The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-05-24
WANT TO KILL IT.
An Appeal to Unite Against the Die-
penBary System.

bSLD>AAS SSSsNs
The address below has been sent to
The News and Courier for publication
1t will be observed that it ia signed
by a nu nber Of gentlemen who have
oeen conspicuous in their opposition
to the State dispensary.
To the Democratic Voters OF South
Carolina: AS citizers of South Caro-
lima opposed to the present State dis
pensary system. we, the unde rsigDed,
call upon our fellow. citizens OF like
opinion to unite for the purpose of or
ganizing the opp 1sition to the dispen'
sary system
So nearly # one mind conc er hing
the dispensary system are the people
Of the State, that 1t is only by their
failure to unite for action that the
dispensary can be preserved. It l.
only by default that the dlspensary
can win another victory, before ths
electors or in the Legislature, and 1t
will be foolhardy for those who desiTf
it's overthrow to sit supinely by and
see the pernicious system again en-
throned In power in ou' Common
wealth,
Every sincere, patriotic citfzer
must regret that this Issue should bt
again the paramount question In 8
South Carolina campaign. But 30 ling
will it continue to be the paramount
issue, and it should, therefore, be the
desire of every thoughtful citizen tc
see this fostering sore removed and q
healthier c,nditiol secured. 70 this
end we invite the CO operation OF all
those who believe the State dispen-
ssry system to he an evil and propos:
that, other ffsring policies for the
time being la,d aside, the dem Ind,
first, now, be made that the State
dispeEsary system shall be des royed.
o. trial now for thirte;n years,
fortih d all the time by strong sup
port and as truly protected bV un'
ceasirg criticism and watchfulnesS,
there is no need to point cut the evils
which tine S5ata monopoly OF the
whiskey traffic has breo. Corruption
a. the (, untain head and 10 It's braach
es, drunkeoussS and murder, woe and
misery have been its products. A
peraicious political machine Of g!gan.
tic proportions, with beaVered LOBBY
In Columbia, and willing rlrg In
every county, the monster has waxed
fat, insolent and defiant. The will
of The people has been perverted and
SUPPRESSED, and when fioally demand
ing expression that demand has been
uhWar, cd and circumvented by appeals
to the trivial lechnicalitieS Of the law.
In eighteen counties the people
have spt ken and in all these except
two th.tr voice has in thunder tJnes
repudiated the systs m. In other coun'
ties they are now reaoy to give cxpl es-
sion to their will awaiting the sum-
mer primary. In this primary, where
the life or the death Of the dispeDsary
will be and should be decided, 1T Is
vltally necessary shall be active and
united. It is only by action and un.
ion that the dispensary has been vot-
ed out of sixteen counties under the
Brice law and by no other means than
action and union can the system be
up rooted from the State.
The people are decided. 1t merely
remains for them to make their de-
clsion effective. Thev must choose
representatives who will repeal such
laws as they desire to have repealed,
and who will enact such laws as they
desire enacted. Then they must put
In Office men who, in full sympathy,
will enforce Justly and vigorously
whatever laws are upon the sSatute
books. The psople have shown, by