The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-22

party Mr.. Watson here declared that
4 concession had been made in the
committee on platform at Greensboro
and that this COMPROMISE meant that
the Watts bill was not TO have addi-
tons to make # more effective. lie
vigorously asked. Are we to 5e
forced out of the party, If we Say
that this measure is not fair. He then
declared that an effort was being
made in certain quarters to control
the Executive The Legislative and the
Judicial departments and inquired,
Are we to have n supervisory SovcrA-
nent Of al the departments"
II am here to ask YOU gentlemen OF
the committee To think IT, your
selves. he said. and he held that this
thinking should rcS%.t in Il vota
against the Ward bill and as to its
effects he said he would not seek o.
accept Office from the neople Of
>ortn Carolina, but that young men
n some counties would Ivy this Legs
alton have to live in Republican,
'ountiee that they had not asked for
this legislation, that they would 70
sent it. that it would mako scctipns
of this country Depublican. He held
mat local conditions at certain places
were for bar-rooms and the m1auiHc-
-ure OF whiskey. lie told also II
blind tigers coming with prohihti"n.
rs TO the Ward bill he he! that it
would be Of great value 70 western
whiSkey manufacturers who W'pild
benefit by it.
Nh. Watson here discuss, The t.
,uor laws OF 1908 and ri leuGth dis
,erted upon the value OF the Town Of
Williams. and of the hospteiitv II
The Williams fami & ana Of Icnn
Williams not drinking Wh:sitey oit
shipping if 10 points out o. The Stft".
even TO Name, that 9eIit,ors would
,ome from people living apOnt VIII
liams and Shore- asking that tttcir
business be no. inte.ferel with. Fey
ONE time then he discussed the ter
ors of Illegally sold whiSkcy. Some
temperance legislation he declared 10
,e Incorporate and plead that tap
Watts laN he not touched. Here ite
again declared That counties would De
pst to Republicans hy the prep" -
temperance legislation. which i" &C.
Iared to he drastic. and wn:c:, his
people felt would drive ;hen into
hopeless majority. His closing plea
was that the bill re Hi;,e.i ana The
Watts Jaw left alone.
Mr.. y. IT, Pou Hcp;is>,.
Mr.. James II. Pou spoke in reply
10 MI " dtSpil, NlOill III .a.tl.'lt'I h'ftE
entirely mi~takcn in his remedy ana
that the thing which save - ~.
Democracy the state was the live is
sue Of temperance. ~ = u" M
tinuai platfoi IA il con%istc. ct natIsn:,
ut chan auJ dry bones OF ancient
.sSuc and fats" conservatism which
wax wrong BAL that the Legislature
# North Carolina il 1908 gave to
North Carolina u live issue on which
4 tn, "A
ger vote thau any other state. rs -
he effect in tl3o State he said hat
we lost only one county Which we
aad counted on and this Il dig coa"iy
aOt affected Icy the Watts ~. rs
30 Mr.. Watson's cry that yonl; mes,
III his section would lose "riirn ~
temperance i:lws II was iust tl3e p
posite, that The trouble il Mr.. Wat
sons section WAS that Republican,
counties were all around. ;tld that
temperance Legislation would aud De
mocracN.
Then NJ. Pou sarcastically roasted
Mr.. WatsonS reference 10 The love-
.Ecss of the Williams whis,;cF. SAY
Ing that from his words Il seemed
that it bad driven religion out # Ectt
England and that AIR. Watson seems
he seductive influence of Wh.sisE
had grown afraid IN his Old aga. pG'
ne last campaign that it was clown
,hat the liquor interests amounted 10
little, that in truth the liquor power
Il North Carolina is rotten. and Gti
the great Carlyle had said that Il ,at-
zen post stood till some one pushed t
and that the pushing had shoW0 no
rotten is the liquor strength. He then
declared That ii the Democratic pa1l%
desired TO make this an issue t could
10 50 successfuiiy. but this is :imp y
Il matter to be left TO the Legislature.
that each man must be responsible to
h:s constituents
Further discussing the bill he de-
cared that ,he time has come when
| The naau,aCtrEe OF Liquor ought no,
| 10 be put into towns without adeduatt
police protection. The Ward bill l.
! silnply the completion and perfection
! Of the VISITS bin ana is no Reputation
OF the Greensboro platform. This is
| the bill and this is the issue We are
ready 70 nice; before the people.
\ Pea For Temperance.
pr. 7. L. Harris, u Henderson, who
/ said he had never made Il public
/ speech. next poke Of North Caro-,
ina conservatism. He declared that
/ the state has its heroes. that this
i .ieat Stale IS the home % heroes.
hat the committee should vote -!
| she bill To protect the heroes who
! are YET unborn from TIC Gannable
| curse of liquor. With carnestncss he
j afkcd for Favorable report on the
j Bill.
liackett against 1t.
Mr.. +. \. Hac..ett. of Nilke5boTo
next addressed the committee. H.
/ said that he had not intended to
/ speak. but as he belonged TO the
4 Democratic Executive Committee
which had been attacked, contume.s
/ and abuse bein~ heaped by dictatori,sI
| articles in a paper whose editor was
+ criticiznG the committee whicl
should not be criticized because. i dif-
/ fered With tho dictator who VIZ.