The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-20
MR.. ANSEL'S POSITION
ON DISPENSARY ISSUE.

lIfeenEllle, Marcn 1I.-ln lOilOW~
ing letter has been given out for pub
lication by Mr. NJ. F. Ansel. candidate
for the office Of governor of South
Carolina:
''Having already announced my
candidacy for the Office of governor
Of the state of South Carolina, many
of my friends throughout the state
desire that I give my views upon the
dispensary question.
II, therefore, take this opportunity
of again stating my position and
shall hope to satisfy a majority Of
the voters Of the state that my solu-
ton of that subject is correct.
''In letter published by me In
August, 1905, I stated my position in
substance, as follows:
% In the first place I am opposed
to the system Of a state dispensary.
I once thought it the best solution OF
the liquor question, because I thought
it would minimize and decrease the
sale Of liquor in this state, but when
We consider the great amount Of liz
quor that has been sold by the various
dispensaries the past year, my hopes
have been disappointed and it ap-
pears to me that some other method
should be adopted.
q In the second place, / am In fa~
vor Of local county option, as be-
tween prohibition and county dispen-
saries-that is, am in favor Of any
county in the state voting upon the
question as to whether they wish pro-
hibition for that county Or whether
they wish county dispensaries. lf-a
majority of the qualified voters Of the
county. desire prohibition for that par
ticular county, then am one who be-
lieves that they should have it, and
further believe that the good people
of such county will see to it that the
prohibition law is enforced
'|I also stated in that letter as
follows: Personally I would like to
see no liquor sold in this state as a
beverage, but it is a condition which
confronts US, and the question is how
best to deal with that condition. There
is no law that can be passed that Will
keep some people from drinking IL
auor, still I believe it to be the duty
Of the state to pass such laws as will
minimize the use of liquor as much as
possible.
Il stated also in that letter, as
fellows: I am opposed to the high
license system, as it is too near the
barrccm system, and would not de-
crease the sales of liquor, whatever
the restrictions might be.
II have no cause to change my
opinion since the publication Of said
letter, but the more I consider it, the
stronger is my conviction that this
position is correct.
"County prohibition has been
success in many counties in the states
of Georgia and North Carolina, and
in those counties in the two states
named where county dispensaries
have heard of no complaints.
"Why should we not adopt the
same system in our state that has
been tested in those. statess We
should at least be willing to give it
i trial.
q" The Morgan bill as It passed
he house of representatives at the
last session of the Legislature had
many good features in it, was on the
inc of the laws of the states named,
md had it passed, I believe it would
AVE given more satisfaction to the
,eople of the state than the present
aT.
''In the several counties in this
tate where elections have been held
lnder the 'Brice law and prohibl-
ion has been adopted, so far as my
Information goes, it has proved a sue
ess, and the longer the law is In
orce, the stronger will be the senti-
oent in it's favor in the minds Of the
eople.
"In short, I am opposed to the sys-
EN- of a state dispensary. I am in
avor of local county option as be-
"een prohibition and county dis
ensaries. I am opposed to high IL
ense and am in favor Of such laws
$ will decrease the sale of liquors in
lis state.'