The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06
HOW PROHIBITION WORKS..
POTTER COUNTY. PENNSYLVANIA, AND
IT'S SUMP7UARY LAWS.
Decentralization, Drunkenness. and Hypcori-
sy Have Followed the Enactment-The
Drug store the Common Liquor shop.

Drug store the Commoa Liquor Shop.
CovpERsroRT. Pa. Nov. 5.-Since 1852 no
licenses to sell alcoholic beverages OF any kind
in Potter county. Pa. have been granted. From
that time until 1860 tho legal selling of intox-
icants was prevented by the prepondcrance in
the county Of anti-license voters. who elected
as Associate or side" Judges OF the county
mon pledged to the non granting OF licenses.
even to hotels. But this did not do away
with liquor selling. and in 1850 Special
law for Potter county was passed. by the
Legislature. q subsequent Amendment TO
which made It unauestionably tho most
remarkable prohibitory LIQUOR law ever
enacted. Tho petitioners for the rhssase' VI
this law we're enthusiastic believers IN inc i"'-
tastic theory that sunptuary legislation eau
compel morality and sohr!cty, hnd IheiF l"'u'''
was absolute prohibition OF the sac III '''e
county OF any beverage containing hlcohoi.
Tho modiun, through which the leg station
1vas sccured was IL prominent temperance al
yoca,e John :. Mann OF Cuudersp1rt. VINO be-
came n candidate for Representative. anu
whose strength in Potter county lay IN the
prohibition issue. Bat during the years In
which this question had boon agitated
peculiar situation had como about in one por-
ton OF the county William Radde Of Now
York city. the original publisher OF phosophi-
cal and scientific German works and the lit
eratura OF homeopathy In this country.
conceived the idea Of founding German
colony in America. and. with that purpose in
view purchased. with David Yeungling ST..
the brewer, 10000 acres OF wild land In Potter
county. Ia. in the same vicinity where Ole
Bull had made his historic attempt to estab-
lsh u colony Of his countrymen and failed.
The German colony. although through much
trial and hardship. gained foothold in the
wilderness. and Ia to day the most prosperous
and influential agricultural community in
northern Pennsylvania.
William Radde's colony came into the will
derness in 1855. In 1857 Its success was by
no means assured. and many OF the colonists.
800 In number. were becoming disheartened.
In that year a Bavarian named Schwarzen-
bach. a stone carver. and but u short time in
America, was at work on the Government
buildings in Washington. Ho know Of tho
Radde colonization experiment and Of the
trials OF the coonists. and believed that II by
some means they could be put in the way of
obtaining their native beverage. lager beer
fresh and regularly. they would tnke on new
heart and the future OF the colony be made
safs. He had brother who was brewer. and
enlistinG him in the scheme. tho two emil
grated to the Potter county wilderness.
erected rude shed for II brewery in the pine
forest Kettle Creek. and with still rudcr
apparatus made q brewing Of genuine Bava-
ran lager. tho hops and malt for the brew
having been carried on the backs Of the two
brothers forty miles through the unbroken
woods This novel trans planting OF one OF the
beloved institutions Of the Faderland among
them in the far. away and isolated American
wilderness had the effect on the discouraged
among tho colonists that Schwarzenbach be-
lieved 1t would. The axe was swung with stur-
der stroke. and 1t was n OF long before that will
derness was literally blossoming like the rose.
schwarzenbach's shanty brewery. although 1t
was surrounded by miles and milos OF print
tive forest and depended for its support on the
isolated Germania colony. soon developed into
large and prosperous establishment. For
several years. although the temp feel
Ing ran SO high in Potter county and the pro-
hibitory law was in force. the isolation OF the
colony and it's brewery kept the latter free
from any positive Interference on the part of
the authorities. The colony in few years es-
txbllshsd a reputation for probity industry.
place as sn i'm ortant factor n local political
people and politicians turned their attention
e tho social habits OF tho colonsts., and in
sonal liberty Of the colony ware threatened by
tho proposed rigorous enforcement Of the
John i. Mann was an eager aspirant for q
renomipntiop for Reprssentatiye from the
when was to nominate him In met at couGe ,G.
port he was confronted by Brewer schwarasn::
n,
which hs could not hope to secure tho nSmina-
ton The German brewer held the key to
s MsaS sas a FIRMS to RpTe tbs by
hbitory lay amended at the next session #
IN ssa had of hs the tn y
Ill., Tns PihSSf " pfsRjan os sn sa
Of alcoholic beverages Of domestic manuIat-
Sss in the Sd tbs G ss
man save his brewery and secure to the colo
s'ss Of s1cal Yhsh
prssson in T republicae A%erea THAT law wis
mania legally ss It's bssT S
sov Or tbo without any
20 hotel. saloon. or restaurant in tho county.
because Of that law may Obtain license
Of This eurousiy Comb med lesisiaton for the
s0B6s and Of tn" sale Of M
striking object lesson in an educational course
on temperance II it were more widely known;
e eaan Sss nn s9d n sas
oDin nnnss than n in any Of the sd
past "sss "S ssH @s iys,S
residepts OF two townships alone were sent
low ythree indctments ON The cosrt r are
Grds against Ssa as nsnH yOatorS Of the lgnr
on9s eSap q Tsea, md but six GasHs
csnse fees paid 81 the county's costs in those
quits and placed $500 IN the treasury besides.
lsy.. Potter county. two miles from the county
seat. one man sells twenty-five eases
quantity o. vile whiskey. There is scarce.
amlet in the county where there
T. net 4 similar, "riG's ear" as these
lakewood Groggeries are called. and in tho
ihrG.r towns there are from two to half a
oozep. Theyare conducted under the name OF
Gun houses. All that is necessary to organize
Shs,t Ui ,hsse clubs is to knock together
s snHy 81 hemlork boards. stock 1t with beer
ma nsr W,h,sGey, and enroll the members. Each
ThenIhnr pays II month as membership foe.
cam' NC ways anothr' dollar for Il tick ct that
Ghalr ~. |Illar " rh Il drinks. Whenever
nitl" INK r "rhE h" get It. and the proprietor
unti IN" ,,", e, out ,hr price on this ticket
cnn INK Nh "'','aht IL drama out. The member
W u tn"''Trtse o. many Of ,Ie+s tickets n. hc
1oI u'e.nt,n , W., a; ear A. sweden Valley has
~ tr un,,'' ana ole may pass BY the pace
any day and see row u "c,th men" sittinp