Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

an amendment to change the profits, SO
that the schools get more money, and
that would make him support the bill.
The state board could not make more
necessarily democratic. He proposed
than 10 per cent and there Is no mimi
mum in the law. The board could
make as little for the schools as 1t
wished. Three hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars went to colleges,
and he asked for more money for the
schools by simply going back to the
system Of making 1t not less than 10
per cent. The common schools need
help and need 1t badly.
Mr.. Tatum said the suggestion had
been made that the bill seemed to be
loaded down with amendments so as
to kill the whole thing.
Mr.. Mccain said he referred to the
senate.
Mr.. Tatum said the committee
thought the counties had never voted
there was a straight fight between pro-
hibition and the dispensary.
Mr.. Tatum Is the newly elected COM
missioner Of the dispensary and his
hearty support of the bill as reported
is significant. The state board now
has no means Of telling what the peo-
pie want without q vote. The moment
you oeHy tne rlSnt VI the couhtiy peo-
pie to vote on this question you have
fight on hand. He hoped the bill would
pass. He thought the tax feature was
entirely right. The sentiment In all
counties Is opposed to murder and such
crimes, but 1t was not so as to the
dispensary law. When the offer is
made to put the tax on the counties
the offer Is taken up. II this tax Is
not imposed the law will have to be
enforced out Of the profits made In
dispensary counties. No prohibition
law will be enforced unless there are
ample means to do so. Such has al
ways been the history Of prohibition.
Eight Of fifteen towns In Orangeburg
were dry and he def1ed anyone to get
drink in any Of these places. This Is g
just amendment and he did not think
the criticism merhed, but he wanted a
fund to enforce the law. II they want
prohibition let them pay for 1t.
Mr.. Holman rung In the blind tigers.
We have a good state board Of control.
he said. He was on Hub Evans's side.
He got everyone in good humor.
Mr.. Beamguard wanted a clear-cut
measure and a bill without lot OF
strings. He wanted a clear-cut bill
and wanted to cut the strings out.
Mr.. Kelly was against any measure
to break up the dispensary. Pass this
be a thing Of the past. His people
wanted the dispensary. AS long as
time lasts liquor will be sold in South
Carolina. Prohibition is a humbug In
Maine or wherever else 1t Is tried. This
Is stepping stone towards breaking
up the dispensary. Prohibition Is
miserable failure and has always been
so. The dispensary law Is not perfect.
It has enemies in every nook and
corner, and whenever the people Of any
county vote out dispensaries there
would be ten tigers to one dispensary.
He was opposed to high license.
| Mr.. Wingo said this bill was thor
oughly Democratic. 1t was Democratic
to care for every county, to decide
what 1t wants, but 1t IVES not Democrat
ic to impose the proposed tax because
a county Is to have no dispensary. It
was in fact saying: you shall have
a dispensary or pay this taxi" It looks
like an effort to force the people to
keep dispensaries.. It was the princi.
pie against which he rebelled. Is 1t
Democratic to vote tax on any people
without their consent? He could not
tell the result Of this bill, but whatever
1t be let the people decide. II 1t be the
death -knell Of the dispensary, then 1t
Is the voice Of the people. Is 1t case
Of the tail wagging the dog.
Mr.. McGill. Of Greenwood, suggested
that It looked to him like an effort to
cripple the dispensary. The amend
ments are proper and right. II you
desire to kill the dispensary law strike
out the amendments. He said, "They
tell me they have numerous blind IT,
gers in Greenwood" Sometimes they
convicted them and sometimes they did
not. He wanted the senate bill passed
as amended by the committee. Green
wood ought to be made to pay for the
enforcement Of the law there. York.
willie, Greenwood and every other place
without dispensary ought to be re-
nuired to pay for the enforcement Of
the dispensary law. II you desire to
kill the dispensary law pass the origi-
nal bill. He had never heard Of York
or Marion or Greenwood refusing their
share Of the dispensary profits at any
time.