The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-06
PROHIBITION MEETINGS.

OF[EeA AOuSS hGSASy GVEnSkE8 AsE
Ne ,pOnse 30 Call for a feet-
ing of LumDeEt0n Township,
and Many Speeches Were
M&Ge-Opera House Filled Yes
terdey afternoon at a WOman's
III eetiDg-Church OE9aniza-
i1:ns to be Formed This After
BOON and an lnfer-DenomIna.
tional Org to be Form
ed al the Methodist Church To-
morrow Evening.
Quite a large crowd attended
prohibition rally held in tie
O.,ora House Friday evening.
Many speeches were made in
favor of prohibition and much
m crest was manifested.
Sheriff Geo. B. Mcleod,
chairman of the Anti Saloon
L a1ue for Lum berton township,
VAS not in town and at his re-
quest MIR. Il d. Caid we'll pre-
sided over the meeting. Mr..
Caldwell called the meeting to
rider a few minutes after 8
O'Clock, and when he had stated
the object of the gathering, Mr..
s. Mcintyre, president of the
county organization, suggested
that it would be a fitting thing
for Mayor. E J. Britt, the chief
official Of the town and township,
TO make the first speech. Mr..
Britt responded to the call in an
earnest speech in which he stated
why he favors the proposed law
He said that he spoke not as
mayor of The town, but as citi-
zen who has at heart the best in
terests OF the town, county and
State. Among other things, he
said that if prohibitionhas been a
good thing for Lumberton and
RObeson courtyard 80 per
cent. of the people will say it has
0een-it will good thing for the
entire State. Because you dc
not like the way in which the
movement was brought about
is no reason why you should
not support it. It is a ques
ton for the moral forces
to decide; it has for its object thu
betterment of the State. If hC
did not favor this movement. dix
not think it good thing, h,
would come OFT and oppose i
like a man, giving his reason TO
doing so, and would not sa,
be would not support it because
some men wanted to ride int
power. We have a right to 50,
whether it shall be sold in vii
mington, because we have RICH
to say how much we shall b
taxed, ard the sale of whiskey i
other places in the State impose
a heavier burden of tax upon til
" people of Robson county. H
= said that the sale of whiskey i
b other places costs Robson cour
= tv from $1,000 to $4,000 a veal
a because Is per cent Of the cost {
f holding criminal courts is direc
= ly or Indirectly traceable to tn
g sale OF whiskey. Judge PritcE
ard says that his experience as
- lawyer and Judge convinces hil
That w per cent. of the criminal
> brought to court are brought @
account of whiskey. In regar
= to the argument that some tow
T. cannot get along without tt
= revenue derived from licensip
It the sale of whiskey he said tn,
y he pltled any community tia
y has sunk so low that it cars
more for paved streets thaa *
It's boys and girls, and he woul
rather see grass growing in tt
streets of Lum bertOn tia
u to see bar rooms here again.
T Buttime and space will not pc
n nit OF the reproduction Of tt
:. speeches made. Earnest speec
II es were made by Revs. A. E. B
e ker, E. M. Hoyle. G. H. Durham
d +. Weiss and F. F. Eure; ar
r Messrs. JAS. D. Proctor, A.
A. White, S. Mcintyre and Nj.
~ Mckenzie and Prof. r. E. Sc
, telle. 1t was suggested tn
r. speakers be sent into the countl
TO enllghten the people on til
subject and a motion was passe
that the The Robesonian be r
T. quested to print the prohibitic
IF Oil. The meeting closed wi
is the singing of America"
}. Yesterday afternoon from 3
It, . o'clock another prohibition ra
IN y Was held in the Opera Hous
ID This meeting being for the pu
~. pose of organizing the wome
: A large crowd of men, WON,
and children that flied the One