The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-22
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That Is What the Temperance Law
and Order League Demands.
REGARDING DIspENsARY LAW.
The Memorial rhnt Was Presented
to the General Assembly
on Wednesday by the
League. Sss ~ s4s

to the General Assembly
on Wednesday BY tho
LeaEne. s. y
The Temperance Law and Order
League will present mem orial to the
General Assembly WEDNESDAYS The
text, as prepared by the executive
committee, is as follows:s
Memorial -TO the General Assem-
bly, of South Carolina: The Temper
ance Law and Order League of South
Carolina respectfully represents to
your honorable - body that it is an or
ganization of citizens, representing
the sentiments of a large class of the
voters of the State, having for its
object: ~
i. 70 rend II all moral encourages
ment and support to the constituted
authorities in the enforcement OF
existing laws, both State and munich
pal, relating to the peace and good.
order of the community. KS
2. To render such individual service!
as may be practicable and LAWFUL in;
securing and furnishing to the proper.
law officers facts and informal ion Gof
violations of law to enable them to
proceed against the yiolator.
3. BY all lawful means to hold the
sworn officers Of the law to the prompt
and faithful discharge Of their official:
obligations to the public, and by pro-
ceeding against thenlf for wilful neglect
or failure on their part. &.
4. Especially to secure full and
satisfactory enforcement of the dis
peusary iaw,f bottiil ;lg giiilsu these eiies
gagged In prohibited trafficsin intoxi-4
cants and those who violate the pro-
vision of law while acting as sworn
officers of the dlspensary.
5. BY endeayoring to secure legis-'
lation in the future as will ultimately
prohibit the traffic In intoxicants for,
beverage purposes in Sonth Carolina.
In pursuance of these objects it
would respectfully urge upon the
General Assembly TO make such an
amendment to the law commonly
known as the dispensary law, as
will afford the citizens of any com,
munity in which a dispensary may be
established under the provisions of
the law the opportunity to express by
ballot their wishes for its removal.
We make this appeal for the rea.
sons following: &,
j. Because as the dispensary law
makes every citizen a stockholder.
sharing the profits and liabilities re-
sulting from the business, as an act
OF simple Justice they should be ac-
corded the right to end their connec-
ton ito, with if they SO desire
Because there are many COM
mlunities in the State, we believe the /
'large proportion, Where dispensaries
have been established in opposition to
the known and expressed wish of these
communities, or where, though orig
inally approved, the experience of the
evils resulting from the operation of
dispensaries in their midst has chang
ed to one of disapproyal, and who.
gladly avail themselves of the means
of removing what they realize to be
an agency which is only evil and a
prolific source of disorder, lawlessness
and general Generalization. Z,
3. Because the purpose of legisla-
tion should be the repression of law
lessness and crime, the Improvement
of the moral condition and the promo
tion of the happiness of the people,
and these purposes would be gretsttif5
promoted by the romovaleof dispen-.
Saries from these communities.
4. Because the recorded facts as to
the conduct of the dispensary system
shows a large and constant increase in
the sale by the dispensary and con-
sumption OF liquors by the people OF
the State, and a consequent appalling
increase of crimes of violence and
immortality traceable directly to this
cause.
s.. Because the proposed amendment,
If made, would largely decrease tia
area in which liquors. could be legally
sold, render the detection Of violation
easier and enable the constituted
legal administrators of the law to con-
duct the more limited business in a
manner more conSonanant with the
purpose and intent of the law.
6. Because tile demand for this
change in the law is made by the
Christian Church of the State, which
cannot be silent under the existing
conditions without sin, and which, in
the name Of her communicates, ap-
peals to Christian legislators for the
means of delverance from the unholy
alliance in which, as a part of the
State citizenship, they have been
forced to participate, Respectfully
j. ". Hamil, chairman; Howell
Morell, secretary; executive commit
tee, State Temperance Law and Or
der League.
Columbia, S. c., Tan. IL, 1904.
Slot Muchincs Must Go.
The house of representatives We'd
nesday passed to third reading bill
which prohibits the operation of Slot
machines within the State. The bill
makes no discrimination, but makes
all machines unlawful. The bill
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