The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-27

that although these violations of the
law arc known to all of them, they
have neithor tho manliness nor moral
courage to try to bring the Offenders
to Justice.
Tourist hotel privileges and boer
shops have been, and arc still, con-
Quoted under the very noso Of the
governor Of the State without
shadow Of law, and no effort made
to prevent it. Dispenser after dispon-
Ser has stolen or lost money Of tho
State and not one has over been pun
ished or evon prosecuted, except in
ono or two instances Commissions
AID rebates and bribes and thefts
aud murders have boon tho natural
products of this system Of State H.
q,lor selling, and aftor years of such
work, its managers still plead with
us to "give it a fair trial."
Those who manage it say the dis
pensary paid last yoar Sl30,0O0 to
the education Of tho children Of the
Stntc, but they did not tell the start
ling fact that the dispcnsary mad
drawn from the people Of tho State
at least 20 times as much and spent
it in fat salaries and other expenses,
purchases, etc, Of The liquor system.
l. may be said that in addition to
ihe Sl3O,OO0, the counties and towns
received a small sum each, and to
ihIH we reply: The expenses incur
rcd by the counties and towns in Il o
trial, punishment and support Of
criminals, who have been made such
By tho liquor sold them by the State,
will far moro than balance the money
received from the dispensary. We
state 1t mcdestly when we say tho
! prese 1t system of liquor selling is
rohbing the people Of the Srate of
so for every dollar paid to the State
treasurer for educational purposes.
| The State board Of control is sending
out Of our State each year at least
$l,O0O,OOO, and in exchange for it
bringing into tho State and distribut-
| ing to our people five times the
amount in poverty, wretchedness,
disease and death.
We appeal to every newspaper in
the State that has sense Of honesty
and fairness to lose sight Of the few
dollars that may come to 1t through
those who love liquor; to forego the
imaginary pleasure Of holding up the
hands of those who cry, "personal
Eborty," when that personal liberty is
violativo Of the ri ghts Of others, and
to Join with us IN the effort to remove
tho uccursod liquor traffic from our
State.
We appeal to the good women Of
the State, and when have the women
Of South Carolina over failed in a
good cause? You cannot vote, it is
true, but you can give expression to
your opposition to tho liquor traffic
by wearing the badge and by a
thousand acts Of your life, and it may
be your hand that shall drive the
tent nail" through the head Of the
monster that is now actually eating
your offspring.
Wo appeal to tho Christian minis
tors Of tho State. Shall those who
preach the gospel enter the field and
speak against liquor selling? See
tho Master with a scourgo driving
out the money changers from the
tomplc, overthrowing the tables and
pouring out their money; and hear
Him cry, "Woo unto scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites; yo serpents,
go generation OF vlpcrs, how can ye
escape the damnation Of hcll?" and
vou will SEQ that IIe did not seem to
, havo q sort Of uamby pamby citizen
+ ship, nor to have been afraid Of Of
! fonding against tho proprieties OF
, life. Remember that this liquol
t. selling and liquor drinking ls the
y ono great battery Of holl, manned
a chiefly by the devil himself, and ii
shelling the church of Christ, staying
your brothers all around you, an(
Won stand as wntchmen on tho wall
. of Zion and must cry out with warn