The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-29

ifl,s fn snt General N~aeusgle - ees
feet gotl bs $50 enactment making GhH
place az 3e88seFE ta@ EE@E* so &e Pee
Ixnus community This Sc tat TsRsn0
able and the en3y practicable remea}
Give TisouSiit L. the Victim.
And. finally Bot u@ give tho4Shf to
tine victim - Drink ana 10 his people
tine iUehFf8te st large - "a dangerous
man ~aogtls une IS Be executed at
Durham fer k4iin@ h4~ alfe. Last
niuth 0ut was Executed hsfr al itAt-
esgh Tor murder. Ne nret .u north
ICarullna more practical provisions for
taking charge II confirmed d~ruukant@
land conGuiug them where restraint
and treatment may S8Ns. + not them.
the public. Il should To- IA" custom -
declare an incbriate not
inSanc-and Tut him where "a can
do no harm. There are brothers AMI
J sisters and mothers aud fathers In
thoueand homes ia North 1aroHnst
who know no rest fer Iear tnAt any
moment some 5nebriate kinsnaan may
commit AN act Of violence that Nll&
bring them all - ruin.
Now. fellow-workers, / laA down me
commission. II II time Tor YOU tv call
in another chairman. 1 have given
fDnr wears Of service 20 your cause
and mine. | am grateful that ! can
turn the organization over 10 YOU IN
good condition. Our League has ac-
complishcd much, but much remains
Tor Us 10 undertake. Lot Is prcserN
our anization. let IS maintain it
in its r-easonabieness, in is resolute-
rcss. in It's patience. Let Us stand to-
gether. come what may. We have un-
dertakon - solve one of the greatest
problems that aniicts our race. We
have made only Il good II
achievements that await us VIII proNe
richly worth All that We can give 70
Their consulnmation for in this cause
ave arc serving God and Home and
Native Land.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Balley's
address, Committees on Ways and
Means and on Platform ana Policy
Werc appointed.
Mays and Means Committee.
The Committee on Ways and Means
consists OF the following: Messrs. q.
X. Nimocks. Rev. G. r. Adams. George
W. Watts. Or. j.. r. Underwood. ]. j..
Reese and Rev. II. T., NcighbCr.
Platform and Policy.
The Committee on Platform ana
Pollcy = as Follows: Messrs. \. NJ.
Scales. K. T.. White. JOS. a. Brown.
Josepius Daniels. Major ~. \. London.
NJ. I. shaw. .Ino. \. oates. j. NJ.
Bailey. Or. r. \. Ivey, DR.. +. -. Hale
ana 6. II. ebanc
ON motion i committee Was APP
iFt''A''t ~ ~ ~ ilRiAAt
and invite him to bc present ut the
night session and address the conven-
ton. The committee consisted pf ItcN.
s. f. Conrad. Key. X. +. Neighbor and
Mr. +. A.. Brown.
The Committee on Program. which
had been out arranging the order 81
business for the convention, returned
e Tho nous" and reported. Most Of
thc rcpurt was adopted. However. the
committee suggested that there be no
| al hnI- &nCciA1 ttntn tIiuIt lint this AtI-
Ovcr-rulcd and the convention ad-
journcd till four O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
Al four o'clock tho convention mot
and WIS called to order by President
~licriott Clarl<son. This session Was
= kind of informal mass meeting for
thc purpose Of hearing reports AS ia
the condition III the various towns Of
the State. Rut il resolved itself into
Il meeting FOR tho discussion OF tho
question of STATE prohibition. There
was manifcStly 4 large element Of the
delegation heartily in favor OF 4 rcso-
luton askin" for such q measure.
Wadcsboro and LIQUOR.
DR.. L. \. Covington. OF W8desboro.
was called. He says Wadesboro has
nine b~ar-rOons. two diStincrieS and
four churches. Drunkenness is in
cTeaSing. Every negro boy YOU meet.
{ almost. II years old and upwards. is
drunk, he SAYS. Many White boys are
becoming drunkards. Tho saloon men
use every means 10 induce the young
men 10 drink. He wants tho saloons
out. The situation in Wadcsboro is
III tho hands Of 4 few individuals. He
declares that in the Whiskcy election
thirtl-ninr negroes We're voted aud
the ta;, receipts Of most OF them were
held by others. TWenty-on" persons
have been killed there as 4 direct re-
suit Of WhislcN under tho present
regime.
Ecv. 6. D. Graves. OF Wadcsboro,
was called upon and said tllat tho
government in Wadcsboro is
cratic. Here Hcv. K. +. Neighbor
called his attention 10 his statement
and to the fact that he was being re-
ported. He turned to the reporter
and said: quote me if You like. Mr..
Reporter" lie said. lie it tc under
stood that the present authorities are
making earnest effort to execute the
laws regulating our saloons" He says
the records show seven arrests from
May to September under prohibition.
while there were 80 in the same time
under the present regime. There is
an average of $50 gallons of WhiSkeN
shipped daily from Wadesboro. most
Of IT into South Carolina. Whatever
YOU do. gentlemen, we've got nothing
TO lose This statement he repeated
several times.
Mr.. Graves made a plea for the
help Of other sections TO rid them Of
their conditions.
Salisbury and Rowan.
Rev. r. f. Ncighbor was called to
report conditions in Rowan county.
He says great crowds come on Satur-
day on the trains from the surround
ing county. He related several touch
ing incidents Illustrating conditions
in Salisbury. He told of the organiza-
ton Of a league to help ~drunkards. IT
is the purpose to help one ~drunkard
d month to get to an institution OF
,curc. He begged tn" help Of other
parts Of tho State in an effort to bet
ter conditions there.
Resolution for State Prohibition.
Dr.. j. T. Underwood .
resolution signed By himself ana SEX
eIal others asking the General Assem-
bly, to submit the question Of State