The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-09-27
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1905.
"Turp the Rascals Out"


That. we believe, was the campaign cry
saw years ago, and II the testimony before
the dtspensary stigating committee 10 .to
he relied on, a number Of gentlemen now
holding office under the dispensary Ia"
should resign; and better men should DC
put in their places.
The dlspensary system is deficient IN ths'
IL seems 10 be the duty of no one TO look afteI
the manner OF conducting either Inc local
dispensary or the State dispensary. In Tue
dispensary system, there should be an omcef
corresponding to the Comptroller oenefa'
under the tax and license system. WIN no
one to insl ect the business OF the disPensa
ries there is little wonder that they are de-
relict.
The banks of the State have inspectors wno
examine and pass on the conduct OF tneii
business, and The bank must publish an
1temized statement several times during the
wear, Are the dispensaries SO high tha'
they need no attention?
While the best men in the state may oinei
as 10 The advisability or inadvisablllty o.
continuing the dispensary law. II is not olea'
% how al " body but simpleton can hon.
estly ard conscientious urge the aooiisn'nt
OF the law simply because the olspanseft
NAV have been dishonest or have Vlolaleo
the law.
The purest and best men In the State may
copscientiously believe that the oispensars
system OF dealing with liquor should oe sool
,shed but the man who would urge corrup
lion a. a reason, must be trying 10 pull IN.
v,ol over The eS es OF The Intelligent cll>Zehs
ubil. l,,i1e 10 play upon The pltjudice ano
ignorance OF Others.
AlIxL,d men must admit that Inc SAFE sno
III. use Of liquor as q beverage 10 not only
dapRelcus 10 the health ana the morals ol
people, but that /, is Injurious to the welfare
and p,Cslelity Ui the state. No sane man
we tsks II, will deny that proposinon'
Where We differ 10, in the manner OF deal
ing with or controlling the sale OF liquor.
some men believe the dispeusary IL best.
Some think prohibition is best.
Some are OF the opinion that high license ii
best
Some may hold that return 10 the old low
license barroom Is best.
Some shudder at the thought Of the Stale
selling LIQUOR, and object 10 putting the
profits into the public treasury, while
Some think II all right to put license iees
for the sale OF liquor into the pnollc 'feas
ury.
Some. It seems, prefer to see the licensed
sellers put the profits into their owu pocketf'
Some of us do not see how an honest, con-
scien t, Gus, temperance christian can 60 lnto
the camp OF the high license people. Algn
license, We presume impartial JUDGES Will
admit, is the violent and the most wlckeo
means yet devised and worked ont by man
for dealing in liquor. Itexcludes honest and
fair CO mpeli,ion and gives 10 the monopolist
the greatest Induce ments or temptations to
traud that human ingenuity has yet dis
covered.
This ne ewspaper believes II the dispensary
law Is enforced that 1t Is the best plan'
though We are sorry to believe that the opPo-
sition on the part of some people is SO great
that they have gone 10 the extreme OF ad'
yoca,ing the high license. which We have no
sort OF hesitation in believing TO be the worst
ever presented to any people.
We take It from their manner and speech
that the prohibitionists think they are the
best and the pulest Of the sons Of men, and
that BY no possibility could they err in any
thing, and that they are but associates for
white WINGED angels. We were once pro.
hibitionlst ourself.
The editor OF the Press ond Banner is ready
10 20 security 1or a genuine prohibitionisi
that be will never report blind tiger or 90
anything else 10 enforce prohibition. He
will also 60 security for nearly oil the buyers
frt m blind tigers that they will never do
anything TO ir jure the tiger or his business.
Prohibitionlsts are 80 good. 30 pure, and 80
far removed from blind tigers that they will
never know, or If they did know, they would
not assume the duties OF whitkey constables.
The patrons OF the blind tigers, as a rule.
are too honorable TO tell on the men who sell
them LIQUOR. 1t would be q poor sort OF
speci men OF humanity that would induce q
man 10 violate The law and then voluntarily
tell on him.
These facts may account for that other fact.
blind tigers vote for prohibition, 80 that there
may be none 10 make them afraid.