Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-21
WHAT OUR NElGnBORS SAY
The Dispensnry System and How Az
fectcd By Personal Politics.
(Trom the MIddjcbury Rcgistcr)

(Trom the Middicbury Rcgistcr)
THE dispensary system, which was
advocated and supported as n desir-
able law In controlling the liquor
traffic when Vermont chunged to local
option and high license. Is under fire
In South Carolina, where 1t has been
In operation several years. Senator
Mc1auien is the leader In the move
ment which Ia likely to result in the
overthrow of the law In the coming
campaign. Under the system there has
tccn widespread charges of corrup-
ton and graft. 1t has been money
making scheme for the State, but the
Office holders are alleged to have also
profiled by 1t. The temperance senti-
mcnt of the State is arrayed against
the dispensary under the slogan Take
South Carolina out of the liquor bust
ness. AppaOntly the state store plan
OF dealing with the liquor problem is
not complete success in the only
state in tho Union which has tried
1t. 1t may be just as we'll in the end
that Vermont did not go to South
Carolina for her law. "-Brattleboro
Phoenix.
Everyone that understands South Caro-
lima politics knows that the campaign
inaugurated by ex-senator Mc1auren to
unite the liquor sellers and the extreme
temperance advocates in campaign
against the present dispcnsary system
of South Carolina is entirely, so far as
he is concerned a matter of personal
politics, that Is an effort on his part to
regain his seat in the United States Sem
h;,I, rI, ia b,.
Senator Tllman that he had allowed
personal considerations to influence his
votes upon public questions. Whether
these charges were true or not they
were evidently believed by the people of
South Carolina who dropped Mr.. Nc
Lauren and put in another man, since
which Mr.. McLauren mas been outside
the walls. watching for an opportunity
to get In.
We do not believe that tho voters of
South Carolina will he hoodwinked with
this unnatural alliance Of liquor sellers
and extreme Temperance advocates: but
that ex-senator McLauren will find him
self when he gets through with this
campaign. where he was before, outside
the walls.
Whether or not there may have been
some dishonesty in tho management of
the very large business connected with
the dspensary system in South Carolina
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that there has boon some; although the
little careful inquiry which we were able
to make whilst in the beautiful city Of
Columbia last spring did not show such
at the present time But certainly so far
as the amount of money lost by such dis
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