The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-04
MILK IN TIE coCoANTT.

MILK IN THE CoCoANTT.
There IS every reason TO belie7e the
house stood out tc the Lass and reius-
ed absolutely to amend or alter the
law IN any particular in jhe hope and
intention to have the state dispsnsary
30 far disgraced b:fore the peopls
that in tie coming election 1t would
BE destroyed. D,d shsse legislators
discuss the question Of a5oliShiDg the
stats d!spensary wnea they were ru1-
ning for ctioe in 1904? D,d they have
any authority from une people TO abo.-
ish the state d soensarg bscause OF TIE
u,smanag: ment OF the rnaa tie legis
lature Itself naa elec.eC? Was rot tbs
failure Of the hcu:e to accept any
measure OF reform In order to preVect
fraud and So -calation in the IL .uEs
due entirely to the Influences o; the
aew Columbia ring? Was il not ciee-'
IL Shown that the primary o3lect was
to d:strcy the stste cisps1ssEy anc
thus pave the way for licensing tie
s.le OF liquor In those ccuasses which
wanted it, even proviSiLg TOR wnols-
sale license in Charleston with The
purpose Ct having Charleston sell to
thc county dispelsariss instead OF hav-
log the state dispensary supply the
necessary STOCK? Was there not bar.
gain between the prohiOit!oSiSts and
the o.d barro2m or high license ele-
N sat and Is there any man in the stare
so braz3n IS to stand up and call this
hcnes5 polite? Can the men who With
sne!r eyes opened to corruption refuse
point plank to reform the stale dis
o-nsary have the inpudencs to ask
the people to trust them again?
Fe:low-cit;zens We mead soma hon
est politics in South a-olina; We Meet
some straightforward, plain speak
ing; we need aggressive and honess ac-
tion by the masses TO project them
selves. The people have been asleep.
They have been lulled into iRactton
by the honeyed words OF adroit poll
uicians and it Is time for them to
awake. E E.ernal vigilance is the price
OF liberty.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Look at the present situation also.
A new board Is elected to manage the
state dlspensary uader thu old Law.
Taat old law Vas fatally dsiec tive ii
some particulars, but it has not been
ooaYed In the last Two years. at leSs5,
With regard to com petition in bidding
tor the right to supply the state dis
pensary with whiskey and in other i'm
portant particulars. The new board
comes into cfice finding an immense
stock Of liquor bought on credit. and
practically al OF 1t bouga5 contrary to
law. The legislature gave to the in
restieating committee full Col troll and
au hority in regard to auditing and
passing upon these accouats. The new
board then is subj:c5 to the Invest
eating committee aud the situation
seems t, be this: Tee authority OF
managing end directing the sfli o.
the dispensary is DOW divided, the ne~
board Of directors having some OF it
and the Investigating committee the
oa'ance. There is somsthing like
5000, 900 worth Of debts hanging over
the state dispsnsarV. Ulless this Ii
1aor bought on creiit was bought &C.
to laT is tnere anV obligation
anywhere to keep it and pay for ii?
Is thsre not plenty Ct opportunity Tor
more graft aud sec:e5 tra1sac5loas in
regard to the settlement 81 these &C
;ounts9 vii not the legi7latiFe CON-
nii:es be suggested Of corru ption II it
loes nos gsa in the middle OF the road
I'D STAY there, that is stand by toe
az, obey it itself AMI require all 9th
rs &c 60 50? WY 50 much delay?
DEMAND PUNISHMENT.
I msnLion this thus carly IN order
% direct The attention OF those NOS
Interested to tn:s condition Ia the
,oes tass the states rights and ia.e7-
,sts ,aay be pr >t's:S; d by a i those now
q caargs, aad 70 serve nnai>s t:l.5 so
a. a. an ceacsrned Ioxpsct to soare
10 nsc in cel::ci:m VII S. action il
ibis crisis shall rot bear the closest
crus!ny aGd, Il there is conticuei reg
i1encs aud no attempt made to pua.
Sd those re.p3nsiols Tor t1:s a@on--
us and extraordinary state OF Tai.s
t viii certainly si,oa that the ps pc
,ssd To be ar: u:ed apd aaot,e7 ra7o-
ution is in order. cannot lead it as