Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-16
Friday, June Is, 1906.
MCCULLOUGH We. pIsPENsARY.
Six Reasons For Opposing the States
Traffic In Whisky.

The question Of giving the people Of
Greenville county an opportunity to
vote on the dispensary question was
considered at a largely attended mass
meeting In Greenville last Tuesday
light The meeting was one sided for
the most part and the principal feat
ure was a number Of hot speeches.
The following, offered by DR.. z. t.
Cody, pastor of the First Baptist
ing vote: ~
Whereas, under the operation OF the
Brice bill county has the privilege
Of voting the dispensary out; and
whereas We believe that prohibition
will conserve the interests Of morals
and good citizenship better than the
dispensary, be II
Resolved, /. That II is the sense of
this meeting that Greenville county be
given, In the near future, the opportu-
nifty to vote on the question whether
It will or viii not retain the dispen-
sary.
appointed, to whom shall be entrusted
the work Of calling for an election on
this question according to the laws OF
the state. -
3. That this committee be known as
he anti-dispensary executive commit
tee and be recognized as having the
authority to lead the temperance forces
of the county in this fight.
4. That we pledge to this committee
our firm, loyal and hearty support.
The principal speech Of the occasion
was made by Mr.. Joseph A. Mccul-
Tough who, among other things. said:
There are six reasons why oppose
the dispensary. or any other system Of
selling intoxicating liquors as bever-
age.
81. 1t is condemned by its own rec
ord. The church, the school and the
saloon all started out on an equal ba-
sis. The church and the school are
justified by their work; the saloon has
wrought out it's own condemnation.
The people first tried free liquor; they
next tried license as a means Of regu-
lation and repudiated that; they next
tried the dispensary, and will soon re-
pudiate that. The sale Of liquor has
no one to blame for its downfall but
itself. |
"2. It lowers our ideals and stand
ards. 1t makes the sale OF liquor re-
spectacle, speculates on the weaknesses
and vices Of the people, and degrades
legislation to the plane of our lower
appetites.
"3. It Is based on false financial Ideas
The dispensary profits come from the
pockets of our own people and that
| too, a class iii able to afford 1t. We
should not take the bread from the
mouths of the hungry and clothes from
| the backs Of the naked in order to run
our public Institutions. The dispensary
brings no money from outside Of the
community. The only just way to raise
funds to meet the expenditure OF gov
errment Is by the legitimate exercise
Of the taxing power.
~. It is a failure as prohibition
| measure. The little good claimed for
| the system Is due to It's prohibition fea-
lures. But the effect Is to extend the
| sale by advertising and pushing popu-
lar brands. guaranteeing pure article,
and thereby increase the profits. In
case of luxuries, unlike necessaries, the
| supply creates the demand. Just as
YOU cut off the supply the demand will
correspondingly decrease. We do not
claim that prohibition would absolute
| ly prohibit. No law will do this, but
we do believe that prohibition viii di-
minish the use and consumption OF IL
quors, and to that extent benefit socie-
ty, as witness the experience Of those
counties that have tried both prohibi-
tion ard dispensary.
"5. 1t is an enemy of good govern
ment. Good government seeks TO
strengthen itself by building up the
| Individual the dispensary seeks to
drag him down. Good government
means the overthrow Of the dispen-
sary: the success of the dispensary
means the overthrow Of good govern
ment. The government should be con-
sis.ent.
"6. It is an enemy to the home. The
home Is the unit Of society, the founda-
tions Of government, and yet we have
the government engaged in the suicidal
policy Of itself undermining its own
fountain head. F
Nothing that threatens the home.
demoralizes or pauperizes its inmates,
should receive the sanction of govern
ment. Self preservation. therefore de-
mands that II should do all In its power
to exterminate the evil"