The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-08-16
IT WAS HIS WORK.

law.
II we get to high license, and that
is what this hully yballoo's about, the
town Of Elgefsld cannot issue that
license and it must be granted by the
authorities at Columbia.
He referred to the fact that many
Of the people of Edgefeld cannot vote
on the dispsnsary under the Brics
law because they have 90 registration
certificates. About $4,000 people
would be barred from expressing their
wishes. Again, the Brice lag does
not provide for voting out distilleries.
All the blind tigers in Psckens would
have to do would be to drive ~ to one
Of these distilleries in a hollow and
load up on Illicit whiskey.
Following Is the part which he
read:
ADVICE TO THE COMMITTEE.
The newspapers state that the leg
lslative Investigating COMMITTEES will
commence Its work at Spartanburg
next Tuesday. I do not wish to ap-
pear oficious and indulge in criticism
until 1 am certain it is deserved but l
feel sure that others beside myself
have been disquieted and somewhat
disconnected, to use no stronger
terms, By the reports which came to
US that this committee has already
exhausted it's expense fund OF $4,000
and there is the probability that its
work will be hindered OF prevented
for lack Of money. ! hope these were
idle rumors without foundation be-
cause it would be little short OF a
scandal If the committee charged
with such important work should fail
to do it and 90 to the legislature with
such a fasco as that. Newspapers
have led US 10 suppose that there
would be startling disclosures as to
the corruption in Spartan5urg and
We have been treated to a sort Of
opera bouffe performance in the liti-
CATION Instituted to secure possession
OF Mr.. Farnun's papers. I feel that
I voice the opinion OF great many
thousands of my fellow citizens when
I say that while we are interested in
unearthipg corruption in any and
every department cf the dispensary
that the people are not very much
concerned about the misdoings Of 10.
cal dispensers. The dissatisfaction
with the dispensary does not rest up
on these.
Thsre are a great many stories
afoat and l have heard any number
of these and 7 therefore presume to
make some suggestions and [ kno"
that all right thinking men, ipclud-
ing those most interested will think,
rather than blame, me for doing what
I shall cause I shall do SO because
no one else seems willing to discharge
the ungracious task. There has been
talk almost universally Of the sudden
wealth or evidences Of much money
being in the hands Of two high dis
pensary officials. One OF these is liV
ing and can take care Of himself.
The other is dead, and his friends
among whom 1 coLnt myself one, de-
sire to have the truth known aud bis
memory cleared from what we believe
TO be vile and malicious SANDER. 1t
ought to b. easy to tlGd out from the
banks and the records in the clerks
ctfica whether there is any foundation
IN fact for these oft repeated stories.
''How FALSE AND INFAMOUS"
Mr.. Hubert Evans, chairman OF the
board OF dispensary directors, is the
living man who will, am sure, glad
ly welcome the most searching irves-
5Igation into his fnarcial condition
and the lamanted 81. II. Crum Is the
other. His friends will, I know,
thank nee for giving them the oppor
tunity to prove how false and infa-
NOUS are the statements which have
been sent broadcast about his large es-
tate.
Then We have reports that Mr..
Towill, another director, accepts q
very fire horse from s0me whiskey
naa IN Kentucky a.; a present, while
Mr.. Boykin, the other member OF the
board Of directors, was drummer for
some one or two Wh!skey houses b.
fore he was placed on the board.
Have those houses had any undue
share OF the trade Of the dispensary? !?
Why is it necessary to keep on hand
such a large stock at the State dis.
pansary when 1t is on cash basis and
goods can be ordered cut and distrib.
uted in 80 days? Who is responsible
for such large stock OF unsaleable
goods wien wniskey is 3 staple article
and a good brand of it just as saleable
ona day as another? Has all the
w!liskey that has been bought been
distributed to the local dispensers OF
Is it in stock? Has there been no
loss, or to put it plainly, no stealage
in this way? We want light, gentle.
men Of the committee, and we ought
to have had it before any OF these
elections were held.
TALKS OF OLD TIMES.
with to call attention tc a phase
O, the liquor question which may
have been lost sight Of by many and
at this juncsure it is well to refresh
tne minds Of the people hy state
nent OF fact.
When the dispensary law first vent
into operations The News and Courier,
The State, the Greenville News along
with many other newspapers turned
with the most virulent abuse Of the
State government and Of al persons
who had anything to do with the
AVIS enforcement.
The conStables were called "spjes"
Ind the people were urged to resist
with all their might and in every way
possible the enforcement Of the law.
was considered by those
newspapers as badge OF superiority,
.he cons6ables we're bounded beyOnd