The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
NEW ORLEANS DEMoORAT WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1877


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cents, he gets just the same liquor that is served
to you and me. This is not 80 in other places.
For an unknown man the barkeeper has . diff
ferent bottle besides that from which he serves
his regular customers, and one gets one thing
should be considered. In no city in the Union ia
such good liquor served over the bar as in New
! Orleans. You may go to New York. Chicago or
st. Louis and you don't fiud liquor equal to that
no distinction is made and the whisky is of the
, best quality.
We set out
COSTLY LUNCHES
too, of turkeys, soup, salads, etc., and that il
: done nowhere else. No, sir; the eoffee-house
, business is not paying one now, and if this ma.
chine is introduced pledge you my word l will
have to quit.
Rep.-But the tax comes out of those who
drink, and not the proprietors2
Major W.-Not in the least, for you know we
could not put up the price to twenty CENTS And
when you think of it, does it not look unjus,2
There are some men who are worth their thous-
ands, who come in alone and take drink alone,
who ought certainly to bear share in the pay
ment Of the States Indebtedness commensurate
with their capital, and there are others who,
owing to business associations. are required to
take and
| TREAT TO FIFTEEN DRINKS
day. Do you consider IL fair that the latter
should pay more toward the cancellation OF the
State debt than the former2 l don't think any
air-minded man does, and you do not. In con-
cusion can only say that the Moffett register
may do very well for Virginia, but it won't do
here.
Mr.. Chas. Lacoume, the genial proprietor of
the st. Charles Saloon, and the branches outside
at TX Carondelet street and III Bourbon street.
was next intervied.
Rep.-Mr. Lacoume, I'm glad to see you, for
| I've been hurting you up for some time.
| Mr.. Ii am about here most of my time.
1 Dax~ w. l,,k. l.. L. II
the time dropped in. What want to know is
your opinion Of the proposed Moffett's register.
You have heard oft, Of course2
| Mr.. L.-Oh yes; have heard of it; but we will
Do you know my people (French) would not
| stand such thing. It cannot be done in New
Orleans.
Rep.-Why not?
than in any other place in this country We give
our customers fine lunch every day, aud they
don't do that anywhere else. Our stock costs
more than that of the saloons at the North, and
we cannot afford to
CHARGE MORE
to pay this tax, for it would drive away custom.
The whisky that was sold here before the war at
ten cents drink cost about So 30 per gallon. IL
was to put out such now you nor nobody else
among gentlemen would drink it. 1 look on the
Rep.-But suppose law was passed TO compel
you to have these Moffet registers, what would
you do2
Mr.. L.-Why, we would all have to close up.
We could not stand it. We would have to raise
We would all be forced to close up. tell you
now, am opposed to the register, and will fight
it. In France the people
WOULD NOT STAND IT.
Mr.. George Ittman, who presides with such
success over the "Jewel of the South" ON Graver,
near at. Charles street, was also called upon.
a pa 70 lin rtv
known, George" what's your opinion Of the
Moffett register?
George 1aughing) My opinion is that il it is
brought out it will break up the business Ct
saloon keeping here.
Rep.-How so?
George-Why, we couldn't stand it. buy
the highest priced liquors; those that come from
abroad are heavily taxed, and the whisky has to
Selling this as We d. to all customers, there is
left very
SMALL MARGIN OF PROFIT.
Rep.-But this tax comes out Of the customer,
not out Of the house.
George-In order to prevent this tax from
crease the price Of drinks, and you know that
few would pay,
IN THESE HARD TIMES,
twenty cents for drink. You must take account
Of the expense we stand for the lunches we put
out. We cannot pay this 2Ha cents tax per drink
I
Rep:-But, don't you believe that drinks will
come down to ten cents?
George-No, sir; no, sir. The liquor we give
will not allow US to sell it at that price.
put in just here's swell, George, if that arrange
ment is put up I'm going to keepa private bottle"
Rep.-So, you are thoroughly opposed to the
register?
George-I am; and believe
EVERY SALOON KEEPER IS,
O. sl,n
After leaving the hospitable establishment of
Mr. 1ttman the reporter next visited the "Ruby," |
where that genial gentleman, Mr.. Oouret, holds
forth.
to the Moffett register, which requires punch
to be made in paper for every drink?
Mr.. C.-Yes; have heard of it, but I did not
think OF the thing very much.
Rep.-What is your opinion Of this mode of
Mr.. O.-I am opposed to it-thoroughly op-
posed to it. Why, it would drive us out Of the
business. Already
THE FIVE. CENT LAGER
has hurt our trade, and if more is put upon us
we could not stand it, and would be compelled to
close up.
Rep.-But this tax will come out of the GUS
toners, not out of the proprietor of the saloon.
Mr.. C.-We give lunches at heavy cost; we
BEST OF LIQUORS,
and give everybody the same. If they introduce
this new thing and We have to raise our prices,
We would lose our custom and surely have to
close up. For me, am opposed to it.
Then the reporter visited that tasty hostelry,
where Mr.. Michael G. O'Hara holds forth, and
over the doors Of which, in rich gilt letters is in
scribed the word
"ACME."
With genial smile, Mike greeted the reporter,
and after short conversation, the latter asked
the host what he thought about the Moffett
register.
Mr.. OH think 1t is
AN OUTRAGE ON Us,
md not only on us but on the people.
Rep-How so?
MIR: O'H:-Why simply because it is making
me class OF our citizens pay the tax that should
% levied upon all alike. That's what don't