The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 14, 1905, Image 4
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(KINGSTREE. S. C.
C. W. WOLFE,
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Ki tigs tree, S C.
E THURSDAY. SEPT. 14 1905
As to Prohibition.
The people of South Carol in* are
Ii confronted just uow with three
"solutions" of the liquor problem,
T viz., high license, the dispensary and
| prohibition. In everything pertainir.g
to it whiskey is a veritable apple
of discoid and whichever of the
??. foregoing methods is considered there
* are those to condemn it as inimical
t<> the peace and prosperity and the
I morale of the body politic. The issue
is one that will not down, however,
and it is up to the people to
dispose of it High license we may
eliminate from this discussion, as we
belieYe it to be generally regarded as
the least desirable of the three methods
suggested, and ouly to be resort- j
ed4oas a tiual expedient, bo the
,jiSsne is squarely between dispensary
and prohibition.
Wheu the dispensary law was tixed i
upon the State most of those who
originally opposed it were ready to!
accept its best provisions, hoping
that it might prove, as was claimed
by its sponsors, a step toward pro- j
bibition. Even had it proved such !
a 8tep,it were time after twelve years
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iof marking time to maxe anomer.
Bat Statistics show conclusively that
the steps have been distinctly a ret-!
' rograde movement aud, like the
historic frog in the well, the net increase
in distance has been toward
the nether regions. Now as to prohibition.
We concur in the proposition that
no law can be effective unless backed
up by popular sentiment.aml likewise
that no law can rise above the
people who are affected thereby. Also
we believe that laws that were ridiculed
and of no force years ago,in the
fc evolution of moral standards and j
ideals, might now be enforced with
I - measurable success.
By. If the dispensary be voted out cerI*
tainlv public sentiment is against it,
^ otherwise it would not be abolished;
; ' and as no law can be effective uuless
$ backed up by public sentiment, the1
law would be a failure if it continued
| v> in force. And the same sentiment
that votes out the dispensary, if it
{ be a healthy sentiment, will ba:k up
C- prohibition sufficiently to enforce it
as well as any other law. And right
here we desire to say in language
; plain aud unequivocal that we are
arguing this question on the presumption
that the motive for votingl
out the dispeusary is prompted by
? . an honest desire to curtail the traflii
\
I and consumption of liquor. If wc
*' believed otherwise we would vote for
Pfche dispensary, as bad as the system
bus been shown up to be.
|p>?. We are told that the effort to
k abolish the dispensary is nothing
more than a conspiracy on the part
V' of the "blind tigers*' and their
friends so that they may ply their
nefarious trade with impumtv, and
k ime man goes so far as to assert that
| their strength will aggregate nearly
Bp
a thousand votes in the countv! If
S$v
| this be true Williamsburg county,
supposed to be enlightened, is on a
par with the nftmutainous moon
!; shine districts of rs'orth Carolina or
of Breathitt county, Kentucky, and
&?? we need bibles and ^missionaries to
lay a foundation for civilization
E& Bnt we refuse to accept sopreposter-1
I \m>3 a statement.
Those who would discredit pro-,
hibition stress the fact that thirteen , I
years ago this county had a praeti- <
cal test of the law. Between that i
time and the present it is unfair to .
iraw a parallel. The people had:]
no voice in the niattel, as the legis-: i
latuie passed an act making this a ,
prohibition county. The question h
has never been voted on hut once? ,
in 1802 when Williamsburg county
went, two to one against, prohibiliitiun
in favor of the old bar-room
ystein. At that tune a majority, and ,
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all OYtTW (milling Ulir, ruiituiM i?|>proved
of tlie sal?* of liquor and with
jniMic sentiment dead against it no
wonder prohibition failed. Are!,
conditions the same now? Ws shall
see when the votes are counted after
t he election.
11
It has been said that a man who
drinks wliisl-.ev is a hypocrite if ho ,
votes for prohibition. In the name!,
of justice and common sense when (
one realizes hi> weakness is lie not
allowed to vote to remove the temptation
without incurring the ?tigma
of hvpocrite? The "holier-than
- ? l a.l<n ,K,vnt ]
UlOll llltUYlUUill niiu nni^o uw>.v
i
lii<11 his robes of self-righteousness
|j
and looks with contempt upon his.
