The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-26
DlSPENSARY AGAIN.

find out the sentiments OF the
people in regard to a dispensary
at this place, and we find a large
majority opposed to any such On
institution. We have given the
matter careful study for the past
week or two and the more we
study it the more We are opposed
tosit. Those favorlng, or at least
many of them. dispensary seem
to have a holy horror of the
.'bllnd tiger" We would like
to inform all such that neither
dispensary nor bar-rooms will
eradicate "blind tigers" They
are Just as numerous in towns
where licensed saloons exist as in
dry towns. There is an element
or class of law breakers that will
engage in the business in spite of
all laws against it, and the only
way to make any town a truly
dry town is to have vigilant Off
scials. If we have officials who
will wink at the illegal traffic in
liquor we need never expect to see
the law enforced as long as they
are 10 authority. The proper
thing for town officials to do is to
hunt for these offenders and when
they have found them apply the
whole force of the law against
them. They cannot always be
caught, but eternal vigilance will
eventually conquer the evil.
Only a few weeks ago a 14-year-
old boy of this town was made
dead drunk by boys who had not
yet attained their majority. Ii
any special effort was made by
parents or others to ferret out the
the source of the liquor consumed
on this occasion we do not
> know it.
In discussing the q dispensary
we must look at it from a moral
standpoint. If it will benefit the
morals of the town then it would
be a good thing to have in our
midst. Will any one attempt to
uphold such an institution from a
moral standpoint? No, they will
not. Would 1t be a benefit finan-
cially2 No, it could not be, for
it would be the price Of blood.
Anything detrimental to the NOR
ais of any community could not
benefit that community financial
! ly, for while the Golfers of some
{ might be filled to overlooking
poverty and disgrace would be the
result on the other hand.
Man is a responsible being. He
is his brothers keeper to a very
large extent, and when he becomes
so wrapped up in himself that be
loses all interest in the welfare OF
his fellows, he is not fulfilling his
mission.
"Wo unto him who putteth the
bottle to his neighbours mouth. >
Men who insist upon the maintain.
ance of the liquor traffic, by thei1
votes, or assist in any way, are re.
sponsibIe for the downfall of many
people just in proportion to theil
influence. No man liveth unto
himself. If people are warned Of
danger and will not heed the
warning then the responsibility
rests upon themselves. W. coulG
not feel that we have done ou1
whole duty until we have warned
the people against the evil that
will result from a dispensary OF
any kindred institution.
We hold no bitterness. toward
those who differ with us in this
matter, but we want each one tc
make this a special study. Weigh
the results. Your influence is moi
as insignificant rs you may think il
is. Somebody looks upon you as al
ideal and will follow in your foot
steps. The work you have begun
will be continued by them. Will
the final results be entirely salts
factory to your