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


less and courageous manner by poor old uuclc
Billy, who gives us a solid column Of gas and
only tells US one thing, aud that is, that |
White Man, am barkeeper | do not know
who Uncle Billy is, neither do care, but when
he says | am bsrkceper he is about as near
the mark 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
,rG, and is, if 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 q single drunkard you have done
but one thing, and that is, you have deprived
the town of its barroom revenue. When Uuion
was strictly dry saw 50 gallons of whiskey
unloaded from one train. That is stopping the
sale Of whiskcy with vengeance.
Uncle Billy, why did you not stop the bust
ness when you lad it in your own hands
Why Because you could not, and neither
can you now. do you the justice to believe
that you are sincere in your opinione, but, sir,
you should not think because am presump-
| tous (?) enough to have an opinion of my
| own, that [ am of necessity q bar-keep-
| er or connected III any way with the sale
of whiskey. / am supported in my opinion by
| the Southern Christian 4duOcdtc and the Franz
| in"r, 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 -1dro-
cate is an enemy to the Temperance cause :?
| 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 moro whiskey
sold in Union when it was strictly dry than
when it was net, meant that statement to in
include the whole county
| am personally acquainted with men in
Union VINO were never known to keep whiskey
about them until Union became q dry town,
then they ordered it by the kcg and would stay
| on drunk for weeks at q time. That is proof
| positive that it 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 whskey 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, "a ne
| gro) got all the whiskey he wanted, and too
much for his good. And | have never known
| q negro fail to get it when he wished to do so
Cncle Billy wants proof that prohibition does
not prohibit. Look at Union when Maj. Steed
man was lntendant. Then it was called strictly
| dry, and | venture the assertion that there
never was day during his administration
| Ions it he lad offered the money. heard
| some of the rurcst 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 failure. Since
trying it they are more confirmed in the opn
| ion than ever, that prohibition docs not prohiJit
The editor of the Spartanburg UcrdM in q re
| cent editorial, admitted that prohibition was q
| signal failure there and that he was fast COMING
around to high license. In Laurcns it is tb,
same. l suppose these three are fair speci
| III Is 10 D(
| a failurc-at least that is what gather from
| the statements in the Philadelphia and n. y
papers.
In conclusion Mr. Editor, allow me to say
| that had not the rcmotes tidea of being drag
| ged into this discussion and / do not intenC
noticing any reply to this. l hopo that Uncl
| Billy will learn that gcntlemSn can differ from
him in opinion and still not be in any manner
connected with whiskey traffic.
| know q number of the most prominent anC
respectable people in my section who hold tn
same views that do in regard to this question
| The young men of the town, belonging 10 th
| best famllies,-men who never drink--tcll m
| that this thing has failed and that in the futur
they intend acting for themselves, and not b
led any longer by set Of old fogics an,
cranks.
To test your sincerity, Uncle Eilly, ! max
you this proposition II, in your next, 50,
will sign your real name, then the editor j
authorized to state Immediately under YOU
name the real name Of White Man Vow let ~
see if you will still hide your brilliant intellec
behind the euphoneous nom ne pi"mc of Uncl
Billy, or whether you will come forward like
man and avow your principles openly.
WHITE Man.
Jonesville Dots.