The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
The plapk In my PLATFORM upos.

stats dispenGaIy. i am lin favor OF 10.
cal county option, between county
prohibition and county dianensariea.
Il0ss 1eessch ceunts sssy ssce-sgtt..ss,s Wihatsh
or 10 desires that liquor shall be sold
In that county, or thet 10 shall not
be sold theroin. This system has haOn,
and iB now tho law In several of the
statsR around and near US, aud It 10
regarded With satisfaction go far "a i
have been able to learn. You know
what you had rather have in youi
county, and you should, thart fore
have . right to Hay SO, and not let
ether counties vote upon what your
county should have. You manage
Jour own county, affaira In every thing
also. why not In this maSterP
II favor each county voting upon
that question for themselves. X the
vote is for liquor to be sold, then let
. county dispersary be operated In
that county under tho restrictions
now thrown around: the sale OF liquor
with suoh other f%6gulstions aB Che
Legislature may deem best. Lat tho
'ounty board Of control los appointed
ny the governor and let the board so
appointed have charge OF tho whole
matter for that county, s9id board to
report to the judge ut each term Of
the circuit COURT Tor that county Of
all OF its aotings and doings, and the.
Let the Judge hsnd thai report 80 che
grand jury for their inspection and
inveE SiRation, with guoh Instruction.,
as he may think proper. Whatever
profit Is made will 20 to the county,
Let the dispensers be paid q sSls.y
and not a Communication on what they
cell. II The vote Is for prohibition
then allow no liquor to be sold in such
county, and pass G stringent law pro.
yidiEg for the punishment Of all
blind tigors' and other violators o"
the law, and make IT the duty OF tho
county sheriffs, deputies, constables,
merahala, policemen, and other pace
officers to see to 1t that this law ia en-.
forced and all Violations are brought to
justice and punishment.
u would DO glad II no liquors were
sold "a q beverage, but the conditions
are such st this time, that I believe
this to be the best way to deal With
the question"
l stand upon that platform to-. day,
AID l urge that you enact q law abol.
ishing the state ~dispensary system and
give to the people Of each county the
right to vote upon tho question OF
county prohibition or county dispen.
sary.
The hest way of controlling tho sale
ofiliquor hss been ~agitating the minds
Of tf o pacple OF this country for mauy
years; the sale Of 1t has been declared
an evil by the highest court OF the
land and the question for us pow Is
whioh Ia the beat way OF controlling II
In this state,
The state dispensary system wa,
, adopted, and, after q trial of thirteen
, years, q great majority OF the peopli
Of the state have said that they wisl
, IL abolished and that each county sh&l
! be slloTeo the right to cay whethe.
they will have prohibition or count,
dispensariss.
The will Of the people is supremj
, and we should heed their demands
: Many CT you wore elected upon til,
same Platform and the matter ia nov
before you gentlemen. 1t Ia for 70,
to ssy whether the will OF the peopl,
shall be carried out or not. Lot u,
, do our duty without fear or favor.
l BUCKET SHOPS.
Another matter thab I desire Il
bring to your attention is the enact
: ment Of D Law preventing tine opera
+. tlon OF what are known az "Buckei
Shopa," or cotton OF stosk exchanges
This Ia s species OF speculation that Il
b taking thousands Of dollars from thi
! state, is demoralizlng our oitizsns, ant
Is bringing many Of them to povert,
and to ruin.
The states Of North Carolita AK
Georgia have already prohibited the n
from doing bu8incss within 6hei
boundaries and we owe 1t to ourselves
and to tho good nams OF tho state
that we folio q the example 80 worth
ny set us. We o have on our stat
ute book an act declaring unlawful
contracts for the sale of articles fol
future delivery, made under Certain
circumstances" eto.
Let. us now follow this UP With an
Act prohibiting any bucket shop OF
cotton or stock exchange or any othel
exchange Of like character from 6olrs
business In this state.
ASSAULT ETC.
l further Wish to oall your attention
to another matter which | conkido,
aS grave Importance ct this particular
time In our history, and that IL tho
enactment OF q law providing the
death penalty to any male person
making an assault upon 9 fem2la with
intent to ravisb, granting the right
to the jary trying tho case to FIX the
punishment ct life imprisonment in
tho State Penitenti8ry II In their
Judgment the facts warrant o lssB
punishment than death.
In this day when we read OF 90
many assaults OF this character being
made, Ii behooveB US to wake up to
the situation and make tho penalty 60
severe that tho woman OF this stats
may be protected from this heinous
crime and theperpetratora punished
SO severely that all will BIO deferred
from committing tho same.
1 further recommend that an Act
be passed providing that In oil Gases
OF rape or assault with Intent to raw.
ish, the female may be allowed to tea
t1fy In private, before the Judge, In
tho presence Of tho counsel for the
state and defendant and tho defend.
ant himself, and that the te stlmony
80 taken shall be read to tho jnry az
the evidence Of the said witness on