The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-26
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NOT on The JOB?


Liquer Licenses in Columbia Make
:, People Wonder If Manning Brig
ade Has Failed to Consume Ali.
! Columbia, June 21. - The after.
noon newspaper in Columbia is won.
dering Just why the government
should grant licenses in dry terri
tory" 1t "is something we cannot
understand says the Record.
This amazement displayed on the
part OF the Record follows the fol
/ lowing comment upon recent shoot,
ing in Columbia, which will no doubt
: be Of great interest to the $4,000
army of liquor constables, inasmuch as
! in addition to the four revenue licen-
ses which the Record says are held
in that block, the block also includes
a shooting gallery, where this army
may get some more practice in tar
get shooting in oredr to be able to
kill Germans at long range:
| Feur Liquor Licenses
"The Saturday night tragedy on
Taylor street recalls the protest made
; by citizens some time ago against
disorder on that particular block
1t has not yet been brought out
! that liquor had anything to do with
this affair, but on that block are four
persons holding United States reve-
nue. licenses for retail liquor dealers,
and this is prima facie evidence OF
violation of the liquor laws. Just
why the government should grant
such licenses in dry territory is some
thing we cannot understand
If the Record had investigated its
! own files of just four years ago it
! would understand" On June g.
! 1913, Governor Blease wrote Presi-
dent Wilson letter in which the gov
, ernor stated that he had positive
, information that there are now in
, this state several parties holding
licenses from the United States gov
ernment as retail liquor dealers, and
I am informed that these licenses
: will expire on the Both Of this month.
- 1t does. seem to me-" con-
, tinued the governor, "that you could
be of great assistance to me in the
enforcement of the liquor laws of this
state if you would instruct your
United States commissioner of inter-
nal revenue not to grant license to
any person, firm or corporation in
this state, except the license neces-
sary for the legal dispensers, (the
dispensary law was in operation in
several counties at that time), to en-
gage in the business of reatil or
wholesale liquor dealer, and by in
structing your United States marshals
to see that any person, firm or cor
poration selling whiskey, wine or beer
in violation of law shall be tried and
punished by the United States courts.
If, after Investigating by your at
! torney general, it should be found that
there is any provision of law requir-
| ing the issuance Of licenses to the
people giving them the right, so far
as the federal government is concern
ed, to violate the state law, then
would suggest that you could be OF
! assistance if, in a special message
! to congress, you would urge the pas
sage Of a law remedying this de.
! feet to which I have called your atten-
ton"
Presidents Reply
President Wilson replied as fol-
lows:
81 promptly referred to the Treasu-
ry Department your recent communl-
cation about the sole of liquor in South
Carolina under federal license and
take pleasure in sending you the en-
closed communications from the COM
missioner of internal revenue. AS
understand it, there can be no such
thing as a federal license to sell
! liquor contrary to State laws. The
! payment of the federal stamp act en-
titles the holder of the stamp only
to protection for nonpayment OF the
internal revenue tax"
! It will be seen, therefore, under the
statement of President Wilson, made
! four years ago in regard to this very
matter which was then called to his
attention, that federal license to sci
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