The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

this purpose. II his law i to have
q ialr trial. il mast be al tho hands Of
its friends. Its enemies viii hardly
it Justice. Now don't let tho
license advocates fool You by telling
that prohibition is rot an issue.
and hat You Go n- need to bother
about who i elected for mayor. alder
men and policemen in coming city
electlorS while they are busy dav and
night working for their man. 1t is
true that prohibition IS not an issue.
Tor that question is beyond the iuris-
dlcton Ct county and town officers. at
present anyway. but the question of
law enforcement is an issue-the Issue
and the friends OF prohibition must
see to it that the friends Of enforce
nent are elected. 1t Will be too late To
look into his matter when you have
secured "a mayor whose sympathies
lead hin to place a small fine on the
offender rather than a sentence to the
roads, and when your aldermen have
appointed policemen who can't find
a blind tiger except when they want
a drink. I>knoW Of towns in North
Carolina today where the liquor men
are right now moving earth and hell
that they may secure the election of
their men. Good citizens of the Old
North State, take warning.
L we are % make lliiS law a sue
cess the citizens must do something
more han elect good officers. They
must stand by them. Uphold them
in their efforts to enforce the law and
and lend a helping hand by giving ev-
dence, or in any other way possible.
Remember every citizen is a guardian
OF the law. No good citizen. there
fore. can hide crime by shielding a
blind tiger To do such is to be-
come a party to the crime, and on
what grounds can any one defend
them? They are not good citizens,
they are rebels. ViOlatorS and crimi-
nails. Their life leads to anarchy, and
if allowed to live it long enough IN
molested, they will overturn govern
ment itself rather than submit, to say
nothing about their attitude to other
citizens who antagonize their business.
They are a dangerous set and have
no place in a laW-abiding community.
In this matter of law enforcement
it is up to the citizen to get all the ev-
idence he can and use it, to tell all he
knows. and make everybody else do
the same thing when he is on the
grand jury, and thus find true bills
against those fellows that our judges
may set q chance at them; to find q
verdict Of guilty" against these vio-
lators when the evidence warrants it
if they are on the petit jury.
AS private citizens We can do a
great Geal to aid law enforcement by
telling the officer hat We appreciate
his stand for the right and his deVO-
VOtiOn to duty, and by urging all 9TH
er citizens to aid in breaking 10 these
dives. | am glad to say that many of
the pastors are using their pulpits to
aid good government and law enforce
ment, and are speaking out against
this sort of laWleSSneSS. ] know of
no set of citizens who can do our
cause more good just now. Brethren,
let the good work go on. ] want also
to the manly editors over
the State for their manly editorials
calling on all good citizens to uphold
the Ia w. With preachers, editors and
officers on the side of law and order
the NiOlatorS need not expect to so un-
punished. The law Will be enforced.
AS j go over the State I am graft
fled to find the spirit of enforcement
everywhere. / know of no place
where the good citizens have given
up in despair. But everywhere they
are at work with determination to
put down every blind tiger that
comes in the community. 1t is true
in some communities they are at a
disadvantage, but they are determine
ed. nevertheless, and in due time
will come out all right. Let US press
on and if there are too many odds
against us, write the North Carolina
A~nti-Saloon League. Wilson. N. C.,
and they will help.The State prohibit
ton law must be enforced.