The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-19
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 Dr. Duncan then continued reading the interview in question.
 ""rhe sale of whisky has been licensed by national, state, county and city auth critics for several generations and 1t seems to me that from a busi- ness standpoint, as well as In the in terests of true prohibition, a delay of a few months in this matter would be desira ble.
 "'As a business proposition, l sh ould regret to see this question forced to an issue in this county during the pres ent year. Last year was one of stren- ] uous politics, and the struggle incl dent to the adoption of the policies of the present state administration has kept up interest in politics with It's cor responding unrest all during the pres ent year. Next year is the presidential year and we will of course have a great deal of politics then. We have now between times a few months in which we might all attend to business. From a moral standpoint, 1t seems to me that the property rights of those in the liquor business would be emitted to fair consideration. AS rule the sa- loon men have been law-abiding and they have thousands of dollars invested in goods and fixtures as well as leases at high figures which do not expire for an average time of several months. I'm mediate prohibition would mean the confiscation of the property of these men, who, whatever may be said of this business, are entitled to fair play. as they have been operating under licenses granted by state and antional authorl- ties
 q grant that there are some law-abiding saloon men," said Dr. Duncan, but were 1t understood that if the side or back doors of the saloons were left open next Sunday and the officers would not disturb them, then how many law-ablding saloon keepers would you find? l would be will ing to guarantee that 90 or even 90 per cent of them would sell whisky all day long.
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 ,rrhe writer speaks of thousands of dol lars worth of fixtures being In the sa- Ions. and of the matter of the leases not expiring for several months after the pro hibltion law would go into effect. Ihere is really no consideration to be taken or the fixtures when they are menace to the general public good. Do we not nave the right to burn the gamblers fouIetle wheels and every rag in their plaeesY AS for the matter of leases, l venture to say that if the law were enforced that che leases would not be disturbed
 0rhere are says the writer, probaDly nore than three score storehouses III the business part of the city of Birmingham in which liquor is sold. The owners of these stores would have to find other tenants. and should snap judgment be taken there would be a general derange- ment of rental values
 There seems to be quite deal of anX- iety about the Arrangement of rental values. The liquor traffic has always caused A derangement of rental values
 "Finally the writer says: Should pro hibition election be forced upon us th's fall there would be many who for con alterations just stated would vote against the proposition, who might favor 1t under ,ther circumstances. l trust, therefore, that this whole question will be postponed until some time next summer, when w1 will be full of politics anyway, and little more will not make any difference The various interests that would De di- rectly affected by prohibition would have time to arrange for going out Of ousi- ness ard for getting other tenants Tor their property and tho whole idea could be carried into effect fin an orderly way with much less friction than would be the case if prohibition should become ef- fective on the first of next January.
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