The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, September 27, 1905, Image 2
THE LEJGER
THORLOW S. CARTER, I
EDITOR AND MANAGER.
iB3UKl> WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
9ubht?RIPriON $. 60 peh year
Lancaster, S. C. Sept. 27. 1905.
The Dispensary A Thorn ? A
Wolf in Sheep's C'lothing?
The People Will Repudiate
the Fraud Per.
petrated Upon
Them.
I'M i tor of The Ledger:?On
next I'uesday, October 3rd, the
voters of Lancaster county will be
culled upon to settle by their ballots
the question of greatost moment
to them that will likely engage
their attention for a long
time. A question involving the
welfare of many lives and the
peace and happiness ef many
homes. A question which calls
for the assortion of the best element
of manhood in us all for the
reason that it is u contest between
a right and wrong principle.
1 shall turn aside long enough
to commend your course in relation
to this question and to say
that only the deepest solicitude
for the welfare of the people of
old Lancaster, and an earnest desiro
to see them peaceful, happy
and prosperous in a larger degree,
could impel mo to trespass upon
your columns and upon the patience
of your readers
My identity can make no difference
and I will not, therefore,
disclose it. I am a voter with
the best interests of nay county
and its people at heart, and what
1 shall have to say will prove to
them that 1 am their friend and
eek only their good.
We are called upon to determine
whether or not whiskey
ball continue to be sold legally
in our county; or be put under
the ban of the law as all other
evils and crimes against the public
welfare are prohibited by law.
The law at present provides for
its sale in only|one way, trhough
the dispensary, and the question
before us theo is, shall we have
the dispensary or prohibition?
Now what is the dispensary?
Wo were told at its establishment
that it was an agency that would
both minimize the sale and consumption
of liquors and ultimate
ly pay the taxes of the State. A
paradoxical statement neither side
of which has been fulfilled. Instead
of a decrease in consumption
the traffic has grown in
twelve years from $300,000 to
nearly $1,000,000 and instead of
our taxes being paid by it, the
tax levy is raised for State purposes
this year one-half mill higher
and at the beginning ot the
year the Stat.i was abeut one-half
million dollars in debt. This,
notwithstanding the enormous increase
in taxable values in the
meantime. In the county our
levy is no less, the county is in
debt and yet we get into our
county treasury one-half of the
net profits of the two dispense
rios besides tho increase in taxes
from the increase in taxable property.
While the school, which
the Uw requires shall receive
their share of dispensary profits
each quarter have not received a
penny this year. Yet the profit
feature is the distinguishable and
almost absolutely the sole argu*
ment of the beneficiaries and
friends of the dispensary. Well
may we inquire, who is getting all
the revenue!
Let us give our version of what
the dispensary is, by contrasing
it with the old barroom, or old
time method of selling whiskey.
The old barroom was the plain
wolf in bis natural clothing, which
everybody condemned and which
over) body but the whiskey seller
and some of the drinkers dreaded.
| Its evils could be seen plainly iD
all their hideousness. The dispensary
is sugar coated, and is a
sham. It is the aame old wolf
but travelling in sheep's clothing.
It dispenses the samu kind of
whiskey to anvl>ody who wants it, |
and in any quantity they want.
It is attended with the same kinds
of d-uuks, and the samo kinds of
evils (low out of it. it makes as
many widows and orphans; just
as much crime, poverty, idleness,
viciousness, unhappiness and
wretchedness. It is a more danserous
foe to mankind because it
is insidiously seducing Fome of
tho very best citizonship into its
support. Men who, under the
old barroom system, would have
died before allowing themselves
to be in any way connected with
its sale because of the shame, ig1
nominy and disgrace attending it,
1 have, under tho air of respectability
imparted by State control,
1 had their consciences warpjd and
' allowed themselves to he drawn
1 in?o its delusive and deadly
I l J * -
uictiuuH una are oeing carried to
corruption and ruin thereby.
