Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-07-11

S With miTiutencss aid ithee pabiicity
would prevent any graft; ..::,.,:d n.
No MWhistsy or.ilidnor should :bl'P l'Pi
piiisollased except from government
bonded warehouses. In the case OF.
wines and beer the brewers should
alone furnish the first DIRECT, from
tle bfewGries. arid Ria aitiati HHtHntity
OF Tile others used could be hedsed
about in the advertisement so as to
insure honesty and the purest and
best articles, For Il'c information
Of those who ARE llGt, RyStEd; will
saa: ihsi Va s;S;77etiiih;;Gliit bonded
warehouses are under the control OF
the United States internal revenue
officials entirely and whislsey deposit
cd In them COMES directly tinni. the
still aid tile 4Maei is not permitted
to manipulate II or. handle il in any
way m,fit hlF tax e paid atd 1t is
removed. We thus get guarantee OF
absolute purity without a chemical
analysis aud sl.,l, liquors are as much
staple articles : commerce as. coril,
wliea! III b9ch. II. il ihs hiFilded hr
letlitled whisk il,at are adulurat-
cd and where cheating comes in.
The Ileiiilirlg hlixlhy b.siill be
done in the 81, dispcnsary where
qllere would be 10 incentive 10 in
crease profits by adnlteration, be-
si,les illr law wuuhl provide sefere
penalties for that kind oil tliiiig:
"'Tha elulltf aiaJei!sers Gfiig
elected BY the people will be anxious
to please the people. as. they will be
beateh al tile POLLS il they Ha iii id
their duty: The county board; chosen
as indicated, will be responsible to
the people also with: every incentive #,
til givt Il gtjd administration. Tilt
whisley purchased i'll that way will
be as pure and as good as can be OBJ
tanned under any possible conditions
and there is absolutely no way il
which corruption can creep in, il
there is the least effort Oil the part
OF The people und the governor Ii
prevent il:
"Tit trouble with The tlispeiisai,i
! huw is that otr governors have neg
lected their duties and have not KEEP
supervision OVER the workings OF tht
local dispensers and the State board
Excuse may be found for this by say
ing tile legislature put the dispeli
sary beyond the goierllor coitrDl
This is tliic III a way, and it was {
very great mistake, yet the COVER
nor's oath of office requires him t
"see that the laws are executed il
mercy" And with The power to ap
point constables at his discretion
and detectives also, when needed, j
cannot be denied that the dcmoraliza
ton and corruption which have beer
so much in evidence would lave beel
prevented by the governors usin:
trusted agents TO keep supervisor
over the dispensary system and se'
whether the law was being carric'
out. 1 did this, but my successor
seem to have thought it unnecessar
or too much labor. not only watch
ed the dispensers, but [ watched th
constables too. through detective
who reported TO me alone. The nee
cssity OF all law makes the comin!
election for governor important
Things have been run too loosel
and too little regard paid to enforc
ing the law. [ critieise no one, bu
simply give the peonlc the facts .
] see tlcm and. of course, rhey alon
can apply the remedy. We shoul
elect the governor WHO will do thi
and do it fealleHsly and zealolsl,