The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-24
MEN DISCUSS
 SOLUTION OF THE LIQUOR
 QUESTION IN BIRMINGHAM


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 Dave Rich, merchant: "The dispensary,
 in my opinion, will not stop the blind tigers and will not bring to the city much more revenue than licensed saloons. The licensed saloonist will at once join hands with the police in the suppression of the tigers and the maintenance of regulations, and he will be strong factor, too. I firm | iy believe that under a dispensary plan
 liquor regulations would be fagrantly vio- lated. Give us high licensed saloons" l Eugent Jacobs, druggist: q am in fa- vor of open saloons provided they are well regulated Unless the dispensary could be better regulated here than 1t has been in other states 1t would prove miserable failure. The saloons should be directly under police regulation" Ia A. V. Abbott of H. c. Abbott & Bro. T believe that open saloons with high | license would be the best solution of the problem confronting the people of Jefferson county. The saloons should | be well regulated and under direct po- | lice control.','
 l.. G. Rich ter of Davis Richter Cloth | ing company: Open saloons with high license would be the best solution of | the problem. l think that the saloons should be on the second floor of the buildings and should be under direct police control
 l N. M Byars: q am In favor of well regulated saloons and believe that such would be the best solution of the diff | ficulty that faces the people at pres ent. The police authorities would be able to control the situation much bet ter If the saloons were well regulated and under police supervision than in any other way"
 James T. Gaudin: q am in favor of open saloons with a moderate license. I believe that a special license should be imposed for malt liquors. Of course the saloons should be well reguated.' saloons well regulated. Almost any l thing is better than present condi- tons and l believe that the open sa- looms would do more to solve the diff f1culty than any other thing" Marc Link, merchant: "The only so- | lution of the vexing liquor question is high licensed saloons. A dispensary system will be as ineffective and i'm practlble as prohibition has proven to be. The dispensary, like prohibition. may be effective and desirable in small | CT communities, but Birmin gham is d city-the biggest and busiest city for | It's size in the entire country. and we must have open saloons stringently regulated and operated under high H. cense. Under dfspensaries the blind | tigers will be as numerous and brazen | as they are now Every big city in | the country has saloons and the 1iouor question will be a thorn in the side of this city until we license saloons here.D ! z. T. Rudulph, attorney: q am op- posed to dispensary system for Bir- mingham. used to think that saloons under high license and strict regula tions would be the best solution of the | liquor problem here, and I am of the same opinion still"
 M. A. Kirkland, proprietor of the Ho | tel Hillman cigar and news stand: "rhe | best way to get rid of the blind tiper In Birmingham Is to have high licensed saloons. am opposed to the dis pensary." st
 George A. Blinn: While the dis pensary has many things to recommend | 1t, large revenue for instance. I would
 
 traffic in cities outside of Alabama. strictly regulated saloons would come nearer meeting conditions here" Dr. Russell M. Cunningham, former lieutenant governor of Alamama:. q nave always favored the dispensary as the correct solution of the liuuor prob lem. and am still of that opinion. I favor dispensary for the sale of whisky and the licensed sale of beer and wine by hotels and cafes" | Borden Burr, attorney: T am in clined to favor a dispensary, but l am strongly opposed to granting hotels and restaurants permission to-. cater beer and wine under license. If such places can sell the light liquors, it is only a very short step to the sale of whisky. If such 8 condition exists it will be found that only prohibition ists will patronize the dispensary and the old order of blind tigers will be as much in force as ever Let the dis pensary do the selling of all alcoholic beverages"
 | Lee c. Bradley. attorney: "A well regulated dispensary system with the best of police protection possible, of fers, to my mind, the best remedy for conditions that now exist. I also be- lieve the sale of beer and wine under license should be permitted Forney Johnston, attorney: ''The dis pensary plan for the sale of whisky and the limited sale of beer and wines under license seem to be the most favorable remedies for the prevailing distemper."