The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-17
North Carolina to Face Pro-
hibitiOn Legislation.
GLENN IS ITS CHAMPION
Believed Governor Expects TO Go
to United States Senate as Candi-
date of Anti-Liquor Party-senti-
ment said to Have Made Marvel
IOuS Growth over the state.

sion Of the State legislature shall have
completed its work, there viii be a new
and rigid law on the statute books alb
solutely prohibiting both the manufac-
ture and sale Of all intoxicating spirits
within the State Of North Carolina. And
this is the first time within the present
generation that there has been pros
pect Of such a thing
There have been several iocal-optlou
elections held during the last two weeks
in important towns Of the State. and in
every instance the liquor interests have
lost out. Warrenton was the last place
where such an election was held Oast
Saturday., and the victory Of the temper
ance people was complete. not even the
municipal liquor dispensary being al
lowed 10 do business there. A telegram
to Gov. Glenn. received the night Of the
victory from the leaders of the dry
element. stated: your speech and infiu-
ence turned the scale. and gave US the
victory" The governor went to Warren
ton few days before the election and
made a strong prohibition speech.
May Aid GOV. Glenn.
According 70 the predictions Of some
good judges Of political indications. it is
this question Of State prohibition that Is
probably going to land Gov. Glenn in the
Senate at Washington. If he gets there
at all as the successor Of the present
Senator Overman. Gov. Glenn has with
I in the last year or two become the chief
Of the State prohibition apostles in North
Carolina His course IN the matter, an
nounced on the eve Of the assembling Of
the legislature. alarmed some Of the party
managers, and they succeeded in getting
the governor to let up on the question and
not press II upon the last legislature.
The State chairman of the North Caro-
lima Anti-Saloon League takes the
ground that the time for State prohibit
ton has not arrived; that there are sec
tons Of the State and towns in the State
IN which prohibition Is not yet backed
by public sentiment. where the majority
is opposed to il: that on that account il
would not be properly enforced if adopted
by the State al large. or If the legislature
made the law compulsory against the VIII
Of the majority in those communities, and
that the Democratic party stands pledged
10 local option on the policy of rule by
the majority
FRvOrs Law Like Georgia's.
The president Of the State Anti-saloon
League is Josiah William Bailey, who,
for the last ten years. has been leading
chuTchman Of the State nd the editor OF
the Baptist organ Of the State-the Bibli-
cal Recorder. of Raleigh. President Bailey
is still opposed to legislsting prohibition
for a community when the majority Of
the people of such community. be If State.
or county. or town, are opposed 10 pro-
hibitiOn. Gov. Glenn has surpassed the
anti-saiOOn chief in his zeal to accomplish
absolute prohibition laws for the whole
State, and would have the legislature en-
act "a law, as has just been done by the
Georgia legislature. putting the ban on
liquor in every county and town in North
Carolina.
Prohibition Sentiment Growing.
The sentiment against the liquor evil
| has made marvellous growth IN North
Carolina Of recent years, as It has in
many other Southern States, and aston
Isning progress has been made by the
prohibition element Of the people, and
that without the formation OF any sepa-
rate and distinct political party TO accom-
plish their purposes, both Of the old par
ties, and especially the Democratic party,
being used 10 carry on the policy of wlp-
ing out the traffic in liquor and stopping
its manufacture. So much has been ac-
complished through local option that
President Bailey and other Anti-Saloon
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questioned devotion to the cause of true
temperance are 10th 10 depart from that
method, fully believing. as they state
that II viii be only a few years AZ best
when public sentiment in every county
and town viii cause prohibition TO be
adopted through the local-option process
of eliminating the liquor traffic As mat
ters stand to-day, about five-sixths Of the
State IS dry There is not a licensed
saloon or bar in Raleigh. Charlotte
Greensboro, Durham. Newbern. oxford.
or Henderson. Saloons obtain still at
Asheville, Winston, Wilmington. and Sal
isbury alone Of all the important towns
and the prediction is freely made that
they viii be abolished I'm Asheville within
year, and viii be driven ont Of their
last hold within three or four years, even
If local option alone accomplishes il and
there is no State prohibition law enacted
or election ordered on the question OF
State prohibition.
Logical Leader of Movement.
Friends of Gov. Glenn expressed the
opinion that as he has lately renewed his
demand for state prohibition through leg
islative enactment, or at least means 10
demand that the next legislature shall
provide for State election on the ques-
ton, and has recently expressed his re-
gret at not having pursued his individual
course marked out before the last legisla
ture, instead Of allowing the subject 10
remain in allegiance at the request and
advice Of certain party leaders and man.
ayers, he is the logical and natural leader
of this movement.
That being so, If the plans Of the State
PrOhibitionists are what n political leader
here says they are. and the plan Of Sc
Letting as the candidates of the Demo-
cratic party for representatives Of their
counties in the general assembly next
year only men who are known TO be in
favor Of a State prOhibitory LIQUOR law
succeeds, it looks as If It will naturally
follow that when these same legislators
come to the matter of selecting a man
TO represent the State in the United
States Senate, and knowing that their
prohibition leader is ambitious for the
place, many, if not most Of them. will
turn to Gov. Glenn and cast their votes
for him to succeed the present Senator
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