The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-08-20

Ieoders
Or. Len G Broughton. pastor Of
the Tabernacle Baptist Church. OF Al
ianta. who Is in the city. called here
by the serious Illness or his father.
Mr. Castor B~rouehton. IS kno-fn In be
sueh al ardent advocate OF tempe
ancs and prohibition. that IN View or
the recent prohibition law passed sor
all Georgia BY the legislature OF that
State, he was interviewed yesterday
concerning that matter. and the gen
eral conditions as affected by par
rooms. dispensary and prohibition
lilo Hits al Evils Hard.
DIR. Rroughton hits hard when he
talks against evils. ana ne nit hard
YESTERDAY. lie spared not the prohip-
ition leaders III North Carolina who
had failed 10 urge prohibition, termins
them milk and cider prohibitionlsS
while the anti-saloon forces he held 70
be affected by "cowardice," ana ne
fears the opportunity OF a life time
has been lost in North Carolina for
state prohibition. In local conditions
he denOUnces IN unmeasurad terms
the d~tsponsary and gives his attention
to members Of the AldermGntc Board.
of whom he says that he is told that
my a IDS
prohibition when everybody knows
they are whiskey soak ed through and
through" He urges that the dis
pensary be wiped out as II IL a
devils dive TO defeat prohibition
He praise Governor Glenn. saying Il
am a Bob Glenn man. and consratu-
iates the State on having 30 nerVy a
~goyeFnoT who would enforce prohlbi-
ton ii IL became a law. Elated over
the victory in Georgia, he says that
Governor Hoke Smith will enforce the
law if he has to keep the militia on
duty during his whole term OF office
10 do I. Expressing himself as
grieved over North Carolina's conduct,
and speaking as a son or the state, ne
calls on ii to reform it's ways and
stand for prohibition.
In replying to the questions asked
him by q reporter of this paper. Dr
Broughton had the following TO say
ebout the matters Of the Whfh ely
traffic, the prohibition victory In
Georgia, the conditions in North Car
DINA and the ~dispensary in Raleigh
EIate4l Over Prohibition in Georgia
II am very much elated over our
prohibition victory In Georsla Tor
while l am a native North cdrollnlan
and retain my pride for the old state,
| have during these ten years or res
idence in Atlanta. become thoroughly
loClllllASo Ali
ans are a great people; in many ways
unlike any other people | haYe ever
known.
our present prohibition victory Is
illustrative of what | mean. FOR
years we have been sowing the seed
preachers being most conspicuous IN
the sowing. The large cities under this
system Of local option could not be
carried for prohibition. so when the
Legislature met a few weeks ago, the
TEMPERANCE sentiment of the Whole
state was focused into action IN a
single day and before there was eny
opportr1ity for organization OF the
opposition there had swept down up
on the legislature such an avalanche
of public sentiment as to force an Is
sue and win the victory.
Whiskey strength Overestimated
81 have never seen such a fight in
nv life. l have been thoroughly &C
quainted with reform measures IN
Georgia politics ever since went
t.ere, for my politics is a part of my
religion. ] know the sentiment OF the
state. l know the strength or the
vhiskey traffic in the large cities, a.
| thought. but l had overestimated
their strength and under estimated
our forces. When the final issue was
forced. the Whiskey traffic reVealed
such weakness as to almos alarm US.
Whiskey Boodle Failed TO Work.
Think of ii, the most drastic pro-
hibiticn bill ever passed by a Legisla-
ture of any State in the United States,
and it passed without being submit
ted to the people. The legislators
knew the sentiment of the people
back of them and for once they were
OF a class not to be bought by Whis-
key money or threatened by whishey
soaked politics. There were HUNDREDS
20 +hnroonHu af dollars raised nv the
whiskey men to buy the Legislature.
but I do not believe that a single mar
was bought. The whiskey power IS lot
as great as we nave imagined II any
NAV, in my judgment. think this
is something that North Carolina
needs to realize.
II em a Bob Glenn Man"
las a North Carolinian v felt
-roud of her achievements l think
she has the greatest Governor today
in all the South. At least he is prov
ing himself to be at present. l am a
Bob Glenn man from head 10 heel |
have known him for u number Of
years and have watched his career
with great interest. He is a high
born Christian citizen Surely North
Carolina has reaSon TO be proud or
him. I was in New York recently
when he brought the railroads on
their knees before him. I dined with
TWO all Street HlllliOildAEE s III QGs
the railroads got down, and these
men said Glenn OF North Carolina is
the nervfest man in public office out
side of the White House That is
what they think OF him on Wall Street.
Milk and Cider Prohibition Leaders
But / have also been grieved by
North CaroIina's ndu She had
a chance TO occupy the place that
Georgia now occupies among her as
ter States of the South. North Caro-
lima could today have prohibition II
If were not for a few milk and cider
prohibitionists that are put up for
leaders The asst Legislature was
ready to submit the question Of state
prohibition to popular vote, but the
anti-saloon forces were seized with
C~owardice and failed TO act. ! believe
in so doing she lost her opportunity.
II will be a long day before North
Carolina has another such chance. II
will be a long time before prohibition
for the State is realized.
Dispensary a Devils Dive for Defeat
ing Prohibition.
II am asked what l iii of the