Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-10-19
rs Others SEE Us
AND WHATTHEY SAY OF US
AS A PROHIBITION
TOWN.
GoldsborO, Having Laid Her
Hand to The Pillow of Prohi-
bitiOn, Should Look Not
Back, But Continue to
Go Forward.

Back, But Continue to
Go Forward.
The Duplin Journal, edited at
Fais1n, by DIR. Jno. M. Faison, ore
Of the brightest men, professionally
and as an editor, in the State, de-
voted with unselfiSh purpose to the
welfare of the people, a sound think
IT and cogent writer, with always
the courage of his convictions, pub
fishes in its issue of this week our
last Saturdays editorial on the bar
issue and adds the following
appreciated words of endorsements:
"With a keen of pleasure and
satisfaction The Journal publishes in
full the above frG1n the ARGUS of
Saturday which keeps its many eyes
upon the material, tilaLciai and
moral welfare of CTS Gem City of
the Plains, 'iEtthe Best Town in the
State" It is gratifying to note the
conf 'ence with which it voices the
sentiment of the voters of Goldsboro
when it declares that tsthe open
saloon has closed forever in that
city," and no fear of liquor winning
out may be anticipated in the com
ing election on Nov. nth.
"This will be good news to the
people of this section of Duplin
lcounty, which is SO near Wayne
icounty as to be seriously affected by
its liquor traffic, and therefore
Wayne should do as well by Dup
Ilin, as Daplin has by Wayne-in
keeping"dry," with an anti-jug law
/ attachment.
"The virtue of prohibition and the
evils of the saloon are too apparent
to the good people Of G~oIdsboro ever
to allow them to think of any change
from prohibition. Whiskey is the
Igreatest modern drain to humanity,
robbing mankind of both brain and
muscle, thereby destroying liberty
land peace as Well as hindering all
financial and moral prosperity and
development, besides increasing
Icrime, filling prisons, poor houses
and asyIums.
"Only last week Gov. Glenn, in his
speech before the State w. G. L. u,
said, 'fthat rs per cent of crime was
due to strong drink and 80 per cent.
!of larceny, forgery and embezzle-
ment was indirectly due to the same
cause, filling our jails, poor houses
and States prison." Only recently
a German authority says-''that 80
per cent. of divorces, 90 per cent. of
rail road accidents, 20 per cent. of
Iaccidents at sea and 81 per cont. of
defenders sent to houses of correction
we're all due to liquor, to say nothing
of more serious crimes and Crimi-
nals." With such a record can
Goldsboro afford to goback to saloons
aud not only drain its own manhood
and blight its financial weif4re and
prosperity but debauch and rob it's
neighbors Of their wealth as we'll as
their good name? Indeed, we are
our brothers keepers and this princi-
pie of brotherhood will attract and
develop trade rather than drive it
away. Only last week we heard a
gentleman say that he preferred to
trade in Goldsboro noW,in thatit was
more pleasant than when the town
was full of saloons and so many peo-
pie drinking upon the streets. He
was right, too. G~oldsboro must keep
con the water wagon" Whining
ton is enough Wet towns for this Sec
ton of the state. The ARGUS has al
ways stood firm for prohibition as the
best solution of the material, educa-
'tional and moral progress and deveI-
opment of G%oldsboro and Goldsboro
to-day exempliies the wisdom of its
course. We congratulate both ond
predict again defeat of the liquor
forces which would blight and curse
their good town."