The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-19


under the dispensary. No risk is run
by the Democratic party to continue the
system with proper amendment"
Mr. Ray of Cumberland: Il am like
McGregor, of Cumberland. who was 'ses-
stoned by his church because he would
have 4 DRAM
Or. Mcneil: "rhcre is a petition from
LOO white voters in Cumberland ask
ing that the law be not repealed.
They are the best men in Cumberland
county. The petition to repeal is sign
ed by many negroes, probably one
third
Mr. D. T. Oates: "The anti-dispen-
sary bill people present petitions to re-
peal the law. They have been count
ed and they have less rnan 1000
names. poo Of which are negroes and
$50 drunkards who can't get whiskcy
from the disPensaTy. We present Il
petition signed by over LOO white men
and GS white women. That is the diff
ference between the petitions. ] am
willing for the committee to compare
the names. They have some names OF
mon who sell liquor" He went over the
names of the petitioners, speaking plainly
Of them and telling of their love of
liquor. He was very personal. One
negro undertaken had signed ii. Gle
is looking for business. said dispensary
MANI IF they are of the character that
Mr.. Oates gives them, there are many
black sheep upon the list "Then he
took another list. the names of which
had all been signed by one man. Taking
up another list. he said hat all the own
crs and employees Of the Lafayett"
Hotel ought to be considered because
the hotel paid when it had a bar room,
and since the dspensary it has
not paid. He went over all the names.
saying Of them, He is loafer:' che is
a drunkard:" ''hc is a good man." che
was bar keeper" Il will pass over him
if the other side will" "he is Il minor"
and the like. ".All the doctors except
one or two oppose repeating the dis
pensary law. AS many business houses
favor the diSpensary as opposed it. Al
the preachers have signed to keep the
dispensary.
Under the old SYSTEM we had twelve
bar rooms paying $500 to the county
and towns. Under the disHensary ST.,
800 goes to beth. Under open bari
rooms $4,000 was spcpt for liquor; now
it is $4,000" There was quite Il dis
cussion as to profits The dispensary
-
cannot get liquor. and it is not sold on
Sunday, as it was in bar rooms. There
is less drunkenness in Fayetteville than
at any previous time. Not a homicide
in eighteen months. Crime has diminish
ed. as the court records show. Those
who were put in jail were negroes sent
there by Judge Sutton to prevent d.S-
franchising them.
Mr.. Oates then read letters from Mr..
John Underwood and /. ID. y. Nc
Lane, justices of the peace, say
ing that drunkenness had de-
creased crime. Other like letters from
other magistrates were read. Mayor
Cook, of Fayetteville, wrote that for
merly twelve saloons in one year paid
the city a revenue Of $1,000; under dis
pensary $1,000. Judging from the
records there have been fewer arrests |
and less drunkenness under dispensary. !
Mr.. c. B. Mcmillan, justice of the |
peace. house over and house renter, |
wrote that crime had diminished and
rents were better under disDensary. |
He also read letters from other citizens |
and from Baptist church to the same !
effect.
There have been fewer failures in
business and more business houses |
have been opened under the dispensary |
than before. -Four thousand more bales |
of cotton were sold this year than last. |
AS to submitting this question to tAe
people they didn't ask YOU to submit it to
the people. but to repeal this law uncon |
ditionally. We are opposed to submission |
until we have Il righteous suffrage. If
you submit it now, you give to 1900 |
negroes the right to control the cleo
ton"
Mr.. George NJ. Rose, Capt. A. b. Viii |
liams and Maj. +. ]. Hale represented
those who desire to have the diSpen |
sary established. Those who favored |
retaining the dispcnsary were DIR. j,
w. Neill. Q. X. Nimockc j. w Me |
Louchlin, 4. J. House. w. III. Downey, |
ID. 7. Oates. ]. 4. Coles, ID. j. Bruce, |
J. w. Lamb. T. II. Leavitt, C. a. q. |
Thomas. Capt ]. A. Mcpherson and |
Mr.. J. Walter Smith.
Mr.. George NJ. Rose last night, be-
fore the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances in regard to the disp2nsary |
question in Cumberland county, said that |
the question before the committee was |
who should control-whether the Rep |
resentatives elected by the white votes
or a self-constituted committee should. |
Nlne-Ie0lNS OF IlllS committee are pro- |
hibitionists per Sc. Do they know better
than our Representatives. Legislators |
usually allow the members to control |
their own local matters. They have
canveassed the county and they know
what is wanted and they promised the
people that they should have hear
ing.
The opposition admit that they do not
like the way this bill was forced upon
our people 1t was put upon them by
spite and malcavOlence and | have a |
man present who heard the threats made |
that this would be done because the |
police bill was defeated at the last |
Legislature Then Mr. Rose went on
to show how Judge Sutton forced this |
measure upon the people because of
his wrath at the defeat of his police bill. |
that the dispensary is in the hands of
self-perpetuating body headed by |
Judge Button, and when power is taken
from the county commissioners and 9th |
or officers the people ought to say to
whom that power should be given.
He then showed by the records that
the profits Of the first month was $1G0l