The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-07-11
In Defence of the State Dispen-
sary Fired at Sandy Flats
BY SENATOR JILLMAN.
Says lis Much Harder to Keep Forty
County Dispensaries Pure Than
0ae State Disp ,nsary, and ID
dulges in some Plain Talk.
Certain LEGISLATORS.

dulges in some Plain Talk.
Certain Legislators.
Senator B. R. Tillmsn fred the
first gun in this campaign in defence
Of the State Dispensary on Saturday
at Sandy Flats in areenville County
BE was greeted by large and enthu'
siastic crowo, and as usual the Sena'
tor presented bis views with cleafaess
and force. he does not believe il
County, Dispensaries and gives bis rea'
sons he outlines his ideas as to how
The State Dispensary can be run hon.
sstly and pays his respects to the
members Of the Legislature who re-
fused to v,te tor measures to reform
the dispensary at the last session. We
print below the full text Of the Sena-
tors speech, and ne feel sure it viii
DO read with interest:
There ia but one important issue
involved in this campaign so far as
State affairs 20, and as for my OWN
candidacy it rests on the record which
I have made since I entered public
life sixteen years ago and the intimate
knowledge which the people OF the
State have OF my character, personal
iuy and qualifications. I am willing
to leave 1t there without discussion
OF presentation. The fight is State
DispensarY vs.. County Dispensary, tos
40 one expects the prohibition csndi-
dates, however worthy and well qusl-
lied they may be, to receive very much
support. With al their eforIs (snd
uney have been many and long con-
Sinueo) the newspapers which have
always fougat the dispensary have
not been able to drum up candidate
for G.vsrnor who advocates local op-
tion straight as against dispsnsary
aai prohlbi zion, and only In Charles.
ION does that idea have any men Of
fering for Cf6cs Under it. The local
option offered the people is between
prohibition and County dispenssry,
and the whois fight is to destroy the
State dispsnsary first with no other
purpose tnan to then obtain the priv.
llege Of reopening the old barrooms
under the new guiSe Of liquor store
selling under constitutional limtta-
tions." The real fight is for control
OF the legislature because the GoVsr-
aor cannot make OF change the laws
and can only try to enforce them.
Els only influence over legislation
would be in the use OF the veto power.
But it Is all Important to get q strong
and good man for Governor. The
simes distinctly demand one.
In any event some counties will
stand by prohibition with its blind
tigers and heavy jug trade by express.
Other counties Will vote for county
and the cities where the
newspapers are published
will have the fight on the issue OF
State Dispensary or County Dispense
~ with the ultimate purpose OF having
che county dispensarles turned into
licensed barrooms II the county dis.
pepsaries are abolished. The scheme
is to restore the sale OF liquor to pri-
vate individuals rather THAI les it re-
main In the hands Of state Officials.
Those who c:anor for county dlSpen
Sar1es instead OF one State Dlspensary
must demonstrate how it Is easier t.
prevent Corruption among the thirty
OF forty county boards than to stop 1t
in one State Board. I nave great
faith In the gooo common sense OF the
people and do not believe they csn be
persuaded to destroy the Ssaue Dis
pensarY and leave each county to
purchase and SSH It's own liquor. YET
The StSte an6 The News and Courier
nhich have always lased tns DiSpel-
SarY
"Worse than the devil hates holy wa
ter''
are advocating candidates WHO 1aVo;
county dispensarlss. Tls only pJssi'
oily good reason That Can be ADVANCED
on tnis line IS that tie prUhloitlon
counties under the constitution re.
ceive q part OF tine prohls watch arise
from the sale Of liquor in the Other
counties. This is unjust as everyone
must acknowledge, but 1t can be rem
edied very easily by having the State
Dispenss1y make no profits other thar
q few thousand dollars above its run
ming expenses, thus leaving the coun.
ties and the towns to divide The pro
dts between them. This can be easily
done and when we consider the e1
pense OF buying liquor in retail Quan
titles and paying local freights on i,
instead OF buying carload lots snc
paying through freights the county
dispensarY cannot stand the cJmpari
son. But this Is not the greatest OBJ
lection.
The leakage OF stealsge in bottliDs
OF liquor at each county dispensar!
would be immense and l know Of NJ
way that it could be prevented, nor d.
know any by which it would be pos
sible to prevent the whiskey being
watered, bottles refIed, relaoeled an
other scnemes OF making money dls