The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-29
saved to the consumer goes into bis pocket
for tho auoO0rf Of his family.

for the support OF MS family.
cheaper than when 1t was bought from the sa-
looms, while at wholesale or by the gallon 1t is
considerably higher; but the profit In It's IL
licit sale not being very great IN wholesale
has been amended in the way experience has
shown to be necessary that there will be much
competition With the Dispensary In wholesale
quantities.. by which mean one or more gal
Ions. 1t is the retailer with whom we nave
TO deal and he thrives on political opposition
and where there Is no Dlspensary. When
swift and sure punishment shall be meteu
out TO those who break the law, and When
public opinion shall have been educated so
that the
VIOLENT oPPos1sIoN
now existing shall gradually disappear, there
will be small competition with the Dispensa-
ries in the Counties where they are located.
|. or course 1t Is expected that along the North
Carolina border where the United States Gov.
ei nment has been unable to suppress the
.moonshine" stills, there will be more or less
whiskey entering into competition, which
neither pays the Internal Revenue tax nor
the profit which the State would receive on
Its eale.
A question which presents Itself here. and
which is worthy OF yonr serlouH consldera.
tion, is the disposition to be made Of domestic
wines, and whether IT. Is not best to except
these from the general operation OF the DIS
pensary Law. As for these wines, there Is not
a very large product any way, and owing 10
the fact that the methods Of manufacture are
crude and oftimes showing dense ignorance
resulting In unpalatable cordlals, or giving a
product lacking in that uniformity which ts
REQUIRED In an article Of commerce, we find
small demand for the domestic wines which
under the law we must buy. But 1t would be
q misfortune to have the growing OF grapes
and the manufacture Of wine, an industry
Just beginning TO take root along the Pied
mont aud In other parts OF the State, destroy.
ed absolutely by the Dlspensary Law. as very
lik ely it Will be, unless you adopt the sugges-
ton which I now offer.
Our people are tho prone to cling TO old
met hods and neglect dlversiAcation Of Indus
trles and crops. and 1t would be misfortune
II viLlru,ture should be driven from the State.
I would therefore strongly recommend that
Authority he. given the Slate Board to make
contracts with all responsible grape growers
/ cd, TO be OF certain strength and age before
lit enters into consumption. Then let the pro
duet be placed on the market through the
as
and leave all the profit, or nearly all OF IT, u
tgo TO the manufacturer or grape grower. w G
cannot release domestic wines from the oper
alton OF the law entirely without throwing
having IL mixed with whiskey, or made the
cloak for selling whiskey.. And this appears
to me to be the best and fRirest method ol
dealing with this question; we can purchase Sc
three 60 ten years old at from forty cents to
one dollar gallon !; and unless instructed by
the General Assembly TO pursue the course
have outlined 1t is readily seen that the do
mestio product cannot enter into competi
tlon.
Now, as to the question of beer am inclin
ed TO believe that It will be In the interest o
temperance to exempt IL from the Dispensary
Law altogether, upon certain conditions, 10
wit: Require licenses under such stringent
regulations as Will ensure only men OF pr0bi
ty and good character obtaining them. Pul
the beer seller under q ten thousand dollar
bond for the strict observance oil the law; the
conditions OF the bond 10 be such that when
ever satisfactory proof has been adduced that
be has sold anything else than beer or has
broken the law In the least Particular. the
bond shall be forfeited In the most speedy and
beer saloon can be closed at any hour the
General Assembly sees proper. The point
wish to make IL, that 80 far as We may IL if
good policy md 10 the interest OF Temperance
TO encourage the consumption Of beer as
against the consumption OF whiskey. Under
such restrictions as have mentioned very
few men would run the risk of undertaking
TO sell anything else than beer. This course
must be pursued or else the LEGISLATURE will
have to prohibit absolutely everything OF the
name and nature OF beer or malt liquor o
any kind containing trace OF alcohol. The
Iso-called ssoft drinks" which have become &c
numerous since the saloons were closed, and
"rIce teer' especially, which has entered Into
IconEumptier on the olaIm OF being non-intox
licatlng, have become the screen. or cloak be
bind which liquors OF I'll kinds are being sold
Now as to the