The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-03-26

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~-the iield aza n>t solicitor ,larA-
-cn and hIs hsiudI ~ tIsitS ! arm
delighted. mo pcop.c or charlotte
and N~ecklcncurG county have stood
for Mr.. Clarkson's leadership longer
tnan any other communitS ~ North
Carolina would have done Tte idea
al 4 city o. 5000 people being con
troiicd 10y q ~oE~-td@aed man nave
never scratched 4 ticket IN my lis-
AK iather wa q Confederate soldier
ana : Democrat. believe ~ th@
principles Of the Democratic party AMI
40 not ike to bc told that ! am r
oar-rootn bum whenever ! do not 1gfe"
with the C~iarksonltcs. | have heard 4
half undred false stories anout the
Business Mems Municipal League ana
they are being circulated Tor = pur-
pose. Take the men who compose that
organization ard sec II YOU thtnh any
ti tnFIl4 dlG tStt JUN - '
people Of MccklcuDurg county are
tired of such common, mean poiltics
and thev Wili not stand for II much
longer. the last primary IN the county
should serve a. a Warning = the boss
-. This is j free coGntfE
Liquor liquor i al that he
old game can honor.
rs Mr. GARRISON afraid of tho peo-
ole.,"
That item caused obscrvant pcopie
IN tie state 10 him that the moNe-
mcnt in Charlotte might nave had is
Inspiration in i desire 10 insert the IN
terinG mcdgc TO secure ] return 81
saloons to Charlotte. "Clarksonisnt'
in Charlotte has meant driving out
the saloons ana the defeat Of polite
ians IN leaSue WITH the saloons. for
Solicitor Clarxson, alon~ with such
men as ex-Mayor +. NJ. Brown, has
lead the fights in Charlotte against
the saloons. Every Temperance man
felt hat the above attack upon Mr..
GARRISON was unjust. The author Of
tho article. after reflection. saw that
H. had gone too far and made the
following explanation and mcdifica-
ton:
y Word Personally.
II desire to state that III an inter-
view Yesterday in REGARD to Clark
sonisn' went TOO far. .Ns any gen
t!elraa Should do. take tliS man
1lcr OF "pologi2inE 70 SOLICITOR Clark
SON. have knpun hint ever since
carly boyhood. and haze never
known him to dcviatc from his views
on prohibition. | have never heard
INN III public OF private. IN any pol'ti-
cal speech. or writing, say ANYTHING
uislcspectful If otncre. nor have |
ever heard him say OF II men or
of men that they Were "har-room
buns or any like language. / quote
below his public utterance as chair
man of tho .~\ui-Saloon L.eaGl" to
show his position on the liquor ducs-
ton: 74
.Iro the public: On July 9Th,
1904. the saloon Vas voted out of
Charlotte py = majority oi lSo.
If was q victory against the Sa-
loon system and tho liquor habit.
not against the saloon e Many
of those who We're III the bust
ness haya stlvei III Charlotte and
are upholding the law ana push
ing the business interests Of the
city. We bid them G~od-speed III
this and Wish them success. We
appeal to all good citizens tc up
hold the law. TO discourage the
imr"rtation of liquor and by word
and deed to hclo this Great cause.
Prohibition is. Il benediction and
blessing to his community.
Il have never Known him to do a
mean thing in politics. and he has
been in politics ever since ! knew hlnn
in the city Of charlotte. As for MI.
GARRISON being afraid of the people.
it was he who su Gted the ie"allZeu
system. whereby the people
- 49, .1.4jA1 ~ 11ffnyp,na N a
white primary.
In uoting another feel that lell
the wrong impression. DO TINS IN
simple justice. II. =. G. BRYANT.'
The man who stands aGGresslVeiy
for closing the saloons. as Mr.. Clark
has done. may be sure Of bein"
misrepresented by some and misun-
by others. Few Who unlustlS
lssail him will nuke the fair retraction
that is contained in the above card
What Charlotte needs. what Raleigh
needs. what North Carolina needs
is more 'Clarksonism." 1t needs
lawyers who viii fight day and
for temperance as private citi-
zens. and more public officials like
Heriot Clarkson who viii prosecute
the NlolatorS Of prOnlpltlon laws Win
and earnestness. The trouble
with some lawyers is that they care
more for fees than for moral re
forms u with some solicitors that
hey eNpond most Of ther zeal prosecut-
ing petty thieves and arc wonderfully
mild when II comes to prosecuting Nlo-
iatorS of temperance laws. gamblers
keepers Of h~ell-holeS. HcriOt
as Solicitor. has lone his
duty SO We'll as TO vim the approval
Of every temperance man in North
If the municipal light in |
is keyed upon Il fight Of
'DoWn With C~larkaonism, il : pretty |
sure to BE followed by 4 light Down
Prohibition ard IN with saloons. |
\ bad fire damaged the Charlotte !
plant and a disastrous fire !,
.5eriously injured the plant of the Au-
susta Chronicle. With c"omncndable 4;
enterprise they lost no issue of the pa !
and serve their patrons as usual.
.hough at the cost Of terrible strain I