The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13

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and Geofeia, as 1t now is, because 1t
would keep the money at home, do
not helieve that the people Of the
Statearc now willing or will ever be
willing TO see the State Dispensary
destroyed, with the inevitable result
that liqaor selling will gradually go
back to the old system of private con-
troll would be glad to have Char
lesion prosper, but 1t Is not the loss
OF the liquor trade that has hurt
Charleston. O5her things are to
blams.
The Issue between private control
ana control by state ctIi jials must
hipge &C last on the question OF
whether or not the people of South
CarolinGshall determine that we can
not hnd honest men enough to carry
on the dispensary system and devise
laws to make those who are dishoues,
afraid. II say we can. l DO not be-
lleve th9G every man who handles
Whiskeyi must become thief. | be
lleVe that the people only need to see
and knoW that the dispenrary system
can be reformed and cloansed OF cor
ruption 80 make them stand by 1t.
viii proceed to glvo vhe plan whicN
appears to me after a great deal OF
6hougbtand consideration Of suggcs-
tions from very many sources to be
the best.s We will peglp on the coun
ties.
County Dispensers should be elected
In the democratic primary the same
as other officers. TheOounty Board
should be composed Of tho Mayor OF
The toWn In which a dispensary is 10
GATED, tGe Supervisor or the County,
who Is Gtle.business agent Of the coun-
ty, and 'one man appointed by the
Governor. The County Dispenser
should he removable by the Governor
for cause. The State BJard of Con
troll ought to be elected by the lagis
lature, but its duty should be contn q
to general direction and supervision Of
the bu5iless the same as the Pentten-
ttary and Hospital for the Insane are
run. LIZ should not purchase any
~hiskey or anything else required In
tho business. Everything required,
including the whiskey, should be
bought isnder annual contracts made
as follows: After the State Commits
sioner ass advertised In the manner
prescrihgd by law (snd this ought TO
be very clear aud specific, leaving
noGb!ngfto the discretion of anyone,
aod gGifg fully into details) the bids
should ia opened In public by three
men SO *Gted just before the date fixed
oy the sf1yernor and tho contract
made Viphl the lowest bidder by the
year fosE9he supplies TO be ordered out
-py Ohe f29mnoissioner as needed. These
Gnfee asare to serve only once and
annu' There shallsbe three new mon
enose {atrsissisc s+ho contracts, The
FDl0t.e .tllo6 6Rnow who viii make
tho a' 4rGsand therefore cannot en-
ter in collusion In advance and even
shoul; Jh9 Governor, which Is inc0n
ceival Q, be willing to select board
which would act corruptly. the speci-
icatio Of the bidding made with
minuteness and the publicity would
prevent any graft.
No Whiskey or liquor should be
purchased except from Government
bonded warehouses. In the case ot
wines and beer the brewers Should
alone furnish the first direct from the
breweries. and the small Quantity OF
The other used could be hudIed about
In the advertisements 40 as to insure
honesty and the pureSt aud best arCi
Gle. For the information OF those who
are not posted | viii say Uha0 the
Government bonded warehouses; arc
under tn" control Of the U liUed States
Internal Revenue oiiiciais enCirclY and
whis&ey deposited n JAom oomDs d.
fectly from tho Stiti AMI the oWnef is
noO permitted u maNspu,aUc it OF
handle II Ia any way ua0ii Jne tax Is
paiU AMI IL IS removed. We thus GET
q HQai 4nJee Of absolute purity wlth0u5
4 !emIcal analysis aud such liquors
trc rs mucn staple articles OF c0m-
ncrGe AZ corn, wheat or bacon. Ii Is
sno blended and rectiled Whigk0yS
that are adulterat3d and whore the
chSating comes in TIE blending anu
nixlng could be dono la the state
d! pensary where there would be 10
incentive TO increase profits by adul.
CufatiCns, besides the law would pro
vide severe penalties for that kind OF
thing.
Tho County Dispensers being elect.
cd by the people viii be anxious to
please The people as they will be beaten
1T the polls If they DO not do their
duty. The County Board CHOSEN as
indicated viii be leOpUnsible 10 the
people also with every iuconoivc to
give 6 good administration. The
whiekey purchased In that way win
be as pure and as GOOD as can be ob.
taiDcd under any possible conditions
| and there is absolutely no way in
| which corruption can creep In, II there
is the least effort on the part OF Lhc
people and the Governor 20 prevent
1T.
The trouble with tha Disponsary
now Is that our Governors have neg
lected their ouIioS and have not Kept
supervision ovNr the workings Of the
local dispensers and the State Board
Excuse may De found for this by say.
ing the legislature put the DisponBa
ry beyond the Governors control.
This Is true In WSy and IL was avery
great mistake, yet the Governor.
oath OF olli3e requires him TO sec
chat the laws are executed Ia mercy. )
And with the power 10 appoint con
stables &t his diocrction and detec
lives also when nCedad IT canuOt b(
denied that the decentralization ant
Corruption which have been SO muci
In evidence would have been prevent
ed by the Governors using trustee
agents 10 keep supervision over tht
DiSpenSary system and see whethe
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