The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-16
STATE SALOON A FAILURE.


A very large majority Of the repre-
i ntative people CT South careina
who have tic welfare of the state a
heart are muca arasided at the pas
sage OF the Casey-Co.hFan bin by the
legislature aholishing the dispeas4rY
vstem III that state Th b9arl oa
directors of the state dispensarg have
been removed by the governor and
the state dispensary is doomed No
doubt ii waald have been abolish
long age, hui for the influence of
Senator TilIman under whose leader
ship ana advocacy il was established.
for 1t has long been a source Of far.
reaching evil III South Carolina. and
has done much to tower political
standards Local option al tween
comfy di pensaries ard prohibition
will be substituted far the o1a sTa
tenn.
There is no doubt that The dispeu
sary sys en- as operated In South
Carolina was q source Of much cor
ruption In recent years especially
ii was utterly rotton. and many uglr
charges of bribery were made In con
necton with the way in which il was
conducted. Il offered a broad field for
gait, and for the development OF thor-
oughly vicious proli les For several
years 1t has been a political issue IN
the state ana avery large proportion
of the citizens Of Coulh Carolina who
have noted the abuses of the system
win be glad 10 sceit permanently root.
ed out
Charges II misconduct wer made
against he members fthe dispen-
sary board, among these charges bo.
ing neglect Of duty aud Incompetence
ii was claimed that these officials dis
regarded III law failed to hUy on
sealed bids. and approved large pur
chases at prices in excess Of The reg.
lar bids II was also charged that
they piIcd alp hundreds Of thousands
of dollars worth Of unstable iquaa
hy dsrrgarding the wishes Of Dr.
commissi 8er and The county dispeu
ers
The members # the board viii De
prosecuted IN the criminal courts,
Thus the dispensary in South Caro-
lima win 80 out Of business wi.h lis
directors under Indictment foF crimi
nal conduct The whole ss EN- has
been more or less pregnant with cor
l,s "a
every man who was associated vIta
it The people of South Carolina are
fortunate in getting ril of 3d. q .Gied
an ignoble death discredicj or
dcspised." as South Carolina con
Temporary SAYS adding thc following
a year after ihe clec iU of 60
board It's members arr thrown ont 81
Office ON charges preferred Boy tli
general assembly AND Peg Fsd tu 90
~f-slaciion of the e1tcruo- Tae la-
fuitcr II reform in the management
Of the dispensary was Al Dis.lgi ~
exhibition ~ aky tha had prer"ri.t
ii. II va peculiarly aautopriais thai
tie doom Of TIC system should be lfl
nounced at The very moment I'D Whiel
The incapacity Of its management vaf
berg re-orac5
The supp fers ~ he stale disper
earv cann1 saw thar their srstea
did mol have "a fair trial Fo- th@feaH
years il has been fra operation &
South Carolina and f0ur years aeo
SEEMED 10 Dc so firmly estabiishe
thai few II D. Opponents expected =
see ID oyenh-osn within decade
It's fail is iue - its oWn inheren
evil. The story q graft and dishono
thaf VAS uHfoldel bcfure tae reop'
~ souta Carolina concerning a.
state ii peneary revplted public cent
mem ana brought sboui itf de-frH'
isoD
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