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DOES THE LAW NEED AMENDING?
The section of the Alabama
-orohibition law, which relates t(
the storing or possession o:
liquor in any building or apart
ment which is inhabited, ha;
been declared unconstitutiona
by Justice Mayfieid, who holds
the Statute to be in conflict vitl
the Federal bill of rights. HE
also holds that search warrants
can only be issued after evidencE
has been discovered. We tak
this to mean that a man has z
right to keep liquor in his house.
Statutes to the contrary notwith
standing, and that before
search warrant can be legall5
issued the officer issuing it musi
be put in possession of evidencE
that the law has been violated.
There is so much uncertaint3
and conflict of opinion about thE
prohibitory laws which havE
been, and are being enacted, tha1
we would like to see a test casE
taken to the Supreme Court o:
the United States, and have thc
questions solved once and for al
time. We have no doubt a Stat<
has a right to prohibit the salE
and manufacture of alcoholic
beverages, but in the enactmeni
of such laws, it is frequently the
case, zeal over-rides judgment.
and there are features of this
legislation which need judicia
determination.
The prohibitory law of thi
State, in our opinion, is ver
drastic and far reaching. It is
violation of the recent Ac
passed, to deliver, store, keep ir
possession, any spirituous, malt,
vinous, fermented, brewed oi
other liquors and beverages, o
any compound or mixture there
of which contains alcohol, and is
used as a beverage, and whict
if drunk to excess will produc
intoxication, except that drug
gists may - lawfully sell alcoho
for medicinal and scientific pur
poses. As we conste e this law.
a citizen may have had in his
- house, before the law was en
acted, wines and brandies. whict
he was using as a beverage, anc
*there is no question of his right
at that time, to have stored. anc
in his possession these bever
ages. Under the recent Act, i:
the law is valid, and it is valid
until the contrary has been decid
ed, he is now a violator of law
and liable to prosecution. Ther<
is no dou bt in our mind, -if thi:
feature of the law was presentec
to the h.ghest legal tribunal, i1
would be declared invalid: this i:
no new view with us: we contend
ed at the time, this portion of ths
Act went too far and afforded at
opportunity to manufacture liti
gation. It is our judgment, thE
Act referred to, would be muel
stronger did it confine itself t<
the manufacture and sale, with
the unreasonable and drastic
features left out.
What is an alcoholic beverage
There are various everyday
household articles that can be
and are now used as a beverage
The drug stores sell various
compounds andhnixtures contain
ing a larger per cent of alco
hol than there is in beer or ever
whiskey. Jamacia ginger contains
a large volume of alcohol, and is
being drunk as a beverage; es
sence of lemon used for fiavor,
ing contains about '75 per cent,
alcohol, and in the absence ol
whiskey, is being used as -a bev.
erage; malt is a substitute for
beer, and from the number ol
empty bottles we see lying about,
contains more alcohol than pure
lager beer. Cologne and othei
perfumeries is largely alcohol,
and is used as a beverage. There
are many compounds and mix
tures containing alcohol, thai
are fast coming in use as bever
ages.
It seems to us that a line
should be drawn somewhere, as
it is, the having in possessior
any of these articles above men
tioned as containing alcohol, and
are used as beverages, is in viola
tion of law. A bottle of cologne
on a ladie's dresser is as much a
violation of law, if the "keeping
in possession" feature of our
Statute is law, as would be a jug
of whiskey kept under a man's
bed. Therefore, when we read
the announcement of Justice
Mayfield's decision on the Ala
bama law it was no surprise,
and we feel contident the courts
of this State will take the same
view if ever a case is presented
to them.
Prohibition bills are now pend
ing in the Missouri and Florida
legislatures.
Helena Mojeska, the famous
Polish actress, died in Califor
nia last Thursday, at the age of
65 years.
Judge T. J. Mackey, who at
one time was one of the best
known men in the ,State. died in
Washington last Thiursday night,
WHAT IS AN INCOME
The income tax required by
the Comptroller General, is giv
ing people much concern, and
the more that officer attempts to
instruct the county auditors, the
more confusing do things be
come. The Comptroller General
construes the law to define an
lne(ome tax as being on -the
aros and not the net income."
