The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-02
TIE DISPENSARY AGAIN.

OF HE HUSTLER gives MS oPIuio
In regard to the benefits to be de-
rived from a dispensary for the
town of Hendersonville. We have
written an article or two against
such an institution in our town
and our articles were based upon
the subject strictly from a moral
standpoint.
Gone Petitioner" seems to think
from our view of the question
that there is no room left for dis
cussion. To be candid about the
matter we will say there is not
much room for discussion If view
ed from u strictly moral stand
point, but as dispensary advocates
have no moral side they must ne
cessarily adhere to the other side.
I'm reference to the good Chris
tians and preachers at Raleigh
who worked and prayed for dis
pensary''they simply though they
were choosing the lesser of two
great evils, not being able at the
time to o%bliterate both. They
now see their error and will rem
edy it as early as possible. | GER
tainly think they made a mistake
in voting for a dispensary and
most of the good people referred
to stand ready and willing to &C.
knowledge the error, and prom
ise the all-wise Judge that they
will never do so again, if they get
forgiveness for this:great ofense.
The mistake these good people
made does not justify the action.
IF the same conditions exist in
Hendersonville should we not pro-
fit by their mistakes?
Dlspensaries and saloons, you
admit, have their attendant evils,
and then you leave a blank for me
to fill out. That is a pen, 1 sup
pose, in which you would place the
blind tigers. Well, We admit
that they are here, and there
would be none less if we had the
dispensary, or even open bar
rooms. These South Carolina
towns with dispensaries have blind
tigers in abundance, aud the
bushes around Marion, N. c., and
the h~edgerows about Salisbury are
full of these dangerous beasts.
There are three evils, dispensaries,
saloons, and blind tigers. The
first two have been removed from
Hendersonville. The latter still
turks around. What shall we do?
Let the officers of the law be dill
gent and the blind tigers will dis
appear and then we will be a free
people. If our officers will not
make an effort to better present
conditions, then let the people
choose better officers. Therein
lies the remedy. Placing one
evil upon another only ma kes mat
tiers worse.
l say our town Is in better con-
dition religously, morally, and
financially without these attend
ant evils. Legalizing a wrong does
does not make the wrong right,
nor does it tighten our responsible
ties, but rather increases them. lam
aware that zone petitioners is not
a.drinking man. neither AIN I, but
as both have the good, of the town
IN view, the question is, which
will do the town most good-liq-
uor or no liquor?
LIS it the best thing for the boys
of this town, for us, voters, to le-
.galize one of the greatest curses
that ever hefell any community,
it matters not how much, so that
our taxes may be made lighter?
Why, my dear sir that little bow
that plays around the knees of
his mother, now, but later on nav
frequent. the liquor shop, is of
more value than all the taxes that
ever. could be gotten from a liquor
source. Then instead of condon-
ing the evil let us put our forces
together to destroy it.
Again. Some of the evils O