The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-26
DlSPENSARY
a Bill VIII Be Passed by the
Legislature to
CUT OUT ALL GRAFT.

WI Xxi
and That the Dlspensary
viii Return to the Favor
of the People.
The Washington CORES pondent of
the Charleston Post says 1t has been
earned there that Senator Tillman
had several important conferences
wien In Columbia with the support
ers OF the ~dispensary in tho Legisla.
6ure and that when he left them 1t
was with a mighty good understand.
ing That q bill will be agreed upon by
n dispensary people and pushed at
the present session. The bill will seek
TO remedy defects Of the existing law.
che especial oOj cot being to plaoa the
leading officers Of the inst tuition be.
yond the temptation of corruption.
Your cores ond Mt is in osition to
state that the main features of the
proposed bill Will be these:
Firstr-Tne purchase Of rye, corn
and bourbon under yearly contract,
bids to be advertised for an opened
during the sessions Of the Il gislature.
n State to buy everything from the
lowest bidder.
Second-No bid will be I, c lved from
any hrm that has not put. up with the
treasurer OF the States certified check
Tor a large sum as an evidence OF good
faith. The firm receiv ng the bid 10
be required to put up with the Stale
treasurer B per cent Of the gross sales
or the State dlspensary for the pre-
VlouS year. Thls will be a guarantee
OF faithful and honest p .rformanc, of
contract.
Third-The State TO get the whis.
key direct from the bonded warehous
es OF the government, before there has
been mixing or blending and when the
product Is as pure as the government
can guarantee it.
Fourth-The State to do It's own
blending and mixing, thereby guaran.
teeing an absolutely pure article, there
being no chan|e Tor %doctoring, unless
the officials OF the State do so them.
selves, which woul1 be made III fish.
able by a heavy sentence.
e fth-Every bid, and Senator TIL.
mar Is understood to regard this is
ABOUT the most imp rtant feature, to
be submitted In triple ite, one bid to
the Governor, another to the Speaker
or n House and a third to the treas
erer; THESE O1lc,al to hold the bids
until the day OF their opening, when
all are to be presented at once /, the
opinion OF Senator Tillman, this would
absolutely prevent collision and the
altering Uf bids, as the law would r O
vide that all bids received should re-
main sealed until opened at a certain
tims and In a certain tnice.
Sc. at n Tillman believes that the
only way c llusion would be possible
would be for the %dispensary OIL olals to
connive with the bidders to deliver a
poorer grade Of proof whlsker, bat
this could be avoided bee luse the spe.
cihcAtions would Ca for goods of a Ger
Tain proof, direct from the government
bonded warehouses and the proof OF
Wh!skey Is easily a~scertained. Still
another important feature will be
changing the personnel of the State
ooaid OF control SO az to give the peo
pie OF the State confidence In the
management. This is understood 10
be now under consideration.
In my opinion, the people Of the
State are overwhelmingly for the dis
pensary," said Senator Tulman, "eyen
IN the counties where It, has been vol.
ed out. The system Il ell right, but,
II people are tried Of the bad odor
n want to see a change IN the law
The advocates of the dispensary will,
IN my opinion, amend the law at the
present. session 81 as to prevent cor.
fuption and insure the sale OF pure
"hisxey. II the enemies OF the law
prevent the Legislature doing any.
thing IN that direction they will have
TO be accountable to the people. We
Will see to that, but unless the Lepis.
azure attempts to do something, there
IS grave danger Of the death Of the
law. J. am sure, though, that the
friends OF the dispensary will make
every eli rt at this session OF the Leg
islature to purify conditions and to
again establish the system In the con-
hdence OF the people. IL they fall 1t
VIII be because the enemies OF the Law
unite against them.
NO, there Is no danger OF the law
being knocked out at this sessions, as
see ". The Legislature knows the
people prefer the law to anything else
and will not knife it. Then when we
go before the people this summer and
put out candidates for Senate and
members Of the House we will line M
things so az to show the hands OF
everybody. Tnere will be much DIFF
Terence then, and this vote that has
been remaining at home will show up
for the d~ispensary."
Senator Ti)lman expressed the opin.
ion that II c1uaties that have rtc,nt.
~ voted out the djspensary undar the
Brice law should elect Senators and
representatives this summer commit.
tod to the dlspensary those elected on
the dispensary platform woulG have O.
perfect right to put the dispensary
back In the counties that are now en-
J lying blind tigers in large doses.
Senator Tillman believes the Brice
law Will be repealed whom the Legisla.
ture elected this summer meets next
January.