The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-07-13
THE FIRST GUN||
In Defence of the State Dispen-
sary Fired at Sandy Flats
BY SENATOR J ILLM AN.

Says lis Much Harder TO Keep Forty
County Dlspensaries Pure Than
Oue State Disp nsary, and In.
dnIges In some Plain Talk.
Certain l. gi, ,Iat0rs.
Senator B. r. Tilman fired the
first gun In this campaign in defence
Of the State Dlspensary on Saturday
at Sandy Flats In Greepvllle County.
He was greeted by a large and enthu-
siastic CROWD, and as usual the Sena.
tor presented his Views with clearuess
and force. He does not believe in
County. Dlspsnsaries and gives his rea-
sons He outlines his ideas IS to how
the State Dspensary can be run hon.
estly and pays his respects to the
members Of the Legislature who re-
fused to vote for measures to reform
the dlspensary at the last session. We
print below the full text of the Sena-
tors speech, and we feel sure it will
ba read with interest:
There Is but one important issue
involved In this campaign SO far as
State affairs 60, and as for my own
candidacy it rests on the record which
l have made since l entofed public
lifa sixteen years ago and the intimate
knowledge which the people OF the
State have Of my character, personal,
tGy and qualifications. l am willing
to leave IL there without discussion
or presentation. The fight Is State
DispensarY vs. County Dispensary, for
no one expects the prohibition candi.
dates, however worthy aad we'll quail
lied they may he, to recsive very much
support. With all their offortG (ano
lhey have been many and long con.
Cinued) the newspapers which have
always fought the dispensary have
not been able to drum up q candidate
for Govarnor who advocates local op,
Gion straight as against dispengary
and prohibition, and only In Charles
ton does that Idea have any men. Of.
fering for office under it, The local
option offered the people Is between
prohibition and county dispenaarv;;
and Sae 4 b iB u daabfoy% tie
State dispensary first with no other
purpose than to then obtain the priv.
ilege OF reopening the Old barrooms
under the new guise OF liquor store
selling under cOnsii .utlcnal limita-
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OF the legislature because the Cover
nor cannot make or change the laws
and can only try TO enforce them.
His only influence over legisla zion
would be In the use Of the veto power.
But 1t is all important TO got q strong
and good man for Governor. The
Jimes distinctly demand one.
In any event some counties will
stand by prohibition with It's blind
tigers and heavy jug trade by express
Other counties Will vote for county
dispensaries and the cities whore The
principal newspapers arc published
will have the fight on the issue OF
state DiSpensary or County Dispense
ry with the ultimate purpose Of having
The county di8pensarIes turned into
licensed barrooms If the county dis,
pensaries are abolished. The scheme
As TO restore the Sa'e OF liquor to pri-
vate individuals rather Lnan let IT re.
main In Lhe Lands Of state tillclals.
Those who G u cor for cyulty dlspeu
narle3 instead VI one SGate Dispensary
must demons rate now 1T ~ easier t.
prevent cJItupJlun among tie thirty
or forUY Cuuhty bOaIds tLan TO stop il
in one StaVc BJsro. l nave great
failh In Ghc goOa common sense OF tho
people and do not DtliIyc tLcy can bc
persuaded 10 destroy JAc S .ate D.,
pensatY aid Leave sACl county TO
purchase ana sci! !lto own quor. Yet
| Ine Sta.G aGd lnc Memo ana Courier
| nhlcn have alHa1S La.cd Lne Dl8pon-
sarY
Worse than The devil hates holy wa
! tcr'
are advocating candidates WHO iayo.
county disponsaIiGa. TAG only posi-.
bly, good reason that can be advanced
on this line ~ that the prohibition
counties under tho constitution re-
| c6iy4 q part or the profits WAich arise
| from Tho sale OF hQ lOr In the other
counties. Ills Is unjust as everyone
must acknowledge, buO IL can be rem
edied very easily by having the State
Dl8pensSry make no profits othof than
u few thousand dollars above It's run
ming expenses, thus leaving the COun.
Ties and the towns TO DIVIDE Lhe pro.
fits between them. This can be easily
done and when we consider the ex
pense OF buying liquor In retail quan.
Titles and paying Local freights on ii
instead OF buying carload lots anC
paying through freights the cOuntJ
dispcnsarY cannot stand Tho 6 mpari
son. But this is not the greatest oh
lection.
The leakage or stealage In bottlirt
OF liquor at eacn counGy dispensArl
would be immense and l know OF NJ
way that 1t could be prevented, nor dt
| know any by which 1t would be pos
sible to prevent the whiskey boln,
watcrcd, bottles refilled, reiabeled ant
! other schemes OF making money dis
! honestly, II the system we're adopted
1t Is not possible TO prevent IL and
do not think any sensible man Wh
considers the question will scriOusl
contend that 1t is. Even If one hal
OF the counties in the State shou
adopt the prOhibition-bl blind tiger. ju
, trade program 1T would be better
. more economical and there woul1 b
8 lesS possibility OF corruption and pc
= culaGton In the purchase and han illn
D Of ltunOr In tbn pth.. dionanoory onpr