The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-21
DEMAND THE D1SPENSARY.
Mass Meeting of the People of Greens
boro Adopt Resolutions.

Greensboro, n. c.. Feb. 20.-lSpecial.)
1t was rum0red here today that the
caucus will take action against further
dispensary legislation. \ mass meeting
of 500 men at the court house tonight
unanimously and enthusiastically adopt
ed the following:
Preamble. The will of the white vot-
ers of Greensboro regarding the dispen-
sary has been expressed in petitions to
the Legislature of North Carolina in the
ratio of seven in favor of to one against.
The opposition claimed that petitions
mean nothing and that Il majority of the
people were opposed to the dispcnSary.
and in order to determine this question
our Senator and Representatives called
primary of white voters which result
ed in vote of 531 for the dispensary
and two against it. Our Senator and
Representatives from Gnilford have
agreed to pass the dispensary bill and
will do all in their power to accomplish
this. We have positive information
that there is a movement on foot at
Raleigh to cut off further dispensary
legislation by caucus resolution and we
believe that this movement has originat-
ed with the opponents Of the Greensboro
dispensary and has been strengthened
and supported by the erroneous and I'M
founded claim which has been sedulous-
ly circulated al Raleigh by the opposi-
ton. namely, that the passage of the
Greensboro dispensary bill will injurc
the cause of Democracy in Gulford
county. Now therefore be it resolved:
l. That we have full confidence in
the integrity and sincerity of our Sena-
tor and Representatives and that we
have the utmost faith in the wisdom and
honesty of that honorable and notable
body of men now assembled in the legis-
ative halls in Raleigh and that the
purpose of these resolutions is to correct
false impressions which have been made
to correctly inform the Legislature as
to local conditions and TO prevent if
possible piece of Legislative injustice
and grievous political blunder.
=. That the will of the people has
been voiced with such emphasis and
unanimity that the opposition has been
conducted in manner so arbitrary and
so distasteful to the public and such is
the determination of the people of
Greensboro not to be over-ridden and
tHNdFlcu Dy tflHlng minority I0dt IL
is wrong, unwise and will be bad poll
tics for the Democratic caucus to take
any action which will result in the de-
feat of IA measure which our people
have demanded and which our Senator
and Representatives desire.
3. That Guilford county is strong
temperance county; that the tempelI-
ance people gave valiant assistance to
he party and were important factors in
is unprecedented victory in the last cleo
ton and that to offend this temperance
sentiment by an act of fragrant i'll
Justice will be hurtful in the extreme
70 the cause of Democracy in Guilford
county.
4. That one hundred true men are APP
pointed by this meeting to go to Raj
eigh on Wednesday next and secure the
legislation which the people of Greens
boro have asked for and assist our rep
resentatives in the fight for this meas
IRE.
:. That these resolutions be sent for
publication to the newspapers in Green's
Goro. the Charlotte Observer, The News
and Observer and Morning Post.