The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-09

not passed. (Applause). The wishes OF
/ the masses of the people had not been
met, and they would never surrender I'M
/ til they were. But they would do every
! thing to stand behind the Watts act.
But he wanted it distinctly understood
that Union county was for the London
bill
DR.. Templeton, of Wake said that he
was not in favor of any organization of
private citizens for the enforcement of
any law. The Constitution provided fully
for this. The object of taxation was TO
obviate the necessity of this very thing.
Men are paid to enforce our laws. II they
do not do so, we must go to them and
complain and force them to do their duty
He was in favor of all the Watts bill
advocates making proclamation to the
executives Of the law to the effect that
if they did not enforce the law, they would
kick them and their gang into the middle
of next week (Applause.)
Then Mr.. w G. Douglass, of Wake,
said that the trouble was there had been
too much standing behind the officers.
Whskey was an invention of the devil,
and you can't moralize with him. He IA
yored meeting him squarely on the field
with money. and he was willing to share
a part of his means to this end. Raleigh
was thoroughly organized. and when this
convention met again he believed that
there would be not a single saloon in
the city. loud applause)
Mr. Bailey said he thought there was
danger that this convention would look
to the Legislature to do the work they
ought to do themselves, put off till the
next Legislature what they ought to do
now this year
For his part he would rather go into
a fight with the saloon men with the
burden of proof instead of with it on the
side of the side of the saloon men, FOR
nothing would be worse than to win an
easy victory as the saloons would then
soon get in we being careless.
Rev H. F. Chreitzburg, of Gastonia.
told a story of a crew that was ship
wrecked, where the men called on the
minister to take an oar. while the little
weak fellow prayed. He was glad to sec
the ministers taking an oar.
The question on the adoption of the re-
port was then put and it was adopted.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Mr. McKelway then read the declaration
principles as suggested by the committee.
Declaration OF Principles of the North
Carolina Anti-Saloon League.
1.-The North Carolina Anti-Saloon
League is an independent body, maintain
ing friendly relations with similar asso-
Citations in other States, but it is entirely
in its acts, and it is non
partisan in character.
''Its purpose is the abolition of liquor
saloons and distilleries by all proper
means; the creation and capitalization of
i righteous public sentiment, ana the
proper enforcement of all laws against
the liquor traffic. 1t favors the firm and
Just enforcement of the Watts law, and
it earnestly requests future legislatures
not to incorporate small towns with the
privilege of licensing saloons or distillerics.
1T calls the attention of Boards Of
Commissioners Of the various towns ana
cities to the danger of whiskey distilleries
and rectifying establishments now forbid
len to operate in the country, removing
TO Incorporated towns or cities. This
should be prevented.
ssThis organization favors calling an
election under the existing law in every
town CT city now licensing saloons. where
there is a reasonable chance OF carrying
the election against the saloon. This
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