The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-07
" LITTLE .ALECK"
CRACKS HIS WHIP
Majority of Board of Aldermen Who as
The Big Nine Have Attained No
toriety, Ride Rough Shod Over Ex-
/ pressed Wishes of a Majority of the
People of Raleigh.
The Big Nine is on top aga n.

he Big Nine is on top agan.
And Raleigh bows its head III shame, for
the Big Nine owe their power to the
vote of saloon keepers, office holders who
are not eligible to serve on the board,
and aldermen who have rot paid their
poh-tax.
One month ago, when the people OF
Raleigh went into the campaign to drive
out the saloons, they four1 arrayed
against them every city officer except
one, every policemen except two tone
OF whom HIS since resigned and most
Of the Big Nine. All the power of the
city government was thrown with par
rooms in that fight. TIE PEOPLE won, ~
spite of bar-keepars and politicians WHO
cater tn the bar room ter.
The day after The election opponents
of the dispensary on TIL, board Of al
dermen declared that. having been de
ieated at the polls, they would cooper
ate with the .cIands OF the dispensary 20
conduct 1T as desired by its fri ends. In
deed some CT TIE members Of he beard
,"t aldermen approached leaders % TIE
G'Spensary forces ami Voluntarily pledged
~ 'mselves to vote for such men as hr
les, Mr.. Broughton, Nh Thompson ana
otner leaders of the dispensary wouIc
suggest. They urged them TO name the
men they preferred. As IN evidence OF
this, we publish the following from the
Raleigh Times published yesterday aftec-
noon:
The Times has not been IN the least
disturbed about the appointment OF n
committee to manage the dispensary
in Raleigh. Some days ago speaking or
the matter with A. B. Andrews, Jr.. one
of the aldermen, he said: 1 was not ia
vorably inclined to the dispensary, but
since the people have voted it, 50 far
I am concerned, I viii gladly 60 operate
with the friends of the dspensary to
make it a success This we accepted as
not only expressing the coed judgment o.
Mr.. Andrews, but supposed he uninten-
tioEally spoke for other members of the
board. We have no thought but the men
thus appointed will correctly represent the
wishes Of the friends of the movement
and give it a fair and faithful trial on
it's merits
And yet last night this same Little
Aleck." leader of the Big Nine not Only
jei d hands with the bar-keepers to de-
feat the men selected by the friends Of
the dispensary, but made motion TO
go into executive session and drive OFT
the score of people who had gathered
at the mayors office to witness the cleo
ton How do the people of Raleigh like
their City Boss? How do lifelong Demo-
Gratis like to have the city government.
ruled by this little boss who bolted the
party ticket only three years ago?
Up to yesterday morning. no hint had
been made that certain officials of the
city government county politicians, and
bar-keepers were determined to defeat the
election of the men favored by the friends
of the dispensary. Here is the report that
vas generally circulated yesterday NOM
ing. to quote a gentleman who first COM
rnunieated it to a News and Observer
man:
THE anti-dispensary aldermen and
other opponents of the disDensary
have determined to name the board
of aldermen. They will elect three
men who will agree to appoint Alder