The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-01
MR.. ANSEL'S POSITION.
Opposed to State Dispensary-Favors
Local Option Between Prohiol-
ton and County Dispensarles
is Against High License.


Of dealing with that all absorbing
question, dispensary or no dispen-
sarv. and I take this means OF stating
my position.
In the first place, I am opposed
to the system OF state dispensary'
T once thought it was the best solu-
ton Of the liquor question, because
7 thought it would minimize and de-
crease the sales Of liquors IN TINS
state but when we consider that more
than ss,ooo,ooo worth of whlskey mas
been sold by the various dlspensarleS
Of the state the past year, my hopes
have been disappointed; and 1t ap-
nears to me that some other methoo
should be adopted.
In the second place. am IN favor
Of local county option, as between
orobibition and county dlspensares;
that IS, I am in favor Of any county
in the state voting upon the question
as TO whether they wish prohlol1ioll
Fl, that county, or whether they wish
county dispensaries. If majority OF
the qualified voters Of the county
desire prohibition for that particular
county, then I am one who oeheve'
that they should have it, and turther
believe that the good people OF such
county will see to it that the prohio'-
ton law is enforced.
IF the vote of any county should DC
IN favor of the sale Of liquor in that
particular county, then l favor a Ia"
providing for a county dlspensary
with board of control Of three men,
bers. to be appointed by the governor
of the state, which county board shaH
ha-e control OF the purchase OF Il
orors for the county dispensarles, the
appointment Of, dispensers, fixing
their salaries, ETC., all sales to De
made under the rules and regulations
as NAV be thought wise by the leg1s-
lature.
I am opposed to beer disPensares'
as I think that beer when sold al
all should be sold in the regular coun-
ty dispensarles.
I favor a stringent law against the
unlawful sale OF liquor. My expert
ence Of 12 years as one OF the sollci-
tors of this state has convinced me
that whatever system may be adopted,
that unlawful sales will be made by
some. 1t is, therefore, necessary that
stringent laws should be passed to
punish the "blind tiger" those who
sell unlawfully.
Make it the duty of all sheriffs,
deputy sheriffs, magistrates, con-
stables, policemen and town marshals
to see that the law against the unlaw-
full sale OF liquor is rigldly enforced
in their counties, cities and towns,
and it might be we'll to give them
half of the fines that are collected
from those convicted, through the
agency OF such officers, OF the or
tense OF unlawful sales, transportation,
or making of whiskey.
The county boards OF control
should be required to make report
to the presiding Judge at each term
Of the court OF general sessions Tor
their respective counties, showing the
purchases made, the amount OF sales
by the county dispensaries, and Of all
their acts as such county board OF
control. and should be liable crlml-
nally for any violation OF the law,
rules and regulations of the dispen-
sary law.
I am opposed to the high license
system; it is too near the old barroom
system, and would not decrease the
sales of liquor, whatever the re-
strictions might be, but would in
crease them. The man who pays the
high license would want TO make all
the profit he could, and hence, the
more sales. the more profits.
Personally. I would like to see no
liauor sold in this state as beEer-
age. but it is a condition which con-
t-o-.s Lie a,,d he Ole stiAn Is how best