The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-08
It Was His Work.

sary question. 1t was the desire OF
the dispensary advocates to lncor-
porate the dispensary law body and
breeches into the organic law. he
got up when prodded to do SO, and
said that he would be glad to have
the law incorporated in the constltu-
tion, but the matter was before the
United States supreme court and II
il should be declared unconstltutlon-
al. the state would have rock-rlo0ed
prohibition forever. He asked ter the
debate to be adjourned and he pre-
pared the section in article : OF the
constitution which refers 10 the dis
pensary law.
II we get to high license, and that is
what this hullyballoo's about, the
town of Edgefield cannot issue that
license and it must be granted by
the authorities at Columbia.
He referred to the fact that many
Of the people of Edgefield cannot
vote on the dispensary under the
Br;ce law because they have no reg
istration certificates. About $4,000
people would be barred from express
ing their wishes. Again, the Brice
law does not provide for voting out
d;stiueries. All the blind tigers IN
pic,ens would have to do would be
to drive up to one Of these dlstlllerles
in a hollow and load up on Illicit
whiskey.
| Following is the part which he
read:
Advice to the Committee.
The newspapers state that the leg-
islative Investigating committee VIII
commence its work at Spartannurg
next Tuesday I do not wish to ap-
near oficious and indulge in crltl-
cisrn until | am certain it is deserved
brt I feel sure that others oesloes
| mvself have been disquietde and some
what disconnected, to use no strong
er terms, by the reports which came
to US that this comittee has already
exhausted its expense fund OF $1,000
and there is the probability that its
work will be hindeTed or prevented
for lack Of money. hope these
we're idle rumors without foundation
because it would be little short OF a
scandal if the committee charged
with such important work should tail
to do it and go 20 the legislature with
s,ch. 2 6asco as that. Newspapers
have led us to suppose that there
would be startling DISCLOSURES as to
the corruption IN Spartanburg and we
have been treated to sort OF opera
bouffe performance in the litigation
Instituted to secure possession Of Nh.
Fa1nunn's papers. I feel that | voice
The opinion of a great many thous-
! ands of my fellow citizens when l
saw that while we are interested IN
unearthing corruption in any and
everv department of the dispensary
that the people are not very much
concerned about the misdoings. OF To-
cal disoensers. The dissatisfaction
with the dispensary does not rest up
on these.
There are great many stores
aAoat and I have heard any numoer
Of these and I therefore presume 70
make some suggestions and l kno"
that all right thinking men, includ-
ine those most interested will thank,
rather than blame, me for dong
what I shall because I shall do so be-
cause MO one else seems willing to
discharge the ungracious task. lhere
has been talk almost universally OF
rhe sudden wealth or evidences or
much money being in the hands OF
two high dispensary officials. One
Of these is living and can take care OF
himself. The other is dead, and his
friends among whom count myself
one. desire to have the truth known
and his memory cleared from what
we believe to be vile and malicious
sfander. 1t ought to be easy to Ind