Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-04-03

With, twenty-five expressed tneln-
selves as opposed to the re-establish-
ment of the dispensary in Edge
field. Six did not say positively. l
believe that several-if not all-of
these six will vote against the dis
pensary. 1t seems to me that the
stand of large majority of our
Edgefeld business men ought to
have some weight with the rest of
us, especially when practically all
of this decided majority believe
that it is morally wrong to vote
back the dispensary. Unless l had
real conviction that legalized Ii
quor selling with its probable at
tendant illegal selling were morally
better than prohibition, I should
hesitate to put myself against the
moral sense of our Christian wo-
men, our preachers, and majori-
ty of our business and professional
men, and majority of every occu
patton.
Nearly all of these twenty-five
business men believe that the dis
pensary will hurt their business.
Now if this money were turned into
some better channel we might say,
"Well, Mr.. Business Man, we are
sorry for YOU. but it is for the best
for others. "But will it be turned into
better channels if more money goes
for liquor? And that is what our
business men expect if the dispen-
sary is re-established. Is it better for
man to buy liquor or a good suit
of clothes? liquor or dress for his
wife? liquor or shoes for his chill
dren? liquor or bread and meat for
his family? liquor to weaken his
body, mind, and soul, or fertilizer
to streng CITIZEN his land, and books
and papers to enrich the minds in
his home and help to save the souls?
When a dollar goes for liquor
two dollars are wasted, for a man
units himself to make the other
dollar.
give a few samples of what the
business men say:
Mr.. B. Timmons: Il am opposed
to dispensary because it puts
temptation in reach of the boys"
Mr.. ]. D. ,Holstein: II would
rather pay more tax than have die,
pensary. There was greater disorder
on the public days during time of
dispensary than SINCE.
Mr.. w. L. Dunovant: I am op-
posed to whiskey all the way
through. I do not want to put the
temptation in the way of my boys.
/ think a man owes it to his chill
dren to vote against it,"
Mr.. w. FL. Harling: Il am op-
posed to the dispeusary. There is
not so much drunkenness as under
dispensary."
Mr.. w. H. Turner: Il believe
it is better from moral and busi-
ness standpoint to have no dispen-
sary. The order is better. There is
at least twice as much drinking and
there are at least twice as many ar
rests with dispensary as compared
with prohibition"
Mr.. E. S. Rives: There are peo-
pie whe would drink if there were
dispensary who do not as it is."
Mr.. w. G. Lynch: Conditions
are better now than under dispen-
sary, better even from business
standpoint"
Mr.. w. H. Dorm, representing
Dorm & Minis: 1T is a bad move
morally, and not good from busi
ness standpoint. Even if it meant
better business, 1 would oppose it
from a moral standpoint"
Mr.. H. II. Sanders: I am not in
favor of dispensary as it demoraliz-
es business in general"
Stewart & Kernaghan: We be-
lieve it would be worse from NOR
al standpoint to have dispensary."
Dunovant & Co.: We are op-
posed to dispensary because the
harder you make it for people to
get whiskey the better for the COM
munity. Our business has increased
25 per cent or more under prohibi-
ton"
Ramsey & Jones: "our business
has gained considerably under pro-
hihition. Besides it is very much
more satisfactory. We do not be-
lieve a dispensary will add anything
to our business but will contribute
much unnecessary annoyance"
Mr. w w. Adams saws: un-