Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-03-11

6nere was q pause. E1Hal1y, IAt
Hon. J. D. McNeill spoke:
"The Democratic party" sale
he, sis in a. of fix. It hat
dried up"
"It is dessicated." said Mr.
Murphy.
''It has forgotten the way
home," said Mr.. Morton.
"Thls is populism, replied Mr..
Morton. ''It is tetotalism.'
"We are the only ID excep.
tions to prove the rule" acquiesc-
ed Mr.. McNeill.
Dinner over the convention was
seated in a carriage chartered by
Mr.. Murphy. "We will see the
town." said he.
The convention rode. "That
is a pretty bar" observed Mr..
Morton. "There is another" ex-
claimed Mr.. Stubbs. ''Now in
my town." s i'd Mr.. McNeill, ga
sight like that plate glass would
create a stampede"
Fat bar-keeper on the sidewalk,
waving his apron:
"Hurrah for Democracy!''
HE means me-" said Mr.. Nor
ton.
"Us," corrected Mr.. Stubbs.
"Three cheers for the conven-
tion."
THE CONVENTION MEETS.
At twelve o'clock the conven-
tion went to the opera house and
were let in at the stage entrance by
the janitor. They emerged after
session of uwo and a half hours.
Although important party plans
cannot be given out in detail, it
is learned that the proceedings
consisted in hearing speeches
from M. Morton, Mr.. stubbs and
Mr.. McNeill. Mr.. Murphy kind
ly acted as audience with the as
sistance of the janitor. An open
letter to the people Of North Car
olina was proposed by Chairman
Morton and unanimously adopt
ed. In part the letter said:
THE "oPEN LETTER"
"We appeal to all patriotic cit
liens of the State and of the par
ty to say in this hour whether or
not their bottles shall be knocked
from their lips and their bar
rooms shattered about their ears.
There is an era of populism Ca
reening drukenly along the paths
of liberty. In this hour Of peril
we appeal to all true Democrats
who have ever taken a drink, to
pause and consider where their
next drink is coming from? We
point to the traditions and regret
that they are no longer prece-
dents. We denounce the attempt
to legislate morals as immoral
and propose that the only ration
al method of dealing with the Ii
quor question is to app olnt COM
mittee of experts as a court and
make drunkenness a felony.
Drunkenness shall be construed,
however, as arising only when the
patient is unable to get up. When
man lays down under liquor, the
liquor laws should lay down on
him. We propose to fight this
battle in the party and save it.
We call upon the party to save it.
self from an unc onsooinable, un-
constitutional, irremediable as.
sault upon the vested rights Of
the citizen in the pursuit of life,
wealth and beverage. For the
latter he ought not to be COMPEL.
ed to run too far or too long. He
might die of apoplexy and that
would be unconstitutional. We
rise to a point of order"
SLOW SUICIDE BY STATE,
When interviewed Mr.. McNeill
said:
"What I said in my speech
about the poor fellow whose life
I saved, is true of the Democratic
party and the State. They are
both committing slow suicide
They need life saver and an eye.
opener. It is for the party to say
A little more drought and there
will be no oases like your flowing
town. Wilmington will be turn.
ed into d salt lake. You have nc
idea of the desert through which
1 have travelled to reach here. II
made man thirsty to look at