Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-31

THE Howell-Union dispensary case
Is being argued before Judge Pritch-
ard at Asheville today; but as to
whether the prohibitionists are repre-
sented we have no information. A
correspondent Of the News and Cour-
ier, writing from Union under date Of
last Saturday said that when the at
torney Of the Union Law and Order
League asked members Of the county
board of control whether they would
feet that the board had no funds.
The attorney then requested that the
papers in the case be served upon him;
but the members Of the board refused.
Governor Hayward was appealed to
and he said he would consult the office
Of the attorney general, and the proba-
bility Is that some arrangement has
been made to secure representation for
the prohibitionists. Discussing the
matter in his letter to yesterdays
News and Courier. Mr.. August Kohn
advanced some rather interesting
views as follows:
One thing is very clear and that Is
II Judge Pritchard takes a hand in a
state affair and reopens the dispen-
saries in the counties that have voted
them out, there will be no power that
can prevent the general assembly from
passing a general state prohibition law.
The general assembly and the people
will not stand for a Federal judge re-
opening dispensaries in counties where
the people have voted them out, wheth-
er that view Of the people be right or
wrong from a common sense stand
point
1t may be that it will be left to Judge
Pritchard to decide what the general
assembly of this state is to do and 1t
will be a better bet than 16 to l, far
better TO say what Is going to happen
next January, If Judge Pritchard is
sues orders that will reopen the dispen-
saries in counties that have gone dry
by a vote Of the people interested.
The suggestion is made that Judge
Pritchard will suggest that the state
be heard from before he takes active
sons have asked what the general as
hold of the case. A great many per-
sembly is going to do when 1t meets
here II January. 1t is difficult to say
what II is going to do, more difficult
10 venture an opinion on the dispensary
question than all others put together.
The dispensary people have all along
been cou"ting on the senate, and have
banked on the protection that that
bra~c of the w-making power has
given.
If Judge Pritchard undertakes to re-
open he dispensaries by any orders
from the Federal court, a general pro-
hibition law will be passed, without
discrimination or exception.
If the present status is allowed to
prevail the outlook today is that there
will be county adoption; that is county
adoption as between prohibition and
county dispenSarieS. The state board.
the s'ate dispensary and the state ma
chinery is going to be abolished, II the
present temper keeps up. The best
the very best-that Charleston and
Sumter and Florence and Richland and
Beaufort and Georgetown can hope for
is county dispensaries. If they can
withstand the tidal wave for state
prohibition they will have to thank
their lucky stars and a growing spirit
of generosity. There will be supreme
effort made to force state prohibition.
but the experiences of the present sys-
EN- the heavy stock on hand and the
exertions of influential members VIII
be for county dispensaries operated
and controlled by county and munich
pal authorities.
If by any chance the state dispensa-
ry Is retained, 1t will be through the
senate. which has taken the position
that 1t is a more conservative body,
and which perhaps takes this view be-
cause II Is further removed from the
people becouse the senators are elect
cd only every four years.