The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-23

I az " 15s u W tAc eSSsSA- -
state dispensarY, I am in favor OF To-
Ga! county option, bes~esu couaSs
and county dssoensar.ss
Let each enuc-y say fox ttss!f whesN
- it desires that rqlor shall De solo
in that county. or that it shall Ios
be sod therein. This system has Seea,
and is uow the la~ il seyerai OF the
states around snd aesr rs, sno It IS
regarded With satisfaction so far ss !
have been able to learn. You know
what you had rather have IL your
county, snd you should, thsr; IKE,
have & right to say 50, and not LET
other counties vote upon what sour
county should have. You nsnsse
YOUR own county sfsirs in everY shl1g
else, why not in shis matter:
Il fsvor esca county voting upon
that question for snense;vs'. L ths
vote is for l'euor to be sold, then let
e c~untv dispeE sary be operated III
th.t ccuctv under tbs restrictions
row thrown around the sale OF ''q10r
With such other -egulaticns as uas
,es!sls*ufs msg deara best. L70 tbe
county board OF c,nt1ol ba appoint q
Nv tie governor snG let the bcatS 60
appointed bsye chsTge OF the Thcis
matter for that county, said board to
report to the judge at esch term OF
the circuit. court Tor that county ct
sll OF its sctings sn5 dolngs, ano the
let the jodss hand tbat report to the
grand jury for taeir inspection sud
inves sig alton, wi5h such inssruc5!ao:
as be nay tIil:k proper. Whatever
profit is made will SO to the county,
Let the dispensers be psid = salary
and not commission on what they
sell. II ths vote Is for prohibition
thsn ALLOW 90 qIof 10 be sold IN such
county, and psss stringent law pro
vi6ing for the punishment OF al
blind tigers and other 7iclstors O.
she lev, and maze It the duSy OF the
county she, is, deputies, cjnstsbles,
nsEshals, policemen, and ooher p>sce
of5cers TO see to 1t that this la| Is &c
forced and all vi-iatcrS ars brought tt
justice and punishment.
~ would 30 glad il no liquors we're
sold Sc 3 beverage, bus the conditions
are such at this time, that I beltev:
this to be the best way to deal with
the question"
I stsnd upon that platform to-day
sad urge that you enact law sool
ishipg the state dispensary system ant
give to the people OF each couaty tat
right to vote upon the q1estion OIL
county prohibition OF county dispen
ssry.
The bsst way Of controlling the ssl'
Of liquor has been sgitstiEg the minds
OF tt psc pie OF this country for MAJ.
years; The ssle OF it has baen declared
sn evil by the highest court OF th'
land and the question for US now il
which Is the best way OF controlling i!
In this state,
The state dispensary system wa
adopted, ard, after tclal CT thtrteel
years, q great majority Of the psopi
Of the state have said chat they w!sl
It abciished and that each county shsl
be allowed the right to say wheths
they will have prohibition or count
dispenssries.
Tbs will OF the people is supren
apd we should heed their demands
Many Ct you were elected upon th
same platform and the mstter is nov
before you gentlemen. It Is for yo1
to ssy whether the will Of tie peoplt
shall DO carried out or not. Let u
do our duty without fear or fsvor.
BUCKET SHOPS.
Another matter shsa I desire t
bring to your attention is the enac::
ment OF 6 lsw preventing the opsrs.
tion OF what are known ss "Bpcke
Shops" or cotton or stosk ezchsrgss
This is S species OF speculation that :
taking thousands OF dollars from thi
stste, is denoral!zlng our cit zs1s, an
Is bringing many Of them to pcylrS.
and to ruin.
The states Of North Carolioa :,li
Georgia have already prohibited thsn
from doing business within thei
boundaries and we owe it to ou,selve:
and to tbs good nsm. OF the stxss
thst We iol!ov the example SO worth
lily set us. We now hsvo On cur stat
ute book sn act declaring unlawful
contracts for the ssle OF articles fc
future delivery, made under csrtai;
circumstances" etc.
Let Us now follow this up with az
Act prohibiting any bucket shop O.
cottcn OF stock exchange or any cthe
exchange OF like character from dcins
business in this state.
ASSAULT ETC.
further wish &c call your attention
to another matter which I cocEide
as grave Importance at this psrticuls
time IN our history, sDd that is ths
enactment OF law providing tht
desth penalty to any male perEor
making sn assault upon e female with
intent to ravish, grsnting the right
to the j1ry trying the case to fx the
punishment at life imprisonment II
the State Pen;tentiasy Il in theil
Judgment the facts warrant . Les:
punishment than death.
In this dsy when we read Of sc
many assaults Of this character being
made, 1t behoovss US 20 wake up tt
the situation and make the penalty &C
severe that the woman Of this state
may be protected from this heincu:
crime and the perpetrators punished
so severely thst al will be deferred
from committing the same.
I further recommend that an Ac;
be passed providing that in all csses
Of rape OF assault with intent to raw
ish, the femsle may bs allowed to tes.
tify In prtysts, before the Judge, In
the presencs Ct the counsel for tie
state and defendant ana the defend
ant himself, and that the Testimony