Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-12

and county-controlled liquor stores
system, and from which both the
State and counties would get a nice
slice of revenue. They can't under
stand why Mecklenburg. Wayne,
Columbus and Allegheny counties, for
Instance, voted against the State con-
troll plan and county liquor stores and
to give the tootleggers a monopoly on
the liquor business in these counties.
Those who know these four counties
and have been in them, maintain that
liquor, either bottled, tax-paid- whis
key or homemade sugar head" is
just about as easy to obtain in these
dry counties as is milk or coca-cOla.
Don't Know Facts.
The principal reason a majority Of
the people in these counties voted
against the legal sale of liquor in
these counties, most observers agree.
is that they really do not know the
facts or that bootlegging conditions
are as bad as they really are. Most
of them are admitted to be entirely
sincere in their dislike for liquor and
in their opposition to its legal sale,
the fact that it may be purchased in
almost any quantity at almost any
hour Of the day or night from filling
stations or on telephone order from
privately operated liquor stores"
They really believe that so long as
the prohibition law remains in effect
that no liquor can be sold or purchas-
ed. and that their community or coun-
~ will remain dry So when the dry
leaders tell them how terrible it will
De if liquor stores are opened, they
believe them and vote dry. This is
regarded as especially true in the
rural sections where the people do not
know Of the rampant bootlegging IN
the larger cities and towns.
Prefer BOOtleggers.
Another reason for the recent dry
victories in these four counties, some
observers maintain, is that a good
many personal vets who both BUY
and drink liquor, would rather buy 1t
from bootleggers and pay a higher
price for it, than have to go into legal
llquor stores and buy it in person. Inc
story has been going the rounds here
iof week or more about a prominent
Charlotte man who is said to have
declared he was going to vote against
llquor stores because he could not al
lofd to be seen going into liquor
stores to buy his liquor. but that as
lnlngs now are, he could order 1t by
telephone and get it delivered. Stlll
another factor is the .celief on the
part Of a large group who have no
moral opposition to the use OF liquor
mat It is all right for those who can
AFFORD it, but that it should be KEPT
away from the poorer classes-mili
workers and Negroes-who are not
able to afford it and who evidently
peleVe these classes do not or are not
ople 10 patroniZe bootleggers.
Perhaps a more far-reaching factor
lnah any of these others in keeping
many sections of the State dry, is the
economic factor and the opposition
VI manufacturers and employers 10
..e legal sale of liquor, especially IN
t ~ and cities having large tex
we mills it is agreed While these
, in,ahuiacturers and employers know
, 1.'al their employees will buy some
t l4uof from bootleggers, many OF
fem &C." 90 not believe they buy as mucn
co on leggrs as they would if they
o Ya.u BUY it legally from county Ii
Nv lao' stores So while they may have
own cellars we'll stocked anc