The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-03-15
"DISPENSARY, NO! YES!"

The law relative to the establishing
and tho removal of dispensaries il
this State is published elsewhere in
this paper. 1t can he voted on and
be kept running or shut up ut the
will cf the people. We want ever,
person III this county to read tho law
aud then sign the petitions, or not,
as he secs fit, and if tho election j.
ordered, then to &, and vote as he
sees fit aud rs his conscience dictates
When You have done this then YOU
have doao your whole duty and no
man can say "ught against you.
There are petitions being crculn:-
eel asking for an election On this
questIo in"ny arc signing them.
Let us ask ytu to weigh we'll til.
question. II You sign and then think
you ale wrong, let our name stant:
on the petition ana show you are
willing for the people to dcci:lo and
rult; you can sign the retitiun on
this ground, that you ure will, 4 the
majority should rule.
This newspaper would not be
worthy ot the nHne Of newspaper
II it did not stand up for what it be.
lleVed to be right and the best inter
ests of the county at large. 1t be-
lieves in tho Jeffersonian doctrine of
"a government Of the people, by the
people and for the people," and to
have this all the people are entitled
to say so-not just fow. Because
OF free speech and FREQ ballot was
the primary plan of elections inau,
gurated. Tho editor, personally, is
quite different from his character as
IL newspaper man. While personally
he might be i'll favor of tho dispon.
sary, rs editor he is not such n biz
fool thai lie Intends to brook the will
OF the people. They arc entitled to
Say SO in the law making power ol
the State, and rs editor he proposes
to stand for their rights, regardless
OF who it makes or breaks, regard.
less OF friend or foe, regardless of
his own personal interests, because
he believes it right. If the cause is
defeated he will gracefully bow to
the will Of the people and humbly
submit to the inevitable. lie is not
afraid Of starving, be the result what
itmaS.
Tho dispensary wus fastened in
this town over the protest Of her citi
IONS they fought then for w,at they
believed to be right; then how can
they argHe to keep the thing here?
There ls a change Of heart, or at
least of front, somewhere, and some.
body has shown Inconsistency.
The cry If lax is nothing. There
is money 1T the bottom of it all.
Some "ho favor the dispe nsary (and
they favor it because Of tho revenue)
have taken the bottle from their sons
llps--yct they aro not willing to fur.
ther remove temptation from him
Some say l would vote to remove it
out ot tho State; am in favor of leois
]atlng 1t It OF existonce, but as wo
cant 90 that let's keep it in Pickops.
how do they know they cannot ro
move it out Of the State? Have they
ever led? Tie State has found IT,
70 be too good thing to voluntarily
Z 90 away with it. Should tho people
rise up IN their might thev could
wlpe IL out. All the State needs j.
to see That the conntiss, singly, are
determined TO remove it. from ,,,.;,
borders, then it will 60. How do
you propose to reconcile your con.
science by voting to keep ds;,eusayv
in J. 'ckens, yet next year you will
vote for Martin r. Ansel for governor
and his platform is anti.dispensary.
He will get lots Of votes in this town
and county out Of men who arc now
working the hardest to keep this rum
shop in our borders.
From a isoral and religious stand.
point j. sis wrong, and the people
should have say 80 il removing it;
therefore We stand pat for them to
be allowed to express their desires at
he ballot box.
Some argue, because OF the revenue
We have u good school here that we