The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-07-11

mo the Brice bill, saying tney Ndd
published only certain portions OF H.
leaving out the following provlsos,
which he read: \ tax OF one-halt mil
is hereby levied annually upon every
dollar of the value OF ali taxable prop
ertv in all the counties voting TO re-
move the dispensaries: any county
voting out dispensary shall not
thereafter receive any part OF the sur
olus that may remain OF the dlspen-
sary school funds. Ii has even been
said that Governor Hayward has said
ne wouldn't put on the extra tax.
Howard had nothing to do with 1t.
The legislature had already put on
this halt mill tax. and the Legislature
had said il you vote out the dlspensary
YOU will not receive any more part
Of the school funds. Ii the dispensary
was voted out, the county would put
on itself an extra half mill tax. be-
sides taking away from itself every
dollar OF the school fund.
States Financial Condition.
In 1904 the legislature appropf'at-
ed s2S5.o 900 to pay the interest on the
state debt and $4,000 for the payment
Of past due interest on old stocks and
bonds. That gives YOU some idea as
20 the financial condition OF your
state. Last year the county levy was
: mills and the state levy 5 mills. Ibis
wear the legislature with all its dis
Densarv money had raised the state
lew to ; 1-2 mills while the county
levy had been reduced to IL mills
He was not speaking for the dispen-
sary strictly from financial stand
noint but it was we'll worth while to
consider it from that standpoint be-
cause the people. negroes, who don't
paw any taxes but two-thirds of the
liquor.
"After the dispensary, then what?
Blind tigers throughout the county
and social clubs in the town. with the
card table. the social drink and the
poker game.
Some Figures.
Nov. | wish to call your attention
to some figures. The report OF the dis
pensarv officials for last year IS as 1ol-
lows: Total sales, SS.374.7S6.43; net
earning for account school 1und, SI71,-
3z7.73: net profit. equally divided be-
tween towns and counties, 6o3.ooS.22;
earnings for the year, for the school
fund. counties and towns. S775.375.o5
We have paid to the state treasurer
since December I. 1908, on account OF
the school fund, Sso4,33S.o4, which re-
duces the school fund to 100000. as
required by law. The total assests OF
the state dispensary at the close OF the
fiscal wear on November 80, 1904 were
5000, 7ozo5, Of which S52.S6o.5o IS IN
real estate. What are you going to DO
with this property if you close the dis
nensarv? The gross profits for the
wear were s652,11s.75. The amount OF
contraband liquor seized was %'l4o'V
Without the dispensary force, what
world become of this contraband IL
ouor? The net profits OF the Newbef-
~ dispensary were sIo,e1S4o; OF the
Prosperity dispensary, St,eso.es; OF
the beer dispensary, s6o4.So. New
berrv's share, you will see, equally d.
y;ded between town and county, was
s13.5o4.1s; and her share OF the schooi
fund was 5000. You now have better
school houses and larger salaries tor
teachers.
They say under the dispensary law
everv citizen is liquor dealer. why,
the United States makes every one
,;ouo- dealer BY collecting internal
revenue which amounted last year,
,,.h;sL,y - -. and from beer
70 --. !; yo:, arc party 20
the ,:1ucr business o? account q the
states profits. wily are YOU not on ac-
count OF the United STATES tax. For
i It were no. io- the United States
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