The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-01-27
THE THREE MILE LAW.

All sensibly argued questions are wor- thy of space in a newspaper, and the tenn perance question in this state. question though which is of interest to the entire country, is receiving a larger share of space than any other subject now before the people. The Woodruff County pi- deffe, treating the question says:
 THE ARKASsAw TRAvELER in its recon mendations 10 the legislature suggests that the three mile la. should be repealed, and gives as a reason, that Towns where the law purported to be in effect have failed 10 receive any benefit,n and that "The commu- mites covered by the law are deprived of rev enue, while drunkenness IS not decreased Believing that the TRAVELLER would not will fully misrepresent anything which is of
 much importance to the people, we wish 10 correct a portion of the above. We do not pretend to speak for all the places where the law purpofts 10 be in effect, but, we can speak for Woodruff county, and we do say that has been largely bensktted" by the law. The county has beecn deprived of the revenue from license, but drunkenness and all it's al
 ,endant evils have been largely decreased.
 We do no, pretend to say ,ha, the law has been properly enforced, and VIC regret that VIC are forced 10 say that II has not, but, no one who has ever lived in this county under the license system and the three mile law will say Il has not been benefited by the latter. Our county scrip was only worth seventy five cents under the license system and Il IS still worth rhc same, although large amount was issued for building bridges just before the three mile law went into effect. The same may be said ot corporation scrip. The fact ls, that Iside from Inc moral change made Tn the county. the expenses of both county and town .ff. laa went into effect, although we have no, vet got through paving for the trouble caused hy whisky when II ~as licensed. The three mic law do no harm. for II IS not forced upon any people @ho do noi want II, and to the violations of |. we do not hesitate 10 SAY. tha, Ghcrc are are fewer violations of II m our county. than there are oi the license lax. in any count, of like population, in the state, where license are issued. Whisky Will mtsr men violate all law, >o long as T is made
 The l,f.{cn<. which we are pleased to see. can be gentlcmanly in argument. a species of journalism unknown ,o the av- craze Arkans,w editor. surnises truly when i, does not believe that THE AR kANsAw TKAVEIEe would millfuily mis- rcpfesen, a question oi so much import anec ,o the people. and we tcpahilsh ;Ae artitie on account of Is faInes,. The ma.n iact upon winch NC base OUT belief k that tire amount of whisky shipped ftam thIs city ;o the country Is iive times as great j, at any tlnc previous 10 the pa age of the '.Ihfce Nile Iaw. It is nat reasonable to believe ,hr this large amount of whisky was taken ,o the coun- tr} to be ascd for purposes of navigation, unless il be to raise steam Last week no less than two thousand jugs of whisky were sen; from Little Rock To one section of the county This does no; look as though the law Is having d very decided effect. Some localities may be bene- httcd, but locality legislation IS not that kind of enactment calculated 10 ben cit an entire state. II he law can do no good 1t should be repealed for il certainly does harm, in ;hat il icn.is2ib1 keep on,, German immigration. \ gsca; many Germans declare that they will not li.e m a community whose laws aa,ason.ze their nhcren, privileges. that they must have their beer. a drink as natural to them as milk Is Ia an Amer an. or they propose to take up resi- fence in more hb- ctsl localities.