The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
Tho plank In ms platform upon
tbntyquention is yeB f0lIowes

srNNbTrS SfW 49, AZ AO-l
cal county option, between county
prohibition and county Gispensariees
E4ss y & Sch SS4;ssi; i s sss 81 ass sssssa. - f sss IS 4
or ~ desires that liquor shall be sold
! a that county, or that 10 shall not
be sold therein. This system has bsen,
andIs now the Law In several of the
statss around and near us, and 1t 10
regarded With satisfaction go far as i
hayo been able to learn. You know
what you had rather have In youl
county, and you should, there fore
have o right to say so, and not lei
other counties vote upon what your
county should have. You manage
our " county Affairs In eyary ching
elsa, why not In this msSterP
favor each county voting upon
That question for themselves. IL the
vote is for liquor to be sold, then let
q ceunty diSperSAry be operated In
tLat county under tho restrictions
now thrown around. the sale OF liquor
With suoh other regulations as tht
leRislaSuro may deem bast. Lat tho
'ounsy board OF control bs appointed
ny d governor and let the board so
appointed have charge of tho whole
matter for that county, aaid board to
report to the judge ut each terra of
the circuit COURT FOR that county Of
all OF It's aotings end doings, and the
Lot bic judge hand that report TO oiie
grand Jury for their inspection aud
inveE zig ation, with such Instruction,
as he may think proper. Whatever
profit Is made will go to the county.
Let the dispensers be paid 3 sSlSyy
and not q oOmmi6slun on what they
sell. II the vote Ia for prohibition
then allow no liquor to be sold In euch
county, aud pass 6 stringent law pro.
viding for the punishment Of all
blind Gigers' and other violatOrs O"
the law, and mako Ii the duty Of tic
county shoHlffs. deputies, constablss,
merahala, policemen, and other psece
Officers to aea to it that this law is en-.
forced and ell viciators are brought TO
justice and punishment.
Il would be glad II no liquors wert
sold as q beverage, but the conditions
are such at this time, that I beliovo
this to be the besb way TO deal With
the question"
l stand upon that platform 0 -day,
ADD l urge that you enact a law abol.
ishing the state dispensary syatem and
give to the pooplo Of each county the
right TO vote upon tho question OF
county prohibition or county d!spen.
sary.
The bsat way of controlling the aale
ofiliquor haa been a~gitating the minds
of'tt p8cple OF this country for mauy
years; tho sale Of 1T has been declared
an evil by the highest court OF the
land and tho question for us now is
which is the bent way OF controlling II
Ia this state,
The state dispenssry System wa.
adopted and, after q trial Of thirteen
years, a great majority Of the people
OF the atate have said that they wish
IL abolished and that each county shall
be allowed the right to say whethe,
they will have prohibition or county
dispensaries.
Tho will Of the people La supreme
and we should heed their demands
Many Of you wore elected upon bht
same Platform and the matte ia now
before you gentlemen. 1t is for YOU
to say whether the will OF tine people
shall be carried out or not. Lot us
do u duty without fear or favor.
BUCKET SHOPS,
Another matter THAI [ desire &c
bring to your attention is the enact.
mont of . Law preventing tine opera
tlon OF what are known IA "Bucket
Shopa," or cobton Or stock exchanges,
This is s species OF speculation that Is
taking thousands OF dollars from thit
state, Is demoralizlng our ~oitizsns, and
Is bringing many Of them to poverty
and to ruin.
Tho states Of North CarOlisa and
Georgia have already prohibited then
from doing business within their
boundaries and we owe 1t to ourselves
and to the good namso OF the state
thaG we folio = the example SO worth.
ily set us. We now bsve on our stat
ute book an aot declaring unlawful,
contracts for the sale OF articles Tor
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 6oiCp
buslneG8 In this state.
ASSAULT EJC.
l further Wish to call your attention
to another matter which | oontidor
az grave Importance at this Particular
sime In our history, and that IL tho
enactment OF o law providing the
death penalty to any male person
making an assault upon o femsla with
intent to ravish, granting the right
to the lry trying tho case to tx the
punishment at life imprisonment in
the State Penitentiary II In their
Judgment the facts warrant q lsas
punishment than death.
In this day when we read OF 40
many assaults of this character being
made, 1t behooves uB to wake up to
the situation and make tho penalty 40
severe that the woman of this state
may be protected from this heinous
crime and thesperpetratora punished
80 severely That all will bo deferred
from committing the Same.
1 further recommend that an Act
be passed providing that In all osaea
Of rape or assault with intent to raw.
lsh, the female may DO allowed to tas-
tify IN private, beforS the Judge, In
tho presence Of the counsel for the
state and defendant aud tho defend.
ant himself, and that the te stlmony
so taken shall be read to tina jnry az
The evidence Of the gaid gitnaqe IN