What is an income, if it is not
that which remains left after all
expenses of whatever nature is
deducted. To illustrate, if a man
has a business which pays him
,;5.000 gross. and the expense
of conducting the business is
85,000. he has no income, but
under the ruling of the Comp
troller General. he must pay a
tax on all over a gross income of
-2500.
A merchant sells $20,000 a
year, he takes an inventory, and
it discloses a profit of $2,000.
i must that merchant regard his
gross sales as an income, or his
net profit? We have been trying
hard to understand this income
tax proposition but must confess
we are confused. nor do we be
lieve the auditors understand it.
In our opinion the law is a bad
one which needs repeajing. be
cause it will only have a ten
dency to make more unequal the
system of taxation. If the State
proposes to collect taxes from
Ithose who have a source of in
come, it seems to us, it should
specify clearly what an income
is. There are hundreds of good
citizens in this State that do not
keern books and really do not
know what their income is, they
work. pay their debts and go
along when thv have no money
they borrow. aTsu at the end of
the year are very thankful if
they have escaped the sheriff, yet
some of these do considerable
business, amounting to several
thousands of dollars. The only
truthful auswer to income is, a
living.
It begins to look as if some of
South Carolina's Congressmen
are not sticking to the Denver
platform as close as they had
proclaimed upon the stump, and
as the Charleston Post says,
"cries of pain may be heard as
loud as those provoked by a vig
orous application of lumber to
hide in the family woodshed."
Several of our representatives
are inclined to the Republican
doctrine of protection on lumber.
The appointment of Senator
J. C. Otts, as Solicitor to fill the
unexpired term of Mr. Sease, who
was elected judge, we think a
good one. Mr. Otts is a hard
worker, a persistent fighter, and
we believe will make a capital
prosecuting officer. He was the
floor leader in the senate for the
Prohibitionists. and was largely
responsible for the extra week
the general assembly had to
serve. He is a close student and
an earnest speaker. He will be
missed from the senate
-The 20 per cent duty proposed
in the Payne tariff bill on potash
salts, has been knocked out, by
an amendment providing for this
fertilizer ingredient to go on the
free list. Congressman Lever led
the fight for the farmers, and is
now receiving merited praise
from all over the State. Had this
duty gone on, it would have ma
terially increased the cost of kai
nit and ootash. Now that it is
'on the f'ree list it is hoped the
fertilizer manufacturers will give
-to the consumer the benefit, to do
otherwise would be a very little
less than robbery.
Dr. C. W. Blanchard's article
on Easter, in last week's issue of
THE TIES was very much ap
preciated by many of our read
ers, some of whom however do
not accept the views expressed
therein, and would like to see the
subject discussed from a different
standpoint. Dr. Blanchard is a
careful student and when he
writes he does so as one with
authority, therefore if there is
another side to the subject of
-Easter it would be interesting as
well as educational for our read
ers to have it. So, those who do
not agree with his conclusions in
the article are invited to proceed
with the discussion.
With the Comptroller General
camoring for an income tax, the
State, county, schools and
towns demanding an increase in
valuations, and raising the levy,
higher and higher, all manner
of demands for contributions of
money for this, that, and the
other purpose, except for pur
poses of real charity, is enough
to make the man who has worked
hard accummulated a little prop
erty wonder where he is at. The
tendency of the age appears to
be a sapping one. all manner of
schemes are evolved to squeeze
money out of people, and the re
sult is the many pay, and the
few profit thereby.
The great tariff bill, in which,
Congressman Lever added more
laurels to his wreath of popular
ity by his successful fight against
the tariff on potash and kainit,
and which will save a vast sum
of money to the users of fertil iz
ers, has only begun- The House
is through with it, and the senate
takes it up. The whole South is
looking to Senator Smithof South
Carolina to get into the thickest1
of this fight, for it is known of
all men, that he knows the needs
of the farmers, 'nd has the hon
esty, ability, and eloquence to
fight for their inter-ests. Watch
the news fr-om Washington, and
we expect Smith to keep the sen-!
ate from taking the South's fer
tilizer ingredient from the fr-ee.
