The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-06-07
Thursday, June Z, 1906

this is not so large proportion as one
would naturally expect from an agrlcul-
tursl college, still it is an improvement
over other years.
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The editor of this newspaper has been
friend to the dispensary system since
it's institution, and we stood for it at times
and under conditions when it took nerve.
But we have had enough. We care not
what other method is tried, but We will not
vote for any man who is in favor of the
dispensary as it is managed at present.
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tits announced that Mr.. G. G. Feather
stone, of Laurens, will probably make the
race for governor, as he is being strongly
solicited. lie will oppose the dispensary.
Mr. Featherstone made most favorable
impression on the voters in his race some
years ago, and if he enters the race this
year somebody will have to do some tall
hustling to beat him.
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Mr.. w. G. Childs, president OF the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Rail-
road and also president of the Bank OF
Columbia, in his testimony before the in
Yestigating committee last week, stated
that his road received most of the dispen-
sary shipments and that it was nothing
but right that it should, for it was the
only Tillmanite railroad. Thisis certain
Iva new idea. A Tillmanite railroad is
something new.
The investigating committee is costing
the State good round sum, but It's dis
coveries so far, has amounted to nothing
of any value to the State. Notwlth-
standing all the cackling done by the an.
ti-iispensary press over the great hnds"
of the committee not man has heen
prosecuted as a result of the committees
work.-Orangeburg Times and Demo-
crat.
Well, who is to blame for there being
no prosecutions? Not the committee,
certainly. Then, too, we believe our
friend is mistaken. If our memory
serves US right there have been prosecu-
tions in Spartanburg county.
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Personally We have been much gratit-
ed al the expressions ofapproval we have
had from so many of the patrons OF our
graded school in regard to our remarks
at the mass meeting last Monday after
noon. We expressed ourself in favor of
more teaching being done by the teachers.
The custom prevails too largely in this
day and time of having teachers merely
hear recitations. What we need is the
young minds trained and taught. Par
ents are tired of doing the teaching OF
their children and having the teachers
hear recitations.
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If the dispensary must be made an issue
this year, we might as well have it sharp
and clear cut and get it oyer with. While
we deprecate the idea of making whiskey
the paramount issue, still We believe the
matter ought to be settled finally. Dis
pensary and anti-dispensary candidates
for the legislature should be in the field
in every county, and We want to see can
didates representing both ideas run in
this county. Our people should not be
restricted in their choice of representa-
tives. We ought to have the privilege OF
voting for dispensary or anti-dispensary
men. Let's settle the matter while we
are about it.
We heartily agree with the sentiments
expressed in the editorial Of the Able
vile Press and Banner, which we repub-
lish in another column, IN reference to
the work of Messrs Lyon and Christen-
sen, the subcommittee of the dispensary
investigating committee. These gentle
men have had a difficult and arduous
duty to perform and they have fearlessly
and conscientiously carried out the wishes
of the people. What large majority OF
our people wanted was a real lnvestiga-
ton, and to our mind they are getting it.
Possibly the hearings of ftheinvestigation
have been long drawn out, but we do not
know that the work of the committee and
its methods could have been improved on.
We most emphatically endorse the work
of the committee, and are of the opinion,
that while bribery and corruption has
not been shown all over the State, still
enough has come to light to warrant the
abolishing Of the State dispensary. II we
must have dispensaries, then they should
be managed entirely by the counties in
which they are located, and dispensarles
should not be forced on any county or
town. That should be left to the voters
of every municipality or county. What
will be done finally we do not know, but
of one thing our readers can be assured:
,-.~.n,,,e ;,Anence will he AGAINST