The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-11-28
AS TO THE DISPENSARY.
Mr.. A. c. Jones Wants The Counties
Voting It Out To Enforce Pro-
hibition Without Constables.

the lIOlpUilfOll QO4llOSldlo VI ItlS oeoe>
in their efforts to secure prohibition
laws. and who has taken an active
part in the work that has been done
for the past two years, and especially
in the last six months, towards vor-
ing out the dispensary, | desire to
sound note of warning at this time.
The dispensary has been tried and
found wanting, and has been voted
out in every county where an cleo
ton has been held, except in Flor
ence. where the anti-dispersary lost
BY small majority Unfortunately
some OF the counties, that were ex-
pected to record their votes against
this corrupt institution, have put OFT
their elections until the dispensary
forces have taken it as an indication
that they may hope to retain 1t. And
| in Anderson yesterday they Influenced
some gentlemen of good standing in
their community to hold a meeting
and pass resolutions commencing It
to the people of Anderson county. l
do not believe that they represent
the sentiment of the Christian men
and women Of Anderson; and know
ing as do the history of the dispen-
sary and it's management, do not be-
lieve they could have been engaged
in a work that, if carried out, would
do more to retard the progress OF the
citizens of Anderson and ln)ure Its
good name than to keep the state dis
| pensary saloon open to debauch the
voting men of the county, and to take
the bread from the mouths of therf
children, and to ruin rheir homes.
And I would ask the democrats OF
Anderson county to bury the dispen-
|sary so deep next Saturday that IT
will never lift it's head again IN that
county.
7 would also express my surprise
that Greenville county should con-
stder for moment the question OF
retaining the state constabulary, or
that Cherokee county should think
OF asking that they be sent back. is
il possible that our county and state
officials cannot enforce all the laws
Of the State? l am sure they can #
they will try, and believe they WILL
The .constabulary feature of the dis
pensary is one of the most Objection
able connected with it, and that should
he one Of the first to go when the leg
is|ature meets. Let us have control
Of our own home affairs. Let the re5u-
1arlv authorized city and county au-
thorities enforce tflebr laws. lnere
;s No more reason why we should have
constahles to enforce the liquor "a"
rhan there is to have a special con-
stabulary force to enforce the la"
AGAINST murder, arson, or any othel
law And | believe the constaoulary
connected with the idispensary has
done more harm than they have done
oood There are vacant chairs in the
homes of the best people of Darling
ton county, and in other places IN the
state that This system in South Caro-
lima is responsible for; and no man
has the right to brand the people OF
county as law breakers until rney
have violated its laws.
have lived in Newberry tor many
years. and | have never known such
GOOD order in our city and county, SO
lirtle drinking and drunkenness as
there is today; and Our people do no;
want anv constables meddhng WITH
their affairs. | might add that there
have never been 50 many improve
ments going on, and that property has
never been so high as it is today; and
am satisfied that the closing OF Our
dispensary here and at Prosperity has
had much to do with it. The dispen-
sary sees tie hand writing On the
wall: they are desperate; they see the
people. county by county, ,repud1atlng
it. and knowing that they cannot ex-
oect to retain it by the votes OF the
people, they are now trying to retain