The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-12
FIRING HOT SHOT NOW.
The PrOhibitiOnist Campaign Keeps
Pace With the Deepening Sum
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Greensboro, n. c., July 11.-There
was large congregation at the opera
house yesterday afternoon to hear a
prohibition campaign speech from Mr..
McNinch, a lawyer of Charlotte, and
am active prohibition orator. He thor
oughIy enthused his audience. by his
terrific arrangement of saloon-keepers
and all who did not side with his ideas
of the best way to prevent intern
perance in Greensboro. His speech
was catchy" and the usual we'll
rounded climaXes, evoked the sponta-
neous applause of the audience, from
various spots in the auditorium and
on the platform. At the conclusion
twelve young boys dressed in white,
apparently prompted by individual
impulse, marched from the audience
on the stage, and each one of them
bore bouquet Of beautiful white
daisies, which they presented to the
gifted speaker, as a testimonial of
their appreciation of his splendid eff
fort.
Mr. Charles Ireland, president of
the Anti-Liquor League, made a red
hot talk against saloon-keepers, re-
citing an instance of a young man
who was killed in a saloon here sew
eral years ago and laying the charge
of his murder at the door of every
one of the past generation or dead
who had consented to a law giving
saloons license to sell liquor.
Last night the opera house was
packed with on immense audience,
who listened with brethleSs interest to
a powerful speech from Rev. DR..
Critzburg, of Winston, on the saloon
evil. Today there will be a meeting
of the city to push the cause.
At the Episcopal church last night
nEY nl nd on no
of fanaticism,' declaring that efforts
to make men virtuous by profane leg
islation on a single point, was not wise
and was a reflection on the wisdom
and integrity of the Almighty him
self, for not wiping out sin of all kinds.
instead of making man free agent,
and giving him the choice between
good and evil. The minister made an
earnest plea for temperance, but
sought to show by example that &
prohibition law against the legalized
sale of liquor had never been follow
ed by good results, either as a temper
ance measure or as a promoter of
morality in other respects.
The newspapers here are getting
filled up with communications pro and
con on the liquor subject. The morn
ing paper, the Telegram, espouses the
cause of prohibition, the afternoon pa
per, the Record, crying dustily for
Greensboro "to let well enough alone"
The general opinion seems to be that
the ministers of those churches hay
ing direct connection with the prohi-
bition campaign, will be decidedly on
the winning side, and that for two
years at least Greensboro will have to
stand with Charlotte, Durham and
Danville and fight blind tigers with
every energy they can command.
A July Fire Makes Him Hopping.
n fire in the rear of Farris and
Klutz's drug store in the heart of the
main business block of the city at
noon today was promptly extinguished
by the chemical engine, but every fire.
fighting apparatus of the city was on
hand, realizing the dangerous location.
Any number of boxes. barrels and
other inflammable material such as
straw, ETC., found in the alley, will
probably stir the city authorities to
renewed efforts to police the back
doors and yards of stores. The mad
dest man seen at the fire was an in
surance agent, who said that if the
blare had begun at three O'Clock at
night the whole black would have
been burned and thousands of dallars
worth of DroDertV DESTROYED.