Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-08-11
THE WHISKEY QUESTION.
The "Blind Tiger Ranches
Must Go.

Must Go.
Yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock, a
large crowd of spectators assembled
at the City Hall to hear the trial of
the FIVE parties indicted for the un-
lawful sale of whiskey IN the city of
Goldsboro.
Two of the parties indicted were
cOlOred women, one of whom had
two cases against her, two were col
ored men with one case each against
them, and one white man with two
cases against him.
The witnesses against these parties
swore positively that they had pur-
chased whiskey from each of the de-
PENDANTS and the Mayor prompt
ly bound the defendants over to
court in justified bonds ranging from
800 to 500. All of the parties gave
bond without any trouble, and were
released from custody.
Col. w. T. Dortch represented the
white defendant and Mr.. f. A.
Daniels appeared for the prosecution.
The moral sentiment of the citi-
zens of Goldsboro are against the
selling of whiskey in this city, and
they have so declared by their votes
at the ballot box. They won the
election and are now determined that
the law SHALL be enforced, without
fear or favor, and at any cost.
The Anti-Saloon League are loud
in their praise of the cooperation of
the Mayor and city police in helping
them to rid the city of this evil, and
in bringing the guilty parties to JUS
tice.
The arrest of these parties ye5ter-
day is but a beginning of the end,
which must and will surely come at
no distant day.
There are colored men, and women,
too, loaing around the streets of
Goldsboro, selling whiskey for a liv-
ing, who have not struck a lick of
work since the bars of this city were
closed up.
AS a further evidence of their de-
termination to violate and defy the
law, when one of their number, put
on his oath, dares to admit the truth,
they swear vengeance against him,
rock his house, break out his window
lights, break up his furniture, anG
he is frightened away from his OWL
home and has to apply at city head
quarters for protection and remain
away from home the balance of tht
night for fear of beng murdered.
This state of affairs is not going f
be tolerated in Goldsboro and tn
sooner these people come to realiz
it the better it will be.
If men want to drink whiskey
andkeepit at homeor at their offices
that is their privilege and their bust
ness, and this article has no r~eferenc
to them whatever.
But What we do have referenc
to, is the filthy back alleys, restau
rants and other disreputable place
where whiskeyis sold permiscuous
ly ia violation of the law and agains
the will of the law-abiding people c
this city.
Around these places worthless NE
groes. congregate, drink whiskey
curse and smoke, refuse absolutel
to work, and are as Independent as
millionaire.
AS above said, this state of affair
cannot continue to exist, the "Blin
Tiger'':has got to go, and the soone
the better.
This is no child's play. The cit
authorities, with the cooperation {
the Anti-Saloon League, have mad
UP their minds to break up this evi
and we take this occasion to war
those who have not yet been caugt
for. there are others-to stop tn
business AT ONCE before it is to
late. A word to the wise issuficien