. rring brother is poorly qualified to
adjudge the latter guilty of hypoc- i i
rhsy for trying to rid himself of the <
!>onds that enslave him. It seems i
lo ue that if anyone has the right to
vote and work for prohibition it is i
the poor drunkard who wants to reform.
The dispensary law, after twelve
years trial, has signally failed. The:
prohibitionists claim that theirs is a '
better solution. Isn't it fair toj'
let them have an inning? Surely r
they cannot make matters worse;
*
than the present condition and there
ale great possibilities in a straight
prohibition law. If nothing else be:
accomplished opportunities for graft (
will he eliminated aud many thousand
dollars now wasted in drink ]
will feed the arteries of trade in a
more beneficial way. And .moreover,
the old Palmetto State will redeem
her fair fame from the reproach of i ^
putting into the mouths of her 'sons ^
an enemy to steal away their brains, i J
to debase their young man-hood and *
transform them into brutish beasts. \
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There has been cumulative evidence
t^at the whiskey houses have ^
been anxious to curry favor with dis- | 2
peusers, even to the extent of gentle
bribes. How simple it has been for j
* * j ?1?A
tliese wnoiesaie ueaieis uj amp umc
cases of whiskey instead of six ordered
through the dispensary and to j
charge the dispenser, personally, for 1
three cases at wholesale rates.. And
how secure the dispeusei from detection
when he places his own "private
stock" on the shelves and jackets
the entire proceeds of the sales.
Has this system been worked sys- j
tematically? The only impediment!
has been the high moral character I
of the individuals. How many have ^
frowned upon this method of pock- 1
etiug a $500 or $1,000 a year? Will |
we ever know the full roll of honor? i
The dispensary is a great moral in
stitution. It is a wonderful insti-1 (
tution. The further one goes int*>
it the greater are th" marvels revealed.
It stands alone, unrivalled; |
1
the world's matchless grafting ma !
chine.?The State.
Tlie earnings of the dispensaries
! last war were over $700,000. South
Carolina has sold herself cheap.
Th Lonisana State lottery offered
the Pelican State $25,000,000 doli
lars for a renewal of their franchise
when it expired some years ago?
i enough to pay the expenses of the
I
State government for twenty-five j'
years. 15ut tlie offer was rejected
1 and Louisana has never regretted 1
driving out her State gambling in- j
stitution. ,
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With chaiacteristic blunt ness Senator
Tillman has stigmatized the
i State board of directors as a set of
[ thieves and says that the governor
i should demand their resignation. It
would require more drastic measures
| to get rid of them, we imagine, than j
merely asking them to resign.
7
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The machinery of a geueral election
is in the hamTs of the election
commissioners. Two out of the
Hirer State commissioners have *nied
-nice the last election ami the tlegis6
o
lalive delegation has reeoiiimemled
their s iccessors. Uy some confusion
jr misunderstanding one of the men
thus named has been appointed Fed-,
cral commissi .mer hy the governor,
which gives four Federal commissioners
and on I v two for tile State.
As soon as this tannic i< >' raighteiird
?mit Supervisor (iruliam says that
I hi- elect ion will lie ordered.
There is some talk of putting a
stiaight pmhihi.tioii ticket in the
liehl for State ollicers next year. We
are not in sympathy with the smitgestiou.
Tiiis anti-dispensary movement.
is claimed to lie imn-pohtifiil
ind ali ofliee 11:1111i11l:' axe grinders
shouhi he relegated to the liinho of
ahscttritv to ktep (.Miupan. with the
dispensary grafters.
In 189*, when South Carolina
vot^ksixieen thousand majority for
iirohimtiou against licensed hat-,
rooms, the;e could have heen no
'unholy alIianc-e*" between the pro- i
InbitionisU; and the liar-Keepers.
For a prohibitionist "at heart." 1
to vote for the dispensary is as in- 1
comprehensible as for a dispensuryte
at heart to vote for prohibition.
