The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-01
WANT TO SELL BOOZE.
'he Oid Way Instead of Through
Dispensaries-Pctition Going Up,
from Charleston to the General Az.
sembly

y.
sembly.
The following petition to the gen.
eral assembly is being circulated in
charleston for signatures:
10 the Honorable, the Senator's and
representatives, the General AS.
sembly of the State of South Carroll
ma IN regular session for the wear
1908.
The humble petition of the rnder-
signed respectfully shows:
THAT the dispensary system FOR tba
sale OF liquors in the county of Char
ieston IN said State in which your ne
utioners reside is not desired by q
large majority Of the voters and resi-
dents of said county as your petition
ers 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 sem
lment, difficult to enforce and not
calculated to demand observance or
respect.
That 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 enactment 6f
the State dis spensary in the year eight
cen hundred and ninety-two, with the
notifications required by the State
constitution of 1926; and your peti-
TONERS feel assured that thereby win
be secured, not only all the BENEFITS
that could possibly be expected from
the dispensary system now of force
but the same would operate also for
the we'll being and upbuilding of our
people,"
AT recent conferences in which q
goodly number Of our people partici-
pated, the undersigned were appoint.
ed a committee to look after the mat
ter Of giving the people an opportunity
to sign the petition and to present the
same to the general assembly through
the. proper schanneI. 81
Firmly believing that a large ma
jority OF the people Of Charleston will
be In sympathy with this movement.
We approach the performance of our
duty with confidence.
Our confidence is strcng because in
principle our people are at heart op-
posed to the dispensary liquor system.
In their opposition thereto they have
had ready and intelligent public sup
port from the Charleston newspapers
for the past Is years.
1t is further strengthened because
We can refer to !aw-abiding and law
respecting condition which obtained
here for many, many years before
the first establishment Of the State
dispensary, condition to which we
verify believe the people of Charles
ton long to be restored. and which can
afford as much revenue as that con.
templated by the dispensary system.
This confidence IS further strength
ened by the favor accorded the "home
rule" doctrine in the last State elec-
ton.
And. finally, our confidence in the
people Of the State is strong that, they
will look into our true condition, see
what is suited to our needs and cir
cumstances. and favor our appeal,
through our senator and representa-
tives to the senators and representa-
| tives Of our sister counties, for relief
and for the enactment of a law that
will give us peace, quiet, good order
and happi s.
All who desire to sign the memorial
will find copy with any one of the
undersigned:
John D. Cappleman, 46-4S Broad
street.
o. G. w. Marjenhoff, 1853 Church
street
L. c. A. ROessler, 1C6-168 Meeting
street.
Ashley c. Tobias, Hills East
Bay.
George Lunz. King and Grove
streets.