The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-01-19
REFORM NEEDED.
Goverhor Heyward's Views on
the State Dispensary.
THE BEST SOLUTION
OF the L'quor Question If 1t |, Properly
Conducted, Which lie Thinks Can
be$Done. By No Means Hope.
less Because of Wrong
Doing.

| fSos DeCduSc vi wrong
Doing.
The following are the governors
recomla ,ndations in full relative to
the dispensary:
Thet only c,oua which throws a
shadow over the state is the unsat
isfactofy condition Of the dIspeusary
Great dissatisfaction has been mani.
tested by the people in many quar-.
ters. 1t exists, believe, because OF
loss of confidence resulting from abus
es in connection with Its operation.
No one can deny that the present at
mosphere surrounding the dispensary
Is q grave rejection upon South Caro-.
lima, for 1t is state Institution, and
any odium which attaches to It's oper.
alton necessarily attaches to the
state. Since your last session q large
number Of counties have voted out
dispenBaries, but must say that the
vote a.bolish!ng them 1 take to be a.
rebuke to the mode of operation rath
er than q repu 1iation Of the system
itself.&
In my last annual message, when
considering the needs Of the dispensa
ry, Isaid: II am convinced If this
systen can be properly regulated, it
will be one Of the best solutions of
the lsquor question. If not properly
manaRed and controlled, It's usefulness
WlllShe at an end"
Dnpnifn thn avonto pf tho ,,oot uoor
and The revelations which have at.
tended the Investigations OF your com
mitteeS 1 am by no means hopeless, l
still sSelleve that the dspensary sys.
tenn Las many strong points and ad.
mirabie features which commend 1t,
but 4 saying this l am by no means
bltndSd to It's imperfections.
IbiE Eimperative for the honor Of the
state Gnat existing conditions should
be mediately remedied, either by
rad changes In the laws govern,
ing, 20 dispensary or by the Adoption
OF q dHerent system for the regula.
tlYn 1.-The LIQUOR question. The de-
4 t'fe ~ le,<, ts,a.SSS
ktIU olsssp 4 uus4S ever zSS,srz1yy 4 ~,
the state that feel no extended dis.
cussidn is necessary here. 1t is incum-
bent upon your body to give this mat.
ter your most careful and serious con.
siderstion. You are chosen by the
people to make their laws, and In
such crises as this they will be sat-
isfie6lonly with direct and specific &C
zion on your part.
During the year that has passed
since your last session l have given
this question my earnest considera-
tion, hoping to devise some certain
remedies for the evils complained Of,
but have been impressed with no bet
ter solution than was included In the
recommendation | ade to you last
year. In order that my views may
be clearly understood, l shall call to
your attention to SUCH extracts from
my last message as | deem necessary
for this purpose. herewith submit
for your consideration the following
extracts upon this subject with one
c lange, namely: the abolition Of
county boards of c)ntrol. These are
again commended 10 on as embody.
ing the changes which l think will
pest serve the proper regulation Of
the dlspensary system.
The state c lmml8siOner should, In
my Judgment, he the Gil, ser whose
duty it shcu'd be to purchase all
upplies for the dispensary. He should
be required to make contracts not
for any specified amount Of liquor,
but for such supplies as may be actu
ally required, such requirements to
be determined by the commissioner. 4"
| do I>a
missioner should require the firm
contracted with to guarantee the sale
Of SUCH goods as may be ordered and
shipped to the state dispensary, said
guarantee to be entered as q part OF
the bond All advertisements for bulk
goods should be placed strictly
and absolutely upon conpettiv G
basis, by letting II be distinctly under
stood that the lowest responsible bid.
der shall be awarded the contract 1t
should further be the duty OF the com.
missioner to make each year, quarter.
ly reports ID the state board or direC
tors showing the amounts contracted
for the previous quarter, including
the brands and prices. and the names
Of parties from whom goods are pur-
chased, which report the state board
Cf directors shall have published In at
least two daily newspapers OF the
stato.''
The board should be required to
meet each week at their Office In the
state dispensary, to remain in session
az long as may be necessary for tho
transaction of their busine 8. TIE
general supervision and management
Of all county dispen5aries should be
in their charge and they should be
specifically charged with the duty OF
seeing that all restrictions governing
the various dispensaries should be
strictly enforced. These arc RESPONSE
BILE and arduous duties for which the