The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-04-07
ARANNfNG AND THE TIGERS.

ARANNING AND THE TIGERS.
EEasnuNrg is making it hot for the
blind tigers, as well as for a few
wc1#kneed mayors, vino enforce
TIA {sw on paper only. Last week
RE had Mayor Grace, of Charleston,
I'm zznference, and he must have
siSas The mayor some sound advice.
VIC read in the Charleston papers
>ta1s dhe police officers of that city
Eazyz Oeen raiding blind tigers
w1MBnt even giving them the cour-
key 4f notice of their intention to
aIa gn- Sucn outrageous conduct
OF, the part of the Charleston po-
1ice tan be excused only on the
sErrRrnd that Governor Manning has
g1Jea the officers of that lawless
community to understand that they
a7e not above the law, nor a law
HBhs themselves, and that the law
HuS be obeyed in Charleston,
vsltsiher Charleston approves the
Rav ST not.
An the heels of this comes the
aChDn of the Governor with regard
20 the Columbia situation. Some
weeks ago the mayor of Columbia
sa.asa ahe sheriff of Richland county,
Nere summoned to the Governors
eEsa. The mayor was instructed
ia sn9orne the law in the city, and
t1aE sheriff to have charge of the
ezgzztN From reports coming to
tns GDvccno-'s office, it seems that
San1 tigers continue to run ram
rxZa &r Columbia. Evidently los
iag confidence in the ability of the
xESJur to handle the situation, or
1R his determination to do so, the
asaws.rnor has asked Sheriff Mccain
Ia enforce the law in the city of
Columbia.
70 those of US who have been
accustomed to listen to few
tsiesh-sounding speeches and news
r1FEr interviews on the enforce
Ezenx of the law, and how to ham
sAe the tigers, this will seem rash
cunauct on the part of the Cover
nas- And to the blind tigers, his
caNrse will seem inexcusable. Nei-
tEs1 The blind tigers themselves, nor
thase who would like to see them
W2yed off the map, were prepared
tsE a man in the Governors office
t|ss@ Neally meant what he said.
1t would seem, however, that we
haSU elected man as Governor
~Sx has some regard for campaign
EssSgss, who means what he says,
=ssh @ho has the nerve to do what
II necessary to get rid of such un-
sazSlrahle citizens as illicit liquor
sisaAers.
al honest people will be glad
khaI such a man is in the Execu-
SEEE airalr. There is no more rea-
SEX why blind tigers should flourish
m &olumbia and Charleston than
aE AbbeWille. There is no excuse
far M, The fact that these cities
hzus them is due largely to the fact
Siat the officers of these cities, and
Ike police officers of there, instead
sot enforcing the law, have winked
;aa LIS non-enforcement. For wears
;sn charleston there has been, bv
::s=nEa1's of periodical fines, a system
fas high license to liquor dealers.
|Ahr saloons have been as wide open
sszsTs ON the principal streets of
s-ne city, and in the leading hotels.
III III there were no law in the state
:pr@alm6ng the sale of Intoxicating
EgBrs- The city of Charleston
has made no effort to enforce the
law; it has encouraged the VIOLA
;kssH' OF the laws of the state against
1.c# sale of Intoxicating liquors The
zasE that Charleston did not an
TlEwe the law has furnished annie
'eaH2:s'e for setting the laws of the
sstate at defiance.
Charleston has reaped, and is
sStLl reaping the rewards of it's dis
'frEEzxt for law, and its utter indif-
Esrence no the desires of the peo-
pie of other parts of the state.
T5e violations of the dispensary law