The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-10-28

indy SOullu well w SOuAO t'NoeAN
to talk of using profit made from
the sale of strong drink to pro-
vide places Of amusement and
recreation, but no self-respect.
inc, well-informed man or wo-
man would care to patronize
places ofamusemento or recreation
supported in such way, at such
a price
One of the arguments being
presented to the people of Yer
mont in the Battell bill in favor
of a dispensary is the financial
results, . stated as follows:
l'The profits Of the sale Of IL
quors are very great. A low es-
innate of these profits for Great
Britain and Ireland, and also in
the United States, based upon
the known sales, gives about So
per capita. Supposing these
sales co be reduced by one-third
by the State control system,
there remains a profit of 81 per
capita - The unreasonableness
of presenting such proposition,
especially to a prohibition State,
may be seen at a glance. In the
State of Maine the entire revenue
according to the internal revenue
reports Of the general govern
meut, derived from the liquor
traffic in Maine is only + cents
per capita. Could any sane per
son who desires the promotion
of the welfare of the people pro-
pose to substitute for the prohi-
bitory law a system which in ad-
dition to carrying on the neces-
sary expense attending places,
however economically run, where
| liquor would be. sold, would leave
a profit Of 81 per capita? The
unreasonableness of such a state
ment is apparent, and yet, strange
to say, there are some who are
befogged and misled by just
such statements which are being
sent out in many ways, in varl-
Gus forms.
It may be easy for a liquor
seller to make :'an eight cent
profit on ten cent drink" but
| it will be impossible for the ad-
vocate of the State control sys-
tenn or for anybody else to find
a way to make a one dollar profit
out of four cents income.
Even as all forms of license in
the past have proved Intellectual
as temperance measures, so all
of those now being proposed
with new setting will prove
quite as unsatisfactory. To
those who desire the overthrow
of the liquor traffic, the prohibi-
ton Of the sale for beverage pur-
poses of that which causes SO
much misery and crime is the on
ly reasonable and method of
dealing with this great question.
9. Address, s'Our National
Presidents Work for the Prohi-
bitory Law of Maine. "
AS the observance of our Red
Letter Day, March 1st, the birth
day Of Mrs. Steven, is largely
one of deeds in securing new
subscriptions for our official or
gan of which she is editor-in n-chief
it is fitting in connection with
the commemoration Of Neal
Dov's birthday, during the same
month, to speak of the magnif-
cent work Of our National Presi-
dent is doing for the maintain
ance Of the prohibitory law of
her native State, as well as her
efforts in past years as a CO.
worker with Neal Dow.
For twenty six years Mrs.
Stevens has been president of
the Maine Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and has
done incalculabie service on be-
half of our two great principles,
total abstinence and prohibition.
Gen. Neil Dow and Mrs. Stevens
were close counselors, and in
Mr.. Dow's later years Mrs. Stev-
ems became his chief co.adjutor,
comforting with him 2 and 8
times each week iii regard to
State and local work When
General Dow knew that his
earthly work would soon be end
| ed he turned to Mrs. Stevens as
the one on whom he could most
safely depend to carry forward
the agitation and education nee,
essary for the continuance and
enforcement of the prohibitory
law. Mrs. Stevens unremitting
fidelity to the best interests Of
her own State and her wise di-
rection of the W. G. T. j. forces
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