The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-09

1892 when the voters stood for prohibi-
ton. Until there is fair and square
election on the liquor question 1t will
continue to come up. Too much
power to establish dispensaries, he said
is given to county boards. He wanted
the dispensary wiped out and prohibi-
ton put on the books. The dispen-
sary has good features, but they are
not enforced. The dispensary Is used
for everything and would supply the
tigers in order to increase the sale OF
liquor.
The point in Giyernor Nc
Sweeney's speech was his reply to
Gary's charge that the constables have
been made to work harder since the
campaign begun. He said: The seizu-
res for March were 444 IA gallons OF
whiskey and 119 1-2 dozen bottles OF
beer; 12O gallons Of beer in kegs; one
team eonfiscated. OF this the United
States government seized ia 1-2 gal
Ions. In April the seizures were 7s5
gallons Of whiskey; 122 bottles Of beer,
100 gallons of beer In kegs; three stills
confiscated. OF this the United States
government seized 206 1-2 gallons. In
May the seizures were 394 gallons Of
whiskey; 242 dozen bottles OF besr;
24O gallons of beer in kegs; one team
confiscated. Two confiscated this
month. The United States government
took 81 IA gallons Of the whiskey
seized. In June the seizures were 44S
gallons Of beer in kegs; one team con-
fiscated; two stills conhscated. The
United States government. took, Of this
96 1-2 gallons Of whiskey. The average
number OF gallons seized for each Of
the four months was 512. So it appears
that June Is little below the average.
The only instructions given the con-
stable are to do their duty and these
instructions they have had during the
time I have been governor. He never
would build himself up on trying to
pull down others.
Col. James H. Tillman joked about
Col. Livingston and his platforms. He
wanted to reiterate that he thoug-t all
negro schools ought to be closed. He
would never vote for appropriations for
colored college. He favored the dispen-
sary.
Mr.. Winkler said his record was clear
in voting for Pensions.
Mr.. Cole L. Blease argued that the
preachers should talk for temperance,
but keep out of politics. The whole
fight OF the Prohibitionists now was to
kill the dispensary and that would
bring high license.
Senator Tillman discussed the
evil Of personal gain in any other than
the dispensary system. He said his
nose was red but he had never drunk
a barrel in all his fifty-three years. AS
to himself. he did not care, but he had
sons and neighbors' sons and wanted
them saved The Prohibiticnists have
half loaf now, and it is good and
sweet, but they want all or none.
Then he alluded to the free liquor and
prohibition period while the law was
suffering from the interregnum. That
was such prohibition as will come. He
wanted to know why ministers would
not recognize men as they were and
not as they ought to be. There was
something in the Bible against good
men consorting with bad men. He
supposed they wanted to cruelty him.
This is a free country and yet the
ministers seem to be after him. One
of them denounced him as liar; a
Bishop. Think OF that, Bishop, and
simply for expressing an opinion. The
only question is whether what ne said
was true, and that was the saloon peo-
pie and Prohibitionists were allied in
this fight. He then spoke OF the dan
ger Of going back on the dispensary
and what has been gained by years OF
work The primary system. he said,
was going to break down, under the
time limit and the poor attendance at
the meetings The people were put
ting themselves in control Of the news
papers again. They were his friends.
He warned the people for no good to
himself but possible injury. He dis
claimed any purpose Of offending the
ministers. He had no quarrel with the
ministers, recognized their high tone
and purposes, but he would talk out
regardless of the ministers.