The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-02-03
Once Again Temperance
and Liquor forces Meet.
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tori,y OF 5000 for the constitutional
~menane although the county is nom
finally Republican by a majority OF S.euV-
.One gentleman here has said that the
Methodist church was not sending up
| here to fight the cigarette evil. because
they had taken Mr. Durham's money l
say 10 you that when the people OF North
| Carolina see that the cigarette Is as
| great an evil as the liquor. then say that
not all the millions OF Mr.. Duke or any
! OF the millionaires who live on wan
| street could keen the Democratic people
| of North Carolina from doing what they
knew to be right" (Grcat applausei.
Mr.. Dunn went on TO make a magnitl-
cent argument against the idea that III
could hurt the Democratic party. The
party would not be deserted. because 1t
| had done all that had been done for the
good of the State in the last t~hirty-fiye
years.
The party that would work against
| this movement would be in the position
the Republican party had occupied in the
| last thirty-nve years. the allies OF the
worst element.
You say it was rot put onward durirE
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 endanCer
| 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
contamination.
| Just as at that time it put the reins of
government in the hands of the white peo-
pie 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 CT 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 50.
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. be said. the News and Observer
| did say in its 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.
yes" said the Senator, land they
pose as the champions of the Democratic
| party, with S. Ohio Wilson, the Gideon
ite, as their leader: tremendous APP
plause and roars of laughter.) As we'll
cntrust the lamb into the care of the
wolf" ~(Laughter.)
This brought n. Glenn Williams to his
feet, declaring that Mr.. Wilson was only
the temporary chairman, and that he hal
| been removed yesterday. Mr.. /. G. Shore.
he said, as good a Democrat as any in
the State, was the chairman.
Mr.. London: "Has Mr.. Wilson been
supplanted, or WHAT"
Mr.. Williams: eyes"
Mr.. London: after putting u7 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. /. c. Blair then recited a little
poem:
The London bill. the London bill.
1t is going to kill the liquor 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 misrepresent his position,
and the Senator from Chatham had mis-
construed him.
II he would be pardoned for a per
sonal statement, he would say that not a
drop of the filthy stuff had ever passed
his lips.
He considered that the man most TO
blame in the matter was the one who
brlbed some man to sell him a 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 favorably on the bill |
tie hoped that no member of it would be
influenced by Charles B. Aycock. or NJ
Simmons, or Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
linen he turned to Mr.. Daniels, who
was present, and said: 81 don't mean 10
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 |
1 may not keep on voting for you"
He said he knew this was a fine show
ing Oh the best people in the State, but he
would say that q great deal would be ar.
complished for the good of the tenncr-
ance cause, if the church members stop-
ped drinking whiskcy.
he then dwelt upon the proposition that
you cant force goodness Upon people Nv
some paternal legislation, whether thoy
want 1t Or not. It had been tried from