The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-17
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
a Lengthy Document With.
out Striking Features.
DUPPO1rs THE DIsPENsARY
sYsrglr AND sUoossrs
0nRrAIN CHANGES.

TIE esss isssssss Of Govsrsor NJ
,. Hs0vssssy. vbish wss read 10 The
ssss,s ssd tosss Of representatives
sess sl>ss they .ssssablsd 90 Tuesday.
= qsiss . ls6gthy doeuueus, ba, 10
without sisels striking feature
The introductory portion hss refer
ssss 70 shs death Of Gov Ellsrbe aud
ehs ioeuobses's sssssssioo to she Office.
Thee (ollovs sevieW Of the industria,
prcsrsss Of sbs State daring tho pas,
yese rud The evidences Of prosperity to
- ebsssvsd 90 every hsod
Rsfsssiss 10 shs Aospcisl condition
sf the State he ssys: "Tbe State
treasurer hes been able TO meet oil Of
shs obligations Of The State prom o,lv
ED also the interest on the public debt,
vishoss The essessisy OF bav,os to
bessew soy aossy or to ovsrdraw his
sesoues, sed ssill hss bslsuos 10 the
sssssssy."
Tts Lssislsssrs 10 asked TO take
seos sssiee shat vill lead 70 che settle
osss of sbs elaine OF shs State sssiou
eAs Usissd 0sssss gossromsss sed .he
slsiss o. that sovsss snsss ssAiess tho
ooess.
AZ sppropsissios Of 100000 10
ssseoussdsd 20 provide psesioes sos
nssdy Ooelsdsssss veterans
TIE lsgislsssrs 10 sppssled TO TO do
v'ss soos ussss for sssssise . uoiiorm
ssssss of property Tor ssxssioo. bat no
glss 10 ssssssssd
The soodisios Of the Ssats's penal
so3 shai.abls institutions 10 reviewed
end ssovs TO 10 rood.
TIE State colleges are reported 10
hsslsey condition aud doing sxcelleut
york.
The portion dealing With the dispsc.
sssy 10 the most iupor,sst. aud is 90
f,llovs:
There 10 no question ths, viii eoasRe
your attention st this session that will
Semsnd more careful ,hought snd 10
vhscs there n moro interest manifested
'hso that OF tho eootrol Of liquor. You
viii 90 douos have ssversl propositions
presented 10 you BY diferso, mem bers
OF yoar body for yo.s consideration.
IL 70 iupor,sos the. you should take
bold OF the question 10 . positive aud
d.ssss asooer sbd meet the issue
sqssrsly Uodes the Cocs,i,u,ioo o.,
The State there are ooly three modes
allowed Tor dealing 9th this question .
The General Assembly may license
psrsoos OF corporations to msaufsctura
and sell and rs'sil ALCOHOLIC quors or
bsvsrsges within the 8 ate :" or The
General Assembly may prohiom the
msoufsetufs snd sale aud retail Of
slsoholie liquors and beverages ~uhln
tho State !" OF 10 "may authorizes 400
smpossr State county aud muui,ipal
ofiosrs. ell or either. under tho author
ity sod 10 tho osme Of The Sts,e. 60
boy 20 coy market aid retail wubiu
the State iiqoors scd beverages 10 suca
pseksgss sDd qusnt'tie-, uoder suot
rules sod regulations a. il deems expe
dsat." Aud in 90 case shall /, bs soid
- lsss qusosisiss thso one bali pint O.,
besssss suodovs sod suor,se, and |
sesli not bs drunk on ihs remises
Neither cso the Gsoersl Assembly
"dslses:s 10 soy uooie,psl corporation
The power 70 issue lisens,s to sell the
ssos !" Uodsr the less sltsrua,ivs the
dispsosssy lsw 10 10 force Al tho
Pfssses tine and 10 visW OF The era Of
material progress and developueu,
spoo which The State bss entered I do
noe believe it would DO W,.e or good
bus'esss judgosos 20 refer this question
TO populss slsstioo Not that there
10 ssy sssssioess or uovillios Z osss to
sssss 'hs people, bu, i, would hsvs .
ssodsesy to ssosW striie, end bittsroess
ssd ssssedsr bed fseliog ard I believe
vosld sssssd the progress o. the state
10 iu material development. Much
Of The pssjuoies that hss heretofore
existed against the dispeossry Law has
bsss broken dows sod msoy OF its
most bitter opponents have come to
sssl'ss i,s good features sod are ready
Esd villieg sod anxious to see 1,
iopsovsd sod seforoed. With oortsio
sosedmsoss which seem necessary,
ssd Which will oo@nend theuselves 20
ysss good jsdsosos, ssd which should
% osds % ths present. session. sod
vsse tbe proper ssfosssesss Of The lev.
70 y We bsss collation. Of the liquos