The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-30

| the last campaign. But the people of
| North Carolina are conservative people.
They take up one thing at time.
The speaker then showed how deep
| rooted was the feeling for temperance,
and how widespread the movement Great
applause greeted Mr.. Dunn as he closed.
Senator London spoke briefly on his
bill He said he had not one word to
be ashamed of in the bill. and to every
word of it he stood.
1t had been said that it would endanger
the Democratic party. He spoke of his
record as a Democrat and said he would
be the last man to stab the Democratic
party. That argument had been used
four years ago, when the constitutional
amendment was uppermost. But thank
God there was enough backbone in the
men of that party to go on to a grand
consumatiOn.
Just at that time the reins of govern
ment in the hands of the white people OF
the State, now let the Democratic party
put the government of the liquor traffic
into the hands of the great moral forces
of the best element in the State.
And who has said that this movement
endangers the Democratic party? The
paid attorneys of the liquor men.
Mr.. Dortch here interrupted Mr.. Lon
don to say that none of the attorneys had
said that.
Senator London said he had understood
the gentleman from Richmond to say so.
This brought out Cam Morrison, who
declared he never said that this bill or
Gov Aycock or Mr.. Simmons or the
News and Observer could disrupt the
Democratic party, and he did not believe
they could, for it had come to stay.
But. he said. the News and Observer
did say in it's Sunday issue that it might
endanger the success of the party in
some of the doubtful counties.
Then Senator London addressed him
self to the circular letter that had been
issued by the liquor men, asking for funds
to carry on this fight. and which was
published in yesterday mornings News
and Observer.
Eyes" said the Senator, "and they
pose as the champions of the Democratic
party, with S. Ohio Wilson, the Gideon
lite, as their leader. Tremendous ap-
plause and roars of laughter) as well
entrust the lamb into the care of the
wclf.' U-aughter.)
This brought n. Glenn Williams to his
feet, declaring that Mr.. Wilson was only
the temporary chairman and that he had
been removed yesterday. Mr.. l. c. Shore,
he said, as good a Democrat as any i'll
the State, was the chairman.
Mr. London: HAS Mr. Wilson been
supplanted, or what?"
Mr. Villains: Yes"
Mr.. London: after putting up such a
leader, they get ashamed of him and take
him down..
Mr.. Williams: He was never put up
Mr.. London closed with great eloquence
and received an ovation Of applause
Mrs. 1. c. Blair then recited a little
poem:
1t is going to kill the liquor bill"
THE London bill, the London bill
and so on 1t was much applauded.
Mr.. Cam. Morrison then was given the
floor for ten minutes, to close the de-
bate, and he did so in a speech of Won
derful power.
He said that in spite of his care in
stating that he was a paid attorney of
the liquor men, the News and Observer
had seen fit to misrepFesent his position,
and the Senator from Chatham had mis-
construed him.
If he would be pardoned for a per-
sonal statement he would say that not
drop of the fifty stuff had ever passed
his lips.
He considered that the man most to
blame in the matter was the one who
bribed some man to sell him little
liquor. He was the lawbreaker, and he
was the man whom the law should re-
strain. Just as long as the people want
ed liquor, some man would be found to
sell it to them.
Then Mr.. Morrison took up the subject
of the influence being exerted to make
the committee vote favoraby on the bill.
He hoped that no member of it would be
influenced by Charles B. Aycock, or Mr..
Simmons, or Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
Then he turned to Mr.. Daniels, who
was present, and said; Il don't mean to
make any threat I've always voted your
way and Mr.. Simmons, but if you don't
stop talking about me the way you do,
I may not keep on voting for you"
He said he knew this was a fine show
ing of the best people in the State, but he
would say that a great deal would be ac-
complshed for the good of the temper
ance cause as long as church members
drank whiskey.
He then dwelt upon the proposition that
you can't force goodness upon people ty
some paternal legislation, whether they
want it or not. 1t had been tried from
time immemorial, and it never had yet
succeeded.
Mr. Morrison then attacked the section +.
of Mr.. London's bill that required the
liquor seller to get petition signed by
the people before he could operate. He
believed that would caus more rotten
ness and corruption than the drinking Of
a little more whiskey.
He believed that the only thing neces- !
sary was to perfect the local option
statute.
The whiskey distillers and liquor men
do not threaten the Democratic party of
North Carolina, and it is not fair in orr
opponents to hold up S. Ohio Wilson and
cast approbrium upon the rest of US
through him
There sits one of the most loyal Demo !
Gratis in the State N. Glenn Williams. |
who was good enough to be on the DEM
ocratic Executive Committee. And there
was not a Democratic distiller in the
State who would not have fought with
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