The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-09
HIGH TAXES THE TERROR

last, week seems to think the cause
of,high- taxes. in the. county OF
Henderson is due.to"the~f fact that
we have no legalized liquor trat-
fc in the county. In his speeches
during the political campain last
summer he charged this to, the.
republican party. Why this
change of sentiment just at this
time? Why not, if true, hold the
republicans responsible? This IS
a clever dodge. eff it were pos
sibie to improve the morals of the
town and at the same time lessen
the burden Of taxes one-half,
would you be in favor of doing it,
or would the cry of "blood mon.
ey" make you "'stand pat" for
the loose tiger?" Our friend
starts this question with doubt in
his own mind. eff it wer pos
sible" etc. He knows as we'll as
I,sor any one else, that it is not
sfbIe to bring permanent good out
of.permanent evil, it only adds fuel
tosthe flame. The word s'if" i'm
plies doubt. When our friend
finds logic enough to produce good
morals by, engaging in, or wink
ing at, any form of the liquor traf-
fc. then we will yield the point.
That miserable ''blind tiger seems
to be a great source of annoyance
to HIM, yet he does not seem to
realize the fact that''blind tigers"
are more numerous in dlspensary
towns and bar-room towns THANH
dry towns. They are mq6e easily
detected in dry towns. If caught
drnnkIn wet towns, though on
blind tiger" liquor, the re-
spoasibility is placed on the. bar
room or dispensary and the" tiger
ways has innocent. (?( tail and
proceeds to increase his capacity
for dealing more largely than
ever. Our friend cannot truth
fully deny this fact, If he does
l can give him all the evidence he
needs from liquor towns. -.
Our friend seems to think there
is no. harm IN "blood money"
.'Blood money may buy you an
elegant home and furnish it with
all modern conven1ences and as
an individual you may never real
ize that it is "blood money" The
lawyer and other court officers or
attendants are the only one that
receive any financial benefit from
the small pittance that is intend
ed to benefit (?) the taxpayers
and public schools.
If the preachers Of this town
were to favor dispensaries or open
bar-rooms you would at once dis
credit their sincerity rs ministers
and would not wish to hear them
preach, and I can clearly see
where you would be right. If the
cause cannot be championed by
preachers would it be right for
you or 1 to champion it? The
same moral obligation that binds
them binds us. One. month with
out dispensarles or bar-rooms in
Charlotte has caused a decrease in
crime, compared with the same
period of 1904, Sc per cent. Blind
tigers have seemingly increased.
but the authorities thiuk this isl
because they are more easily de-
tected, and this is readily under
stood. Allow that they have in
creased, If you please; crime has
decreased more than half. Now
where Is your argument in favor
of di]spensaries? We gave you ex-
amples of. two towns that have
been free from dispensaries or bar
rooms for many years, and they
too, have"blind tigers to contend
with, but if you want to know the
sentiments Of the best citizens,
and a large majority of them at
that, of those towns, you can Sc
cure them by very small expense,
or we can furnish you with a list