The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-25
THE DISPENSARY SIDE.
Another Card From Senator Cole. l..
Blease to the Voters of Newber-
ry County.

. the olSIS " -NNSDNiiy >OtA
ty: In view of certain rumors | have
decided to call your attention to the
following facts:
On the dispensary issue, when you
GO to the ballot box, take with you
your registration certificate and your
tax receipt. Of course, those who are
not subject to poll or other taxes last
year will not have to show any tax
receipt. You are not required to have
any special registration certificate for
this election, as has been reported.
It has also been rumored that if the
dispensary is voted out when the dis
.pensary is closed it will also close
the club rooms. That is not true. II
the dispensary is voted out the vote
does not affect the clubs. They re-
main just the same, because they are
chartered institutions by the state,
and cannot be affected by this election.
Your tax levy is now IL mills
for county purposes. II the dispen-
sary is voted out it will be, necessari-
". ID mills. The loss on dlspen-
sary profits for the remaining months
of this year will cause deficiency
in the present fiscal year, which will
also have to be met by the levy tor
the next year. Besides this we Will
lose all the money which we have
been receiving from the state dlspen-
sarv fund for our public schools,
as this is provided in the Brlce BILL
as is also the additional halt mill
tax In the town Of Ncwberry the
county levy, of course, will be as
above. The town will lose over so,-
600 revenue from the dlspensary'
which will raise the town taxes
which. of necessity, will ralse the
rents of property, and cause haro.
ship upon those who are compelleo
70 rent The town tai is already very
high. We also have license on all
businesses, and very recently we had
70 have an election to vote bonds Tor
nast indebtedness. Vote out the dis
nensarv and the burden becomes
greater both upon the taxpayer. and
his te1a1rts:
Under the dispensary faw the coun.
~ gets one-half and the town one-hall
Before the dispensary law was passed
the town got $500 from each bar ana NJ,
tbe country s1oo. High license Will
hiring about this same condition. Ana
that is what many of the present
anti-dispensAry men are fighting for'
and not for prohibition. 1t is imprac-
ticable; you all know it, and 1t mas
been proven a failu everywhere IT
been tried, as the record will clearly
show.
Remember, as I have called to your
attention before, we pay three mills
tax levy for educational purposes
The negro receives large amount
of this money. # you will make an
examination you will find that the
negro buys by far the largest pro-
portion Of the whiskey from the dis
pensarv and pays the least part OF
the taxes, and in this way only we re-
ce;ve back in part the school money
used by his children.
What are the conditions Of the dis
pensary in this county? A few days
ago Dispenser Chappell was checked
up by the state inspector. He had
done $4,000 business since he took
charge of the dispensary, and there
was found a difference of 4o cents in
his favor, as may be verified by his
books and his account at the Nation
al bank. Can the conditions IN New
berry be improved? The dispensary
is run right, the business is well
managed, and the people are salts
fled; why should we change it? Al
ter the dispensary, then what? That
question has not yet been answered.
Newberry is not responsible for con-
ditions at other places, but can look
out for herself. and if our conditions