatitute.
TIE question then csmc up on Sena-
tor Saeppard's amendment TO strike
out Section =. HIS made prief remarks,
saying that vote Tor his amendment
simply relieved the Governor and
other officers from the duties OF the
board OF control.
The vote was 70 to s in favor Of |
out the lection. Thuse vot-
Ing in the negative were Al rich,
Archer, WA. Brown, Love, Mauldin,
Maytield, Wallace and Williams.
Senator Henderson amendment
next came up for considerations SANK
tor Connor offered an amendment TO
this providing that the directors anall
be elected by the General Assembly,
vacancies to be filed by tho Governor.
Senator Sheppard, In view of the
Importance Of the subject, wanted u
postponcment OF the matter unlil an
other time, and the discussion wae
ended for the time being.