Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-05-20
CONSIDER WELL BEFORE YOU ACT.
Why Salisbury Failed to Get: a Cotton
Mil. Some Information Worth Considering

honest we'll meaning citizens in
our country who desire to do the
right thing in regard to the cleo
ton on the prohibition of the
liquor traffic which is before us
and who are at present opposing
the bill. These same people are
church people and I assure you at
the outset that I am not writing
you for the purpose of taking issue
with you but to talk face to face
with you concerning this impor-
SAINT subject. I believe your
hearts desire is to do the right,
To do the thing that will be best
for the county, for our children
and for those who follow us.
There is only one way in which
l can account for your posi-
ton. That is that you have not
given this matter the ccnsidera.
ton it deserves and are possibly
allowing yourselves to be handled
by those who are out for the
whiskey business and are try
ing to scare you by the cry of
politics for the same purpose. It
is q serious matter for US to allow
ourselves to be made a tool for
other parties and it is time we get
down to solid business and study
the question cautiously and ear
nestly and then follow our con-
science. That is the way for us
to deal with these questions.
You should be free to think for
yourself. You are a consistent
church man and want to do what
is best in every respect and [ am
sure you do not wish to have
somebody pull you into a posi-
ton that would do you injustice.
This may be a comparatively new
question to you and somebody is
trying to blind your sight by hol-
lowing out politics. If you knew
there was no politics in it you
would likely vote for it. You
only need to look around you
and see who Is trying to make
this scare and possibly you can
BEE the reason without any help.
It is the man who wants to keep
the whiskey and all the politics
that he Is putting there. You will
also notice that hesis having a hard
time doing it. If you will also
give it a moments thought you
cal decide for yourself it is that all
bosh. Who is loyal to his party,
the man who votes prohibition or
the man who votes against it?
We know very we'll that this bill
was submitted to US by the votes
of both the Republicans and Dem
ocrats in the legislature. Who is
loyal to the Democratic party?
Who is loyal to the Republican
party? How did this matter get
before the Legislature? It was
sent there by the good people OF
all parties in North Carolina.
am glad they submitted it to u
to ratify. They are to be com
mended for this. Now to thes
honest mind where is the politics
in it: 1t is only a bugaboo made
by those who wish to retain the
whiskey either to drink or for
some other unknown purpose.
We have the great men of both
parties canvassing the State in
behalf of the cause and who state
emphatically that it is not a poll.
tical issue. If you stand off and
hollow politics and your party is
thereby hurt, who is to blame for
it. No one but yourself. Who
are you going to follow? These
great ssgood and sober men
Judges Pritchard, Robinson,
Shaw, Gov. Glenn, Ex-Govs.
Jarvis and Aycock and others, or
are you going to be led by others
who are clamoring for the drink,
which you as a church man know
is a great enemy to church snd
the human race.
l am sure that all you need to
do is to carefully study this ques-
ton and the longer you study it
the more you will be convinced of
your duty in this respect. Why
then do, the thing that will
hinder the cause you will
surely espouse in the future?