The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30
FRIDAY, JUNE 80, 1905.
The Dispensary.


do not believe will result IN any
GOOD or any harm, for the people nave
made up their minds what they are
going TO do whether or not BY so 40
ing they will get just what they want
That inst now seems to be sec
ondary consideration, the thing upon
which they seem determined just al
this tine is that they are gong 10
vote the dispensary out OF the county,
II IS in the minds of the people that
there IS something wrong with the
MANAGEMENT that there Is graft ana
that the longer the institution existed
the more corruption there would BE-
They have it also in their minds that
the dispensary is charging 100 much
for the class OF liquor that IS sold
and that it is selling and inferior grade
Then there are those who believe that
the institution is being run, not 10
regulate and control, the traffic III
vhiskev and thus to make it in reality
step towards prohibition, or at least
10 reduce the consumption OF Whlskey
as beverage; but rather to encoN-
ace the use OF whiskey for the pur-
pose OF making revenue for the state
None OF these things may be true or
thew all NAV be true. but still the peo-
ole believe them and are opposing the
dispensary and so lar as results are
concerned in the coming election
thew had as we'll be true. -
Then there are those who con-
scientiously believe that it Is wrong
to sell whiskey as beverage and Will
vote for anything TO secure prohlOl-
ton. Then there are those who think
the principle is wrong and the state
should not be in the business. these
forces have combined and they will
poll very large vote in this county
and the dispensary will be votsd-oue
when the election-coRfes: In other
words a great many people oeileVe
thai the dispensary management mas
committed suicide.
The Herald & News has never advo-
Gated prohibition by statute. 1t does
net believe that such measure
would be practicable for a people
who consume three and a half million
dollars worth of dispensary whiskey a
wear besides what is ordered for per-
sonal use and for blind tigers. 1t has
never believed the principle OF the
dispensary was right However, in
its practical operation, if it were car
ried out as the law directs for the
purpose Of regulating and controlling
the sale Of .whiskey and not tor the
revenue, it would be good solution.
But the people believe that is not
being done and the combination now
formed against it will vote it out in
this county by very large majority.
We would abolish the state lnstltu-
ton and the state constabulary and
let each county regulate the matter
under the options given in the consti-
tuition as it pleases, and whatever
plan was ADOPTED in a county would
have sufficient public sentiment be-
hind it to enforce the law.
If the present anti-dispensary SEN
timent votes the dispensary out we
will have prohibition because there
will be no legal mode of handling the
sale of whiskey. If this sentiment
was all prohibition we might expect
to see the law enforced but being pro-
fibition and high license sentiment
another fight will be on between
these two.
However, let there be full and free
expression of the popular will and
we can all be guided and governed by
that verdict.
The revenue from the dispensary
should not control, if you Jelieve
you can reduce the consumption Of
whiskey by voting the dispensary out
and better the morals and improve
the citizenship of the county A few
more mills tax cannot be weighed
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