The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-03

not wanting, however, indications
that sinister influences are at work
and that few men are seeking to OBJ
tain practical control of the state
government and to dominate in our
affairs. The corporations have not re-
gained the sway which they once held
but are gradually getting more and
more influence and direction in our
politics. There are evidences Of more
than "ineipient rottenness" in the
state and, if the schemes Of certain
men are not thwarted in the coming
primary election, it will be only a
short time before another Estate
ring" will have full sway in our af-
fairs with its headquarters in the
State newspaper Office in Columbia:
There are several things in connec-
| tion with our state government that
I will discuss in the coming cam
paign, but in this address shall treat
of only two things the people Of the
state should earnestly consider now
and take immediate action about.
One is the settlement Of the whis-
key question and the other is the con-
troll Of the democratic party Of the
state by majority Of all of the
democrats rather than by a small
fraction of the voters. The two ideas
interlock and cannot be separated
and, therefore, I shall treat them to-
gether.
At this time by elections held un-
der the Brice Act fifteen counties in
the state are enjoying the blessings
of prohibition (9). Two have al
ways been dry. No whiskey can be-
lawfully sold within their borders,
but any citizen living in these coun-
ties has only to keep his eyes open
and look around him to see what the
results have been.
First let every man who reads a
newspaper printed in those counties
search it's columns and see the adver-
ztisements Of whiskey houses outside
of the State, then let him go to, the
express offices, along the lines Of the
railroad and see Eow much liquor IS
being daily brought into those seven
teen counties. Then let this citizen
follow up this: liquor and find out
who drinks it; but before doing that
turn to the editorial pages Of the
newspapers and see the constant al
lusions to the E'blessings Of prohibi-
tion,' "quietude, - ''freedom from
drunkenness" "peace and good or
der" that are proclaimed. of course,
there are exceptions to this bright and
beautiful picture as shown in the news
items about the recent murder in a
blind tiger in Greenville followed by
a similar occurrence in Columbia. But
upon the whole a man would be very
much edited to know how much
money flows into the golfers Of these
journals from whiskey advertise
ments, while the same papers are ex-
plotting prohibition and sobriety.
A little calm consideration without
bias or prejudice will soon convince
a man of ordinary sense that the
traffic now as compared with
the whiskey traffic under the dis
oensarv is something like this: liquor
ased to be sold by the pint and quart,
mainly through the dispensarles; it
S now sold through the express Of
ice by the gallon and keg, while the
retailing is done by the drink almost
everywhere as in the good old bar
.oom days. The moonshiners are, Of
course, getting in their work unmo-
ested. There may be less drunkenness.
hough I doubt it, under the present
eeime than there was under the dis
but what is the actual con-
lition? The poor man cannot get
lis liquor from Georgia or North
Carolina, but must buy it from the
elbow who brings it in by express or
rom the moonshiner who peddles it
bout the country. The rich man has
10 such trouble and it makes little
Inference to him whether the supply
ONES from the dispensary or express
,ffice. How was this situation
rought about? Is it by the direction
r under the orders Of the whole
Democratic party? Oh no! Did it