The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-27
WANT To SELL BOOZE
In the 0ldWay Insteadof Through
Dlspensaries.

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Petition Going UP From Charleston
to the Gcneral Assembly to That
The following petition to the Cen
eral Assembly is being circulated in
Charleston for signatures.
10 the Honorable, the Senators and
Representatives, the General AS.
sembly of the State of South
Carolina in regular session for
the year 1908.
THE humble petition of the UNI
signed respectfully shows:
That the dispensary system for
the sale Of liquors in the county of
Charleston in said State in which
your petitioners reside is not desired
oy a large majority of the voters and
residents OF said county as your pc.
;itioners verify believe.
That the same is not suited to the
needs, circumstances and conditions
OF the people mostly affected thereby:
That for these reasons the said
system IS not supported by public
sentiment, difficult to enforce and
not calculated to demand observance
or respect.
J'That your petitioners humbly
pray that such legislation may be
enacted as shall restore the license
system to this community which was
of force-att he time of the original
enactment OF the State dispensary
law in the year eighteen hundred
and nlnety-tWo, with the modifca.
tions required by the State ~constitu-
tion OF 1895; and your petitioners
feel assured that thereby will be Sc
cur d, not only all the benefits that
olld possibly be expected from the
diSpensary system now of force but
the same would operate also for the
well being and upbuilding of our
people,"
At recent conferences in which a
goodly number of people partic.
ipated,, the undersigned were ap-
pointed q committee to look after
the matter Of giving the people an
opportunity to sign the petition and
to present the same to the General
Assembly through the proper chan
nels.
Firmly believing that a large ma
jority of the people Of Charleston will
DE in sympathy with this movement,
we approach the performance of our
duty with confidence.
Our condolences is strong because
in principle II people are at heart
opposed to the dispensary liquor V
tenn. In their opposition thereto they
have had ready and intelligent pub
lie support from the Charleston news
papers for the past fifteen years.
1T Is further strengthened because
we a refer to a law abiding and
law respecting condition which 90
tanned here for many, many wears
before the first establishment Of the
state dlspensary a condition to which
we verify believe the people of Char
lesion long to be restored, and which
can afford as much revenue as that
contemplated by the dispensary sys.
tenn.
This confidence is further strength.
ened by the favor according the
home rule" doctrine in the last
State election.
And finally our confidence in the
people of the State is strong that
they will look into our true condi
ton, see what is suited to II needs
and circumstances. and favor IL an.
peal, though our Senator and Repre-.
sentatives to the Senators and Rep.
~rcscntatives of our sister counties
t + relief and for the enactment of 8
law that will give Us peace, quiet
good order and happiness.
All who desire to sign the memo.
"ial will find d copy with anyone OF
the UNDERSIGNED.
John d Capp!emann, dc 48 Broad
street.
0. G. W. MarjenhoH, 1853 Church
street.
L. G, A. Roessler, 166-16s Meeting
street.
Ashley c. Tobias, III 173 Fast Bay.
George Lunz, King and Grove
streets.
W. f. Jordan, 1919 East Bay.
II. O Sirohccker, 2S7 King street.
A. w. Wietcrs, at Consumers Ice
Company, Wolfe street.
II. b. SHREDDER, l47 East Bay.
Julius d. Roster, l6i-l65 East Pay.
Frank B%urbidgc, "a Broad street.
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