The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-24

He talks about our dealing with the
HIy-whites now. We just had one tussle
with those fellows that call themselves
I~ly-whites. after We had rubbed the
black of OF them. and We had come out
ali right.
As for him. he would feel good if he
could only help to wipe out one still
nom the land. CApplauseD
What was funny 10 him was the men
who spoke against the measure were all
prohibition men. And yet they seemed
to be most solicitous about the liquor
men.
And some said they would not vote
for 1t unless they vote for it all at once.
Suppose you were to try to get men TO
enlist in your army, and a fellow that
Toasted of how good a man he was, and
he should say he would not go unless
he could get at the enemy all at once.
If they had to kill the outposts and
~sentrics first. they would rot go What
would you think of that?
And when the country people come IN
here and ask us to give them temper
ancc. these men say: Hold on. you'll
Kill the constitution. daughter ana APP
~Ilausc.)
suppose you saw some wild animal
about to Kill a little child, and were to
say. Wait iii 4 ste Cit OAh maj, did
ask him how he will vote on it" Cap
pIause and %laughter.)
ia like to get a chance to vote down
the whole thing in the towns, and take
the franchise from the town people as
well as the country, and then | suppose
the constitution would be busted sure
CROUCH. ~Laughter) But there are 50
many of YOU that are afraid of busting
the constitution, that we had to make
that concession"
He believed that if the gentleman from
Wilkes really believed that this measure
would put him in the Speakers chair
and fill this House with Republicans, he
would cast his vote for this bill. Laugh-
ter.)
Judge Boyd had said that he found
il now impossible to get a jury in Wilkes
that would deal fairly with this distil-
lcry question there.
Gen. Bryan said the gentleman from
Buncomhe was happy because he had a
great big distillery in Asheville, and
lots Of saloons. Wilkes had no saloons
Mr.. Curtis said he thought he had
defined his position very clearly. He
would wipe out the whole thing, if he
could. When Wilkes had as good a law
as Buncombe. he would be ready to join
with any one to impart the saloons in
the towns.
MR.. WHITAKER, OF GUILFORD.
Mr.. Whitaker, of Guilford, said he rep
resented a county whose people were for
temperance. He then told of the awful,
blighting effect OF a distillery that had
been started his own section.
AS 10 the gentleman from Wilkes 1T
came with very poor grace from him with
the record of his party behind and his
own personal record, to say anything
about the Democratic party diSfranchis-
ing any one, when we recall that when
our people returned penniless from the
terrible conflict, the Republican party
had given them disorder when they asked
for order, had stolen the school fund
anG deprived many a white boy and girl
of an education, and when We recall that
the gentleman was not one of the gal
liant few who fought for their States,
but had in those dark days won his
spurs ard his title in ~subjugating the
people Of his own State.
SMITH AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN.
Mr.. Smith arose to defend his position,
and said that when the charge was made
that he was arrayed on the liquor sire,
he hurled back the charge in their teeth.
1t was not true. He wished to inform the
gentleman from Buncombe that many
other men had studied this question a
great deal more than he had. and they
took the same ground that he did.
1t was not fair for a man who stood for
what he believed to be right to be as
sailed in any such manner as the gentle
man from Buncombc had done. There
was no justice in it. He and the others
had just as much regard for the good of
he State. the women and children as
the gentleman from Buncombe or any one
else.
Mr.. Smith thcn stated that he believed
the members of the House had already
made UP their minds, and he would weary
them no further with speeches or with
his amendment. Every one understood
lis position, and he would withdraw his
amendment, in order to facilitate matters
by getting to a vote on the bill at once.
If the House should pass the bill, he
would do everything in his power to jus
tify the action of the party before the
people. CApplause.)
He was always willing to be governed
by the Will of the majority and would
accept with perfectly good viii any action
the majority would take. (Applause.)
Mr.. Smith then withdrew his amend
ment. He was much applauded for his
IEdSOI6DIt III cOISIIcId lt dCllO1, eADt-
diting the termination of the long strug-
gle.
MIR. McRAE
Mr.. McRae then called up his amend
mcnt, which allowed any county that did
not wish this law to petition the COM
mi5sioncrs for an election on the qucs-
ton. He made a brief speech for his
amendment, declaring for the rights of
my county to decide for itself.
Mr.. Watts then called the previous
question, and the roll was called on Mir.
McRacs amendment. he demanding tho
ayes and noes. The result was that it
was lost by a vote of As to 81.
Those voting aye were: Messrs. Alex
andcr of Tyrrell, Anderson, Benbow.
Britain, Bryan, Carson, aughtridge. De-
Hart, DobsOn. Duncan, Ethcridgc, Free
man Of Henderson, Fuller, Gay. Graham,
Grant, 1Iamlin. Harrington Of Harnett,
hooker, Hughes, Humphrey. Jarrett,
King, Morris of Mcdowell, Morton, Muir
ply, McTtae, Nissen, Pegram, Phillips,