Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-15


tion Of Prof Herndon only about two
months and its performance was quite
a surprise to the Yorkville people.
Competent musicians say that at the
same rate Of progress for another few
months. the boys promise to do work
that would do credit to professionals.
Prof Herndon has also come in for
some high compliments in connection
with his efforts. AS matter Of fact
he is giving this band his best atten-
tion, and Is himself somewhat enthu-
siastic over. the results accomplished
within so short a time.
Mr.. BRIcE ON THE DIsPENsARY.
The. Greenwood Journal Of: last Sat
urday contains an interesting letter
from Senator j. 8. Brice on the dis
pensary question. There has been
warm campaign in Greenwood, both
sides using every possible argument in
favor of their respective positions. The
Greenwood Journal has been making a
noble fight in fair honorable way
against the dispensary. The other side
has been using whatever means that
promised to win. There haye been
several letters from Yorkville to the
Journal giving unfavorable testimony
as to the operation of the dispensary
here. Recently ex-Representatiye Nc
Gill, of Greenwood wrote to Senator
Brice, asking to discredit these letters.
After writing, he gave out what he had
DONE and promised to publish Mr..
Brice's letter when 1t was received.
But he failed to keep his promise, and
the editor Of the Journal suspecting
that the letter was not exactly, what
Mr.. McGilr wanted. wrote to Mr.. Brice
for copy Of it. Mr.. Brice's reply was
published in the Journal of last Sat-
urday... It was as follows:
Your letter received, and In reply
would say am unable to furnish you
with copy Of my letter to Mr. =. In
substance, I advised Mr.--.to vote
against the establishment Of a dispen-
sary. in Greenwood-that the Yorkville
,lispensary had not increased business,
probably injured It.; as a great many
dollars merchants formerly received
were now left at the dispensary for
whisky-that the dispen:ary here had
increased the sale and drinking Of IL
quor eaormously-that 1t was debauch-
ing great many young men IN the
community-that several citizens who
had voted for 1t were now ready to
vote against it-that while 1t was
bringing the town and county reye-
nue. Of some three hundred dollars each
per month, 1t had not reduced munict-
pal and county taxes, and probably
never would-that while thought 1t
had stopped the Illicit sale. OF liquor
| to large extent, It was claimed blind
tigers still flourished at night and on
Sundays, their source Of supply being
The dispensary, etc.
And now Mr.. Editor, permit to say
| TO the citizens Of Greenwood that In my
Judgment they will find the dispensary
an intolerable nuisance. Sobrtety
cannot be legislated into an individual
| or q community, but nuisances can be
prevented and abated by Legislative en-
actment.
The legal restriction, and 30 called
safe guards thrown around the dispen-
sary, it's entrenchment behind law, the
supreme legal effort to make the sale
of liquor respectable dressing the
devil up for the purpose Of desception
these features are more dangerous, de-
ceptive and even attractive to the
young and the unwary than the cut
glasses, the pictures and the music OF
the old barroom system.
have reached the conclusion that
the dispensary system will soon bring
shame and disgrace on this common
wealth. ]. 3. BRIcE.
Yorkville, 8. G., April 9, 1903.