The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-01-23
TIE SENIOR SENATOR.
Scn..2r Iili?nall, i'll Washington. SAYS <
Think l:lc DiSrcnSarE viii Win ii
the Primaries Next Summer.

It has been learned III " aslll1lS-
ton, says a Washington dispatch.
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that Senator Tilln1an had several
important conferences when III COL
1unbia with the supporters OF the
tlispensarv in the legislature and
that when he left them it was with
mighty good understanding that a
bill will be agreed upon by the dis
pensarv people and pushed at the
present session. The bill will seek
to remedy defects Of the existing
law, the especial object being to
place the leading officers Of tie IN
stit,1tion beyond the :cn1pta1I2:;s OF
corruption.
Your correspondent is in position
to state that the main features OF
he proposed bill will be these:
First-The purchase OF rye,
corn and bourbon under yearly con-
tract, bids to be advertised for and
opened during the sessions Of the
! legislature, the state to buy every
thing from the lowest bidder.
Second-No bid will be received
from any firm that has not put up
with the treasurer Of the state a
certified check for large sum as an
evidence of good faith. The frm
receiving the bid to be required to
put up with the state treasurer 5
! per cent of the gross sales OF the
state dispensary for the previous
wear. This will be guarantee OF
; faithful and honest performance OF
contract.
Third-The state to get the whls-
; kew direct from the bonded ware
| houses of the government, before
there has been mixing or blending
and when the product is as pure as
; the government can guarantee it.
Fourth-The state to do its own
blending and mixing, thereby guar
anteeing an absolutely pure article
there being no chance for doctorlng'
! unless the officials Of the state do
! 50 themselves, which would be
made: punishable by heavy SEN
terce.
Fifth-Every bid, and Senator
Tilllnan is understood to regard TINS
as about the most important tea
ture. to be submitted in trlpl1cate'
'one bid to the governor, another to
the speaker of the house and a
third to the treasurer; these officials
to hold the bids until the day OF
their opening when all are to be
presented at once. In the oplnlon
of Senator Tillnan, this would ab-
solutely prevent collusion and the
altering of bids, as the law Woulo
provide that all bids received should
remain sealed until opened at a Ger
tain time and in a certain Office.
Senator Tillman believes that the
only way collision would be posi-
BILE would be for the dispensary
officials to connive witt the bidders
:! to deliver poorer grade Of proof
whiskey,. but this could be avoldee
because the specifications woulo
cali for goods Of a certain PROOF
direct from the government Donaec
warehouses and the proof OF whls'
KEY is easily ascertained.
> Still another important feature
will be changing the personnel o.
the state board OF control SO as te
give the people of the state conn
dencc in the management. lhlS Is
understood to be now under CON
sideration.
SAYS D1SPENS.\RI WILL WIN
In nv opinion, the people OF the
state are overwhelmingly tor the
dispensary, said Senator Truman
.:even in the counties where 1t mas
been voted out. The system IS al
right, but the people are tired 0'
| the bad odor and want to see 3
change in the law. The advocates
Of the dispensary will, in my opln,
ion, amend the law at the presen'
| session so as to prevent corruptlor
H. ..1o of o,,ra whISkeY