The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-05-18
WANT TO KILL 1T.
An Appeal to Unite Against the Dis
pensary System.

pensary System.
The address below has been sent to
The News and Courier for publication
1t will be observed that 1t IL signed
by a lumber Of gentlemen who have
been conspicuous in their opposition
to the State dispensary.
To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina: AS citizens of South Caro-
lima opposed to the present State dis.
pensary system, we, the undersigned,
call upon u fellow citizens of like
opinion to unite for the purpose OF or
gambling the opposition TO the dispen-
sary system
So nearly Of one mind concerning
the dispensary system are the people
Of the State, that it is only by their
failure to unite for action that the
dispensary a be preserved. 1t IL
only by default that the dispensary
can win another victory, bsfore the
electors or In the Legislature, and 1t
will be foolhardy for those who desire
It's overthrow to sit supinely by and
ace the psrnicious system again en-
throned In power In our Common.
wealth.
Every sincere, patriotic cit'z.n
must regret that this Issue should be
again the paramount question in a
South Carolina campaign. But so ling
will 1t continue to be the paramount
issue, and 1t should, therefore, be the
desire OF every thoughtful citizen to
SO this fostering sore removed and q
healthier condition secured. 10 this
end VIC invite the CO operation Of all
those who believe the State dispen-
sary system to be an evil and PROPOSE
that, other d'G ring policies for the
time being laid aside, the demand.
first, now, be made that the State
~dispenssry system shall be destroyed.
GA trial now for thirteen years,
fortifl d all the TINA by strong sup
port and az truly protected by un,
&C easing criticism and watchfulness,
there is no need to point out the evils
which the State monopoly of the
whfskey trafio has bred. Corruption
at the fountain head and In its branch
es, drunkenness and murder, woe and
misery have been It's products. A
perntcious political machine Of gigan-
tic proportions, With a beavered lobby
In Columbia, and a willing SriEg In
every county, the monster has waxed
fat, insolent and defiant. Toe will
of the people has been perverted and
suppressed, and when finally demand
ing expression that demand has b,en
thwarted and clrcumvented BY appeals
to the trivial technicalities of the law.
In eighteen counties the people
have spoken and in all thesel except
two their voice has In bnunddr tones
repudiated the system m. In otter c9un
tics they are now ready to give expte;-
sion to their will awaitiD@S sum
mer primary. In this pr. where
the life or the deat" ~ h lsarp
will be and shou.. ~ uecide Nit ia
vltally necessary shall be act 9 and
united. 1t III only by action id un.
ion that the dlspensary has been vot.
ed out Of sixteen Counties unier the
Brice law and by no other me, az than
act,on u union Can the syN6em be
u%p-rooted from The State.
The people are dtclded. 1t merely
remains for them to make their de.
cision eff Give. THY must choose
representatives who will reresl such
laws az they desire to have repealed,
aud who viii enact such laws as they
desire enacted. Then they must put
In ofics mon who, in full sympathy,
Will enforce lstly and vigorously
Whatever laws are upon the statute
books. The people have shown, by
their eager acceptance OF the only op
p%ortunity accorded them. that they
hnliaU ga iN thn nrir,i ,l> "a I>o ~
government, and now, lest they have
this inalienable right again wrested
from them, the free citizens Of South
Carolina must make their sovereign
pow felt. There must be elected a
Legislature which will not
ibis principle, which will not yieli to
the ~oispensary machine, there must
be elected executive and prosecuting
officials who will not permit the lMw
to be made a m:ckery for It's undo.
ing.
We suggest consultation and 100
GRAFTON In every county and through,
u the State that these ends may be
attained.
j. S. Brlce, j. @. Otis, d. r. COX.
or, James A. Hoyt, Louis j.. Brlstow,
w. l.. Mauldin, Jos. A. Mccullough,
j. w. Hamel, w. Fl. Wallace, d. w.
Hiott, w. O. Allen, Howell Morrall,
Ohas. A. Smith, r.. i freeman, @.
b. Edwards, A. b. Stukey, D r.
Bradley, Laban Mauldin, @. II. Mar.
tin, II, e. Smith, John A. Brunson,
.. Q. FeatherSton II. r. Warning.
Making progtess.
For some time engines have been
taking water Without stopping, and
mall cars have been picking mail