Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-01-26
WANTS PROHIBITION ENFORCED.
Unless Vigorous Measures are Taken Con-
dItjons Will be Worse Than They are Now.

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Iotte Observer. O. W. Blacknall
of Kittrell, N. c., says:
1t is death to lay violent hands
on the King. If iT can be clearl,
shown that the violence was nee
essary to save the King, then the
King pardons but on no Other
grounds.
In North Carolina the people
are King. The Democratic party
has laid violent hands upon the
King, upon the most sensitive
and unforgiviug part of the King
--to-vit: upon the Kings stom.
ach. 1t has shut off the Kings
tipple. It must now bestir itself
to show that it was the Kings
good or woe, woe to it. For no
other grounds can it ask or even
hope for pardon.
Unless vigorous and stringent
measures taken by this Legislature,
four years hence IT will find moon
shine stills on every spring branch
and grog-shops (with druggists
signs over their doors) in every
town in North Carolina. No man
will deny that this will be the
state of affairs not only worse
than dispensaries but worse even
than saloons.
The Democratic party is now in
absolute control. 1t can pass any
law and put behind that law to
have it enforced any power that it
sees fit.
The liquor problem is a knotty
one Never was problem more J..
But it is also a vital one. Never
was one more SO. The whole wis
dom of the party, of the State,
should apply itself to the correct
solution of this prob lem,
A way should be, must be, found
to force county officers, sheriffs,
county commission. .ors, grand ju-
rors to ferret out Sic mooushine
stills. Judges in charging the
grand jurors should be required to
especially impress on them their
sacred duty in this respect.
The grogshop drug stores must
be rigidly supervised and con-
trolled, Many Of our most practical
men think that State medical
dlspensary in each county is the
proper solution of this matter.
[ am not presnming to dictate
any plan as best. For | dom t
know what is best. 1 am only
calling attention to a state of af.
fairs that every observant man in
the State knows will prevail if not
headed off. Nothing could be
more undemocratic than the gen.
eral prohibition law. For 10;
self government, the right of each
community to control the things
exclusively concerning that com.
mun'ty, is the very essence Of de.
mocracy. Nevertheless, if the out.
come shows that it was for the
peoples good-that violent hands
were laid on the King to save the
King and that it did save him,
then the King will not only par.
don but also reward. Otherwise,
woe be to the offender-the Dem.
ocratic party. For Republican
platform in 1912 pledging that
party tc submit to the people 10.
cal option will sweep the State.
Indeed, the concensus of opln.
ion seems to be now that o rs.
stricted dispensary system is the
only practical solution Of this
cursed problem. They are willing
to give prohibition fair trial
Though they are dubious of it's re-
suits. They don't think that the
women and the preachers can form
laws to govern men. They Cal
form laws that we ought to bt
governed by. But not laws thai
We are qnite willing to be governed
by-not yet awhile, not until WI
get fraction less unregenerate
fear that Vance's reply to the goo(
temperance woman when she ap
pealed to HIM to support prohi
bition i'll 1881 describes cur plight
too, my dear madam, my hear
is with you, ont my stomach il
against you"
Group positively stopped in q
minutes. with DR. Shoon'a Cro,,