The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-27
WANT TO SELL BOOZE
In the Old Way lnsteadof Through
Dispsnsarlss.

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Petition Going UP From Charleston
to the General Assembly to That
Effect.
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
by q large majority of the voters and
residents of said county as your pc
;iti0ners 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
sentiments, difficult to enforce and
not calculated to demand observance
)r respect.
S'Ihat your petitioners humbly
pray that such legislation may be
enacted as shall restore the license
system to this community which was
Of force at the time of the ORIGINAL
5anactment Of the STATE dispensary
law IN the Year eighteen hundred
and nlnety-two, with the modiica-
lions 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
goodiy number of u people partic-
ipated,. the undersigned we're 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.
Oar confidence is strong because
in principle our people arc at hear,
opposed to the ~dispensary liquor sys
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 can refer to a law abiding and
law respecting condition which ob.
tanned here for many, many wears
before the first establishment Of the
state dispensary 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.
cned by the favor according tho
home rule doctrine in the last
State election.
And finally our confidence in tn,
people Of the State is strong tina,
they will look into our true condi
ton, e what is suited to II need,
and circumstances. and favor IL ap
peal, though our Senator and Repre-
sentatives to the Senators and Rep
rcsentatives of our sister counties
t l. relief and for the enactment of 6
law that will give us peace, quiet
good order end happiness.
All who desire to sign the memo
rlal will find d copy with anyone OF
the UNDERSIGNED.
John ID Ctpplcmann, dc 4S Broad
street.
Q. G. w. MarjcnhoG, 1853 Church
street.
L. G. A, Roesslcr, lG6-16S Meeting
street.
Ashley c. Tobias, III l73 Fast Bay.
George Lunz, King and Grove
streets.
W. f. Jordan, 1919 Elst Bay.
II. 0 Strohcckpr, 2S7 King street.
A. w. Wietnrs, at Consumers Ice
Company, Wolfe street.
II. B, SHREDDER, lI7 East Bay.
Julius ID. Roster, l6i-l65 East Pav.
Frank Burbidge, 81 Broad street.