The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13
For London's Bill as it is
Amended.
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He did not tnlnK UfldI the ON section was
exactly fair. because any man anywhere
can get majority of the voters to sign
q petition. It would be fairer to come
out square and say, I'VE will have pro-
hibition everywhere" With that amend
ment he said he was for the London bill.
He said that if this bill should pass and
the people were to get taste of pro-
hibition IN every county, nothing could
induce them to go back to the old sys-
tenn. 1.-TWO years ago." he said, "as a
matter of spite, the Legislature put
prohibition on Cumberland county, He
was about the only man who asked for
it, but at the last election over 900
men voted for it. The people got 2
taste of it, they said that is good ano
we want some more. We want the anti
jug law. Give that law to all the coun-
ties and they will keep it.
Mr.. Brown spoke next. He said he
had not meant to reflect upon any OF
the members of the committee when he
said that the bill would dodge the issue,
but that it would not meet the demand
TO make the temperance policy a State
policy, and in that sense would dodge
the issue The vann- Warren bill gives
to no county anything that they have
~ NV" my Sdd lOW get II WIluouI
legislation. He said he wanted bill
that would meet the demand of the
best people of North Carolina He com
batted the idea that only fanatics, wo-
men and preachers were in favor of the
London bill. He said it was endorsed
by preachers and the best men of the
State and by hundreds of bankers and
business men. He had received letters
from all over the State urging the pass
age of the bill. He believed it was
wise to keep a little in advance of popr-
lar sentiment and to be an advance guard
and the people would come up. AS to
political effect, he said, if you want to
sec our party succeed, get behind you
tie solid business men of North Caro-
lima, who wish temperance reform and
the party need have no fear No rail
read or business man would employ
dIunkard. They stand for temperance.
Senator Nann then left the chair and
made a brief address, He said that he
did not wish to dodge any issue ana
that 10 other man on the committee
diG. That he would place his record
and that of Mr.. Warren against any men
in tho Senate. Mr. Warren was a pro-
hibitionist and had done great service
for temperance In 1892 he himself, was
one of p men to vote for prohibition in
his township, when the great mass OF
people voted against it. He believed that
the submission of the question in 1882
set back the question of temperance re-
form ten years. That the worst enemies
of temperance were sometimes its ad-
vocates. because they wished to go tco
fast. If we go too far 1t will hurt the
cause. The Warren-Vann bill is very
good. 1t asks that the people vote in
those counties that have no prohibition.
Said he was in favor of stock law
hut would not ask to have it put upon
the people unless it was submitted to
them. He believed in letting each coun-
ty have what it wants if a majority of
the people of his county wished prohibit
tion he would be glad of it, but would
not put il on them You cannot enforce
q law unless there is public sentiment
behind it, If you progress gradually
temperance will grow and will prevail
in North Carolina. The cause is grow
ing. Like everything else temperance is
q matter of growth. You cannot force
it. You cannot ram it down the threats
of the people who do not want it. One
half loaf is better than no bread. On:
measure is a conservative one, that viii
show the tone and temper of the Legis~
lature, and will do more coed than q
more radical measure.
Mr. Marshall the Senator from Stokes
and Surry, offered an amendment that
the bill shall apply to the towns ar.
cities as we'll as TO the country. He said
that so far it imposed upon the country
Iccple that it would make absolute pre-
hibition everywhere, but, he added, "Do
ret understand that l am opposed to the
bill" and subsequently he voted for it,
His amendment was not adopted.
The following is the Vann Warren bill
which will be offered in Senate as a sub
stitute for the London bill, which will be
favorably reported;
A Bill to be Entitled an Acto to Regu-
late the Manufacture and Sale of In
toxicating Liquors:
The General Assembly of North Carolina
do enact:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful
fer any person, company, firm or cor
poration to manufacture or barter or sell
an spirituous, vinous, malt, fermented
or other intoxicating liquors, outside Of
the corporate limits of incorporated
cities or towns.
See 3 That it shall be unlawful for
any person, company, firm or corpora
malt. fermented or other Intoxicating Ia
Quors in any city or town having pcpu-
lation OF less than 500 inhabitants within
it's corporate limits.
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful fol-
any person, company, firm, or corpora
tion to sell or barter any spirituous,
malt, vipous, fermenter or other in
tcxicating liquors. in any city or town
having a population of less than three
hundred inhabitants.
Sec. f. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to
manufacture. sell, barter or otherwise
dispose of, for gain, any spirltuous,
vinous, or malt liquors or intoxicating
btters, without first obtaining as re-
quired by the laws of this State, now
existing or hereafter enacted, a license
tnesefcr, both from the Board of Con-
nlssiorers of tie county and the govern
ing body of the city or town in which the
same is proposed to be manufactured CT
sold.
sec. 3. That any person, firm or cor
pcratlon violating tee provisions o fthis