The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-21
HOLD UP, McDUFF, NOW DO.
ren-IIear the Scribe's Last Word.
The Greensboro Fight is Ger, Broth
lSnecial to News and Observed

(Special to News and Observer
Greensboro. N. c., July 20.-While
! there are a lot of disgruntled citizens
| in Greensboro today over the manner
| i'm which the prohibition cause was
carried yesterday, there are but Few
disappointed ones, because most every
body knew that the prohibitionlsts
would win out. The latter gained
greater victory than even the most
sanguine among them expected, and
today, with but few exceptions, the
feeling among all classes is one OF
qualification that the issue was settled
by such "a large majority as to justify
the hope that the law viii be faith
fully and honestly given falr test.
Greensboro people in the past nave
had a reputation for falling out over
local disturbances, and after the battle
was over coming together and puillnS
together for the upbuilding and bet
terment of the city, financially, moral
" and numerically, and there is to-
day every indication that their future
conduct in such matters will prove no
exception to their past. The watch
word seems to be forward.
While this correspondent has taken
no hand in the fight, he was criticised
by the 'wets' two weeks ago for fore
casting a sweeping victory for the
unbiased reporter knew would happen
without regard to helping or hindering
either( side looking alone to reliable
information to those living outside of
the zone of contest and entitled to the
facts. Today the prohibitioniStS are
disposed to give the correspondent
roast for the paragraph in this
mornings service, referring to state
ment made by them yesterday morn
ing, that they only proposed under the
,aw to prohibit the sale of liquor by
licensed saloons, and not to infringe
upon the rights of citizens to indulge
in meat or drink. The correspondent
perhaps was led into this by the edi-
torial paragraphs appearing in the or
gan of the prohibitionists, which he
supposed were reflective of the senti-
rents. if not written by the manager
Of the Anu-Saloon League. These
paragraphs We're as follows:
prohibition does not seek to regu-
ate your personal habits, unless you
call running a bar-room personal
habit
what right has any man to say to
another, you shall not eat this; shall
rot drink that was propounded yes
atrday. Prohibition does not say, You
shall not eat this; you shall not drink
this Prohibition says, You shall not
sell whiskey. Don't miss the real is
sue"
can argument used against prohibi-
tion is that under it Whiskey for med
icinal purposes cannot be had, but that
There is nothing in it is shown by the
aw which reads: Provided this act
shall not be construed to forbid the
sale of such spirituous, vinous, or malt
liquors by druggists for sickness upon
The written prescription of a legally
ualified physician having such person
under his charge.
The news item in the same CORE
spondence that three new drug stores
would open up in Greensboro by Jan
Iary first is also seriously complained
If by the one active worker against
unbiased news items. The truth is,
that from the best information obtain
ible, and that from authentic bust
ness source there will be five instead
Of three new drug stores in operation
here by January first. If drug stores
Ire not a good substitute for bar
rooms in the industrial and moral
march of Greensboro, it does not seem
reasonable in any light for any one to
ret mad over the mere recording of a
'act which speaks for progress COM
mercialy.
That's all this correspondent cares
1bout it. His expenses would be no
greater with none or a thousand bar
rooms, and the multiplicity of drug
stores could not increase his necessi-
les for medical prescriptions, nor can
he integrity of his news service be at
tackled bv foolish zealots without Civ
.ne even them the courtesy of a state
nent. without heat or resentment.
THAT'S education in ones business.
rhe only other error complained of in
The whole correspondence from here
Iurino the campaign, was the state
ment that the ladies Anti-Saloon
League had resolved to provide re-
freshments for everyboy around the
polls on election day. Ihls lntorma-
ton was likewise obtaRed from the
apparently official report u tne prom
bition organ the morning AFTER the
meeting at night, and was APt dened
until two days after, when tR section
Of the election law against Ieati
with meat or drink on election &y was
disclosed. The organ on SUNDAY MI ~
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