The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-25
CONCERNING
 SOLUTION OF THE LIQUOR
 QUESTION IS CONTINUED

conpdlly' ooI recede rom my stand
 as a prohiibtionist one iota. but if we
 have liquor forced on us, why the dispen-
 sary by all means is the way it should
 be handled. I don't indorse the Morrow
 bill as whole, but 1t is the best that can
 be done under the circumstances.' John Angwin, of Echols & Angwin: q would favor dispensary in case a change was made in our present prohibition laws, but not under the provisions of the Nor row bill. I will protest forever against any system where our women and chil- dren will come In contact with the liquor traffic, and as I see it the cafe clause of the Morrow bill would tend to bring about
 such a condition"
 Emmet Trost q am inclined to think that experience is the greatest teacher;
 theory is great thing. but practice beats
 it all hollow. In the light of the exper-
 fence of other cities. where prohibition or
 dispensaries are in vogue, it seems to me
 to be an unanswerable argument for well regulated saloons''
 R. E. Chadwick, cashier of the Bank of Ensley: q favor the dispensary sys- tenn as the best solution of the present liquor agitation. 1 am not in favor, how ever, of any excise commission being ap- pointed, but believe the matter should be handled by the commissioners of the city"
 A. J. Rielly, mine operator: "The Nor row dispensary bill suits me in every par ticular except that l think all the wines and beers that are served at restaurants and cafes should be purchased through
 the disepnsary, in wholesale quantities
 of course"
 Edward Mandy, manager of the Mandy
 Plumbing company: Despite all that has been said to the contrary, I still believe
 that the prohibition law. even with its alleged shortcomings, has been of great good to this district, and am unaltera- bly, opposed to any change, but as a change seems inevitable, I would, of course, prefer the dispensary to any other system proposed.'
 Roscoe F. Scott, assistant city attor-
 ney: q am a prohibitionist first, but ir the event of a change I favor the Nor row bill as the means of dealing with the | liquor traffic..
 | Horace Shaw, undertaken: q believe | in open saloons with a medium license | Give the people of Birmingham what they want-it is the open saloons. Permit the | cafes and restaurants to sell the light wines and beer.''
 | Lige Loy, undertaker: "I believe that | the open saloons would be the best solu- | tion of the problem. The saloons should
 be we'll regulated and should not be per
 mitted to scatter all over the city and county.
 | S. Doran, undertaken: q believe thai the open saloon under police regulation | Is better than the dispensary. I believe that the dispensary would not eliminate | the blind tigers which have caused SC
 much trouble under prohibition w. E. Braun, undertaken: 'I believe ir | the open saloon with a moderate license | The saloons should be under police regu- | laton.
 1 Thomas Allen. undertaken: 'I do not | think that the dispensary would give the | people of Birmingham what they want | The people have expressed themselves fol | open saloons. with police regulation, ant
 let them have them.
 | H. M. Barnes, capitalist: q am un qualifiedly in favor of open saloons. wei regulated. The city of Birmingham has already been harmed to a great degree by | prohibition, and I do not believe that the | situation would be relieved by dispensary | Besides, there is great opportunity fol graft in the dispensary, which there is | not in the saloon.
 | H. Clay Smith, travelling salesman | "Open saloons by all means By this I dc | not mean that I would favor a saloon or | every corner and about three in the | block. I think that the saloons should bt restricted to a certain number and should
 be under high license"