The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-17
REFORM NEEDED.
Governor Reyward's Views on
the State Dispensary.
THE BEST SOLUTION
OF The Liquo' Qiesion Ii Ii Is Properly
Conducted, Which E Thinks Can
be Done. By No Means Hope.
less Because OF Wrong
Doing.
THE BEST SOLUTION

less Because OF Wrong
Doing.
The following are the governor g
recomm endations in full relative to
the dispensary:
The only c.ou3 which throws
shadow over the state is the unsat
isfactory condition OF the dispensary.
Great dissatisfaction has been mani
tested by the people in many quar-.
ters. 1t exists, ! believe, because OF
loss ot confidence resulting from abu3
es in connec ion with It's operation.
No one can deny that the present at.
mosphere surrounding the dispersary
is q grave reflection upon South Caro-.
lima, for it is state Institution, and
any odiun which attaches to its oper-
alton necessarily attaches to the
state. Since your last session large
number Of c5unties have voted out
dispensarIes, bus I must say that the
vote abolishing them I take to bs a
rebuke to the mode OF operation rsth
CT than q reputation OF the system
itself.
In my last annual message, when
consid ering the needs Of the dispense
ry, I said: II am convinced II this
system can be properly regulated, it
will oe one of the best solutions OF
the liquor question. IT not properly
managed ana CONTROLLED, it's usefulness
will be at an end. -
Despite the events Of the past year
End the revelations which have at.
tended the Investigations Of your c-m
mittee, I an by no means hopeless, l
| still believe that the dIspsnsary sys-
ten has many strong points and ad-
J uirable features which commend It,,
but In saying this Lam By no means
blinded TO its inperfec,ions.
.Itis imperative for the honor OF the
state that existing conditions s1cu d,
be Immediately Iemedied, eiLae1 by
radica! changes in the laws govern
ing the dispenssry, or by TIE adopsion
OF 3 different system fol. the Fsgula-
tion OF the liquor question The de-
tails ota:this situation are SO well
known throughout every county il
the state that I feel 10 extended dis.
cussion is necessary here. It is incun-
oent upon your body to give this mat
ter your most careful and serious con.
siderssion. You are chosen by the
people to mike their laws, and In
such crises as this they will ba SAT-
listed only with direct and specific &C
tion on your part.
During the year that has passed
since your last session have given
this question my earnest considera-
tion, hoping to devise some. certain
remedies for the evils complained OF,
but have been impressed with no bet
ter solution than wes included in the
recommendations I made to you last
year. In order that my views may
| BE- clearly understood, shall call to
your attention to such extracts from
my last mssSage as I deem necessary
for this purpose. herewith submit
for your consideration the following
extracts upon this sub jact with one
c lange, nansl!: the abolition CT
county boards Of control. These are
again recommended to YOU as embody.
ing the changes which I think will
hest serve 5he proper regulation OF
the diSpensaly system.
The state Commissioner should, IN
my juigment, be the titicer whose
duty it Shr I'D be to purchase al
,uop!ies for the dispensary. He should
be required to make contracts, not
for any specified amount Of liquor,
but fer such supplies as my be ac5u-
ally inquired, such requirements TO
be deterniued by tile commissioner.
Each contract made by the com
coissicner should require the irn
cJnt1sc,ed with to guarantee the sale
OF suc1 gcods IS may be ordered and
shipped to the state dispensary, said
guarantee to be entered as e part OF
the bond. AL advertisements for bulk
goods should be placed strictly
and absolutely upon a conpstitiV e
basis, by letting it be distinctly under
stood that the lowest responsible bid.
der shall be awarded the contract. 1t
should further be the cuty OF the com
missioner to make each year, quarter
ly reports to tbs state board OF direc,
tcrs, showing the amounts contracted
for the previous quarter, including
the brands snd prices. and Jhe naneS
OF parties iScn whom goocs are pul.
chased, WEich report the STATE ooa1o
Ct Cice csorS shall have puolisne1 ID az
least tao daily newspapers OF the
state
The board should be required to
meet each wes!, a5 their office In the
state dspensary, to remain in session
;Iss lore IS may be necessary for the
transa action OF thsir ousine 5. Inc
to-erol c17norgisi,o ard manage oapt