The State dispensary is the fonnain
head of the dispensary system
md no stream can rise above its
iource.
If the devil loves fishing in mildly
waters what a picnic he must
isve ''up the creek" near the Richand
distillery.
" BUV THE
NS- SOME
SEWING MACHINE
Do not bo deceived by those who ad* i
vertise a .?G0.o0 Sewing Machine for
$20.00. This kind of :ima"liiiie can
be bought from us or any of our
dealers from $15.00 to $18.00.
WE MAKE A VARIETY
[ HE NEW HOME IS THE BEST.
The Food dct^pvines the strength or i
veaknessj of So wi::;j Machines. The
Double c< uiiutied with other
troutr pouiN m:iu<x the _\ew J tome
he best ZMavliine to buy.
Vfii? forC'RQiiLARS SSS!!
re lu.imifaciur. I i>;v<-.s !*.*lore purebasing
'he k:v/ ny.-'x sr.'iM machine go.
G ?? MrtiS
S ('!i;eni 11., Atlanta, Ga,
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Win .low .f
Srrmitou. X.
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M, V*)l r 1V .
DONT MIN^TH^WAVES '
[n limes of depression or panic you !
ivanl assuiance of safety. Yon can't |
transact business and ej.rry your ;
nouey with you.
PUT IT IN OUR BANK
where it is safe. If the waves das j
hard against you, we will loan what!
w; 11 tide you over. It may preven ,
disaster. Our bank assists you and j
benefits us both.
THE BANK OF K1NGSTREE
Citation Notice
>TATK OF SOl'TH CAROLINA.
County <>k Williamsbuko.
liv S MeB Scott Esq.. Probate .Itid?je. j
Whereas A II Williams made suit to,
me to ^rant him letters of administra- i
tion of the estate of and effects of j
Rosannah Siugletary.
These are therefore to cite and ad- J
inonish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Kosaninth}
Singletary.deceased.that they he and
appear before me in the Court of Probate
to be held at Kingstree, S. on
Monday,the l*th day of .September. A D
1905, after publication thereof, at 11
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause
if any they have.why the said administration
should not he granted.
Given under my hand this the third i
day of September,A I>,1!K)5.
S. Melt. Scott.
Probate Judge.
Published oil the 7th ay of Sept.
15hi.") ill the C'ot'nty RtyOHt>.
Youths' and bow' pants.
Good tit and durabler^ear at j
Wilkins.
A mind reader has a snap when i
he thought so.
FOLETSHONETHCAR
for ohUdrmiy ?afo, turo* Jf optatff i
yui.1?miMII III
orangeburg _'
collegiate
institute!
Orangeburg, 5. C.
The school is splendidly located, is well equipped and offers
to your boys and girls the best of training at the lowest cost.
The departments of
Art, Elocution and Music
are as good as in any school in the State. Applications are
rapidly coining* in. Let us send you a catalogue.
Your boys and girls are under the best of good inlluences
while they are with us. and at all times have our utmost care
and attention.
Session Opens Wednesday. September 20, 1905.
W. S. Peterson, - - President.
f A Painless Cure of Curable Pain 1
v.; Never resign yourself to suffer pain. Women's H
H pains are curable. They are the sign of dangerous I
m conditions of the female organs, which should be B
promptly attended to or dangerous results will follow. |
%$T? TAKE jf &
SIT GOMES TO WOMAN'S RELIEF |
whenever she suffers from any of woman's biting and weakening pains.
It not only compels the pains to stop, but it follows up and drives out
the cause of the pains, which prevents them from coming back. ?
It makes you well Try it S
Sc!d everywhere in $1.00 bottles. 9
Rw?.r: :;s a letter "without a pain,** 1
freely rJ f. ' ,'.) strictest confid- writes Mary Sbelton, of Poplar n
encc. U' ojr ymptoms and Bluff, Mo., *' i c?n do my housework, IB
trout ' s. V. e v. 1 ..i free advice although, before taking CARDUI, two K
vmm (in '-tin sealed envelope), how to doctors had done me no good, lean K:J
|$3 cureti.i'.n. Address: Indies'Advisory truthfully say I was cured by Cardui ??
