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

with NeWDeTTS OF TEE pleoeHA tli'N'
They used to be afraid to pass certain
places; they would dread what they
would hear inside and what they
might see coming Out. Now, they had
no fear of being insulted in town IS
the result of whiskey. He referred
to the high license system. saying that
the rich would be able to pay the IL
cense. and the revenue which now
goes to the people would then be gath
cred in by the man who was able to
paw the license. He asked the ladies II
they wanted to see the state go back
to drugstore bar rooms and to SOCIAL
clubs. He spoke Of the fact that the
country was not policed, as was the
town. and that it would be even more
impossible to suppress blind tigers IN
the country than in the town. and said
they would flourish from The day the
dispensary was vo1ed out. He did
not intend to enter into any pcrsonall-
". He was making the fight because
he was the peoples representative.
! He stood not as leader. seeking to
| dictate, as some had tried to make it
appear, but as the servant OF the peo-
pie he considered ii his duty to tell
them what he thought OF this matter.
7 thought that they claimed to be
working for the best interest Of the
people but here confess that they have
mo personal intent on one side of the
question" Well if they are working
for the peoples interest only,
why NOT go to the people
and discuss their positions. 1t
is no personal interest to me except
that which I have in my fellowman
and my county and do not expect TO
be reimbursed financially but | am
willing to lose the time and pay my
expenses to serve those who have hon
ored me. | haven't got cent OF it
and never expect to. They say, If
there are any individuals who for per-
sonal or other reasons desire to 60
before the people and make speeches
is their own affair" II so why did
they go to Mr.. Jones and beg him not
to come here. They are about as con-
sistent in that as in their fight for pro-
! h;biliOn. | wonder who wrote Chair
man Longs address. / hear his voice
bu. | see a certain lawyers hand. He
claims to be orator. why dodge be-
hind Chairman Long, come out and
fight in the open Alter the dispen-
sary, then what:
0ispensary Not Perfect.
The dispensary is not perfect. We
ought to get better liquor at the same
price. We ought to get liquor a. less
profit, and mot so many new brands,
and what the people call for at rea-
sonable prices. l wanc the money to
go into the liquor and let it come back
70 the people in value.
The system is the best ever de-
vised by man. Turn out those who
are doing wrong, or are not doing
their duty, and put in good men. If it
is not being run propedly, is your gov
ernment, town, county or United
States, perfect? If SO, why so much
discord? II you wish the dispensary
closed, let no man buy drop of
whiskey. Let the so-called prohibi-
tionists be as honest IN practice as
they claim to be in theory, and the
dispensary in South Carolina will
close il one year, and the blind tigers
will starve in their dens.
Il ask you in conclusion, after the
dispensary. what? May your judg-
ment. may your conscience dictate the
answer. and may your vote be govern
ed By the answer that Your conscience
gives"
Mr.. r. Y. Kibler.
Immediately ai:er he dinner. NJ.
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