The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-31
Quenchinq Thirsts.

Quenching Thrsts.
 h all the large cities in the state wide prohibition states, social clubs ln many instances, have become thor Olghly social affairs. In Atlanta. dog. ems of men. who have furnished funds to start clubs. are now getting from 1t per cent to 25 per cent month on their Investments. Cards to these clubs are easy to obtain. any respect. able wiiite man coming to the city for few days being able to get these llquor-priyilege cards through the me tum of hotel clerks Commercial trav- elers coming 10 Atlanta are furnished these cards by their customers, so that 70 them the city of Atlanta is not dry as far as the getting of liquor is concerned These clubs also de aa extensive bottle business, their thou sands of members obtaining their nome supplies of liquors from these men from the saloon to the club which, as things now are going is nothing more than an exalted saloon restricted as to patronage. In the top rooms of business blocks, in the eel lars of small stores, and in shacks-in the negro and mill districts the blind tigers" keep their stocks of liquors HBootleggers" drum up trade on the outside for these blind tigers" which handle much of the green moonshine whisky smuggled into the city. If a man, stranger. stands 15 or 20 min. 1tes cl q corner in the brsiness sec- ton of Pcachree street, it is not un- usual for him to be approached by a Doot-legger" who volunteers to tell him where he can obtain a supply of whisky These men approach one day and night.
 Of course. the state and govern. ment officials are on the track of the boot-leggers" and the moonshinefs. However they make little impression on the ranks of these unlawful dealers and manufacturers, for they outnum- Der the officers more than 200 to one. The boss of one of the chain gangs aid to me:
 We have quite number of white men ol the chain gangs building roads III AiSlo ohptNs SicSN Oi Nfitlu HdfG bctu arrested and sentenced for selling iquor unlawfully As things go, it's I'll right to sell liquor in Savannah, but all wrong to sell liquor in Atlanta l. myself. like a drink of whisky now and then. but 1 object to being classed IS q criminal if take a drop of today This law cant stand It was made by legislators showed bodily into office by women. If these women only under stood how generally the law is vio. lated, how the selling O. yife, unli- censed liquors to bad negroes en- dangers the safety of women in this state, they would not insist upon lum. bering up the statute books with such absurd pieces of legislation as the un. enforcible statewide prohibition law Beer drinking here Is making the ne. groes lazy and impudent They will hang around a saloon all day in order 10 get drunk on beer They'll get drunk, however. if they have 10 spend all day and all night In the beer places What is gained in the end then?'
 Strong Public Sentiment.
 Many of the cities in the dry states are handling the liquor question on the principle that public sentiment Is stronger than the action Of legisla- tures In Macon, in Vicksburg, in Chattanooga. in Savannah, and in Memphis in Asheville. in Atlanta. in Nashville, and in Augusta, public opin- ion is holding sway. In these cities the liquor dealers are laughing Ions and loudly at the laws made by over