The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-12-14
GOVERNOR McSW WEEGET IS HERE.
IT" Arrived Ia tn" CITY Last Night. Accom-
pauied by Il Party Of DiStinlshCd Gen
t,cmcn.
Nows and Courier, Dec. I'LL

Governor Miles b. McSwccncy and
his private sccctnry, Col. T.. H. Aull:
Adjutant and Inspector General j.
w. Floyd and Col. Willie Jones ar
rived here last night from Columbia.
Governor McSwecnoy and party
came hero to attond the laying Of tho
corner Stono Of tho Administration
building at the Exposition grounds
this afternoon. Coils Aull and Jones
will return to Columbia this after
noon, hut tho Governor and Gen.
Floyd will romain hero until ton
row afternoon. Tho party was met
at tho Chapel street station by Mr..
julius Redding and driven to the
Charleston Hotel. After n light
lunch thu Governor and his secretary
to"k short walk, returning to tho
hdcl about il o'clock.
Governor McSwconcy was glad to
$ y that tho Exposition is being we'll
advertised in all parts of tho State,
particularly Columbia. All of tho
gentlemen in tho party with ono voice
agreed that the Exposition will bo Il
great thing for the State and added
Il wish that the entire State Join in
lending aid to Charleston and the
great undertaking.
Tho Governor was asked why the
const abulary force had been increased
III this city and why tho chief Of
police hud added another raiding
squad to tho Charleston police force.
In reply to tho first question he said:
"Tho force was increased in Charles
ton because tho chief constable asked
for more men. Previous to tho cam
paign he asked that his force be cut
down. | did this and was criticised
for doing it. There arc three extra
men on tho forco in this city. When
l first wont into Office tho ontirc force
for tho State numbered seventy men.
1t now numbers forty.
Some time ago I sent out circular
letters to the mayors Of tho cities Of
this State asking them for opinions
RS to tho proper enforcement Of tho
dispcnsary law in their cities. The
action Of the chief Of police of this
city increasing his force is the result
Of this work. l suppose, l have
been trying to urge the mayors to
do their duty, thereby reducing tho
constabulary force for the State"
The Governor wanted to know if
the raiding squads Of the police de-
partment worked and he received IN
affirmative reply. lilo was reminded,
however, that 1t seemed almost i'm
possible to break up the blind tgers.
"WelI, as Hugh Ferguson once said,"
remarked the Governor, eff you were
to place an armed man at the rear Of
blind tiger and place an armed
man at the front door, in less timo
than week ono or both Of those
men would be working for the blind
tiger"
The discussion of the liquor quos-
tion then became general Col Jones
reforrcd to the fact that the revenue
from the disponsary sales in the city
Of Columbia was four times moro IN
comparison with the ordinary licenso
system. Col, Floyd said that tho
attention Of tho people should bo
called to tho fact that the strict on.
forcement Of the dispensary law
would increase the returns to the
State, thus relieving taxpayers, tn
probably in the paying off the debt
Of tho State. Col. Jones said that ho
felt sure tho returns from the dis
pensary could be brought up to at
loast 5000 600 or 100000 per yoar.
Col. Aull agreed with what these
gentlemen had TO say, but differed
with them in tho intont Of the law.
Ho said: "Tho dispcnsary is not run
for revenue alone, but as solution
Of the liquor question. 1t is not n
mercenary consideration, but q moral
one, Revenue ls secondary consid.
Grafton"