Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20

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Whose fault is it? Can you es-
cape the condemnation? Your
heart will become sad, your face
your hairs gray, prema-
turely, because of the dissipation
in your own family caused by
your own act. 1t Is your duty to
set such a model for your boy that
would help him to grow to be a
good citizen and that would en-
able him to look back to his faith
er's stand on this question and
with a happy heart say, "My
father was q good man. See what
a record he left me-" Had you
better not consider well and leave
a record worthy the imitation of
your boy?
Referring again to the political
cry by those who wish to keep the
bar-room in their midst. I would
like to ask you to consider we'll
and decide for yourself as to
whether that is congenial COM
pany for you. Do the two, the
church and the bar-room work in
harmony? If they do you can
support both. If they are not in
harmony you can support the one
but must let the other alone. I
want to say that you do not be-
long to that crowd and it is very
important that you study this
subject we'll, that you may be able
to cast an intelligent vote, in a
way that you will not regret, OR IN
a way that you would not leave
an influence for wrong for those
who follow.
1t is not a question as to wheth.
er or not better conditions prevail
where there is prohibition, even
though it be only local option.
All you need to do is to gain for
yourself the experience of living
IN both wet and dry towns. I
had the privilege of spending two
years in a dry town and there is q
worldwide difference between
even the poorest kind of prohibi-
ton and the open bar-room.
Let US look over our State and
see where the best graded schools
are. Do we find them in the towns
where there are licensed bar
rooms? Not by any means, but
on the contrary you will find them
in the dry towns. One of the best
graded schools in North Carolina,
among the middle-sized towns, is
that at High Point. Why is it
that the High Point schools are SO
we'll established and are SO prom
inent among the schools Of the
State7 Why is it that High
Point is such a wonderful manu-
featuring place that it is known
as the Grand Rapids of North
Carolina? Is it because they have
licensed bar-rooms in High Point?
Not at sll, but on the contrary it
is because they do not have them.
Business men shun whiskey towns
when they want to invest their
money, and whiskey towns become
a drug on the market. If our
memory serves us right High
Point has never received a dollar
from bar-rooms for their schools.
Tho founders Of High Point de-
clded to invest their money in
schools and manufacturing estab-
lishments instead of the bar-room
and the distillery. That is why
High Point is the Grand Rapids
of North Carolina.
Why is it that Salisbury failed
to secure the cotton mill that is
now being erected at Rockwell?
Salisbury offered a free site for
this mill but the place was
not considered at all. Why?
Because of the presence of the bar
room. Business mon who work a
great deal of help shun such towns.
If this is a new question to you
study it cautiously.
This is not a new question with
me, and l have lived in both-wet
and dry towns, and it is not a
question with me as to which is
best for the welfare of our people
and the state. I remember well
when | could count all the prohi~
bitionlsts, [ knew, in Rowan
county on my fingers. And here
is something of great Importance
for you to think about. The
growth has been steady, gaining
all the item, almost miraculously
until to-day there is a great body
of men who espouse the cause.