The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 03, 1906, Page 6, Image 6
"Voters" Explain
_
^YSThy Nomination of Capt.
Hamel for Intendant of
Kershaw was Sent to The
News?General Views on
Liquor Question-?Condi
tions Since Dispensary was
Voted Out.
Editor Lancaster News: It was
not our pui pose to engage the
H( norable John \V. llamel in
newspaper controversy when we
86' t in the communication nominating
him for Intendant of this
town. Possibly if you had published
our explanation by way of
postscrip, that, owing to the
faci that we knew ibe captain to
be a very modest and unassuming
man, he would likely feel a delicacy
in publishing the nomination
in his own paper; for this
reason we handed it in to The
News, relieving him of the embarrassment.
We imagined we
were doing the proper thing, and
now the captain censures us for
not publishing it in his paper.?
Well, well, isn't it hard sometimes
to prevent one's motives
being misunderstood. Now the
captain seems to imagine we are
trying to poke fun at him. It's
1 3 I f ? 3 4 ^ ~ ~4.
tuu una : in uruwi iu set uuiselves
right on this matter, we
deem it meet and proper to quote
the captain's editorial, in part at
least, of Jan. 9ili. He says:?
"Kershaw is at a critical point in
the management of its affairs,
and if the town is to continue to
progress in the future as it lias
in the past, there will have to be
the very best management of the
town's government. The admin
istra'ion will have to be systematically
business like and economical
from now on, on account
of such a considerable falling
off in its revenues, and the
extent to which it is allowed to
levy taxes being at a sum which
will not make up the deficiency
even if the levy for the next year
is put to the full limit.J'
With these bold facts staring
us in the face, is itjnot quite evident
that our citizens could not
be too particular in selecting u
ticket? Under these circum
stances it does really seem hard
that our motives should be itnpuned.
And the captain says we would
not be noticed, were it not for the
fact that it might receive more
consideration than it deserves,
among the readers of The News
outside of Kershaw. Now,
wouldn't tha' jar you ! We aie
y too insignificant for the captain,
and he desires to treat us with
contempt. It's a wonder he
\^ld have taken the trouble to
3 an editorial as long as your
'.'I your arm is not, too Ion*:)
h was published, of course,
,he Era, and you know the
, is published in Kershaw.?
^ems Iho captain kinder slipt
up.
Notwithstanding the fact of
the capt lin's declination, sonio
few of our citizens were so unkind
as to persist in forcing it on
him whether or no, as we understand
he received some fw> or
three ballots for said office ?
Yes, we agreed with the captain
fully that the town was in a critical
predicament, and it it ever
needed a wise administration of
i's affairs, it needs it now. We
are reliably informed that she is
in debt to the extent of 60".e
$2000, or more (not including
the bonded indebtedness) caused
chiefly by the abrupt curtailment
of the dispensary revenue.?
We believe as firmly as does the
captain that our people ore as
patriotic ub any people on earth,
but that is not the point. It is
uoing to take some of the linest
sort of financiering on the part
of our city fathers to run the
town government on such small
source of income, and at same
time wipe out the present indebtedness.
However we believe the
ticket elected a good one, and if
the captain will kindly keep a
watchful eye and continue to
give counsel on the many knotty
problems that may arise from
time to time, we feel hopeful as
to the outcome.
Since the captain mentioned
the dispensary question, we will
have a few words to say or* that
all important issue. Yes, captain,
it wasj voted out hy a good majority,
hut "you doubtless have
noted (he fact that the vote on
this issue was very light. The
people were disgusted, and Just
ly so, with the manner in which
it was being run, and decided to
knockjher out. But it doeB not
take a Solomon to see that the
situation has not been improved
by any means. We would like
to know if the captain really be
lieves that we are now having
prohibition? It is just as your
correspondent, Rustic, has said.
It has been demonstrated beyond
a shadow of a doubt that the people
are going to have their liquor.
The money goes to North Carolina,
Georgia and other states,
never to return. We get the
liquor, and all of its evil consequences
and^not one scintilla of
revenue. This was our stand before
the dispensary was voted
out?that it was, as the saying
goes, a jump from the frying pan
into the fire. If we can take an
evil?or.e that is sure to remain
with us?and fret some good out
of it, why not do so ? We are a''
strong for'prohibition (not the
kind we are having at present,)
as any person in the county, or
state so far as that is concerned.
But, in our opinion, and we believe
the facta will hear us out,
that it is worse than folly for any
one state to attempt it singlehanded.
We believe there is
only one way by which we nia.v
ever'hope tc see real prohibition,
and that is through the general
government. The ftateR would
have to act in union.
A great many who helped to
vote out the dispensaiy now rea
lize that the condition of affairs
has not been improved, and
they are gelling anxious already
lor a change'from prohibition (?)
Kven Miggesling high license in
lieu Ihereol, which of course
would be bettor for I he couniy.
It was our prediction that il the
dispensary *v* s voted out we
would have prohibition (in name
only) lor a short lime, when
high license^would supersede il.
This would probably give us half
dozen liquor "houses where we
bad one* under the dispensary
regime, t* The dispensary law
properly enforced, is without h
doubt, the best solution of the
liquor question that has yet been
devi-ed. Talk about keeping out
blind titrer 1 Why, bless your
srtui, they are all around us, in
town nu.d out ot town. People
now come to t' wu drunk, where
they came sober before we abolished
the di^peruary. What is
going to be done about *t ? Why,
absolutely nothing
Now, laying all j ?ko* aside,
the captain occasionally hits the
nail squarely on the head. For
instance he is now anvoeaiiug
the question of manufacturing
enterprises, and a board of trade
for our town. We certainly ueed
them badly in our business.?
Keep the good work up captain,
and keep it ringing in our ears
until the desired results are accomplished.
We beg your pardon Mr. Editor
for drawing this out to such
length?have said a great, deal
more than we expected at the
beginning. There is a consolation
for you however, as the
captain will very likely jump on
us with both boot heels, and ot
course we could not expect anything
short of a complete annihilation;
we, therefore, with tears
trickling dowu our cheeks, bid
you, one and all, a long fare
well. Votera.
" ? O /I T 0?7 1 one
iverenaw, o v>., uitu. xav/u.
Attacked.
Says Mrs. Nancy Stoddard of Fountain
Inn, S. (J. I was attacked by that terrible
monster yon call Rheumatism OUK NEW
DISCOVERY was recommended to mo by
our druggist, aud atter biking two bottles,
that great monster of trouble and suffering
was forced to take its flight. I gladly rocommond
i< to any suffeiiog with liheutuuisiu,
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