The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-21
WHISKBY At ABBEVILLE.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS SALE ?
AND WHY Is 1T CONTINUED
Mr.. Duncan Calls the Press and Ban
ner 10 Task for its Expressions On
the LIQUOR Traffic.

DUE WEST, >. T., Oct. 10, 1871.
Editor Press and Banner:
Under the head line "Abbeville Is Solld,"
| find the enclosed paragraphs in the supple
| ment OF the Press and Banner for September
80, 1891:
saries of life, and besides the demands OF the
| farm and the household, we have hall dozen
bar rooms i'll which the rum suckers ana inc
whiSkey guZZlerS may get their WHISTLES, anu
in which inviting places they may teach our
| boys 10 partake of that which makes tne poor
feel that they are rich and wnlcn brings Us
l"victorlous over all the ills OF life.
| "2. For this last attraction we are indeoled
to the members OF former Legislature VINO
may have thought we needed places 70 drink.
''3. We feel however that we are indebted 10
The country people for TINS Latter was W
Ing TO relieve the farmers OF the cross. ROADS
grog shops. If the groggerieS we're not good
for country people, we would IKE 10 know
why or how Il different rule should apply 10
US at Abbeville. If the other towns OF the
county are relieved of drunkenness and the
necessity for extra police, we don't sec why
the exception in the case of Abbev1lle.
~. Why should Abbevllle be selected Tor
the licensed transaction OF business which
Is banished from every other fot OF ground
in Ahbevile county? Why force all the
drinking and drunkenness on US? II liquor
is good for US, 1t ought to be good Tor every
town and crossroads in the county.
'.5. Either close our bars or else open them
everywhere.
u.
stance. In Due West the citizens are largely
composed of preachers and pious people, but
all temptation is removed from lhenl. Al 40.
beville we have not so many preachers, out
we have men who not only love drink, but
who drink TO excess. Then why set tempta-
tion In the way of the weak ker, and remove IL
from the sight of those who are able 10 re-
sist?
beville county that Abbeville must conduct
this business, that they will allow the town to
have the license fees and then require the
County Commissioners to pay the expense ol
clearing u brother Of murder who may have
committed his crime while loaded with the
very liquor for which we received the license
fees"
Paragraphs and Care inquest ionably true
but is unJ Just and unwarranted. Why assert,
that the people Of Abbeville are Indebted 10
Abbeville, when you acknowledge In No Q
that they are indebted to the members OF
former Legislature for the last attraction
Did not three out OF five Of those members
and the State Senator live IN the town OF Ao-
beville?
Did not the citizens of Abbeville send Pc
tltion to the Legislature representing that the
business of the town was on the decline by
the town being dry and requesting the repeal
Of the act prohibiting the sale OF whiskey al
Abbevile?
They must have an animal show 10 allure
the preachers. pious and country people to
the circuS-could not compete with the
preachers and pious people Of the surround
ing towns.
But when the Legislature removed the oh
structions 10 the sale (?) of whiskey at Able
VILE was IL not left to the town councils dis.
cretlon to grant or not TO grant license for the
sale OF whiskey at Abbevllle? When these
officers granted the license did not the ciu.
zens of Abbeville endorse their action by re-
election TO the same office again?
Why then heap such an Infamous SANDER
on the country peoples sh9nidersH SHOULDER II A3ne,
traction there would be- none OF the latter
business at Abbeville.
1t is said the way the streets Of Jerusalem
were kept so clean, every one swept around
his own door. The people Of Aobeville
should try II. The country people have not
forced drinking and drunkenness on Able
WILLIE II Is her own choice.
II is true Abbeville as one man was willing
to relieve the farmers Of the crossroads grog
shops, for she had great gain thereby hnan-
cially. The country people and the towns
surrounding AbbeviIle have closed their bars
and Abbeville should do likewise, and not
try to whitewash matters and lay her sins on
others heads.
But No. caps the climax. The language Of
an assassin to his butchered victim. The
speer of highway robber. Do not the town
council OF Abbeville have the legal right to
grant the license and collect the fees for the
insult TO injury and charge the country peo-
pie with such bosh and nonsense? When the
County Commissioners need money TO con-
duct the business affairs OF the county they
are authorized by law to levy tax for the
same, but never resort 10 such questionable
ing tribute through the gates Of hell 10 pave
Its streets. j. d. Duncan.
retract. j. ID. ID.