Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
DEMOCRACY PROHIBITION POLITICS.
A Question Upon Which All Good People
Can Unite tor General Good.

OQU VuItV WI OVbOIUl VVVus
Hon. G. B. Watson, once the
democratic nominee for Governor,
and some half dozen others say
that the present prohibition act
is undemocratic; while Mayor
Boyden, Chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of
Rowan County, one of the half
dozen OF so, declares it political.
Governor Glenn and all the
State officials; U. S. Senators
Simmons and Overman and our
representatives in Congress; our
State Judges and Solicitors; Elk
Governors Jarvis and Aycock,
the democratic State Senators
and Representatives who enacted
the measure; the three tried and
true distinguished democrats now
candidates for the nomination for
Governor and, at least, 05 per
cent. of all other democratic Of
fcials and leaders With practically
the whole democratic press disa-
gree with Messrs. Watson and
Boyden and their little band of
whiskeyites. With one voice
these declare the measure both
democratic and republican-abso-
lutely non parliamentary
moral and economic. Most re-
publicans agree with these IN this
declaration, and heartily join
hands with their democratic po-
litical opponents in support of
this measure which is absolutely
devoid of a sintilla of party poll
tics and whose success viii be for
decided betterment of the morals
and of the material interests of
the whole people. All the Christ
ian denominations entertain the
same views and their ministers,
officials and leading members vie
with each other in support of a
cause which is for righteousness
and morality.
Which are correct? Watson,
the oft defeated democratic can
didate, and Boyden who, as chair
man of the campaign committee
of the liquorites, is manipulation
of their immense election fund, or
all tie leaders of the Democrat
party and most of those of the
Republicans and all the religious
denominations?
While heartily agreeing that
the measure is non-political and
non-sectarian, and rejoicing that
all political parties and all relig-
ious denominations stand togeth-
er for the success of this greath
moral and economic reform. some
who are deceived by the sophis-
tries of the opposition, may pos
sibly be led to see the right and
do it, if their attention is directed
to the principles of true Democra-
cy and true Republicanism.
TIE fundamental principal has
been formulated thus: ga gov
eminent of the people, by the
people, for the people" Simply
stated it means "The highest
good for the greatest number"
Judged by this principle, who
that acknowledges it a hesitate
to vote against the liquor traffic :?
If a true democrat or a true re-
publican accepts the fundamental
principle it must cause him to
vote against that which benefits
only those engaged in the traffic
and Injuries all other men, women
and children.
Based upon that fundamental,
these necessarily follow:
1. Laws that encourage and
foster education, virtue and re-
ligion, and which condemn and
punish as far as possible, ignor-
ance, vice, immortality and all
wrongs to the state. Consider!
Who can hesitate what vote to
cast7
2. Personal liberty not H.
cense. Full liberty to do as one
pleases, limited however, by law
to the point that no wrong be
done others or the state, which
means laws forbidding any traffic