The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-25


would rather die than vote against the
!, bill. He felt that there was n limit 10
| Senatorial courtesy, and that in this
| case it had been reached. To carry il
I so far would destroy the Senate branch
! Of the government. If the Senator
could show him that there was no moral
| question involved he would vote with
| him. His understanding of Senatorial
| courtesy WIS that ii did not apply when
| there was q moral question involved.
Senator Hicks said it was well-known
| that he was a dispensary man. The
| Charlotte people had come down and
| talked much about Senatorial courtesy
He was not standing on Senatorial
courtesy. No man had his hand on his
conscience nor could put it there. In
| the late campaign the instructions had
been tell the negro his name is mud.
but leave other people alone. Gran
vile county had cast the deciding vote
to nominate Frank Osborne for one of
the highest offices in the Stale. He
had always found him as straight as Il
shingle. A representative Of his creden
tails from the Sth day Of November; on
that day the people Of Mecklenburg
stood for Osborne and freedom together
Senator Jackson said no man went
ahead of him in temperance natter.
He did not drink liquor: he could not
remember when he haa been in bar
room He believed the liquor traffic
was an evil that had brought more
| trouble than any other whether sold in
saloons or dispensaries il was a moral
evil and there was no neutral ground
between them, Where did the authority
come from to say the dispensary was the
fol Ito n
good might come of it. He was opposed
TO the sale of liquor in any way but
when il came to moral community
setting itself up to sell liquor, when it
was advocated by doctors and church
members. he could not go with them. He
did not see how any man skilled to dis
eliminate between the north and north
west side of a hair could get his meta
physical scissors between the saloon md
the dispensary When they went into
the campaign they were willing TO take
any kind of vote they could get. He
was surprised when he found himself
elected laughter( If he had expected
to be elected he would never have ac-
cepted the nomination.( Laughter.) He
had never made a promise he had not
kept He admired the Senator from
Mecklenburg for standing by his friends:
had he made it he would stand by the
promise though the floor were bristlng
with armed men.
At the conclusion of Senator .Iackson's
speech the chair put the committe re-
port, that the bill do not pass. and it
was adopted. There was u roar of APP
plallse and shouts of Osborne that
drowned the pounding of the President
for minute or more.
Senator Glenn asked that the further
consideration of the bill be postponed.
but finally decided to make his speech
i'm opposition then.
Senator Glenn said that never before
in all his life Aad he occupied place
that touched him more. There was no
better friend to Frank Osborne than he.
He had fought for him NJ college. and
had nominated him for Attorney Gene
raj. He had asked his delegation TO
vote for him.
Addressing Senator Osborne he de-
dared with much telling. | sage now that
when can not stand with You on this
question ii is because | cannot, / dare
not vote against a moral question: lie
would be the last to ask Frank Osborne
TO break a promise. The Speaker de-
clared that he had taken an oath TO
support the constitution. ito refuse to
listen to the voice OF the people was
TO disobey his oath. He honored his
friend fer keeping his promise: for him
self he asked but the same high pI.ivi-
lege.
Tnere were is bar-roonls III Charlotte:
they were but IS pitfalls for the young
man. The most Sublime prayer offered
by the lips of man was lead me not
into temptation" The people Of Neck
lenburg had right TO petition and
right to receive what they asked. He
would rather go down with small mi
nority than TO win at the sacrifice of his
conscience. He conceded to all the
right TO act as they chose and asked
fer himself but the same privilege. Ii
the question was asked WAY he had not
given his county dispensary, he re-
piled only because it had NOT been asked
for.
Senatorial courtesy had had The power
10 stop the mouths of Senator'S and deny
no 5000 petitioners that which they
asked He wished to record his Tate
AYE" for the dispensary.
Senator Cooley said that as Scna-
tor he had to consult his God. his eau
science, his constituents, his wife and
sometimes himself. He could not see
what the moral difference I'm selling a
mixed drink and a straight drink Yts.
The Billie was the place TO find IsorGls,
not in the dictionary. The moral ques
ton was should Frank Osborne lie to
his constituents? A train load Of people
had come TO Raleigh saying to the man
who had always befn honorable: Lie
like dog" He considered the cour
tesy due Frank Osborne; but if he had
never seen Frank Osborne ne would moi
vote for the measure unless it was sub
mitted to a vote of the people.
When Senascr Osborne arose he wax
heartily applauded. 1T is NOT" he de,
clared, THE dispensary that is on trial
but the honor of the Senator from Neck
lenburg. If the dispensary had been an
issue before the election. I would have
voted to establish it, The Senator from
Forsyth thinks lit a great good Why has
he not established it in his own county
instead of trying to get this Senate to
crush his bosom friend? | would vore
TO give it to him.
Senator Lindsay: "The Senator from
Forsyth is out of sympathy with his