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

man who does TINS simply wants OMcc
Charleston, Columbia, Greenvilic ant
Spartanburg may wish the license sys
tenn, and that would be "a winning card
to play.
Now let us see how Governor Nc.
Sweeney has enforced the dispcnsary
law in Charleston. There are said tc
be 354 blind tigers in Charleston; any.
how there are $50 United States reve.
nue. licerses taken cut there, and dc
you know now many constables Cover.
nor McSGeoney has placed ia Charles.
ton to enforce the law with? Only
four
The constablcs are only required to
make few raids, and the indictments
arc turned over to the police, and | say
right here that not one indictment has
ever been brought in Charleston by the
constables Of thesState since Governor
McSweeney has been in Office.
TO show YOU the mockerg of the en-
forcement of the dispensary law in
Charleston BY the police | have before
me row report Of the chief of police
to the Governor of thirty cases which
he reported in July, 1899, giving the
names and addresses of the keepers CT
the blind tigers. Ali of these cases
were thrown out by the grand jury.
Why? Because in every siugle one Of
them the same two men were the wit
nesses. On February "a. Of this year,
Chief Boyle reported thirty-nipe new
cases ard again only two witnesses we're
used. Do you blame the graOd jury for
thro sing them out? No. Why did not
they haul up reputable citizens who
patroDize these places and make them
testifs? As Sam Jones said few days
ago, when down in Charleston, he
could take aa old pointer dog, stop up
his nose withwa aud he would iod
uorv blind tigers in ooe hour than the
whole police in month. How can
you blame the police for not enforcing
the law wien the aldermen run blind
tigers? He read here FROM the Chris
tian Citizen Of May 4:
April u the building Of Mathies &
Stelling, wholesale grocers, was raided
by the State officers. They found en-
trance to blind cellar, through trap
door, hidden By large desk. Two
hundred and seventy-four gallons Of
whiskey were found and coniscated.
August Mathies, the senior partner, is
an Alderman Of the city, sworn to OBJ
serve and enforce the laws CT the State
and municipality. The Federal au-
thorities removed the collector of the
Custom House for similar offence.
VIII the City Council remove the Al
derman? You all remember the affair
of the Custom House, used for the stor-
age of blind tiger liquor, and Of 81, 900
worth being emptied into the sewers?
Who was responsible for this loss to
the State? 1t was the Governor duty
to have the Custom House raided and
these liquors seized, and if the officers
resisted, to arrest them.
How can you expect the Law to be
enforced with aldermen violating the
law?
Mr.. Josh Ashley: ''Do you believe
the law can ever be enforcedin Charles
ton? Don't you thinkit better to have
local opticn?"
Mr.. Patterson Yes, it can be en-
forced. would do so orstep down and
out. | do not believe in the tail swing.
ing the dog. / tell you why McSweeney
favors the tigers, and it is because the
tigers control the vote in Charleston,
and he wants that vote.
Voice: Il believe you can be bought
cheaper than McSwceney was"
Mr.. Patterson: Whats that?"
Voice repeats.
Mr.. Patterson: you're fool. F."
The applause was loud and Mr.. Pat
terson went on and said Governor Nc
Sweeney was too slow in seizing the
Custom House liquor. The State had
concurrent Jurisdiction. Then he
sprung his mine and said:
While I dislike to bring it up, yet
there is another matter which the Gov
ernor is charged with by his brethren
Of the press, and which he has never
denied, and it is this: THAT since he
became Governor of South Carolina he
has patronized blind tigers himself.
Here is the paper that makes the charge,
and the editor of it says that if he de-
MES it that he will produce the proof.
He then read this:
The editor Of this newspaper has
had letters from different parts Of this
State asking that an editorial published
in the Oconee News some time back,
accusing Mr.. McSWeeney of drinking
blind tiger liquor, he republished. That
does not appear to be necessary. When
MIR. McS1eeney denies the charge we
will give the names of those who in
formed US that he did frequent the
blind tigers and drink liquor Sunday
night at the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Club" The Ocouee News,
June :, 1900.
Governor McSweeney rose and quiet
y said: AS Governor Of South Car
olina the people know me and my re-
cord. and as to the charge that pat
ronized blind tigers it is absolutely
false" Aud then Governor McS~eeney
sat down. There was much applause
for both. No proof further than this
editorial was offered and there the mat
ter ended with the denial Of Governor
McSGeeney.
He is an editor himself; he has for
his private secretary the president of
the Press Association, and who was
formerly bitterly opposed to the dis
pensary, and he has three newspaper
reporters upon his staff for Governor.
Not only this, my friends, but he has
appointed the editor Of The News
and Courier harbor commissioner OF
Charleston. Some time ago The News
and Courier came out in an editorial
and stated that the newspapers were
doing a greae deal Of charitable work