Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-04-22
OLD FOGGY MAKES A PROPOSITION.

He Wants a Joint Discussion, Offers to Fur
nish Music and Is Open to Conviction.
Rowan Academy, April co.
Everything in this beat is BOOM
ing at a rapid rate.
Farmers, as a rule, are we'll up
with their work.
We are still being blessed with
the best of all earthly blessings,
good health.
The prospect thus far for a
good wheat crop is certainly fine.
The prospect for fruit is about a
half crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Cauble
visited at L. A. Peeler's Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Prick, of
near Organ Church, are here visit
ing their children, grand.childr rem
and friends.
Today we are taking in the good
things at a birthday dinner given
to Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Prick, at
their home near Dunn Mountain.
We are glad that we got Bro.
Fred'.s attention, but sorry that
he had to twist like he did by
saying as long as the stills are run
ming and gathering up all the corn
in the country at a higher price
than the farmer can afford to pay,
we can certainly see no harm in
buying the slop from them. Now
Bro. pray tell us how a man can
vote and pray to his God and plead
with his fellow man to destroy
an industry that he patronizes.
Is he not a partner in that bust.
ness to some extent? Woulcn't
that be practic 'ng what he preach
es with a vim? Now the farmer
is supposed to raise corn to sell,
instead of buying, as a rule, unless
he uses one of those machines
that roots out the corn and let's
the grass grow. Go and ask the
distiller where he gets his corn
and see how much Rowan county
furnishes. Now Bro. you say that
you and Bro. Xerxes are young
soldiers on the war path fighting
for so and so; then~you 60 ask how
to get the people to see their duty
and SO on. My plan is this: Get
the voters of each precinct to-
gether and discuss the question
jointly. We are open to convic-
ton at any and all times. Now
1 will make this proposition. and
1 claim that it is a fair one: you
get as many speakers as you want
and give me an equal number, all
of the speakers must be residents
Of Providence Township, Xerxes
excepted. Of course we couldn't
get along with out him. You
name the time, day or night, Sun
day excepted. You name the place
any where in the township, the
church excepted. [ will get the
music if it is wanted, if not all
right
Well, Old Foggy, attended that
union temperance rally at St.
Luke's Saturday night. April the
18th. And this is what we saw
and heard: In part there were So
persons present; all told, 20
voters, about half or a little over
we're rohibitionists, and 53 ladies
and children. The exercises con-
sisted of temperance songs; pray.
er by J. G, Peeler, in which the
blessings of a Divine Providence
was asked in behalf Of the workers
of both sides. After which Bis
marck Capps was introduced by J.
G. Peeler, who made a fine tenn
perance lecture, saying in part
that the way and the only way to
keep from being a drunkard was
not to drink a drop of liquor.
Then after another song P. S.
Carlton was introduced by A. j.
Brown. Mr.. Carlton arose and
asked the choir to come to the
other side of the house, this being
done, now then, said he, the crowd
looks much larger. Then he pro-
ceeded with. his lecture, saying,
among other things, that he