The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-19


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had asked for the London bill, which did
not provide for any vote in the country
districts.
Mr. Watts went on to say that almost
threc-fourths of the country districts of
North Carolina were already prohibitOry,
and that this had been brought about by
legislative enactment in every county
save one. Macon.
AS to the Murphoy BILL it was we'll
that it's author had admitted that it
contained no temperance, for it did not.
He claimed for it that it raised revenue.
But the Revenue Bill did that, and the
sumo raised by the Murphey bill was a
insignificant in comparison
Tho Smith h whole waiter to
the people to decide That was no more
than the people now had.
Mr. Smith asked if Mr., Watts knew
that this bill took that right away from
the people.
Mr. Watts said he was aware of that.
Speaking Of the question of shifting the
burden to the applicant for license, he
said that much had been made Of this,
DuI llCIt was INNlC III IT, III wv JNf'io
it would be shifted back again.
As to the political side, the gentlemen
from New Hanover and Rowan seemed to
constitute themselves the special guar
dams of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Murphey said he thought that
position had been assigned long ago by
the General Assembly to the gentleman
from Iredell
Mr. Watts went on TO say that
there had been time when the liquor
forces of North Carolina were to be
feared. when they had behind them the
vast negro vote. But now that the
Democratic party had said to the negro:
you shall not vote in North Carolina"
that influence was no longer to be fear
ed Always the liquor element had been
opposed to the Democratic party.l. He
therefore saw nothing more to fear from
the liquor men.
As for his bill, it had bigger daddies
than he Tt had been drawn by Governor
Aycock and Senator Simmons. and he
would as soon trust to their judgment as 4
to the judgment of the gentlemen irony
New Hanover and Rowan.
Mr.. Watts then proceeded to tell of
instances that had come under his own
personal knowledge of awful deprayity
caused by the country distilleries. When
the gentleman from Gates drew his pic
turo of the towns under the new law, he
thought Of the present condition of the
rural districts, and thought it would be
a good picture of a country distillery.
Iredell had more distilleries than any
other county in the State Her richest
man was a liquor dealer And these men
had threatened his political death if he
supported any such measure But he
had told them he would support it. and
he would, if he never got five more votes
for any ether office.
MR.. HINTON.
Mr. Hinton then arose to explain his
position regarding the paper he mad
signed in his county, and to which the
gentleman from New Hanover had re-
ferred in an attempt to place him in a
false position. He. exoneratcd Mr.. Nor
ton. for he knew it was only through
him that the attempt had been made by
the opposition.
The three candidates. he said, all
agreed to sign this paper to leave all
liquor legislation to a vote of the people
They met to sign it, and he said happen
ed to be the first to affix his name to 1t.
Then the other two candidates had both
turned on their heels, each fearing that
the other would use it against MN WIN
the liquor men.
If the party who had instigated this
to destroy the force OF MS ar
gtlment was aware of all the facts in
the case it was cowardly, base, surrepti-
lions and false. and the man who would
do such a thing had nome OF the instincts
of a gentleman.
Mr. Morton said that while Mr.. Hin
ton had exonerated him, he had reflected
eoriouslv upon members of the General
Assembly. for the information had been
given him by some members OF the House
and some Senators
Mr.. watts called the previous ques-
ton.
Amendments then came in, one from
Mr. Fuller. calling for a one-fourth pc
tftion. instead Of a majority of the
ouaaIified voters. and ono by Mr. Nc
Ratc. regarding the machinery of Che
elections.
The chair ruled that Tho question was
upon the substitutes, the Smith bill
FIRST
THE VOTE.
Mr.. Smith demanded the ayes and noes.
aud the bill was defeated by a vote of
r TO Al.
Those voting for the bill were Messrs.
Alexander of TyrreH. Anderson Pen
DOW, Bowman, Britain, Bryan. Daugh-
fridge, DcHart. Freeman Of Henderson,
Gay, Graham, Grant, Hamlin, Hinton.
Hooker, Hughes, Humphrey Jarrett.
Krceger, Michael, Morris of Mcdowell,
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