The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-12-08

iion would be. but do soy that prohibition.
here or anywhere else, Is impossible. and
the oply question Is how best 10 r7xH bic the |
traffic so rs TO minimize the inevi' injury |
to society, inseparsble from the 7sale Of |
liquor under any circum.tan ccs. The claim |
Of the DispeDsary to support, and its superb ]
s-,.y cye- as.y form oi licensing, rcsNe on the
following grounds:
Isl. The element Of personal profit Is de-
s,royed, thereby removing the incentive 10
increase the sales.
"a. A pure article Is guaranteed, as II 10
subject to chemical analysis.
3d. The consumer obtains honest meas
ure ofstandard strength.
4tb Treating is stopped, as the bottles
are not opened on the premises.
9th. IL is sold only in day tme this under
regulation Of the Board and not under
the law.
9th. The concomitsDts OF ice, sugar,
lenons, etc. being removed, there is not the
same inclination to drink remaining. and
the closing OF the saloons, especially at
night, and the prohibition of its sals By the
dIink, destroy The enticements and seduc-
tions which have caused go many men and
boys TO be led astray and enter the down
ward course.
eth. It is sold only for cash, and there is
no longer "chalking up for daily drinks
against pay day. The workingman buys
bis bottle Of whiskcy Saturday night aud
carries the rest Of his wages home.
9Th. Gambling dens, pool rooms aud lewd
houses, which have hitherto been run almost
| invariably in connection with the saloons,
| and were thus stimulus to vice, separs-
ted from the sale of liquor, have had their
patronage reduced to n minimum and there
must necessarily follow decrease Of crime.
! p;h. The local whiskey rings, which have
| hnn he 6f mi m r. m ne
State, and have always controlled municipal
elections, have been torn up root and
| branch, and the influence Of the bar-keepcr
as n political nauipulator is absolutely de-
| struyGd. In ether words, the restrictions
! thrown around the consumption and use of
liquor by the Dispen sary law and the bene
fits to arise thcrefrom will be in proportion
az the liquor consumed is purchased Mt the
Dispcn,u,y rather than obtained from illicit
sources. Some fana,icnl unreasonable pco-
pie cry aloud against the in,quity Of gov
rrnuent sharing in the "blood money rs
they term IT, the tears Of women and chIl-
lrcn whose iu'hcrs, husbands or brothers
are addicted to the use of whiskey. IL has
already hocn shown that amy system of
license, which leaves the element of personal
profit unlrammcllcd, leaves this class Of
consumers uttcr'y nj the mercy ofthe owners
Of those dcns Of vice, the saloons. Men who
are compelled /, 90 in the daylight and get
| what liquor they want from IL government
officer aud then GO elsewhere TO consume it
will bc likely to go home and be within the
restraining influence of that charmed circle.
II is urged that il the State controls the
traffic, il should sell only NJ such profits as
will cover expenses and no more. Is IL not
clear that if the price he fixed ut that raii,
it will act ms premium on consumption by
reason of the fact that dollar will buy more
whskcy hau it does now? On the other
hand m equally impracticablc scheme is to
put The price k.ry a'"h and make the money
that is spent on liquor 60 only Ia li,tl2 way.
It will he found here that, rs In mos, things
in life. "thc middle way is the best" If
the r,icc is too high it puts premium on
+ tho establishment Of "blind tigers, on
smuyg Ing on the Illicit sale in every way;
and, while the amount consumed will not be
nnnrcc:#'ly less. :hc iirvsiIoc; Dement'S to
society arising from the revenue and by the
destruction of all competition with the State
are lost. Under the scale of prices fixed
b. the State Board on whiS&cy now sold in
South Carolina ihlrc - /" handsome proht
!, while mt the same time the liquor at retail is
chcapcr than il was when sold across the
,,nr Making allowances for the watering
or other utiultcrntou OF the whiskry that
was formerly consumed half pint bottle
, of H:un.ns.," ..L.-o--- 80 .''.'"s.e "i"hs, oi
| far SUI crirr strength, would have cost fifty
cents at least from snloun The profit on
tb,, h,ur ,iu. "..cS to the reduction of the
general tax ard thi.ty cents saved to the
consumer goes into his pocket for the sup
port OF his iami ).
II il thus seen that whjskcy ht retail Is
cheaper than when it was bought from the
.aloors white at Wholesale or by the gallon
il is considerably higher: but the profit in
| is Illicit sale not hcirg very great III whole
sale quantities, ii il not llkcly that after ;hc
law has ben amended in the way expert
cncc las >huwn To hc necessary that there
Will be much comprtI'iUn with Tie BisI en-
| sary in wholesale quantities, by which |
mean cuc OF more gal, nS. II Is The retailer
| with whom we have II deal: and he thrivcs
on political orpo.,'igH aNi where there is
no Dispcn>ary. When swift aud sure pun
iShm:cm; shall hc :Hc;y 10 those who
break tie law, and when pubic opinion shall
have been cducucdsr that the violent oppo-
siron now cx's'inS sihall Gradn.;i', 'f'nPpenr
Dispcnsari,8 Ia the Counties where they
are located.
OF course il is expected that along the
North Carolina border, whtrr the United
States Government hHS b, Ell unable TO sup
press the "mocnshinc' stills. there will be
more OF less whsNry catering into onmpcti-
tion. which pays neither the Internal Rcvc-
nue. tax nor the rrriii wh,cl! .!;v safe would
| receive on its sale.
| DOMESTIC WINES
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