The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-19
WILL APPEAL 10
The Al OEAM(N.
The Temperance Forces Wish
Only One Oispensary.
JONES is ENtLIGIBLE
II He Insists Upo' Serving, Litigation Will Fol-
low People Tired of tiog
Rule by 0ffc+
solders.

The temperance forces in Raleigh will
send two petitions or protests to the
Board of Aldermen at their session tomor-
row night.
That was decided at q meeting of the
Dispensary Committee. held yesterday af-
ternoon in Mr.. W. N. Jones' office. 1t
was the unanimous sense of the commit
tee that the temperance forces of Raleigh
ought to protest against the establish
ment of a second dispensary and the Sc
lection of any man or commissioner un-
| less he voted for the dispensary-the Legal
requirement. committee composed or
Messrs. W. n. Jones, n B. Broughton
and Josephus Daniels was appointed to
present the petition of the temperance
| forces.
! There is no sound reason for the estab-
| lishment of two dispensaries. Some OF the
! best lawyers in Raleigh believe that the
! act does not contemplate anything but "a
ldispensary" 1t is argued, however, that
| the number is in the discretion of the
board of aldermen. Two OF the dispensary
commissioners ere known to favor two
dispensaries and will start two II the {
board of aldermen will permit. To do so
|
would permit it. there is no argument in
favor of it except to provide for favorites
and to incur an additional expense of
from $4,000 to $500 per year. Before
authorizing or permitting such q wanton
] disregard of the wishes of the temperance
forces, the board of aldermen will proba-
bly, take several thinks.
The argument in favor of dspensary
each for the white and colored people
amounts to nothing. Under the law there
can be no loafng or drinking on the
premises. each man must take his pur-
chase and leave as soon as he has paid
for it.
Mr.. Jones. one of the men elected as
a dispensary commissioner, is not eligible.
Under the law he cannot serve. 1t is to
be hoped that he will voluntarily retire,
or that the board of aldermen will tell
him to do so, and thus prevent the litiga-
tion tina. will follow if he persists in re-
naming on the board, in violation of the
statute. The law is very plain. No per-
son can serve as commissioner unless he
voted for the dispensary." Mr.. Jones
did not vote at ALL Therefore he is
clearly ineligible. Some lawyers contend
that such requirement is not constitution
AL There is not believed to be much in
that contention but it is the business of
the board Of aldermen to presume that the
law is constitutional and not nnul it with
out resort to the courts. 1t should be
said that when Mr.. Jones was elected, the
board believed he had voted for the dis
pensary. 1t was not ascertained that he
had not voted at all until some days
after he was elected. If he insists upon
serving the board should prevent it. The
temperance forces ought not to be put
tAn 0f RING fnitY nafI
to compel the selection Of commissioners
who are legally qualified. In an interview
in the News and Observer, Mr.. Jones has
publicly stated that he would vote for
Alderman NOVEL; to have a place in the
dispensary. because Alderman NOVEL; had
obtained for him the place commission
er. Isn't that a pretty piece of dickering
to be countenanced in the capital OF
North Carolina in 1903? 1t will not be
permitted if the law can be invoked to
stop it,
There are two other matters that the
board of aldermen ought to take UP:
l. They should pass as soon as they
meet the following resolution:
Resolved, /. That it is the sense of this
board that it would be scandal and dis
grace for any member of the board of
| aldermen TO accept POSITION In Lne dis
pensary established by law.
Resolved, q That the commissioners
are urged not to name any member of
| the board of aldermen for any position in
the dspensary, but to select men who
now hold no official position in the city"
That resolution ought to be passed and
to receive the vote of every alderman
who is not after a Job.
There is another thing that the people
are talking about. Mr.. H. H. Crocker.
one of the Big Nine, is also Deputy
Sheriff. Is that an office? If so, Mr..
Crocker cannot be an alderman. Lawyers
differ. One thing is certain: One public
place. whether technically an office or not
is enough for any one man and the peo-
pie of Raleigh would like to see Mr..
Crocker retire from one fthe public po-
sitions he holds. Official control is gov
ernment of office-holders by office-holders
and for Office holders
| 1t is said that Mr.. VIM Boylan is a di-
rector OF tho Institution for the Deaf.
Dumb and Blind. If not. he has resigned.
Unless he has resigned, he cannot legally
service as member of the board OF alder
men. That matter ought to be enquired
/ into.
| If Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Crocker and Mr.
Boylan are legally entitled to hold their
places the law-abiding people will submit
But they demand that everything be done
legally nd in order.
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