The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-01-20
ENFORCE THE LAW.
That Is What the Temperance Law
and Order League Demands.
REGARDING, DIsPENsARY LAW.
The Memorial That Was Presented
10 the General Assembly
on Wednesday by the
League.

on Wednesday by the
League.
The Temperance Law and Order
League will present a memorial to the
General Assembly wednesday. The
text, as prepared by the executive
committee, is-aS follows: -.
Memorabilia 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 large class Of the
voters OF the State, having for it's
object:
l. To render all moral encourage
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.
2. To render such individual service
as may be practicable and lawful in
securing and furnishing to the proper
law officers facts and information Of
violations of law to enable them to
proceed against the violator.
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 them for wilful neglect
or failure OH their part.
4. Especially to secure full and
satisfactory enforcement Of the dis
pensary law, both against those en-
gagged in prohibited traffic in intoxi-
cants and those who violate the pro-
vision of law while acting as sworn
officers of the dispensary.
5. BY endeavoring to secure legis-
lation in the future as will ultimately
prohibit the traffic in intoxicants for
beverage purposes in South 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 it's removal.
We make this appeal for the rea-
sons following:
/. 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-
tion with it if they so desire.
g.. Because there are many COM
munities in the State, we believe the
larger 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
dispensares in their midst has chang
ed to one Of disapproval, and who
gladly avail themselves of the means
of removing what they realize to be
an agency which is only evil and
prolific source of disorder, lawlessness
and general decentralization.
3. Because the purpose OF leglSla-
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 greatly
promoted by the removal of dispen-
saries from these communities.
4. Because the recorded facts as to
the conduct of the dispensary system
shows large and constant increase in
the sale by the dispensary and con-
sumption of liquors by the people OF
the State, and consequent appalling
increase of crimes Of violence and
immortality traceable directly to this
cause.
S. Because the proposed amendment.
if made, would largely decrease the
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 the 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 deliverance from the unholy
alliance in which, as a part OF the
State citizenship, they have been
forced to participate, Respectfully.
]. ". Hamil, chairman; Howell
Morell, secretary; executive commit
tee, State Temperance Law and Or
der League.
Columbia, S. c., Jan. -, 1904.