The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13

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sure false Wilkcsboro Cmon-
icle.
The LIQUOR men have selected Otho
Wilson. the Gideonitish chief, and
Claude Dockery, one of the leading Re
nuhlicans in the State, as managers to
fight all temperance legislation by this
General Assembly. This ought to seal
the doom of liquor. When the Repub-
licans take up any cause it is time for
others to drop it and see what the
Radicals can do for it by themselves.
The liquor dealers have raised big
f,lnG to employ lawyers TO fight temper
ance but the people have no lobby and
need none in the house of their friends.
II does not yet appear what bill will be
adopted, but whatever measure is pass
ed will be responsive to the best and
most rational temperance sentiment in
the State.-Shelby Star.
The impression was abroad yesterday
among some of the members of the Leg
islature that the Audubon bill contain
ed a provision granting a nonresident
holding a license TO hunt in the State
the privilege of shooting on any person S
land regardless Of the wishes Of the
owner. Such was not the intention of
the trainers of the bill and to many its
Wording is sufficiently clear. However,
that there may be no Misunderstanding
on this point the friends of the bill viii
move to amend in order that there can
be no possible doubt as to it's meaning.
On the other hand the bill does not
discriminate against the nonresident
hunters Many gentlemen belonging to
this class lease lands in the State for
shooting privileges. 1t is manifestly to
their interests that something be done
to protect their birds and the wardens
as proposed by the Audubon bill is the
usual solution to the problem in other
States. Many of the strongest friends and
supporters of the measure are men who
never come to this State except to hunt,
and they regard it as no hardship tC
pay a small license for the purpose Of
keeping up wardens to protect their in
terests.
They are accustomed to doing so as
such a license is required in twenty five
States in the Union and every province
in Canada.
The friends of the bill are asking that
no one introduce any amendments with
a view of injuring the bill as it is now
generally recognized as extremely i'm
portant and necessary legislation if our
birds are to be preserved from de-t
struction for the good of the people of
the tSate.
Mr.. John T. Britt Clerk of the Court
of Granville and editor OF the Oxford
Public Ledger, is in the city and was
visitor to the Legislature. He says that
Oxford is going forward. The town
wants a dispensary, a charter for
graded school, to fund the debt of OK
ford, wants to issue bonds for working
the public roads, and also bonds to put
in a system of water works and electric
lights. The laying of the iron to the
terminal of the Oxford and Coast Line
road was completed yesterday, but it will
take some thirty days to build up before
trains can be running regularly. This
l cad will be great benefit to Oxford and
will be literally patronized by the bust
ness men of Oxford. I'm spite of all
the opposition of the Southern Railway,
which has been kept up nine years, Judge
Craham's indomitable energy has at last
accomplished his plan to give Oxford an
other railroad. 1t will be worth $780,
600 a year to Oxford from a business
standpoint. l am proud that the Oxford
Public Ledger has all these years stood
by Judge Graham in his great work.
have had faith all the time that it would
be built and am glad now that trains
will soon be coming into Oxford on
the new line"