The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-10

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take you over to the bank and show tn,
cash, and II you will spend day ant
night In our city ! will show YOU one OIL
the busiest towns In Alabama all day
long and one of the auietest and bes1
behaved towns all night long, We worl
by day and we sleep by, night. and thai
Is what The laws OF health and the law.
of God demand, .-f
The dispensary Is no longer an expert
ment. y IL success and powerful
cfally. In nv, Judgment the dispensnry
system as practiced at Tuscaloosa Is q
model Of its kind. and Is superior to the
system of South Carolina. In fact. 1t II
home people. The South Carolina law pro.
vides that State Board shall buy ev-
erythiny and Issue ii to sub-dispe nsaries
in towns and cities. and shall control tn.
men who sell the liquor or who act as
dispensers. All settlements and money
state machine and the local authorities
have little or nothing to do in the man
agement of the business. and for redress
have to appeal to a State dispenser Il
city or place where the daspensary Ii To-
rated. The local interest IL lost and
antagonisn Is aroused and much trouble
and even hloodshed has been caused un-
DER that system. In our system nothing
OF the kind Is likely to occur. because
the public sentiment will sustain the
law and few will be found to run against
strong public opinion.
Withstands All Objections.
The dispensary law of Tuscaloosa was
written with the express view to with.
stand the objections of all persons. II
was the purpose of the man who wrote
the law 10 make 1t as near perfect as
possible. and to give every word OF II a
meaning and useful purpose When YOU
consider that the object of the d.spensary
system is to make men better, you will
understand how important il is that the
law shall be so framed that there can be
no room for criticism. There Is in, the
breast of every intelligent man a refer.
ence for purity and truth. and when a
man sees that the object is good and
obedience and even help to enforce a
measure after IL becomes a law which
he formerly opposed. Some men were
shocked when it was proposed by Mr.
MOODY to take charge of the liquor traf.
nc of the State. and declare that a pri.
vate citizen should not deal I'm it, The
proposition was considered as depart
ure from long established principles. ano
as state measure 1t met defeat in the
General Assembly Of Alabama but as a
local measure was adopted for several To-
caiities under stringent rules and regu
iations as to license. etc.
The eyes OF many cities and towns Ii
Alabama are wide open to see how il
they have no dispensary. And the nam,
or Mr.. Moody is known throughout Ala
bama as the champion of the system.
After having decided to. take charge
OF the whiskev business. the question
naturally arises what part of the gov.
eminent machinery shall manage IT,; how
can 1t be kept out of politics? How car
4 be perpetuated upon an honest basis
HOW can you keep down corrupt practices
In the handling Of 1t? These are very i'm
n0Tf2nf tn h.. ,.1tA>
vided for. Our law in this respect | con.
slider, is masterpiece in its way It does
not trust the entire matter to the cor
poration who Is to sell the liquor, neith-
er does It remove from that corporation
any OF its responsibilities. 1t provides
that the Board of County Commissioners
shall nominate three persons of intelli
gence. OF good moral character, who shall
De sober men and competent to man
age the dispensary: and send those three
names to the Board of Mayor and Alder
men, who shall elect one from the three,
who shall be declared the dispenser for
term Of two years.
Removed from Politics.
1t will be seen at glance that this
manner OF selecting a man for dispenser
renders 1t impossible for any designing
people TO put a. bad man in the ONCE OF
dispenser, there Is no chance to do much
in the way of eleetioneering as there are
too many contingencies to be provided
for. and the politician is placed at a
great disadvantage. / consider this item
Of our law one of the best solutions of
difficult problem which has been
evolved in>our political economy for
many years.
The law continues to hold its dual ma.
ture further In that 1t requires monthly
reports 70 be filed with both the Pro-
pate Judge of the County and the City
Council. and demands that the business
shall always be open to more frequent
sxamina tons, and reports as required by
the County and city officials II provides
when the dispensary shall be open and
when 1t shall close. II designates with
certainty the least quantity that can be
sold; IL provides that nothing but pure
liquors shall be sold, and that none shall
nc drunk OIL or about the premises aud
throughout is a model OF sound judgment.
and is a lasting monument To the mind
that conceived 1t. And / recommend its
form and substance TO any bf you who
desire to establish IA dispensary
The people of the entire County of Tus-
caloosa are deeply interested In the bus
mess of our dispensary as the law pro-
vidcs that 10 per cent Of the net profits
shall he turned over to the County Treas
IA er to be equally divided between the
public schools, the public roads and the
I 'dnfederate veterans of the County This
is VerV important feature of the law
and makes it popular with all the people.
This feature was introduced by General
u. ID. Johnson. State Senator from Tus-
caloosa At the time the bill was passed
Il is estimated that 10 per cent of the net
proceeds will amount this year to at least
$4,000 and possibly 5000 You can read
H. sec that this will give at least s., 900
tn each OF these worthy beneficiaries. and
viii chez. the heart or many al old Con-
federate soldier in his declining years
while parents of children in school. and
country farmers, who have long dists noes
to travel over rough roads. will never
cease to sing praises to the dispensary
which furnishes means TO help them
Respected by Its Opponents.
BY a strict compliance with the law.
and splendid system of business man
a gement conducted openly through the
City Council. as part Of Its regular
routine work, and careful
checking of all money matters. both as
received and as paid out the dispensary
at Tuscaloosa has gained the respect Of
those who at first were It's bitterest op-
ponents and many who at one time
thoughts and even declared that it would