The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-04-30
White Man Replies t. Unols Billy.

wnlto Abu nophoe W oucio ohiy.
Nh. EpIroR / am attacked in a most fear
less and courageous manner by poor old Unole
Billy, who gives us solid column Of gas and
| only tells US one thing, and that is, that I
White Man, am barkeeper do not know
! who Uncle Billy is, neither do care, but when
he says am bsrkeeper he is about as near
the mark as when he says prohibition pro-
hibits.
did not expect reply to my article, for
supposed that any one could see that was not.
partisan for either wet or dry. My position
Was and is, II you can make Union dry, do so,
and no one will more earnestly wish you God
speed than White Man but If you cannot make
it dry, step aside, and let others try their
methods.
You have had four years and you have no
reformed single drunkard you have done
but one thing, and that is, you have deprived
the town Of its barroom revenue. When union
was strictly dry saw 85 gallons of whiskey
unloaded from one train. That is stopping the
sale Of whiskey with vengeance.
Uncle Billy, why did you not stop the busi-
ness when you Lad it in your own hands
Why7 Because you could not, and neither
can you now. do you the justice to belle We
that you arc sincere in your opinions, but sir,
you should not think because am presump-
tous ~ enough to have an opinion Of my
| own, that l am of necessity bar-keep-
| er or connected in any way with the sale
| Of whiskey. i am supported in my opinion by
the Southern Christian Aduocdte and the Eram-
| iner, two representative raligious papers Of the
| South and North, and by the Philadelphia
Times and host Of other leading secular
papers. By what and by whom are you sup
ported? You say that am your enemy, do
you also say that the Southern Christian Adpo-
cate is an enemy to the Temperance cause I?
Why did you not notice the extract in my ar.
ticle from that paper? We occupy exactly the
same position.
When / said that there was more whiskey
sold in Union when it was strictly dry than
when il was ,ret, meant that statement to in
include the whole county.
| am personally acquainted with men in
Union who were never known to keep whiskey
about them until Union became dry town,
then they ordered it by the keg and would stay
on drunk for weeks at time. That is proof
positive that IL is an injury to the county to
have Union dry. Uncle Billy might reply that
the great benefit to the county was in stopping
the sale Of whiskey to the lower classes. That
is exactly what hoped for, but was sadly
disappointed. In week after Union went dry
l sent my wagon to town; my wagner, IA ne
| gro) got all the whiskey he wanted, and toe
much for his good. And I have never known
q negro foil to get it when he wished to do so
| Uncle Billy wants proof that prohibition doei
not prohibit. Look at Union when Maj. Steed
man was Intendant. Then it was called strictly
dry, and l venture the assertion that there
never was day during his administration
when any one could not have bought 100 gal
Ions IL he Lad offered the money. heard
some of the purest and best men in Spartan
burg say, before prohibition was tried there
that they would vote for it, but they knew be
forehand that it would prove q failure. Sine,
trying it they are more confirmed in the opin
ion than ever, that prohibition does not prohibit
The editor Of the Spartanburg Herald in o re
cent editorial, admitted that prohibition was
signal failure there and that he was fast coming
around to high license. In Laurens it is tb
same. suppose these three are fair speci
mems. In Kansas prohibition is admitted to b.
failure-at least that is what gather frou
the statements in the Philade ell phia and N. Y
papers.
In conclusion Mr. Editor, allow me to SO,
that had not the remotes tidea Of being drag
ged into this discussion, and do not inten,
noticing any reply to this. hope that Uncl
Billy will learn that gentlemen can differ fror
him in opinion and still not be in any name
connected with whskey traffic.
!. know number Of the most prominent an
respectable people in my section who hold th
same views that do in regard to this question
The young men of the town, belonging to tn
best families,-men who never drink-tell m
that this thing has failed and that in the futur
tkey intend acting for themselves, and not b
led any longer by q set Of old fogies an,
cranks.
To test your sincerity, Uncle BILLY, max
you this proposition: II, 10 your next, yo
will sign your real name, then the editor !
authorized to state Immediately under You
name the real name of White Man. Now let u
see II you will still hide your brilliant intellec
behind the euphoneous nom de plume Of Unol
Billy, or whether you will como forward like
man and svow your principles openly.
WHITE MAN.