Dept., Tb C!."":ir,03ga McdicineCo., ' want every suffering kdy to know of IL
. Chat'. :. this wonderful medidne."
' 1 ^ mvrwTOBWMraaMUBm?ll^
THEY ARE HERE!
Big" Lot of Busies and Wagons at
THOMAS & BRADHAM'S.
All Standard Hakes.
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WKfciN, l fburs ? ana bakcuck duuuic^.'
MILBURN, TAYLOR and CHATTANOOGA WAGONS.
HARNESSand SADDLES
Made at Our Factory and Guaranteed Hand-Sewed.
No Better Can Be Bought.
Thomas & Bradham, Agents,!
K1NGSTREE, S. C. j
SOLD BY
G. OLLIE EPFS,
MA IX ST MEET, KI.YGSUXE, E.G.
SOLIB Mill
OF 0E6ANS.
Now being sold in Kingstree and Williamsburg Co. bv
I MLCABLE COMPANY.
We hav jst finished selling two carloads at Lake
^ I? *L. i 4- .
v^uy anu 111 cue tuunir) uui num uicit.
Our prices are right, our terms are reasonable. Any .one de.
siring to purchase either an organ or piano will please com muni.
cate with Mr A J Thompson, Superintendent of our force at
Kingstree.
In addition to selling and delivering organs our salesman are
prepared to take orders and sell our complete line of pianos con"
sis ting of
MASON & HAMLIN--CONOVER--KINGSBURY-WELLINGTON
THlllBl lOMPANY,
Largest manufacturers ol p.anos and organs in the world. !
FACTORY BRANCH:
2*2 KING STREETCharleston,
- S. C.
J, Y. WALLACE, Mgr. I
1
i * mNinwnvfiPM 1
J. li. aTubLu 0,:, I
M THE CLOTHIER. N- j j* ;|H
Special Line of the Celebrated Lion Brand
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, COLLARS and CUFFS.
Also a swell line of neck wear?the prettiest lot of /
four-in-hand ties that has been here in a long
???
Stetson Shoes, i 1
The Shoes made by btetson are Standard - Every
pair warranted and unequaled for looks and
comfort. We have just received a shipment from
CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
Two Piece Suits for Summer Wear. ||j
YOUTHS' suns. Ages 16 to ?0. ~ M
c^?|gCalI and see our line ofJ?ga?
I Straw Hats. ?
We have the Latest Shapes and Styles.
YOU'LL BE NEEDING IS
!3\xr?2.no.ex "CTnderweax,
V/e sell the better kind at moderate prices, also
MGHT SHIRTS-In fact anything in the Clothing ,
line can be found at ^
J. B. Steele's, 1
Klngrstxee, S.C. | 4
comity mm $i. i iBt. I
WdMrt Y?m Writ? I
Us- A Letter? I
i OUR 'BUSY" DRY GOODS STORE
Is now filled with choice winter fabrics. From
now until the spring season opens we'll make
strong efforts to clear out this stock. If there's
something in winter goods you can use?
JUST WRITE US A LETTER i]
We'll forward samples at once._=J^?_
HERETOFORE we have sold out our surplus
stocks by means of CUT-PRICE sales twice a
week, and only our home customers reaped the V
benefit. Now IF YOU'LL WRITE US A LETTER,
we'll quote prices for the next sale. This
opens thewav for our out-of-town customers to
miciirtl k<irnr<iinc <1+ nitr CrtAAIol 3
^CUUit lilf uuuouai udi^aiiuuiaKU ai uui jpwiai
sales. : : : : :
If you want prices on Furniture, Mark your
Letter for "THE BIG FURNITURE STORE" s|
BUELL ? ROBERTS, j
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tuic cdapc nci nwnq to _ .
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MARCUS J
KINGSTREE, S. C.
Look Out Next Week For Announcement of Fall & Winter
Opening.
SEE US FOR YOUR
RUSH" JOB WORK