The Robesonian., 1908-05-21

lure Ilou WIFI courage W dUOIloiA
prohibition in many of the coun-
ties. In three-fourths Of North
Carolina today there is no liquor
to sell. And if we as a people do
our duty from this day on till
May 26th and do our duty on
that day there won't be any
whiskey sold in the grand Old
North State.
There are many men Of char
acter in North Carolina opposed
to prohibition" continued Judge
Pritchard. They are as honest
as you or l. And some of them
advance arguments which would
be very potent unless they are
properly met, as they can be in
every instance. Now, we had a
prohibition election in Asheville
last October, and the most dan
gerous argument brought forth
in that city was the argument
that prohibition would injure the
business interests of Asheville
and ruin it as a resort town, kill
it as dead as door nail. While
I was amply prepared to answer
this argument, l disposed of the
matter this way. I told them
that while | could prove to a
mathematical certainty that that
position is untenable, neverthe-
. less, if your position is correct
and if keeping the whiskey bust
ness in Asheville and destroying
| the boys and girls would make
AsheviIle a success financially.
4 and drive out the traffic woulC
= ruin Asheville in both respects
D and if the matter were submit
ted to a test, I'd vote with ia
e more pleasure to drive out tn
d liquor business. (Applause).
/ have one girl and three boys ant
r | would not take all the none.
in North Carolina with all tn
money in the United States pile
e on top for one Of my children
: (Applause).
/ When you issue license to
e bar-keeDer, you authorize him
e destroy the boys and girls Q
:. North Carolina, you authoriz
l. him to make widows and OF
o phans, you authorize him to sel
J arate husband and wife, you au
thorize him to embarrass thos
o who are trying to establish tn
e Church of God, you authoriz
r him to establish a fortune, yo
n authorize him to bring a bligE
Is on the community when you |
y cense him to sell liquor.
Is ''Prohibition has been vindica
n ed in every community in Mort
y Carolina where it has ever bee
r tested. They said in Ashevil
II that we ought not to be deprive
E. of the taxes which were receive
r from the saloons. We receive
to annually $17, 900 in taxes fro
tn bar-rooms. The bar-rooms +
ceived from us 100000. Wash
that a money-making proposition
fe We invested $8OO,OOO and recei
an ed in return $17,0O0-and abo
On 20 per cent. of our boys and gil
all were absolutely ruined.
ch The proposition reminds n
IS of the story of the boy in scho
er His teacher gave him a probe
ey about a cat in a we'll, viii
ly jumped up three feet and ca
to time fell back twelve. He w
lily directed to figure out how 10
nd it would take the cat to reach t
Up. surface. of the earth. The teac
ad er came back after awhile to fl
to the boy working diligent
lily Have you got the answer y
OF Johnny?' the teacher asked. \
mt not yet, replied the boy, S
lis- figuring rapidly, but if yo1
he give me another small piece
as paper I'll figure him into the
1t formal regions.
40 They were driving US v
NIL much in Asheville in the sa
atlc direction that that boy was fig
. ing the cat. -
',1l 1 Judge Pritchard told of in1
,Nly tigalions which he made to
'''Ic out the workings of prohibit
VI He wrote to the mayor of CT
''''e lotte, where conditions were
" ported first-class. He wrote
' w the mayor of Fayetteville, '
az reported that the revenue of
:I e',iO city wos doubled. Under sa1
Il ''' regime there was one bank,
there are 5; with saloons Il
was $3.50, 900 on deposit, now Il
just is 81, 1926, 900 on deposit. WI