The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-06-04
PROHIBITION ECHOES.
What The Press The State Thinks Of The Result Of The Recent
Election State Prohibition.
EnliGhtenment and Education.

Enlightenment and Education.
The reading of the election returns
! shows what enlightenment and edit
cation do for community
Smithfield Herald.
A Kind Wish.
The Observer could have no bet
ter wish for the prohibitionists in
connection with their great victory
of yesterday than that their highest
hopes as to the results to accrue to
the people of the State will be real
ized.---Charlotte Observer.
Prohibition In Reality.
They have now figured out the pro-
hibition majority in the State to be
42.948. With this majority behind
the new law, which goes into effect
on the first of next January, there
ought to be a sentiment sufficient to
give US prohibition in fact and real
ity.-Durham Sun.
The Will Of the People Is Law.
The people have been called upon
to pass on the issue and they have
answered that they are opposed to
the liquor business in every shape
and form.
And the will of the people-of the
majority-is law. 1t should be &C
guessed in by every citizen who be-
lieves in majority rule. We believe
1T will be'-Charlotte News.
A Day Of Glad Triumph.
Never the sun shown brighter,
never the birds sang so sweetly, nev-
er the roses bloomed with purer fra
GRANGE, never the trees lifted their
magnificent heads with prouder
grace than on this unrivalled morn
ing when all nature is full of JOY that
our own state is free from the curse
of legalized whiskey. - Tarboro
Leader.
A Great Days Work.
The people of North Carolina nev-
er did a better days work in the his
tory of the State than on Tuesday
when they voted to Danish liquor
from the old commonwealth. The
sentiment in this State against liquor
has been growing for years and
months before the election all realiz-
ed what would be the result. The
liquor people made a hard fight and
spent a great deal of money to hold
the State, but the opposition was too
strong for them to overcome.-San-
ford Express.
We Prepare for Others.
Let the Dove of Peace abide with
US; let us forget any bitterness or
Of the past few
months. Do not nurse prejudice
against the neighbor who disagreed
with you, for he had the same right
to his opinion that you had to yours.
Don't crow over the victory, or
cherish hard feelings, but let's all
go to work to make improvements
in all directions, remembering that
we are living here preparing the
country for those who must soon
take our places, and the better we do
this the happier we will all be in the
and.-Plymouth Beacon.
The Campaign Educational.
The campaign has been education
Al and will have lasting results for
good in the lives of the people. It
has been waged on a high plane,
with no appeal except to the con-
science and the reason of the people, |
With no reference to politics and
parties, and time will show all the
good men who Yesterday voted |
against State Prohibition that it will |
prove a lasting blessing to North |
Carolina. The men who have led the
light, from Chairman John A.
Dates and his associates down to the
child who has marched in
procession, deserve the lasting
hanks OF all who are working for
he progress and welfare of this good
commonwealth. News and Obser-
yer.
North Carolina First,
North Carolina first at Bethel
arthest at Gettyburg, last at Ap-
,omattox and the first state in the
Union to Danish the liquor traffic BY
popular vote, a glorious history.
What heritage to posterity! Nav
9th, 1908, will have its place in his
ory as one of the greatest events to
which future generations will point
With pride. Some of our readers
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