The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-20
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Senator from the district affected
should be heard" This was applaud
ed. Mr. Winborne said that his mo-
ton was simply to save time as the
House would be crowded with work.
Mr.. Mclean said SO would be the Sen
ate, but time should be given with SO
many people present. Finally after
various explanations it was moved by
Mr.. Winborne to give Richmond coun-
ty three hours the other counties two
hours, the time TO be divided between
opposing forces. Then Judge Win
borne was applauded.
Major Shaw for the Bill.
The proposed bill was read and then
Major John d. Shaw, of Rockingham,
spoke for the bill. He explained that
Hamlet and Hoffman were on the
edge of prohibition counties. that Hoff-
man had but a legiSlativ charter and
was not really town. having only
dozen voters, the place controlled by
the Whiskey element. AS to Hamlet
lit had not exceeding Il hundred voters.
He told of the disgusting scenes at
Hamlet with the jug trade. and de-
ciared that the measure was not local,
that he appeared as a citizen of Rich
simply to get good government.
In Richmond county the last rec
| ords show 1857 votes, with 40 or so
colored, that 40 or 80 of such voters
| are perhaps dead. and that on the pc
! tition for prohibition are $50 voters,
| these the best men in the county
preachers, doctors. county officers. the
| sheriff is Indifferent, the school board
and every white woman so far as he
knows. in the colnty of Richmond Cap
| plause). The presidents and superip
! tendents of the seven cotton factories
| Of Richmond are on this petition for
| prohibition (applause). Scotland
county is a unit for this (applause).
Arson is for it. so is Bladen and SO is
Union.
Here a voice cried out land 50 is
| Mecklenburg.' IF this is left to
vote" said Major Shaw, 1--WE could
carry it, but it would be almost
| through a sea of blood. Do not leave
| this to vote, but pass it, Major
Shaw concluded amidst great applause
McI.endon for Whiskey Forces.
/! Mr.. II. H. McLendon, of Wades-
boro, announced that he appeared for
| the parties opposing the bill, being
attorney for these. He wanted all the
argument from the other side first be-
fore he replied. Then he took his
seat.
Come to the scratch and say what
| you have to, il you have anything to
say. l am sorry for you" answered
/ Mr.. Cameron Morrison. There was u
burst of applause from the audience.
| Mr.. McLendon then spoke. He
| said that he had voted for prohibition
and believed the Watts act a good law.
/ that it was under this act that he
asked that Hamlet and Hoffman and
Rockingham be allowed to exercise
| their rights to vote on the question of
| liquor. He urged that Richmond
county vote on the question. A large
petition asked for prohibition another
| petition asked to leave this to vote.
| and the whiskey manufacturers of
Hamlet said that they were willing to
! leave the matter to a vote of the
county. Elections could be held with
out bloodshed. as such had been held
| in the past. He twitted the friends Of
| the bill with shrinking from u vote
on the question. He had not verified
the petitions but said that on the
lpetitions in opposition to prohibition
| without a vote he had between thou
| sand and eleven hundred names
| He told of financial affairs in Ham
| let, and held that the $4,000 revenue
| from whiskey was necessary for car
rying on the schools, keeping the
electric lights going and paying the
QeDLS OF the Town, lndl NllHOul LIilS
tax the town would not know what
| to do AS to Hoffman the same con-
ditions existed. He urged that even
| if passed the act should not go into
effect the first of April, but the first
of July, that the distillery owners had
property at interest, many cattle on
hand, and many hogs (the reference
| to hogs created laughter, and Mr.. Nc
Lendon added who feed or sQps"
bringing more laughter.
| that all of the distillers and barkeep-
ers of the county except one or per-
! haps two are Democrats. Mr.. Nor
| rison denied this. and added "even il
so and that does not matter. a Demo-
| crat can kill people with whiskey as
we'll as a Republican" There was a.
round of applause at this.
| Mr.. McLendon declared that with
| the passage of the bill as it stood
| his clients, the whiskey men. would
| feel that they had been treated un-
fairly, that with their investments and
under the State law they deserved bet
| ter treatment.
Captain Everett's Remarks.
Captain Everett, the author of the
bill, next spoke. He told of his in
terest in Richmond and or the needs
| of the great mass of the people for