The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-20

| lie declared thai H.. truesL and best
people of Richmond are behind this
| issue, more so than for any other is
sue except white supremacy. That as
to Mr.. Warburton, his declaration was
| that he would be guided by the wishes
of the best people of the county, and
that many of them understood he
would be guided by their petitions. AS
to courtesy to be invoked, MI War
burton did not support the Buncombe
county bill for courtesy, but opposed
it, though the representatives of Bun
combe were for 1t. and voted against
the courtesy he should not now in
woke. He excoriated the liquor
traffic men of Hoffman and told of
the towns taxes being paid as by
whiskey contributions. Speaking of
petitions against sale of LIQUOR at
Hamlet he said that even from
| across the line in South Carolina
there are petitions for prohibition.
The strip on the South Carolina line
he described as a perfect hell OF
misery, and that there were circulated
petitions among the blind tiger people
on the line against this bill Tor pro-
hibition.
He denied that the Whiskey men
We're the best men of the county he
did not want to confiscate their prop
erty, but they are to remember that
they got license knowing the peopIe
of the State were against WhlSkey ana
it's sale might end any day MI. h.
A. Lackey came to Hamlet poor as d
pie, and is now worth $4,000, that
does not look like c con
"Confiscate property? Why these
men put up their. stills with the knoWl-
edge that their tenure may be short.
You are not confiscating When you
take from these men that when Is
driving them and others down to
hideOuS hell"
He appealed that the bill be pass
ed and that it's cleansing power go
through Richmond county. tie pald
a warm tribute to Captain Everett
saying that for forty years has been
a modest hero in the State the pest
loved man in the county, giving 10
charity, owning property IN every
township but one in Richmond. IN
tereSted iii factories and banks. who
had pledged himself TO aid the peo-
pie in this fight" He is the gentlest
kindness, .truest of men, a glorious
man. Hector Mclean is also Il good
man and he asks for the bill to pass
Here he told of n man who declared
h. could not vote for Hector NC
Lean, because he is such d
fool that when ne is in doubt on any
thing he goes to God on his knees,
thus telling of McLean's character
In conclusion Mr.. Morrison earnest
| ly exclaimed:
1--WE discharged every political and
professional obligation / owed the
Whiskey interests and III never owe
another. so long as l live.
In response to questions, Mir. Nor
rison said due notice had been given
to the distiiers that this contest was
to come. When Mr.. Williams asked
him about Mr. Warburton's petition.
he declined to discuss It, saying Nj
Warburton was an honest man and
thought he was doing right, that he
would make no attack on Mr.. Warbur-
tons sincerity.
Here Mr.. Claudius Dockery made
statement that he had nothing to do
with whiskey business at Hoffman and
Mr.. Morrison corrected this saying
he had been SO informed.
Voices for Scotland.
Senator Hector Mclean spoke fer
Scotland county, presenting a petition
from 602 voters OF the county for pro-
hibition while only 1852 votes were
cast in the county at the general cleo
ton. He urged against the idea that
the matter was a local one. holding
that the LIQUOR sold in Hamlet and
Hoffman affected the prohibition
counties adjoining Richmond, that his
position was that Scotland had
that he would not vote for liquor
measures to send souls to he'll.
Mr. John ID. Shaw, Jr., of Scotland
county, also spoke for that county.
and told of the effect of the Hamlet
and Hoffman distilleries on the
farms and in the factories of Scot
land. now whiskey was worked NJ fer
parties. The criminal docket Of
Scotland is about TO bankrupt the
county because of cases arising from
liquor. Robson county people drive
across Scotland to, get liquor. lie
described the disgusting jug train
out from Hamlet. Every murder III
Scotland since its establishment, four
years ago has had liquor in it. Scot
land, always dry, ought not to suffer
from Hamlet and if Richmond had
not asked for . this act Scotland
would have done SO. If there was
an election Scotland county ought to
vote on it also. and that Scotland was
'thes votingest place" that had ever
been known.
Mr.. WarburtOn Explains.
MI. Warburton explained his posi-
ton in the matter. 1t was understood
ne said that he was not a prohibit
ZIONIST but he stood square upon the
Democratic platform. Sometimes he
had said by the vote of the people,
other times by the voice, but he meant
the same. and that he meant the vote
of the people. II wish ] could vote
for the BILL said he, but Uncle
George will stand by his word.
Robson County Speaks.
Mr. stephen Mcintyre of Robson,
spoke next saying that he spoke for
the largest county and Il solid
prohibition county since 1898.
He held that Robson was suffering
from Hamlet the Only place between
Wilmington and Marion on the Car
DINA Central road, Shere whiskey
could be bought. He toId of wagon
trade whiskey and jug train whiskey
overrunning Robson and creating
great decentralization and misery,
and Of the disgusting sights connected
with the sale of Whisl<ey at Hamlet
with no relief in sight, but this bill.
Since Robson had been rid of WhiS-