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so SAYS MAGISTRATE TOWELS IN A
Letter TO- GOV. ANSEL.

Magistrate ID. H Towels has writtel
the following to Gov. Ansel in refer
ence to the liquor situation in lowe
Colleton. This letter will prove inter
esting reading, but there are those VIII,
will conclude that Magistrate Towel
uses rather extravagant language II
describing conditions, or that he fan
cies conditions are going to be mucl
wofse down there than ever before. II
either event the duty of the Magistrat,
is plain and be will doubtless do hi
duty. 1t would possibly be better fo
him to exhaust his power as Magis
trate and then call upon the Governor
for assistance. But this letter follows
Meggetts, s. c., July ~. 1909.
To his Excellency, Gov. NJ. F. Ansel
Columbia, s. g.
Dear Sir-I wish to invite your at
tention to q section of Colleton county
ss the election for dispensary or M
dispensary is near at hand. I wish tt
say that our county is being invaded
by what is known as so. called prohibi
tionists (blind tigers), for I am vel
informed by the railroad employees or
the A. G. l.. railroad that whiskey!
and beers are now being delivered al
along their lines, not by the gallon
but by the barrel and car loads. ]
would further say that the so.calleG
prohibitionist Is looking to the 18th o.
August as our school children are look
ing for Christmas. I suppose you
have seen by the papers of last week
what has happened by what is gene
rally known as blind tigers, or social.
ed prohibitionist. Now, Governor, j
wish to say that l am not in favor ol
whiskey being sold in any way, as
am sure that 1t is not needed by any
Ian or woman's needs, for T wish tc
state that all men who know me know
that I have drank my share of the
evil when I drank 1t, and now fol
three years or over ] have not drank 8
drop. My health is better than 1t has
been for years, Therefore, say whis.
key is not needed In any ones needs
for existence. t. $500 J!
I Twill say that if we are to have pro.
hibition, why not suppress the evil
even if it takes every dollar of the
taxes collected for all purposes toN sup.
press 1t. Now, Governor, I am for
suffering this evil as you see that we
have had in last few days two old citi.
zens killed from the cause of blind
tigerism, and I ask of you, Governor,
if possible to appoint one hundred
constables, as l am certain 1t will take
that many to keep the blind tigers
down on the line o. our rivers and rail
roads in Colleton. county,, for I feel
that ninety men out of every one hun
dred in our territory should be made
constables to watch the other ten, and
then we may have the blind tiger sup
pressed, and without we won't, for II
will take from one to two men at every
railroad station In Colleton county,
and the same at every steamboat
landing on our rivers, and some to
watcu the landings that sail-boats can
land at, and then keep our public
roads full of constables, and with that
kind of fight and: war against blind
tigerism we may get prohibition to
some extent, for tell you if you don't
have this many constables appointed
whiskey will take the lead, and law
and order will be thing Of the past.
Thanking you In advance and hop
ipg you may make inquiry from. our
representatives, and you will find !
am right. Your. obedient servant,
D. II. Towles, Magistrate.