Some prominent church members,
as well as the more private members,
are trying to adjust their
consciences to a tine scalo that
will enable them to give support
to the dispensary without impairing
their standing hh members of
the church, and it is positively
sad and painful to their friends in
the church and amusing to those
outside the church to see how
strenuously they labor to prove the
attitude of their church wrong,
rather than undertake the impossible
task of trying to establish
by competent authority that trnffiring
in whiskey is right. Only
one individual of considerable
prominence in the State, the only
one from anywhere of our knowl[(Joncluded
on third page.]
Big Ami
"We have j
FALL DE
They were 1
and cannot
NOW wliil
NOTION DE
In this depar
everything NEV
desired in the
Neckwear for La
deries and Batl
Handkerchiefs, B
tons, etc. Also
famous R & Q ar
Ask to see the little Linen C
MIL
Our new Mi
talk with you ,
this season wh
HI
Wl Will
IE IN
Will be given away 1
THE 20tl
For every 25 cents
your tickets amount
and guess. All guesi
'and all records depos
To determine exact price fo
tions for future deliveries on Dec
we will divide $50.00 in HARD
for your Xmas present.
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Come and see what the nev
of Dry Goods, Shoes, Ladies' r
if low prices and fair dealing wil
Lancas
South Cat
THE 1
als of
list opened n
ESS GOOD
Donglit with t
be surpassed
e they are iSTJ
PARTMENT. 1
tment we have
V that could be
way of Hosiery, 1
dies, Silk Embroi
renburg Collars, ?
ack Combs, But- ,
a full line of the *
d W-B Corsets. *
enter pieces, 5 and lOcts each, y
LINERS
lllner MISS Illl
about the newest
ftcli are Prune ai
wtii-JC
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t (ilVI
i aoo s
by us us to the person a
correct, price of i
i DAY OF I
CASH purchase you w
to $5.00, bring them to i
ses must be in by Decei
ited in the Bank of Lai
r our middling cotton here we will
.ember 20th as quoted in all daily nc
1 CASH. Come and examine thi
FALL G(
/ season has brought out. We clai
eady-to-weaJ Hats, Furniture, etc., i
1 be considered.
oUna Willi!
CTNDERSEL
t FALl
p the SWEEr
B ever before
in eye to bea.n1
L for nT)-to-th.
EC^W and ERE
CLOTHING, SHOES AND
GENTS'FURNISHINGS. |
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Did You Ever Have a Fit ? __
D?
listen? i ,
t. r.
We carry the famous line
iro
>f STROUSE BROS', clothng,
noted for good fitting.
W - o *
to other line will compare
. . . . , . Th<
vith it in value and up-to- .
leathc
lateness. Let us figure with we
rou on that new fall suit yours
r dep^
BlfiOI has arrfti
t styles in llats a?
nd liondon Smoki
)NE8 CC
epartment Store.
v
: aw
HIT OF Fll
who guesses the cor:
cotton on
DECEMBEF
dll receive a ticket f:
is and register your
Tiber 5th, when this
icaster.
deduct one-half cent from New
.wspapers. If more than one
s handsome suit of furniture 01
DODS im
to have the largest, newest
in Lancaster county, and we ar
OS-Hughes Co
,LING STC
GO
rEST line <
shown in th.
by as well as
5-m.inn teness
and. get:
MEN'S SH(
Iranded on evei
II find "Stetson
mglass", which
id to those who
rn a pair of eitl
ted brands.
LADIES' AND CHILDR]
c world renowned Drew-Selby
:r Godman shoes are our standi
ive the prettiest line of shoes ir
elf and be convinced of this f*
LRTME]
Fed mill will lie
ml I lie leading
is
)MP^isr
* V 1
AY
MIK!
I
rect, or nearest
I, 1905.
rom us. When
name, number
contest closes,
York's closing quota*
- -
snouia guess correctly
i exhibition at our store,
and best selected stock
e determined to sell you
npoy
)RE.
ODS!
3f NEW
ese parts.
3 to value
> COME
first pick.
)ES.
ry pair you
"or
i Is enough
have ever
Iter of these
EN'S SHOES.
and the guaranteed solid
TU_ l-j;? ' ?
u uo. x iic lauics tell US
i town. Come see for
ict.
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pleaded to
fthade* for
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