The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-06-06
IT WOULD Do II.
Friends OF the State Dlspensary
Claim That 1t
WOULD Be PURIFIED
By the Passage Of TIE Rsysor'Manolns
Bill BY the Legislature. The Ad'
vaDtage of the Measure Point
ed Out by the CoIumbis
Record.

ed Out by the CoIumbia
Record.
The Colunbia,State in discovering
some phases Ct the disrensary men
tions the fact that while dispensarJ
advocates admit that certain evil!
have characterized the aoministrs
tion Of the dispensary they hold thai
If the Raysor- Manning bill were tf
become Law everything would bs clear
snd properly conducted and says:
1T such could be assured, many
who are opposed to the monopoly and
opposed to the state engaging in the
traffic, would SIDE with the ditren
sary. They would embrace an oppor.
tunity to settle the question. But
where is the guarantee Where Is
this promise more binding than any
other mace for thirteen yesrs? Were
is fact OF precst eas to sustain Il: Il
is an opinion an unfortlt. q opinion,
against which is aErayed reason snc
logic and myriad doubts. "
In commenting on the arGicle OF
the State tie Colanbis Record says:
1.-THE guarantee is in the proVls-
ions Of the bill, which must bs oossfV.
ed Il the 6ispenssry is to conHnne Al
all under these provisions enacted In
to law. The terms Of the Jaw them
selves will guarantee honesty. Inese
will eliminate opportunities for COZ
lusion, graft ana other forms CT cox
ruption. Any tB -ial under such ala"
who attempted 10 graft would easily
be 6ete because Of the publicity
REQUIRED and the general nature or
the business as it would be unoer
it.
"This proposition OF TIE State has
been made before and has been re-
echoed in portions Of the state press
as well-as In the legislature NOW let
US lock at some of the provisions OF
the law and see If they do not give to
any reasonable man, any man who De.
sires to see the disperssry properly
conducted every possible guarantee
Of its effectiveness in accomplishing
the desired end.
In the 4. st plsca af;er ascertain
ing the amount Of stock needed loS
tie year in any particular, anc alter
due advertising fcr bids, sealed arc
directed to the state treasures, the
governor will srpoint three citizens
who will open the bids and award
contract for suppll> ior year, the
lowest responsible b cder to ee award,
ed the contract ic any particular class
OF supplies. None Of these three men
win know who the others are until
they assemble in Columbia. This pro-
vision was inserted in the abundance
of caution, Notwithstanding the gov
ernor could be relied upon to appoint
incorruptible men whose knowledge
Of each others appointment before
the meeting would make no difsr-
ence.
However, as therezis some oispcsi-
tion on part OF some unreasonsoly &c
look upon everything and efybooy
connected with the utspensary With
Auspicion,tt VAS thought best to dis
arm all such at the srart-heuce th1s
provision. Now that method ins1rss
competition in the first place, assures
the lowest responsible bidder OF get
ting the contract without being coca-
PEELED to Offer Inducements or offering
such OF his own yoltrion. Suppeslng
an almost impossible thing, that the
governor should appoint dishonest
c;rrupt men,, the opportunities fo1
collusion are such that they amount
practically to nothing. But suppcs
ing otherwise; and that the opportun
tunity is there, they would be qoicz-
~ detected in any juggling OF prices
so they might get a rake Of oy
further provisions OF the bill, which
will be appare ~ as they are mention
ed.
''All liquors must be purchased
from government bonded warehouse
This insures sge and in large degree
quality. Such Liquors are quoted On
the market daley, just as c,tton and
wheat are. The price OF any psrtlcu
lar bonded Th!skey today is printed
and anybody concerned can easily &C
Quaint himssr with il. TIE price
being thus fixed and publicly known,
and the Raysor, Manning bill reQols-
irg the publication OF the bids,
amount bought and price paid, it
would be- next to impossible for the
buying committee, supposicg it dis
honest, to publicslly buy for one price
but have an understanding as to what
shall be the real price in order for
them to make something tor them.
selves. They would inevitably be det.
ecsed, unless every man connected
with the dispensaIy was in corrupt
cmbiDation with them, which is vel
inposs!b BILE to conceive. So the pur'
chasing feature Ct the business IS fui-
II ssfeguarded. the Asry operation Of
OF the provisions OF the bill giving
this guarantee practically IL an ab'
solute manner
Buying from warehouse, to Is
guarantee that the quality OF whis
key bought will be delivered. TIE
government stamp Is on every barre
IS it enters the warehouse. Taa'
stamp is again placed Oh it VIXEN il
leaves, 50 that it will be impossible
for the dealer to deteriorate the WniS
KEY and send an inferior quality a.
the price Of 5 superior. We 90 no
eoa hoE oraatnr guarantee can b.