The farmer and mechanic., 1910-03-01


from Virginia Met by Increased
Prosperity in North Carolina
Strict Enforcement Of Prohibition
Law Will Reduce the Evil of Ii
uuor to the Ninimum-Chanee in
Methods OF Detective Work Advised
To the Editor: Since January 1st,
1910, in the interest of the work Of
the Anti-Stloon League We have Wis
lied the following places: Farmyille,
Durham, Hookerton, Ayden, Winter
vile, Nashville, Elm City, Woodland,
Aulander, Conway Murfreesboro, Bur-
lngton. Mebane. Elon College. Win
ton, Union and AhOsllie, and have
spoken twenty-eight times Have
travelled by railroad 1889 miles and
on buggy 109 miles. Our sermo ons,
speeches and lectures have touched
on the subjects Of law enforcement,
the need Of national legislation to stop
the jug trade from other States, the
evil Of the near-beer saloon and total
abstinence
We believe that the Anti-Saloon
-
sress over the entire State. Our peo-
pie today appreciate more fully, than
twelve months ago, the fact that this
law must be executed and are not eX-
pecting it to enforce itself. The old
complaint that ''pronioltlon IS farce
because it is not enforced has now
changed, and the complaint is the
officer is a farce because ne does not
enforce the prohibition law. The
people nave learned to lay the blame
where the responsibility rests and all
appreciate the fact that the work Of
the executive branch of government,
from the Governor Of our State down
Is to execute all laws with impair
tiality and without favor to any viola
tor Moreover, we find that mora
support is being given to the Officer
wno discharges his duty, and many
words Of praise and commentators
reach our ears and our office regard
ing officers, who are true to their OF
fetal trust There are still. however
some communities where officers anC
citizens alike are negligent and con-
scuuent}y the IiolatOrs are plying
their trade. [ believe that the pro
hiDitiOn law is more and more grow
ing in favor.
WHY Bank Deposits Are Growing.
The only complaints that we hear
now regarding prohibition is that the
Jug trade is flooding our state with
liquor. thus making Virginia rich
while North Carolina is not receiving
any revenue, but these coJections
nave been and are being SO thorough
" answered by the conditions OF
prosperity prevailing over our State
the unprecedented increase in the
bank deposits this year over last and
the universal Judgment OF depot agents
that the jug trade is smaller By fat
than the barrel trade, that the oo-
iactors have almost huShed tneII
mOui rs.
Eyes and lars Always Open.
Passing up ana uown the state
with an eye and ear always open Il
learn any truth touching our cause
we are persuaded that in some local
itics st least, the liquor forces art
even now at work TO secure, through
the primaries and conventions, nlef
to represent them in the Legislature
VINO will do their bidding. We art
not afraid that their effort
will avail anything II ~
.sforceS OF temperance and rIgh
steousness are truly yisilant. but
desire to sound . word OF warming
and 10 urge our men, who love then
state and humanity, TO give some
time and attention to this subject ant
see to it that those men are noml
mated, who will protect the presen
prohibition law. If we sit idly b,
and allow the no-license forces Of tn
Stale to name the members OF ieSis
lature and then these members to g
to Raleigh and in any sense amend o
tamper with the State prohibition law
we can blame nobody but ourselves
Therefore, citizens Of North Carolina
/ desire 10 pur you on your guard.
If [ were asked to state the great
est,need OF prohibition III North Caro-
lima | should answer in a sentence
Executive Officers Of nerve and char
RESPONSIBILITY
an official trust and appreciate til
SOlem nty Of an official oath. - ! an
glad to say that in some parts OF tn