The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-08
DIsTILLERIES PROMOTE MORALS
Astounding DcclaratioE-of the Whis-
key Makers of Advance.

After session Of three and a half
hours yesterday afternoon the House
Committee on Liquor Traffic reported
the bin unfavorabiy to rid Advance.
Davie county of stills. This was Dy
Il vote of fifteen TO eIcyen.
In advocating the retention of the
stills there were in attendance Mr. V.
H. Boyden. of Raleigh; and eX-Judge
r. l. Osborne. of Charlotte; attorneys
for the distillers. MI. Boydcn con-
Quoted the examination of the Wit
aesses and Mr.. Osborne made 4 speech
urging that the distillerieS be allowed
TO continue their business.
The opponents of the stills had pre-
viousiy presented most damaging eVi-
dence against the depiorable state Of
affairs in Advance, which Is declared
on the best of evidence to be abso-
iutely dominated by the distillers and
their allies. Yesterday the dfStlllers
their relatives, friends and assistants.
either by affidayits or oral testimony.
depicted Advance as one of the most
delightful, orderly and well managed
places to be found in the State, state
ments that were offset by the declar-
alton of Rev. w. NJ. Curtis. pastor OF
the Methodist church at Advance. thar
coercion had been used to suppress
voices raised against the horrible state
of affairs in Advance.
with one exception are either now in
terested in still houses or have been
until lately, and are all Republicans.
these being: Mr.. w. A. Bailey, Mr.. w.
A. Hendricks, Mr.. b. r. Bailey, Mr.
J. F. Sheet. and Mr.. w. B. PEBBLES
Their testimony was of the kind to
gild the rose IN describing Advance.
as they declared that the inauguration
of distileries, the manufacture OF
whiskey, had improved the morals OF
Advance. evidence fatty centralized
by the friends of the bill by Solicitor
Hammer and by Rev. w. M. Curtis,
whose character as a man of truth
and honesty was highly eulogized by
Senator w. r. Odell. of Concord. who
has known him from boyhood.
A most vigorous argument FOR Il
favorable report the bill w3s made
by Mr. McNinch, of MecklenburG.
Messrs. Hankins burlington Sticky
and Graham, of Lincoln also an
nouncing themselves in favor of IT..
Mr.. Sentelle, of Wake: was excused
from voting as he had not heard all
of the evidence. Messrs Murphy, or
Rowan: Uzzell. and Coftield briefly
spoke against the bill and in favor Of
an unfavorabc report. The Republi-
cans voted with these.
The vote was
Against the Bill.-Coffield, Graham.
of Alamance; Murphy. of Rowan;
Joyner, Morphcw, Warburton, Stokes.
Alley. Patterson. Mitchell Grant. u
zell, Glenn, Harris and Davis-15.
For the Bill.-Graham. of Lincoln;
Hankins, McNinch Frizzelle, Ken
nedy. White, Byrd, Mcqueen. Fisher,
Stickley and Turlington-il.
Mr.. McNinch gave notice that a
minority report would be submitted.
this favoring the bill TO rid the town
of the distilleries.
Scntcllc No Vote.
Aye-Coffield. Graham. A.. Murphy.
Joyner, Morphew. Warburton. Stokes.
Riley. Patterson. Mitchell, Grant. uz-
Zeil Harris, Glenn, Davis
Noes-Graham. of Lincoln: Hank
ms McNinch. Frizzelle, Kennedy.
White. Byrd, Mcqueen. Fisher, Stick
ly, burlington.
a member Of the committee who
voted to report the bill favorably said
last night that if there had been a
full meeting of the committee the re-
suit would have been different. that
half a dozen earnest temperance men
sN