The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-02
D SPENSARY WINS
A MIGHTY FLIGHT
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branch OF the assembly, but we must
settle this matter as it comes before
the House. We must not interfere
with the independent action of the two
branches. When / vote against the
bin. 1t Is without the least regard to
how the Senate has acted upon It."
Mr.. Allen, OF Columbus, said that
TWO years ago large delegation had
come before the committee on this ques-
ZION, the ministers all on one side and
the lawyers and citizens all on the
other. The committee gave favora-
BILE report to the dispensary. You
may say the dispensary was established
by the fusion Legislature, but the legis
lature two years ago sanctioned it, and
now the joint committee of this Legis
lature has given it favorable re-
port" Mr.. Allen gave statistics to
show how much more money the coun
" received from the dispensary than
from the open bar-rooms. If the dis
pensary was trust. it was a trust for
the children of the county.
That primary was not called legally.
The gentleman admits that. instead of
agreeing TO the primary, great many
Of those people took. helter- SHELTER. head
over heels. To the woods and the
swamps.
Mr.. Allen contended that a petition
was as good as a vote. Lots of men
did not know what they were voting
for. AS for the women petitioners,
they knew what they were doing"
STRONG TALK.
Mr.. Thompson: I'm practice, of a
prohibition and ! preach ii but ! have
never gotten my conscience to consent
TO force it upon any one else. | cant
see the difference between lifting
man buy a drink and letting him buy
a drunk. 1t is only a difference in the
method of selling the whiskey.
What surprised me was to hear that
church members We're upon the Dispen-
sary Board. Do they want TO make
liquor drinking moral? These ministers
that favor dispensary are compromis-
ing with crime. Christ never compro-
missed with crime. II you want the
downfall OF the church. continue to com
promise with crime with what you de-
clare from the pulpit TO be sin. Tell
me it is right TO educate the children
of the country with blood money. This
is q moral question with me, and | will
not compromise. The people of Cum
berland county have right TO settle
this matter for themselves. If the peo
pie saw fit to flee 10 the swamps, this
Legislature ought to rebuke them. The
right thing to do is To repeal this bill.
and then If these opponents have so
great a majority let them vote in NAY
for prohibition
Mr.. Green: Il was very much sur
prised by the remarks of the gentle
man from Wilson that this House
shrould not be Influenced by any Sena-
tor. Here is the senator from Cumber-
land who knows his people and knows
their wishes. coming to this Assembly
and telling what he wants. But our
members differ. The responsibility has
been put upon the people. Mr.. Mac
Kethan has acted the man. and | believe
in standing by him. (Applause) These
people have no right to say he could
not call a primary. when they knew his
views. They ought not to be sustained
in lodging the issue.
These dispensaries are giving more
trouble than anything else. ] wish TO
God they had never come up in the
Legislature. They have hurt the Dem
ocratic party.
II don't think the religious people of
Cumberland take right view of the
matter. If they oppose liquor. they
ought TO oppose it in all forms. If l
was q follower of Tie meek and lowly
Jesus, would not want my children ed
ucated by money that came from the
sale of liquor in dispcnsalies, or in any
form.
Judge Graham said he knew nothing
about the local disturbances in Cumber
land other than what he had seen in
the papers, when he was asked about
tho postponement OF the primary for one
week. '.All / know was that part CT
hedpysiancsr
the dispensary people did not want to go
20 the polls. | said that whenever two
parties entered into a contract, Ii could
not be violated except by consent OF
both parties.
I'VE have had great many of these
dispensary questions before us, and we
have said If II could be shown that a
majority OF the people wanted 1t, We
should vote for 1t. Oought not this rule