The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-09

{: ,aw. ard that ,t.e :aw-ab!c:nE AID
:c>D.c;ah:e e!erucu: .! he community
s.as Go: Surrendered 20 The saw-break-
,.f-, ;.at: thci:. :, ,mpatt.i2er>.
That The c:ty aud coan;y officials
haze not been able. with The. regular
ro.icc .urcc aud coa>t2b!e> II The en-
p.oy Of the coyI::y ana city, 20 appTe-
hepd the blind .;ger> or &c suppress
The i!.icit traffic in liquor mat had AZ
..ineG ! magnitude :tc4 no:or!ety
tina: was tiSgracctul ana hua.,t!at:ns.
w:l> proven and demonstrated wAen ].
became necessary - et:Ip!oy = ic"ce o.
detectives. Tha; the detectives sue
cvcdcd ic securing evidence against l
large number Of liquor sellers proves
uoth;n. that was not matter o: com-
mon ao.ociety and general belief. The
detectives were employed 20 co!lecs
evidence and they discharged the Guty
they were paid 10 perform. iheT
bou-h; liQcor ard then went into court
ana ;oid where AID !vom whom they
ob,a;act: i. Hundreds o. c,.izen> o:
Sumter. = majority % whcr1 claim 10
be .aw-a oiliuC neS. have bouGh: gal
Ions OF liGuor where the detectives
bought p!u,S. ba: they were not hired
20 ;e:l where ant. from whom they
5oa.h; i; ana they have kept silent.
The nan who patroaizeS i blind tiger
feels bound b: ~ implied co0trac; 10
p.o;ect The seller. therefore the blind
tiger Aoar!ShcS here aud elsewhere and
viii always flourish Until :hc Seati':ent
against the Use OF LIQUOR and 10 favor
>, % L., 80
s.roc5 tha. the blind tiger will have so
few patrons that the business viii!
cease 20 be profitable. IN this change
OF sentiment lies the OILY hope OF the
effective enforcement o: prohi ibition- II
is TOO much 10 expect Of human nature
10 even hope that the tnan 70 whose
GebaSe appetite the BLIND tiger panderS
vii! inform on the livmo- seller, go into
court and then testify ~ facts ;ha! vii!
ccnvic: the l.w-breaker 50 long aS the
sent! ner: remains unrevo.u;!oalZet the
detective who works IL SecEect aad
gains the evidence needed 20 convict
bv posing IS an everyday blind tlCe-
p&,roa IS the Only nope bringing The
| tiger 20 Justice. The blind :iCe.' wil.
go; sell 20 10 Officer OF the law whom
t ne knows. nor viii he sell 10 any o2e
ne nlay suspect OF acting for an officer
This 5 WY the ordicary machinery
for The enforcement OF the law IS To-
effective and incapable OF coping with
with the coalition Of blind tigers aud
liqaor drinkers The regular police
| force being Ineffective. what IS 10 De
be done: Can the city OF Sumter con-
;!nue 70 employ relays o: detectives 10
run down the tigers. and Il detectives
arc employed in RELAYS will those en-
p!oyed IN the future be successful IL
-ound;2. up the tigers? = burn; enid
| breads the TIRE, and hcceatce. the l!I!c!:
! sellers OF liquor will be more cautious
and weary and Will sell only 20 trust
worthy patrons OF coarse, tiger Will
be picked up DOW and then and when
! brought before jury Of law-reSpect!ns
| citizens VIII De convicted and properly
punished. Sd. the law Will not be en-
; forced as it should be ard the buyers
and sellers OF liquor will e. more close
" banded together 20 eraGe the law
and defy those who wou!d enforce Il.
We heartily approve o. what has
! beeu done By Chairman LlSou. OF the
| Police Committee. and he and the city
authorities are 10 De commended for
the results accomplished. The city IS
the better fo-lt and public Seu,imeo:
has been aroused 20 clearer a2c fuller
realization OF the magnitude o: evil il
tluence OF the Illicit sale q liquor IL
Sumter, and the law--eSpecticg ele-
men,, which the blind tiger trials have
demonstrated 20 De the dominant force
in the community, can be relied upon
to endorse and heartily support every
legitimate ctEor. % enforce the law aod
suppress blind ,igeri>.n. II the arrests
/ that have been made aod the trials
that have been had. had accomplished
nothing more than 10 arouse and crrS-
taiize public Seo:!rnen: and show the
LIQUOR sellers how they are thought OF
oy men whose opinions are wort. while
IL Suui,e-, they have been worth many
times The expense and trouble. Much
has been accomplished 10 y practica!
way, the blind tigers have been taught
severe lesson and they know that the
!aw is 20, joke. The moral effect VII!
bs good. ao6 while we Go not believe
thar the illicit sale o! liquor sill be
suppressed as 2 consequence OF the
trials and convictions, we feel confident
that the open sale OF liquor br hip-
pocke; runners will again be 4 stencil
Tand repCoach 10 the community.
We hope there vii. be 20; ! let up
and tha, Il the tigers persist 10 deiying
the iaw they will be sent TO the chain
gang instead OF beioC le. Off with
fnes.'