Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-18

II am opposed 10 the system Oh
state dispensary. I am In favor Of To-
cal county option, between county
prohibition and county dispensaries.
Let each county say for itself wheth-
er it desires that liquor shall be sold
in that county or that 1t shall not be
sold therein. This system has been,
and is now, the law In several Of the
states around and near US, and II is
regarded with satisfaction, as far as
have been able to learn. You know
what you had rather have in your
! county, and you should, therefore,
have right to say so. and not let 9TH
her counties vote upon what your coun-
ty should have. You manage your
own affairs in everything else. why
not in this matter?
"I favor each county voting upon
that question for themselves. II the
vote Is for liquor to be sold, then let
a county dispensary be operated In
that county under the restriction now
thrown around the sale Of liquor, with
such other regulations as the legisla-
ture may deem best. Let the county
board of control be appointed by the
governor and let the board so ap-
pointed have charge Of the whole
matter for that county, said board to
report to the judge at each term Of
the circuit court for that county for
all OF It's actings and doings and then
let the Judge hand that report to the
grand jury for their inspection and
Investigation, with such instructions
as he may think proper. Whatever
profit Is made will go to the county.
Let the dispensers be paid q salary
and not a commission on what they
sell. II the vote IL for prohibition.
then allow no liquor to be sold in such
county, and pass stringent law pro-
viding for the punishment Of all
blind tigers and other violetors Of
the law, and make 1t the duty Of the
county sheriffs, deputies, coIstables,
marshals, policemen and other peace
officers to see. that this law Is enforc-
ed, and all violators are brought to
justice and punishment.
T would be glad IL no liquors were
sold as a beverage, but the conditions
are such at this time that I believe
this to be the best way to deal with
the question"
stand upon that platform today,
and I urge that you enact law abol-
ishing the state dispensary system and
give to the people of each county the
right to vote upon the question of
county prohibition or county dispen-
| sary.
The best way Of controlling the sale
of liquor has been agitating the minds
of the people of this country for many
years; the sale Of It has been declared
an evil by the highest court Of the
land and the question for us now Is
which is the best way of controlling
II in this state.
The state dispensary system was
adopted, and, after trial Of thirteen
years, great majority Of the people
Of the state have said that they wish
it abolished and that each county
shall be allowed the right to say
whether they will have prohibition or
county dispensaries.
The will of the people is supreme,
and we should heed their demands.
Many of you were elected upon the
same platform and the matter is now
before you gentlemen. 1t Is for you
to say whether the will Of the people
shall be carried out or not. Let us do
our duty without fear or favor.
Bucket Shops.
Another matter that desire to
bring to your attention is the enact
ment Of a law preventing the opera
ton Of what Is known as bucket
shops" or cotton or stock exchanges.
This is a species of speculation that Is
taking thousands Of dollars from this
state, is demoralizing our citizens
and Is bringing many Of them to pow
erty and ruin.
The states of North Carolina and
Georgia have already prohibited them
from doing business within their
boundaries, and we owe 1t to ourselves
| and to the good name Of the state
that we follow the example so worthi-
Iy set US. We now have on our statute
books an act declaring unlawful
contracts for the sale Of articles for
future delivery, made under certain
circumstances" etc.
Let us now follow this up with an
act prohibiting any bucket shop or
cotton or stock exchange or any other
exchange Of like character from do
ing business in this state.
Assault, Etc.
I further wish to call your atten-
ton to another matter which I con-
slider Of grave Importance at this par
ticular time in our history, and that Is
the enactment of law providing the
death penalty for any male person
making an assault upon female with
intent to ravish, granting the right to
the jury trying the case to fix the
punishment at life Imprisonment In
the state penitentiary II in their judg-
ment the facts warrant punishment
less than death.
In this day when we read Of so
many assaults Of this character being
made, 1t behooves us to wake up to
the situation and make the penalty SO
severe that the women Of this state
may be protected from this heinous
crime and the perpetrators punished
so severely that all will be deferred
from committing the same.
further recommend that an act be
passed providing that in all cases Of
rape or assault with intent to ravish,
the female may be allowed to testify
in private. before the judge, In the
presence of the counsel for the state
and defendant and the defendant
himself and that the testimony so
taken shall be read to the jury as the
evidence Of the said witness on the
trial Of the case. This is the law in