Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-30 | Page 4 | Voice of the People

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE By Teleejreim leaden Hig PrUm art liquor Draw Chilian's fir Editor, Telegram: We hav had a lot of publicity lately relative rel-ative to th controversy between Governor Lee and th attorney general and ths liquor law, and ' so In th Interests of all concerned, con-cerned, including the public I would like to add my two-bits worth. You stated la your editorial that th governor was trying to keep the price here on a par with other states, but will you pleass teU me what ths Idea ia In such a move. Seems to me that ths proper thing to do Is to sell liquor at a fair price and "to b-U" with the other states. I have spent several winters la Artxona In ths town of Clark-dale, Clark-dale, a place of about 2000 population. popu-lation. Ths drug store handles liquor but does not dispense it by the drink snd In all likelihood buys not over six or so eases at . a time. Still the prices for soms brands are the earns as here, M IS per fifth. Seems to me a little "two-bit" drug stors tn a asm ailed town can hardly purchase pur-chase It at ths same price aa her where IV 1 purchased by the carload. Don't you really think that a profit of Me is a trifle high I'll bet that few merchants get a rake-off like that on their goods. I had hopes that when the prior stats government psesid out of ths picture and th present pres-ent one took over that ere "poor boobs" would get a break and that the present administration would put ths pries down sbout 13 per cent but it was a forlorn hope. Old "John Barleycorn" has been kicked around considerably consider-ably and haa taken a lot of punishment pun-ishment but he still comes up smiling sftsr th sraoks of the battle has cleared away and from all accounts will be with us for soms time, aa hs has from ths beginning of time. So let's make the beet of It and put ths price down to where It Belongs. Be-longs. I am not connected with the liquor Industry in any way so haven't any ax to grind. Still you win have to admit that the manufacture and sals of liquor is a legltlmsts business for If we are to believe history. George Washington at one time owned all of the distilleries la ths stats of Virginia, Ths most prejudiced will have to admit the said George Wsshlngton was a pretty fair sort of a man, even if he did chop down Pop's cherry tree (or wss It Avaoota) and svwa if eome historian aay. Taint so," but was Just political "bog wash." Personally, I should Ilka to eee th stats -"wide open" th same aa Nevada and California, for Instance:, where a person can get a drink whenever he feels so disposed, then go about hia business All I want la to be sol to buy aa occasional drink without throwing ths old family budget out of balance as It does now. L. A. P Salt Lake.