The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-30
nEFgEDs TEE DIsPENsAKY.
"a Mother" Who THINKS 1t Protect
Hnr Sons.

"a Mother" who THINKS 1t Protects
Hnr Sons.
To the Editor OF Tie State:
have been rssding lately great
many a6moniticns FROM your tren
chant pen during the legislature to
abolish the so-ca!lea outrage Of South
usrolins selling liquer to its citizens.
In an important matter Of this kind
the mots Ct prejudice should be taken
from the editorial eye, aud tne edi-
torial tongue OF the Leading papsrs OF
the State should acknowledge that,
though the dispenss1y originates with
our strenuous senator, yet 1T Is not
on that account to be rsj:cted. 1t
needs must that evil come'-the evil
Of liouo1-and 1t is well that 1t comes
tn its present shape Of the dispensary,
where, With wise legislation, tt oan be
kept under control. That the ma.
chinery Of the system runs badly is no
reason to abolish it, when regulation
will put it in good shape. II South
Carolina will countenance the sale OF
LIQUOR, 1t is surely no less disgrace
to receive the high license saloon
blood money than 1t is to receive the
profits from a well regulatsd dispen
ssry! It Is simply distinction With.
ont difference. II prohibition that
heretofore an impossible phase OF hu-
man existence-were the measure
urged on our legislstors, would hold
nv peace, but 1t sesns that none are
particularly anxious to bring on the
millennium. At any rate, we can Aay
for the dispensary that there Is moth.
ing alarming about the evil smelling
except to those who have already &C.
ouired the liquor habit, and even
these can be helpsd Il our solons viii
take measures to have their paper
laws enforced.
The ssiocp, on the contrary, 1s at
trsotiva and welcomes every fish that
comes to It's net, be 1t whale OF sucker.
With Its alluring pictures, seductive
lobacc1, hot oysters and other crea'
ture comforts, it is useless to promise
thai the saloon will be hedgsd around
with laws to safeguard our boys anc
! homes. II the dispensary has fatlec
greatly in pretecsive measures, how
much greater will be the failure OF th;
saloon when urged on By lrdiVidua
rspscity. Years sgo when the 81
looms were In full blast, it Tss unwis'
for woman to go unprotected
through the country, IS she would b
possibly liable to insult. After tn
4 dispensary came in, however, the ittl
gambling, drinking groups by tn
. roadside dispersed, the country way
b5sams Quiet and women and childrs
could travel with impunity. I hsV
nc political axe 20 grind, for l am
. won a md I hzys the courage OF m
conYis,ione. I have four sons, goo
boys, full OF lie and hope, and just .
, | the critical age when youth seek
knowledge and in5ibes it, be 1t goo
or Ill.
, II you give US the saloon you Civ
our boys death, physical and spritus
; and we, the mothers, will CRY alou
and there will ba none to save for Uni
; evil, once accom- plished, is as deep a
hell, sud wide spreading as eternity
The saloon onee established, on
, dearest right is chsllenged-the nigh
!, to keep our boys pure and clean-an
} their hirthright Of Innocence is IN da1
ger Of being osrtered for liquor.
Let US put 81 end to all this mgr
. bred lifting OF hands in horror at ID
degrada:ion ct South Carolina COZ
, trolling the liquor traffic. Who Is bel
!. ter fitted to control such a terribl
evil than body OF men supposed to b
, animated by a legislative pruoenc
) and desire far the welfare OF the PEI
!, p:s? Certainly such feeling doe
not inspire the saloon keeper, for +
s is fred only by q desire to fill his ey
. pockets.
/ Do rot be 80 anxious fer the ID
? name Of honor OF State"
1.-THE mere words slave,
5 Engraved on every tomb: on ever
grave
A lying trophy; and oft is dumb,
When dust damn'd oblivion is tt
! tomb
Of honor'd bones indeed"
. South Carolina is all right! She
not going to tumble downliks q hoQs
: Of cards at every childish breath. g
back to primary principles and ssf'
| guard your sons and daughters an
thsy in their turn will see that OF
. State is net oi3graced.
!, A MOTHER.
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