President Harvie Jordan of the rVI
Southern Cotton Association, is
reported to have said, "the asso
ciation is dead." This may beIp
true so far as the farmers con- I
tributing money to defray the ex
penses of the officers, but the seed :
sown by the association's agita
tion is still bearing fruit. Cotton
growers are being treated more
fairly than before the organiza
tion of the cotton association; the
speculators have learned to real
ize there are students of the cot
ton situation in the South whoI
,vill resist any attempt at fleec
ing.
While the "association" may
not at this time be an active
force. so far as meeting andi
adopting resolutions is concern
ed, it is a powerful force in, that
it has educated the farmer to look I
more closely to his own inter
ests. and not ignorantly permit
himself to be monte-banked every
year, as has been the case in the
past.
There are many who are now
claiming that unless the Attorney
General succeeds in convicting
some of the alleged grafters, his
work will count for naught, we
do not think so. The matter of
securing convictions is not with
the Attorney General at all, he
can only present the evidence,
and it is entirely with a jury to
say whether the parties charged #
shall be convicted. All that can I
be expected of General Lyon, is
a conscientious performance of
duty. this he will do, ahd when
he has done that, whether there I
has been a conviction or not, the I
people will be satisfied with his %
part.
There is every reason to be
lieve the prosecutions will be vig
orously pushed, but verdicts of
petit juries are uncertain. The
power of the State is no longer 2
hampered by the United States
courts, although there is no doubt
the State would have had a bet
ter chance of convicting when theWN
cases were fresh in the minds of
the people, however, if a jury
composed of men with a regard
for their oaths can be secured,
the law and evidence will be as
potent now as it would have been
last year.
M. W. Floyd. a former state
dispensary inspector, is an appli
cant for the Spartanburg post
mastership, at one time it looked
as if he would be successful, he
had a strong petition from the 2
citizens of Spartanburg, since $
then, some of the signers have
asked for their names to be taken
off, because they signed the Floyd
petition under the impression that
he is a Democrat. It appears how
ever, Floyd voted the Republican
ticket in the last two national I
campaigns, and for that reason,
a fight is now being made against
his appointment. To ask a Re
publican administration to not ap-I%
point a man because he is a Re
publican is a queer request at
least.
Mr. Floyd is well known
throughout the State. and he is
popular; we remember at the re
cent session of the legislature he $
was among the ardent workers
for the election of Hon. D. E. Hy
drick to the associate justiceship,
and has always been regarded a
good man, and one of the most
thorough and reliable men in the1
State's dispensary inspection ser- -
vice. If the opponents of Mr.
Floyd have nothing stronger to
present than that he has been
voting the national Republican
ticket. the administration will
hardly turn him down on that ac
count.
Up Biefore the Bar.
N. H. Brown, an attorney, of Pitts
field, Vt., writes: "We have used Dr.
King's New Life Pills for years and find
them such a good family medicine we
wouldn't be without them." For Chills,
Constipation, Billiousness or Sick Head
ache they wor1k wonders. As all drug- i
gists.
IOF INTEREST
TO FREE MASONS
AND THEIRI
FRIENDS:t
The firm of Chas. M. Stieff
and their Southern Manager
have donated a magnificient
world renowned Stieff Piano
to the Masonic Bazaar to be
held in the Charlotte Audi
torium April 12-13-14-15-1G,
1909, Charlotte, N. C.
Tihe money der-ived N
from this Bazaar will
be used in the erection
of a Masonic Temple.
a building that will be n
a pride to every Mason
in the Carolinas. x
Don't you want this ousie
Aartistic Piano for your ju
lodge,- your- home or S
your friend's home? If
Visit Charlotte dur- Pa
ing the Bazzar. Re- I
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Ch. Music Committee rlasonics
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umafrom 25c. to $4.50 Masks, from$$1.00 to $2.50; Balls, fro
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