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

United state government not IS i-
ccnso dt~tiil"rE etc. in Jry c%ouutIe~.
The most important thing ~ all Is
to have a strong law passed to have
taught in our public school. the ma
ture Of alcoholic drinks and other mar
cptics on the human system and this -.
thoroughly as arithmetic and geo.
graphv are taught.
The day Is past 10 say that prohibit
ton * an experiment. u IS a sue
cess. The chief ~ police IF Atianta.
Ca. gives tho population Of Atlanta.
1905 rs 1i5.000 and 2I.1e1 arrests
a fearful riot during that year-nany
persons Killed. Charlotte has about
$4,000 inhabitants in its criminal ju-
risdiction-the arrests for 1906 we're
l.49G and not a killing ~ = white per-
son nnce prohibition Went into effect
IN Atlanta the arrests arc one TO five;
in CHARLOTTE not even one to co.
Elections and Appointments.
The chair that nominal
ions FOR secretary were III order. Mr..
q. X. NimOcks. of Fayetteville, placed
in nomination the name Of the former
secretary, Mr.. Jno. \. Oates. and he
was unanimously elected.
Mr.. j. W. Bailey called attention TO
the necessity for the appointment OF a
Committee on Program. IT was left
to the chairman 10 appoint, and Chair
mn 1IdIhSOH named IIlE IpIIOA Ing.
Mcssrs. y. r. Broughton, f. A. Brown,
s. b. T~urrentine, Maj. H. \. London.
and Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
Rev. r. L. Neighbor made a mo-
ton that a committee Of five be APP
pointed to name a person in each
Congressional district for vice-presi-
dent. The motion carried. The motion
was later reScinded and all former
vicc-presidents were reelected with
the exception Of Mr.. Clarkson, who
was elected president: Mr.. w. G. DoWd
of Charlotte, being elected to succeed
him.
The vice-presidents are as follows:
w. G. Dowd, Charlotte; K. j.. White,
Frdnklinton, geo. il. Pcll, Winston
salem; J. II. Tucker, Ashcville; A. NJ.
Scales, Greensboro: j. a. Hartness.
Statesville: j. A. Brown, Wniteville;
r. +. Hilliard. Scotland Neck: J.. j.
Rogers, KinstCn: w. S. OBJ. Robinson
Goldsboro; w. G. Douglass. Raleigh.
q. w. Watts. Durham; w. I. Everett
~Rockingiiam; c. W. Mitchell. Aulan-
de-.
The chairman Of the executive com
mittcc. Mr.. J. NJ. Bailey, hon read his
annual report which follows:
Report Of 'imir,nan Bailey 10 Anti
Sa,c0n League.
Four years Z tn" Nlti-S3lool
league began its work for better law.
with regard e. the lipuo! trattic il
N"rth carolina. prior to 1909 tilc cf-
forts Of the friends Of temperance
having been local. In these fUuI
years two general laws affecting the
manufacture. AMI sale of Intoxicating
liquors have been enacted. the Watt.
Law in 1903, ana the ward Law, be-
ing an amendment reinforcing II
Watts Law, in 1905.
What Has Been Done.
In consequence of these laws IN,
number Of licensed distillcrics i.
North Carolina has been reduced IRON
moro than 500 to less than 80: ant
the number Of saloons from bout 40t
to about $50. The entire rura
regions Of tn" state have been Swep
clean Of the manufacture II sale 0.
Intoxicating liquors. saving brandy
and vino manufactured bN " .
fruit and sold only i'll bulk and no
to he drunk GA tho premises NcI4
limited business 1T best. and reduced
tu Y minimum the past year by In,
extensive failure Of the apple crop.
As Il consequence Of these laws o
per cent and more of the territory o
and 80 per cent of the population o.
North Carolina is under prohibition
There are fewer licenses to sell liquol
in North Carolina in proportion tC
population than in any State in ths
United states. save one-MississippI
Fewer than in Maine or in Kansas
which States arc under State prohibi-
ton.
North Carolina system.
We have in North Carolina Stat,
prohibition as to the rural districts
and entirely satisfactory local option
laws in the Incorporated toWns. II
these towns the popular vote deter
mines whether there shall be saloons
d~i>pcnSariCS or prohibition. Our SyS-
tem is then properly described g.
Rural state Prohibition ana Munich
pal Local option.
In view of the facts that ! have
cited. may we not claim without fca,
Of contradiction chat our North Caro-
lima Temperance System is thc best
in the American Union. if not in tn,
world? And may not u League
congratulate tself ut this time upon
the success of its labors?
\ Nindication.
These bcnefcent laws have not only
been enacted. but they have bccn put
into operation and their effects have
won Well-nigh universal approval. Our
leading officers have given them
prompt execution. And by popular
vote the people nave approved them.
The Democratic party returned to the
people after the act of 1908. under
threats of a terrible undoing from the
opponents of that act. But when the
returns were all in, the party's over
WhclminE majority in the Genera As
Sc1nblN was undi1niniShed end it's pres
tigc throughout the state was decided
ly augmented. In 100 the General
Assembly strengthened the -Act of 1909
and the opposition was so violent that
a special meeting OF the Democratic
state was called to stay, if
possible, the passage of the bill. and.
likewise. to rebuke United States Sen
ator simmons who had gone beyond
the other leaders OF his party in sup
port of the bin. There were the same
threats. But the party went before
the people in November, 1905. and re-
celNed onc of the greatest majorities in
its history. actually increasing its rep
~resentation in the General Assembly.
and this week enato Simmons. who
c~ourageously and visely gave mis- sup
port TO these aCts-and to whose sup
port we oWe more than to any others
was reelected United States Senator
by a practically unanimous vote.
Practically, hen, our work has been