Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-17
PPohIbitIonIsls Talk Of Having Him
Represent Old North State.
ORYS WILL CONTROL LEGISLATURE
Glenn Has Gone the Limit in opposi-
ton to the Saloons and Dispenser.
les, and is out and Out for State
Prohibition.

RALEIGH. n. c.. August 1G.-Rc-
cent developments Indicate that when
the next session of the State I.cgisla-
turc shall have completed its work
there will be a new ana rigid law on
the statute books. absolutely prohibit
ing both the manufacture ana sale ii
all Intoxicating spirits within the
state of North Carolina. and this is
the first time within the present gen
Grafton when there has been a pros.
poet of such thing.
There have been several local op.
ton elections held during the last two
weeks in important towns of the state
and in every instance the liquor in
terests and the "wct' crowd have lost
out. Warrenton was the last place
where such an election was held Nast
Saturday. ana the victory of the tenn
pcrance people was complete. not
even the municipal liquor dispensary
being allowed 10 do business there
a telegram to Governor Glenn. re.
ccived the night of the victory. from
the leaders of the dry clement, stat
cd; "Your speech and influence
| turned The scale and gave us the vic
tory" The Governor went to War
ithAOu a. lew udHS DtlbIt inc eitCilOn
and made Il strong prohibition speech.
having been prevented from accepting
tho invitation extended to him car
Her by the press of business ontailcd
by his scrap with the railroads.
Gov. Glenn to the U. S. Senate as a
Prohbitionist.
According To the predictions of
SOME good judges OF political indi-
cations. it is this question of State
prohibition that is probably going to
land Governor Glenn in the Senate
ut Washington. if he gets there NJ all.
a. the successor OF the present Scna-
tor Overman eighteen months hence
Governor Glenn has within the last
year or two become by selection on
his own part the chief OF the State
prohibition apostle in North Caro-.
lima.
Last fall he went farther than the
president of the state Anti-Saloon
League would go. and at the Presby-
torian Church at Raleigh he delivered
an address in which he declared for
State prohibition.
J There are sections Of the -state and
towns in the State in which Drohibi-
ton is not yet backed by public sen
timent where the majority is opposed
to it, that on that account that 1t
would not l'e properly enforced II
adopted by the State at large. or if the
Legislature made the law compul-
sorry against The will of the majority
IN those communities. and that the
Democratic party stands pledged to
local option on the policy of rule by
the majority.
| Anti-SaIoo, praeics,, N.,...l
The president of the state Anti
Saloon League is Josiah William Raj
ley. who for the last ten years has
been leading churchman of the state
and the editor of the Baptist organ
OF the state, the Biblical Recorder OF
Raleigh
President Bailey is still opposed to
lcGislating prohibition for Il commun.
lty when the majority of the people
of such community. be it State or
county or town. are opposed to pro
hibition. Governor Glenn has sur
passed the antisaloon chief in his
zeal TO accomplish absolute prohibi-
ton laws for the whole State. and
would have the Legislature enact "A
law, as has just been done BY the
Georgia Legislature. putting The ban
vi iiluoi III tNtlI county ana lOWn IN
! North Carolina
Now In Five-sixth of State.
The sentiment against the LIQUOR
evil has made a marvellous growth in
North Carolina OF recent years. as 1t
has In many Of the other Southern
States. and astonishing progress has
lsacn made by the prohibition element
OF the people and that without The
formation OF any separate ana ais
tinct political party to accomplish
their purpose. both of the old par
ties. and especially the Democratic
part, being used to carry on the
policy of wiping out the traffic in
liquor and stopping its manufacture.
So much has been accomplished
through local option that President
Bailey ana othe Anti-Saloon League
workers of long standing and mques-
toned devotion to the cause of true
temperance are 10th 10 depart from
that method. fully believing, rs they
state. that it will bc only a few years
at best when public sentiment in ev-
cry county and town will cause prohi.
bition to he adopted through the To-
cal option process of eliminating the
| liquor traffic.