| Show 2 THE Tm SOUTH CAROLINA l The rhe dispensary law of South Care Caro Una lina has been brought broucht into prominence through Its advocacy by hy Senator rum man In a P New York magazine The Tue r somewhat eccentric advocate of or tin system stem inveighs prohibition l States s end and nd agaInst tho the general govern government government ment on that are extraneous to the presented To his bile on an thus those questions question que llon we e need pay no nt lit litten t lion ten it U Is I the lie dispensary plan adopted In South Carolina that U is to 10 l he be e r considered Any measure that t h t Is 18 likely t te regulate t the In stimulants that thal are In demand and antl which no laws laWi or regulations have l been en able to suppress i lii II a B matter of moment which Investigation Under the th South Carolina law lu all aU brought jute Inlo the State Sta Ie or to is be l placed on sale ale are arc to be purchased by bya byI a I State Stale who Is II associated with Ith an all ads lm ry board The liquors liquor are taken to a 1 central depot and an analyzed analyzed by exp experts The law permits no harmful adulterations therefore only luch Buch liquors as a will pus pass UlI the tho tests tta em employed lare are placed on the market They I are bottled d and sealed up and CUI labeled with a II statement of it It the age agi 81 quality qualIty ity 19 and price pilu The bottles an ar to tolie the IIII lie of if o there are no now nov ninety nine in III tho th stin itt ta II I The I I are arc aI tich irh aill off 11 in n rat an ar 1 I the pun baser is h I SUM iId with lb ith II a cu ral J I t 1111 u tamIng laining the name and aim piles of ot each o othe of the various brands He lie selects bK his II OllOn tilling filling out a blank designate what he ho wishes to tb buy und givIng In Iii name age and anti place lilace of nt II 11 passes the blank with purchase price to tilt the th ns i n II 1 a it I what whal he to buy The order pro pre Is I used u ed simply as IlS a vs cli hu U Uon i ion on the dispenser The Thc State la Is l titus thus the on only lawful dealer In liquor The lisp l pI n i r t t r nj iii t tc c iiii by y a 1 hoard but hilt may lilly bo by county eons tn Ions the successful cit being accepted tot fur appointment by lIla tho ho ward They havo hwo no pecuniary litter Inter Interest litterest est elt In the lie nr Ir are under tinder bonds bond and nd draw II a r regular It U doe not matter to them whether they sell lell slI much or little II I tl They have havo no In tn Incentive to 10 push tha thu business No liquor must he be sold old to any i mar r son loll under ago age nor can call any one OliO buy It after alter sundown It cannot bo be on the he premises Tim rise profits of ot the Lbs raffle utter r all 1111 exp ns are lire paid are arethus nr titus thus divided One half gao goos to tho the state one quarter to the tha county count and the other quarter to the 1111 municipality wherein lit liquor U is I sold solli It IB Is stated that t this Is II of ot greater belle fit nt ns as revenue to 0 the towns which re 1 receive It than till 1111 that thit ww was W derived un Jer the lie old oil license lIe III system All trans tron transactions actions must tm be for tur cash oah us 1 no credit can coin be allowed under tiny nil circum circumstances circumstances stances The Tue benefits of this system are aro these thele There are AIe no o drinking saloons whets tipplers can assemble all and where whal iines onnell anti and brawls disturb Il the Iho peace The evil nil of ot treating Is III J b If It not suppressed There Them Is IsIto 10 Ito organised liquor power to tu wield Its in III political or OJ other affairs It II Is II claimed outlined that lint drunkenness anti and street disturbances have been made ma o un uncommon common where utica unco they hey were fre tre frequent frequent quent anti and ted led to presiter crImes The Tue evils growing out of oC Intoxication have been lleen won vastly lessened The colored pee peo jl who are arl prone to run ruti Into Inlo debt have iava no opportunity to do 10 so 50 In iii order to obtain the tho Ito liquor they crave It Is Ie the thu same caine with the tit poor whites who tho under the lie old system were lere continually In n debt to the he miry of or their families I ho vile she 11 stuff sold aol as its liquor but hut adul and of ot such Inferior quality ns nil to Increase the tho had bait effects ot of such lIuch 13 is not placed on ott sale sub anti and therefore time the hI of ot Im hi It are banished ExperIence 1 has that In III ordinary towns and cities the entire of ot tho the liquor cannot be jo made mado Theta Thoro lite 11 com coin especially tho o that me ate Ie r re where shere t Is strong SIrOn enough to bar out the tho business But Butt Its III t regulation so 80 us to minimize tho the evil and secure the host best possible vo vu vomit Mute mit is III that which U Is favored by b tho the wisest ls t minds and tho the of or different systems should be bo well con can considered so ita to guide legislation on this title important The Tho South Carolina method appears to be very ory effective anti and to meet tho the conditions existing In places whore shore the tho public demand Is IH sure sura to bring a n supply no matter how hall stringent inny may be he tho the law for tor Its prevention It Is 11 worthy the tta attention of every overy State In the t le tulon |
