The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-28

that the Democratic party in Mecklen-
burg is ruined unless the dispensary is
established Judge Blrwell also ia
vored the dispensary. Judge BurwelI
said that nine tenths of the homes.
three tourths Of the wealth, ninety nine
one hundredths Of the churches and
three -tourths of the white men were
represented on the petition for a dis.
pensary. There could be no political
danger in having the dispensary. T.
@. Guthrie spoke against the dispen.
penssry. "Mr. Guthrie" saws the
News and Observer, declared that the
Democratic party was not a youpg
Mems Christian Association. It was
composed of the plain people. The
only time there had ever been q vote
on the prohibition question it had lost
by over 100, 900 votes. The red shirts
were men who believed in LIQUOR
plenty of liquor" @. W. Maxwell
endorsed Mr.. Guthrie's speech. Mr.
Maxwell said that the Democratic
party in Mecklenburg pledged the
liquor men that their business should
not be interfered with. The executive
committee there feared antagonism
from Olarkson and supported him only
because Senator Osborne had promised
that Mr.. Clarkson would not oppose
their interests. "White supremacy
was the campaign ISSUE" continued
Mr.. Maxwell, land not treachery. A
solemn promise was made. Mr. o.
borne will keep it," Mr. Osborne came
forward. Senators" he said.
Il demand an unfavorable report on
this bill. These people have come here
to shame me and cast e stain upon nv
honor. Stand by me-" Senators
Glenn, Mason and Jerome voted to re-
port the bill ~favorabIy. The Senators
who voted to report uniavorably are:
Hicks, Hairston, Skinner, james and
Franks. Osborne was sustained and
the ~dispensary men routed.
The Executive Committee Of the
State Liquor Dealers Associ alton met
in Raleight last week. The Post
(D3m says that Mr.. O'Donnell, the
President Of the ASS 1ciation, expressed
great surprise that the legislature had
taken up the dispenssry question. He
said the liquor dealers fought as hard
for white supremacy and a Democratic
victory Of as any other class in the
He says the dispensaries were
not mentioned in the compaign, and
pledges we're given in a majority
Of counties that the liquor question
be let severely alone.-Rev.
a, J. McKslway, writing in the Char.
lotte Observer regarding this matter,
says: $50, as n who loves the Old
North State, I trust that she may be
spared the humiliation, the degreda.
ton, of a bargain with the Liquor
Dealers Association for the sake Of
votes that can nevar be delivered. And
the situation is such to-day that the
defeat Of these ~dispensary bills will be
a proclamation that the dicker has
been made. Then public servants
may expect to hear from an outraged
people,"
The Raleigh correspondent Of the
Observer says: Some lead
ing Democrats were asked to day when
they thought the legislature would ad'
They said the caucus thought
March LIST; that to-night's III
finish the election law. The
hitch has been as to section IL, re.
curing certificates of election to be
exhibited before a vote count cast.
The argument has been made that per-
1aps some white men who might lose
their certigcates would not take the
to review them. The Republi.
object to any plan Of allowing
on election day. They also
to any plan for having only
registrars, etc.-Lieuten-
ant Governor Reynolds and Repre-
Petree, Bryan of Madison,
all Republicans, were asked whether
they thought the suffrage amendment
be adopted at the polls, aand
said they thought so; that some white
Republicans in the east and center OF
the State would vote for it, and prac'
all the Populists, while the Wes'
tern Republicans will vote may
say solidly against it.
Our troops at Manila are still fight
tho nuir;uoe occasionally. Several