The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-06-02

not quite 80 good as that OF the Mail. we
fear also that It, besides wishing to bring
about the destruction OF the dispensary IL
also actuateu by a spirit OF jealousy or re.
venge upon this unofendiDg people. because
of the great profit that Is now coming to the
county. For fifteen years no war was made on
the dispensarp when the profit was small.
While we cannot read their hearts, yet is
there not In the printed paragraphs of the
Presbyterian newspaper enough 10 lead us to
fear that that paper Is using prohloltlon lot
the double purpose OF venting It's spleen on
Abbeville, and of claiming to be the friend
aud benefactor of the people, while In fac'
advocating q system that must be unsatis'
factory to all good men.
Beside the printed paragraphs in that pa
per, we believe II is trne that neither editor
of that paper signed the petition to the Legis'
lature In reference to building the new court
house. We believe II Is also true that as
soon as the contractors began TO lear doWn
the walls of the old court house, the agitation
TO vote out the d%ispensary and to Gu
off the incidental profit was begun. Ano
it would seem from the petitions 10 vote
out the dispensary that one o.
IL oo'6oSo Ao
other signed his three times.
ABOUT SIGNING PETITIONS.
or curse there is nothing wrong In any
body refusing TO sign the court house peti-
tIon, and there was certainly nothing Grim
inal in good and pious preachers signing TIT
petition two or three times, which petition
sought the destruction OF the best liqnor law
... E,ao tf thav hoI onanlu and
bravely So i'd they wanted the generalization
effect Of the blind tigers. Nobody had {
right TO q uestion their sincerely.
There was prshibition-'as far as we are IN
ormed-no law against the signing Of the pet
ton asoften as any one wished. And, as Their
was nothing wrong in pious good men signini
wo or three times, the wonder TO US Is tina
men as great and as good as the editors 9th
Presbyterian newspaper did not sign the pc
ton some fifty or sixty times.
The danger OF detection by the Count!
Supervisor would not Thereby have beer
greatly Increased ...Of course II the election hat
been ordered 1t would have been unlawfu
and q crime to cast more than one vote TO
the dispensary, and we have no idea tina
these christian editors would have tried t.
vote moro than once. We feel almost sur
that they wilI vote only once in August.
THE PROFITS ON wH1sKEY.
The profit on the sales of liquor has been
one OF the problems. II 1t is sold at a low
price, then the buyer gets more liquor for nj
money Than he would get II the price wa
high, and its sale would be thus encouraged
Our contention is, that the less liquor
man gets for his money the better 1t is fol
him. Long ago these men who controlled
the State dispensary had changed the pric'
at various times.
The dispenser at Abbeville thought tn
! difference In price made very little difference
In the receipts OF money at the dispeDsary
He thought tho only result was that the PEG
pie got more liquor for the same amount o
money. Aud so 1t was. the lower price CAV
the people more liquor for the same money
INJURY TO Us.
The profits OF the Abbeville dispenssrJ
seem TO have greatly disturbed the rest anc
sleep OF our good and pious brethren OF thu
Presbyterian newspaper. The fact Is, TIT
price and the trade from distant parts hav'
greatly increased the profits without increas'
ing the injury to US.
Adjoining counties and the State o
Georgia having closed their dispensarles anc
discontinued their licensed saloons, the pro
fits Of the Abbeville dispensary have beer
Increased or run up from $4,000 TO abou'
6 1000 a year. The profits on the sales TO th'
counties OF 'Abbeville and Greenwood
amounted In former days to say, Sl5.WC
With Anderson, Laurens and possibly Other
counties in this State, and the adjoining
counties in Georgia buying the stuff from
Abbeville. the profits are now about S6O,O O
s45, 900 COMES TO US BECAUSE OF II Mls
TAKE OF OTHER
We are therefore realizing about $45, OU
through 1.-THE mistake iof other counties II
abolishing the diIp>nsary that blind tiger
counties.
Does not the higher price and the increas
cd sales since other counties and the State o
Georgia went dry, 20 to prove beyond tht
shadow OF doubt that neither high priceI
In Abbeville. nor prohibition prohibits
In other places?
THE FORMER DAYS WHICH WERE NOT BET
E THAN THESE.
Does not the recollection OF the formel
prohibition In Abbevllle satisfy us that 1t ii
hard TO make people sober by law?
It 30 happens through no act Of the PEG
pie OF Abbeville County, that a great flood Of
money is coming into the treasury OF Able
Vile County, which food OF money seems L
excite the envy and jealousy OF our good ant
pious brethren of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian newspaper.
Georgia q the adjoining counties ar
throwing into the treasury at Abbevlll
and above the profits on the liquor sold t
Greenwood and TO our own people.
PROOF THAT DOES NOT PRO
Could there be stronger evidence OF tn
futility of prohibition than 10 furnished Il
the sales TO dry countless
If we vote out the dispensary this sI5. 90
would 90 else where 10 relieve the burdens G
the taxpayers Of other counties, bringing
state OF Generalization and a lowering {
our standard Incident 10 the coming OF tn
blind tigers which are sure TO follow In II
wake.
conscientious and sincere temperance me
-prohibitionists. II you WILL no doubt hol,
up their hands In holy horror at the though
OF so much liquor being sold and Of so mucI
profit being realized for our schools and GU
roads
We would be extremely glad. however.
they would Inform us why the increased sale
If prohibition really prohibits In dr.
counties.
BLIND TIGERS MOULD BUY n A~BBEvILLt
II prohibition prohibits In the neighborin