The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-20

their cooperation in the enforcement of
the law. They with one accord promised
their hearty cooperation, and I believe
the records will bear me out in the
statement that the law has been better
enforced during the past year than ever
before since it was put on the statute
books.
II reduced the constabulary force
and in the selection Of constables have
endeavored to secure men of character
and standing, and am glad to say that
in the enforcement OF the law there has
been no conflict between the constables
and citizens. The constabulary force
is now considerably smaller than it was
when I came into Office, and | believe
l can truthfully say without making in
vidious comparisons, much more ett-
cient.
I'm the city Of Charleston, by wise
and discreet management. We were en-
abled to show that the United States
officers were using the custom house as
a storage 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 Republican in the State was
removed from Office and another, and
| hope better, man put in his place.
"Of course there are still violations
of the Las, but whenever it has come
to my knowledge that the law was being
violated and the Illicit sale Of whiskey
was being engaged in, in any commu-
MY, l have promptly sent officers there
with instructions to stop the Illicit
sales.
''I know there are good and true
men and Democrats who are honestly
and sincerely advocating prohibition,
but l am fully convinced that prohibi-
tory laws will not promote temperance,
the object sought by these people; but,
on the contrary, if a prohibitory law
was enacted. blind tigers and the Illicit
sale Of Tbiskey 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 bar-room and the
sale of whiskey are advocating prohibi
ton, and even those who are in favor
of the license system advocate prohibit
tion because they are convinced in
their own minds that prohibition will be
failure, and if they can by these means
repeal the dispensary law they feel that
they will then be in position to Sc.
cure what they want-the sale Of
whlskey under a license system. do
not believe that it would be wise or
good judgment at this time to have the
State torn up by a change Of system
for the handling of the liquor question,
and for that reason, if for no other, it
would be better to let the dispensary
system stand. If the honest and sin
cere advocates Of temperance would
stop and consider | am sure they would
reach the conclusion that the dispen-
sary system, properly managed and en-
forced is better temperance measure
than prohibition would be.
''In addition to this, it is not the
province of the governor to enact laws,
but simply to see that those placed on
the statute books by the legislative de-
partment are enforced, and the election
Of a prohibition governor would not
mean necessarily the enactment of a
prohibitory law.
II will attend al Of the campaign
meeting where they do not interfere
with my official duties"