The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-01-24

morally anu pHySIcdlly Ill W pe Lie
fathers and mothers of future gener-
. ations.
Patent Medicine Beverages.
1t is the policy Of this state that
the sale and use of intoxicating IL
quors as a beverage is against pub
lie health and morals and it's sale
has, therefore, been prohibited. If
IS the Legislature has inacted. arr
the people at the ballot box have Ie-
clared, the prohibition of the sale
of Intoxicating liquors is to be the
policy of the state, and I am in full
accord with this view, we must real
ize that in this matter External Vigi-
lence" is essential to the proper en-
forcement of this provision. Recent
ly my attention was called to situa-
ton that somewhat surprised me. The
police department of one Of the cities
of this state made a seach in the
back alleys and secret places, where
persons naturally, resort to drink, and
collected a surprisingly large number
of bottles on which were labels show
ing that said bottle had contained
compounds, either extracts or patent
medicines, which contained from six
to ninety per cent. alcohol. I was in
formed by the chief of the police de-
partment that these so-called medi-
cires and extracts were being freely
purehasd from merchants and drunk
as a beverage: He further stated
that his department. was having con-
siderable drunknes to deal with on
account of this practice have learn
ed since that this condition is not pc
culiar to any one locality, but is
somewhat general throughout the
state. Any reputable physician Will
unhesitatingly say that medicines and
extracts Of the class mentioned when
used as beverages are more injurious
in every respect than distilled liquors
It was not to rid the state Of alcohol
&c liquors that our prohibition laws
were passed, but rather to protect
our people from the evil and injury
incident to it's use as beverage. If
substitutes are being used that are
more injurious, it is certainly in
! keeping with the policy of the state
! to prohibit the sale and. use of any
s,lch substitute. 1t may be that the
present law is sufficient to cover
:uch cases, but I believe it would be
-'i:e to pass an act definitely dealing
with this question.
Gu-zo5ss Budget System.
During the past several months
have endeavorcd to give good dea
Of my time and attention to tha cues
: ~ cf ttc:::a.tion. Every honest mar
: i willing to ray his pro rata part o:
, The nenc@s~rr burden of government
: The main difficulty with us, as I SCI
+ Il. is a lack of business method il
= this department. I believe an effec
v tive remedy will be found in tn
5 adoption Of an executive bulge
e somewhat similar to the law now il
n 'o-ca in the State of Virginia. Unde
J. this law the Governor is required t
O submit to the General Assembly a
r each session an executive budget cor
T. timing an itemized statement of tn
g estimated expenditures Of the var
o ops derartn and institutions c
Y Tie state for the ensuing year wit
q !,:s -ecor1,,.. II adatioas thereon. Th
e BUDGET vii! be referred to the al
/ Y-opriate committees as any cthe
,e ;. Any item, of eou1se, m1y
increased, decreaTeA, oE stricken OF
entirely, but no appropriation, n
I included il the budget, is to be co,
IF sido"ed until the budget is final
te DISPOSED of, except in emergent
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