The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-06-22
Wednesday, June %, 1904.
Act Fairly, Gentlemen.
We copy the following from the Charlesto
News and Courler:

We copy the following from the Charleston
News and Courier:
ENDORSE" THE DIsPENsARY.-"The STATE
"of south Carolina sells whiskey TO lts Gill
"zens," says the Newberry Observer, "anc
"our fine young Governor and many others
"including some clergymen, endorse INT
"dispensary. How then can a young mar
suppose that II is wrong to buy a drink, ever
sat a college reception? VINO wouid DARE
"gainsay the great moral institution
The dispensary has thrown of the mask
however, and can no longer be regarded as 8
great moral institution" 1t is a business
ENTERPRISE and Is run for the money that car
be made out OF It pFip ?, Z. ana i sd s .e1s
orally. sour fine young Governor and many
"others, including some clergymen," would
not dream Of endorsing" bar rooms. II they
wers in existence now, and 1t Is hard 10 un,
derstaad why they should give their approval
10 the saloons which are run by the State, no
for the promotion of temperance, but for the
making Of revenue. 49,
L the Democratic primaries all over the
State this summer, the candidates for mem,
bers of the Legislature ought to be required
TO express their views for or against the dis
pensary system as 1t is now controlled and al
rected.
Upon which the Press and Banner would
remark None are so blind as those who are
determined not to see. And none seem more
anxious to be unfair than those who, fol
whatever reason, may oppose the dispensary
When prohibitionists and license men join
hands to make COMMON cause against the dis
pensary we are reminded of the fact that pol
itics make strange bedfellows.
The Newberry Observer. we presume, would
stop the sale of liquor, while we have nc
doubt that the News and Courier would be
willing to grant license to the men IN Char
lesion who are now defying a law Of the Gov.
eminent under which they live.
The Observer recognizes the fact that "ouI
foe young Governor and many others, in
GLIDING some clergymen, endorse the dispen'
sary. The Governor, and many others, in
Guiding some preachers" whose intelligence,
good character and sobriety Is not to be ques'
toned. These good men endorse the dispep.
sary for one reason at least. It furnishes pro.
hibition for half of the twenty-four hours Of
the day, and all Of Sunday. 1t closes the
drinking saloons.
- II our temperance contemporary would
urge upon individuals the importance OF OBJ.
staining from the use of Intoxicating drinks
as q beverage greater good would result from
such q course than can come from any system
OF stating only half the facts about the dis.
pensary.
OF course license papers are glad to quote
temperance men as against the ~dispensary.
The unholy alliance is what surprises U.S.
When, before this, did prohibitionists join
with the license men in a liquor fight? Or,
when did license men join prohibitlonists !
The News and Courier says 1t is hard to un.
derstand why they, the Governor and other
temperance men should give their approval
to the saloons which are run by the State"
We presume the News and Courier by "sa.
looms" has reference to the dispensary. II
that paper will refer to Its diction aries II will
learn that the dispensary is, distinctly and
clearly, not a saloon, and could not be &c
termed except for the purpose OF imposing
upon the ignorant
AS to requiring candidates for the Legisla'
ture to express their views tor or against the
d~ispensary: There can be no objection to
such a course. The combination Of liquor
men and prohibitionlsts. would, in all proba
bility meet defeat in every county. II they
in a common cause. should abolish the dis
pensary, the license men would immediately
turn up on their unnatural allies, and beat
the innocent gudgeons out Of their boots.
1t is hard for US TO believe that any sincere
prohibitionist would 60 into the camp of the
enemy and consort with the liquor men. Blu,
the conviction is forced upon US that LIQUOR
men and prohibitionists are making common
cause In their warfare on the ~dispensary.