The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-19
The Cold Water Campaign.

water.
A gentleman whose business car
ries him among the people, says that
Warren county will give u prohibition
majority. He SAYS the negroes are be-
ing large inf ,enced BY their preach
rrs and mir Lodges.
The Wilmington STIR says W
have talked with several leaiing cItl-
zcns OF Colum 'us county Is TO the
chances # Prohibition. a1d they are
unanimous IN the opinion that the SEN
timenr ni that county IS overwhelming
against t.
Re J. W Primrose, with a large
petition. AMI backed by Revs. }. L.
Gibbs. j. 4. Stradiey, Il. I'll. Marsh,L.
Il. Gibbons, G.. A. jenkins and }. w.
York waited on the Granville county
commissioner to ask for prohibition;
rhc VII lie policy OF prohibition and
non prohibition was exhaustively dis
cu,sed Nv Co.'s. J 4. Amis and |. Is.
VenIb:c II opposition 10 granting IL
c~enses. ,il by ColS. L. & Ed wards and
Geo. N,r:ham in favor OF l!ccnSe. he
two last namel gentlemen had been re-
-taine,l IL the retailers. THc Board de
cideI: IL ee for license; two for prohi-
bitlpu.
Report says the Alcoholics are
spendin- money to subsi1ize old papers,
AM start new ones That doesn't seem
likely; tor some Of the poorest papers
IN the 5 ate IRE Dry" as dust pans.
Is gir by, that chap Capt. Brown
IF Bali, Il tck has received 4 tine large
advertisements from the pres. Every
tar keeper in the State will doubtless
send Ina an order; and the censure of
the Prollbiti,n!sts will not hurt him,
because they wouldn't buy his liquors
no mat cr how much they admired his
sentiments. Brown, you be hanged
You are too cute for this world.
In condensing for the telegraph,
some curious mistakes occur For ln>
,tarce lust week the despatch announc-
ing that the commissioners of Durham
had voted -four to one for the vets,
needed the little word DRY" after the
work fur" As it turns out, the vote
was four for prohibition to one against.
Af,rt tie Board refused so declsiveIy to
grant license, they decided to allow
Reel To be retailed the vote being 3 to
, There was much stir over matter,
Sc hear, and one liquor dealer at once
decided to remove to Danville. Prohl
bition Will do no harm at Durham, where
there are so many young men, and fac
tory employees.
The Liquor Dealers Association
have issued a call for a State Conven-
ton in Raleigh Wednesday, June lst
the purpose being to Organize for the
promotion and protection OF our com
mon interests" "We trust" says the
Call, you will at once set to work and
organize In your county and appoint
delegates. You are cordially invited to
be present and earnestly mged to induce
as nt,,ny friends as possible to accom
pany you All will be welcome. Give
IA day or two to your own interest II to
the cause. Arrangements will be made
with all The railroad companies for re
iucel fare
This sounds like a regular old politi-
cal Var Whoopl But We observe one
fatal omissions: there is no mention OF
Free Treat" And if every delegate
be expected t. furnish his W drinks
it must cast cold water (think OF
that ~ on the whole concern.
Here is Bro. Bailey's view in BIZ
Hcal Rec3rder: "We think all christians
ought to favor the bill because Of its
benefits to the people, but We do not
question a christians pieV because be
votes against it. Many earnest chris
tians are not wise.
By all means let it not be brought in
to the churches. No one should be dis
ciplined for his views about the bill, and
the cause of prohibition ann be help
ed by churches quarrellng owe it. Let
all the friends of prohibition work to
bring voters to the polls in August and
that will help the cause, but church
wrangling, divisions and resolutions will
not aid the good cause N iota.
We urge our brethren not to intro
duce the matter into church-fellowship,
but to seek by kindness, prayer, and
brotherly affection to win those who
may not see as they do"
The Prohibitionists had a fine meet
ing in Alamance last week. j. E.
Scott. Esq, the young Mayor of Me
GAINESVILLE was called to the chair, and
made a neat little speech urging the
importance of prompt and Jealous action.
Among other points specially dwelt
upon by him was the fact hat Politics
and Prohibition should be kept distinctly
separate. I'VE must plant ourselves
our State platform which declares
for the welfare of the whole people. and
not the interests of any party. | favor
Prohibition, but in SO doing do not
surrender one drop OF my Democratic
blood. Democrats and Republicans
have a common interest in Prohibition,
because on it depends the veal or woe
of our whole people. But when this
campai IN shall have ended, and the
ballot-.ox shall have decided the will
IF the majority. then We shall rally
again every man to his own colors.
indeed, fellow citizens, | regard 1t
AS the glorious feature of this prohlbl-
ton movement. hat party lines are for
gotten for the timc.-a flag of truce
raised. while we join arms against the
common enemy to our welfare. Let us
keep up this truce until the evening Of
the last day of the campaign. Whiskey
and Politics are allies; you will find
that nearly all political riots and dis
turb lnces were started by liquor. Let
us then keep Prohibition divorced from
Politics, as well as from whiskey. Let
Us take high ground, higher than party
issues. Let us set our hearts, and ex-
ert orr efforts, to rescue our brother
man. If he has stumbled let us help
him to rise; if he is beginning to stun
bic let us remove the block from his
path. Let us act wisely and calmly;
taking care to guard against anything