The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-07-19
THB DISPENSARY BIUDDLE.
WHAT GOV. McSWEENEY IiAS TO SAY
ANOUr THE NIAUTER
Tho Governor ENprcssas hls Opinion Very
Frccly nnh Uscs Plnin Language About
Pcoplo who Crlticlso his Conduct and
ImpuEn his Motives--A Talk with
Mayor Earlb About this
Dispcnsnty Situut ion.

Dispcnsnty Situation.
Columbia Cor. News and Courior. |
Columbia, July l5.-It has been
| officially reported to Gov. McSwccncy
that Chief Constable LuI'ar and his
forco of seven men have boon doing
practically nothing in Charleston.
Chlof Bowio reported to Governor
McSwconoy that Chief IMt'ar had
DINO moro talking than anything
clsc, and thut whom results arc com.
pared it will bo found that he has
not done as much rs is done in
Charleston undcr normal conditions.
Governor NlcSweonoy stemrd in.
clincd to beliovo that thoro has been
moro Of cXaggcration and sensation
IN tho reports than anything clse.
llo has not received any Official re.
port from Charleston regarding tho
work Of Chief LuEar and his mon,
and today tclegrnphcd for such Il
report to know what thero was in the,
report to him that tho work Of Chief
LaFar was moro in tho newspapers
than in actual results.
Governor McSwccney was quito
warm this morning about tho whole
dispensary and 'blind tigcr" mess.
lie soid that he had timo and again
issued orders to tho constablos to on
forco tho disponsary law, and if thoy
would not, or could not, do SO, it was
not his fault. lIo suggested that
whoever says that no at any timo
made a trado or ontored into any
agreement with "blind tigors," or
that they aro now getting any on
couragenent from him, directly or
indirectly, is nothing moro nor less
than "an informal liar" Ills orders
are to broak up tho "blind tiger"
business wherever it exists. 1t is,
however, he sad, Il moro or loss old
story and ho did not caro- to go over
it agnin. I[o said, however, that tho
| governor Of the State has something
| elso to do than go around the State
and watch tho constablcs, and SEQ
whether they aro doing thoir duty
or not. llo says that ho has reports
Of various kinds relative to "blind
tigers" being run in Charleston, and
that it is upon this information that
ho sont Chief LaFar and q squad
Of seven now men to Charleston to
work on tho ''tigors," and that no is
having tho expenses Of tho constabIes
in Charleston paid out of tho dis
pensary profits for that city.
Mayor Earle called on Governor
McSweoney this morning and had
quito long talk with him regarding
tho enforcement Of tho dispensary
law i'll Columbia. Mayor Earle as
snred Governor McSwoonoy that he
was at all Times anxious and willing
to holp in tho enforcement Of tho dis
pensary and all other laws hero.
Tho police, he said, had instructions
to cooperate in evory way possible
in tho enforcement Of tho disponsary
law horo, and ho requested tho names
Of tho police officers in COLUMBIA
who, Chic! Batoman said, wero
afraid to saj anything about Wigcra'
for foar of losing their positions on
tho forco. Mayor Earle said he
wanted these names from Chief
Bateman, SO that he could report tho
matter to council and ask that body
to act upon it. Flo told tho governor
that it WAS not fair to the city to
have the police officers spoken of in
this way, and ho wanted names and
not glittoring genoralitios, and if the
police forco had such mon, as Chief
Batoman had indicated, they wore
not the right kinl. Governor Nc
Sweeney will ask Chief Bateman 70,
q written report on tho mattor and
it will then be taken up in proper
order.
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