Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-12-02
PROHIBITION FIGHT JUST BEGUN.
Rev. Davis Makes Strong Address in The
Court House Friday Night.

J Rev. R. L. Davis, superintend-
{ ent of the North Carolina Anti
Saloon League made a splendid
+ address in the court house here
Friday night to a splendid audi
ence composed of ladies and gen.
tlemen. Rev. Davis subject was
How to Kill "Bl1nd Ffgers," and
he handled it we'll. He said that
the Fl: hit in North Carolina had
just begun, that only the first
step had been taken, the next step
being the enforcement of the law.
He dwelt on this some time. He
did not claim that every man who
voted wet would either violate or
persuade some one else to violate
the law. He thought. that the peo-
pie generally were law abiding and
the trouble would come from on
ly few, who generally, disregard
ed all law. He said the first re-
quisite for disposing of "blind
tigers' was to let them alone, re-
fuse to patronize them, and thus
take from them their occupation,
and, secondly, to see to = that
the right kind of officers are put
in authority and then assist them
to do their duty. He thought it
best not to worry so much about
the retailing done by some old
negro, who has been persuaded in
to the business, but look after the
big game, the fellow who wears
broadcloth and a beaver hat. He
thought if such were caught and
given exact justice, two years Oh
the chain gang OF five years in
the pen, that if the "blind tiger
did not go out of business he
would find trade powerfully dull.
He said that there we're plenty of
ways to ascertain where whiskey
was being sold and that if the
right kind of officers are in au-
thority they will have no trouble
III running down violators of the
law, that violator of prohibi-
tion law was just as much a criml-
nal as any one else and that he
should becaughtand given the same
treatment, and he was everlasting
ly right. The great majority has
declared for the law and their
rights and wishes will be upheld.
He said, further, that it was
the prerogative of the American
voters to make and unmake presl-
dents, governors, sheriffs, mayors,
solicitors and aldermen, and when
public servants failed to do their
duty, as they are sworn to do, then
take the first opportunity to re-
move them and put men in office
who will live up to their oath.
Among other points Rev. Davis
made are the following.
1. What's "blind tiger?"
Ans: A place where liquor is
sold without license.
2. What sort of citizen will
sell liquor without license? Ans. ::
A bad citizen, for he violates the
law to do it. Therefore he is to
be classed with the rogue, the
safe cracker ami other criminals.
3. Which is the worst enemy
to a community, horse thief,
safe cracker OR a "blind tiger?"
Ans: A "blind tiger for while
the others steal money and horses,
he steals character.
4. Why ought fathers be more
anxious to kill "blind tigers than
to catch horse thieves or. safe
crackers Ans Because their
sons are more valuable than their
horses or their money.
5. Whose business is it to kill
J "blind tie ers?" Ans: The Of
6cers of the law. Their oath Of
office pledges them to enforce the
law, which is their only duty.
6, Name some of thees Ulcers.
| Ans: The governor, judges, So
licitors, jurymen, sheriffs, magis-
trates, constables, policemen and
mayors.
Z. What instrument do they
, use in prohibiting crime: Ans, :
The law.
8. Does law enforced prohibit
all crime? Ans: No, but re-
duces it to a minimum.
+ 9. What ought an officer do
: who says he can't enforce the law,
, and therefore does not trv? Ans. :