The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-04

more wc on streets, sidewaks, etc. The
service e enc policeman are seldom called
into requisition. The average number of
arrests ins am informed by Chief of Police)
for az. GAUSS, is about ono week. The
last arrest made was country-mdn for drunk
ennsss. His fine was So. To my certain
knowledge this same country man was ar
re'ted for the same cause during "Drug
Store" days and fined SIS. Who has not
heard of the "hlind tigers" with which
every dry town is infested, and which is al
most q synonym for "dry town. Not to
mention drug stores.
Who has not heard Of these very same
"well-meaning but weak-kneod country
folks" when put on the stand to testify in
behalf Of tho State, swearing that he did
not buy whiskcy, but paid ten cents for a
cracker, or paid ten cents to see the ''striped
pig" and a drink of whiskcy was "fung
inP" Who has ever heard of one of those
"wcukkneed courtry-mcn' who really
wanted whiskcy in dry town that they did
not get it unless, perchance, his knees were
too ,ceak to carry him into a drug store OF
blind tiger.
1 will say that the drug stores and blind
tigers Mt Gaffney City and at Union were not
built that way.
said did not drink, simply to define
my position, rs not being interested in the
sale of whiskey from that standpoint. do
not expect q single bar to put single cent
in my pocket; stiil do not hesitate to go
where my business demands me TO 60.
If there is not enough whiskcy drank in
these bars to intoxicate people sufficiently
to enable close, nay, oven casual ob-
server to form an opinion, or estimate, as ia
how much is drank, then it is far better than
the days Of our so-called dry town; fol
drunk men were then frequently seen on
the streets. My. opinions were based on
correct ayormation. substantiated by my own
observation. ,'
am glad, Mr.. Editor, that you traced four
fifths of the crimes committed to the objects
Of aiaaor, and. 4; am sure the fair sex will
crown you as their chfFbp pion (tlough rather
old y for having controverted that cd saying
Of "thore's a woman at the bottom of every
thing.
But without jest, how irds It at Union,
| and how Is it now. If my memory serves
me Alright, and my information is not incor-
rect, there was q time, to which The memory
of man runneth not to the contrary, in
Union, when oil the necessary requisite to OBJ
tain the "iquid damnation, wss to ask for Q
drink Of "red wine" or "whito wine''-
The laws of the State stood open to YOU
We're these public violaters of the law pun.
ished? Was there "evil to be found al
Union?" If so, did you eight it? 1 dc
not ask the question with any other object
than to show the impracticability of mskinq
q town "dry."
Our town council was not gifted with
dictatorinl power, and when g petition wac
presented to them with l65 signatures tot,
which is probably rs names more than half
do not consider that it was an optional
matter with them to grant liquor license
The petition is now in my possession, and on
lit are the names Of majority of the mcr-
chants, majority of the property owners
taRv HpsisSitps af the. .9itissnss sof the town
petition can speak for itself The portion
| Of country taken in By :iis extension OF in,
incorporation embraced Limestone Springs
Cooper Limestone Ipstitute-a school of which
we are justly pround,-Rev. l. w. Wingo
Capt. W. II. Richardson and many other
good people, than whom our town boasts of
no better, as citizens. But the potes of all
these had nothing to do with it, as there was
no wet or ''dry'' election. A majority Of
the citizens of "Gatney proper" favored the
granting OF license. CLEAN.