Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-05
IN THREE STATES OF THE SOUTH.
A Resume That is Not Altogether Graft
flying
TO THE EXTREMELY DRY PEOPLE.


hibitiOn. In Alabama local contests are
in progress all over the State. Even Mo-
bile, popularity supposed to be in the pock-
cts of the salOOnist, the liquor men have
taken alarm, and are trying to ward off
the prohibition issue by an appeal to the
Legislature to impose license of 81 900
on every drinking place. This would pro
teet the gilded resorts and prohibit the
dives. The temperance people, however,
propose to force the local-option question
there, and have asked DIR. J.B. Hawthorne,
of Atlanta, who is looked upon as the
apostle of the cause, to visit them and
open up the campaign. In the days of his
worldly life Hawthorne lived in Mobile,
and took great interest in ward politics
hence there is a double reason for wanting
him there, as it is believed that he can
touch. the toughs as well as enthuse the
righteous. Several bills are before the
Alabama Legislature having prohibition
in view, and they are backed by a strong
prohibition lobby.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
there is some yirulenee in the contest.
About three years ago quite number of
counties and districts adopted
prohibition. A reign of order and broth
erly love was promised, but this promise
has not materialized. Murders have run
rampant, Just as in the days when whisky
was sold under warrant Of law. The
difficulty of enforcing the law soon be-
came evident 1t was seen that in coun-
ty where Federal revenue laws were
deiied q State prohibition law could have
no terrors. In fact the illicit distiller
welcomed prohibition, for that amounted
to q protective tariff to him. Nine months
ago the bottom dropped out of prohibition
entirely, and by common consent IN many
places the law was held in
abeyance. This alarmed the
extreme leaders, and they have
begun a new movement. In their first
contest, Just decided in Spartanburg, the
antis won handsomely, while another con-
test now in progress in Anderson, where
foreign speakers have been called in. The
necessity of calling upon the negroes tor
their votes is one fraught with especial
danger. In South Carolina the negroes
are in such an immense majority, that If
they are once made welcome at the ballot
box, and thus given encouragement Tor
future contests, and strengthened by al
gianees now formed, they would take pos
session of the State, and convert it into a
second Libraria. 1t is easy TO see, then,
that in stirring mp the moral question OF
prohibition, it becomes but the platform
upon which the race question would play
his widest antics.
IN GEORGIA.
In Georgia man can scarcely be elected
leader in a country school debate with un-
til his position on the dry law Is made
clear. From huStings and from pulplts
equally bar-keepers have been denounced,
and in the language of prominent lead
er, thy doggeries have to 60 Well, the
dOggeries have gone from three-tourths OF
the State, and the judges and sheriffs draw
their salaries Just as usual. When Allan
"a. against the votes of her own people,
which were outnumbered by votes from the
country, went dry, it was held that the
danger line had been passed.
The terrible tragedy in which the Hill
brothers lost their lives bore evidence that
il did not require the opening of licensed
har-rooms to get liquor. In the room
where the iu-fated men lay dead
aerosseach other, there was found a cham
pagpe bottle full of whisky, and a
white bottle one-third full Of alco-
hol, diluted with a red liquid and
Favored. While these men were lying
thus dead in their room, their former slave,
Scott Hill, was being taken to the city
prison, where he died during the day from
the effect of LIQUOR. As commentary up
ON the blockade" stuff sold in Atlanta, it
was stated that Scott Hill had only drank
one glass of domestic" wine! The next
day Mr.. Charles Collins, one Of the most
prominent men in Atlanta, went out driy-
ing with basketful Divine bottles In the
phaetOn. He was thrown out Of the phae-
ton, but sustained only slight brulse on
the elbow, yet he died in three hours. Il
do not know what caused his death, SAID
the physician, unless it was the wine he
drank, which must have been heavily
druRged." Four dead men in two days Is
rather bad record.
The fact is that liquor may be had in
Atlanta for the asking. There are IN the
city forty wine rooms. The wine sold Is
generally the vileSt kind of compound. 1t
Is noticeable that it does not begin to af-
feet its victim until about twenty-tour
hours after taking, and then 1t doubles
him up in quick order. There Is drink
sold called agaric and great is the exciting
power thereof. A well-known Prohl6l-
ZIONIST was induced to drink glass OF 1t
the other day, and when asked what II
was replied:
'when used to drink, they called it
rye whisky"
THE WAY IT WAS DONE.
But a man need not resort TO these de-
yises to get bad liquor when he can get
GOOD LIQUOR delivered ut his door. Such
documents, for instance, rs the following
food the city
BLANK ORDERS FOR PURE OLD GOODS.
Recognizing the fact that pure spirits
are absolutely necessary IN the treatment
of some diseases, and believing that our
efforts to supply the wants Of the afflicted
will be appreciated, we have made arrang-
ments by which the people Of Atlanta can
simply themselves with old mellow whis-
kies and brandieS, which We warrant to
be pure. We do not rectify. We handle
only fine goods from first hands Blank
orders and all necessary information can
be had free at the following drug stores:
No. 63 Whitehall, corner Hunter.
Nos. 80 and 90 Peachtree, corner For
syth.
No. SO Decatur, corner Collins
No. SD Decatur street.
No charge for Jugs
E. L. BROBSroS, & Co., Madison
This is but one Of a dozen different es-
tablishments doing business in the cities
continuous Owing to the great attention
drawn to the jug trains, the liquor dealers
have resorted to various devices. A quart
bottle, for instance, is nicely packed in a
box marked shoes" etc, Gentlemen
get credit for being thought mindful OF
their families when seen with one Of these
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