Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-13
The DESTROYING ANGELS.
Boyden's Associates, Aims and Purposes
What was he Doing in St. Louis?

What was he Doing in St. Louis?
Little Johnnie stood before tn
Jail door weeping, cold, barefoot
ed and in rags. "I'm eight year,
old; I have two little sister
younger than me; let us have pa
pas body after he is hung, Paps
was a good man. 1t vas not pa
pa that killed mamma. Mol il
was WHISKY j" Little Johnnie ii
the head of the family now.
There are millions of desolate
families in America now, made &c
by the legalized and protected
destroying angels.
Starvation comes on millions OF
our poor people because the whis-
ky trusts have broken into all the
homes and have dragged and
robbed, and murdered the pro-
ducers of foodstuffs, and they
give no protection to life or hon
est business, but wreck and ruin
all that is good IN America.
Cannlbals only kill and eat the
bodies of their friends, but the
whiskey trusts destroys soul,
body, mind, moral character,
good name and all that is good
Henry Hanson.
Everybody who was about the
polls on June 25th, the day of the
Democratic primary, saw and
know who Boyden's associates are.
While he has some personal
friends who are gentlemen and
good citizens, shis supporters as a
whole take in more of the unde-
sirable class than any candidate
who has been tefore the people
here for many long years. We do
not mean that every man who op-
poses prohibition, is a bad man,
but the trouble lies in the
aims, purposes and results for
which they are lined up. Boyden
and his associates deny and try to
hide his course and purposes, but
theys had just as we'll endavor
to blot out the midday sun. His
desire to re-instate the legal sale
and manufacture of whiskey in
Rowan County and the State of
North Carolina, are just as insep-
arabic as the twin stars in the
blue canopy of heaven. His pre-
tended anxiety fer monuments
and psnsions for the old soldier is
beiug used largely for the purpose
of hiding his roa. intention We
do not deny he would exert him
self for the betterment of the old
soldier. but his going to Raleigh
would make him a marked man,
he would be pointed out and
stunned as the leader of the States
whiskey forces, and his influence
and opportunities would be so in
significant that any man, how
ever humble, could easily accom-
plish more than he for the old
soldier or for any other cause.
Hence this excuse for sending
Boyden, the man who has so often
in his own home county, opposed
the old soldier and tyranized over
his neighbors, to Raleigh. falls
flat and is worthless.
But, suppose he should be able
to accomplish all the most ar
dent supporters of the old
soldiers cause could wish for,
and we are one of them
could those who wish to see
purity, sobriety and deoency en-
throwned in.North Carolina afford
to support and vote for him? Can
men who sincerely wished to see
better, higher and nobler stand
ard OF living in North Carolina
turn their backs on what has beef
accomplished in this line? Were
the voters of this county honest
in their convictions for temper
ance7 If 80. can they hope to i'm
prove conditions by reversl 1g
their course7 By crawGshing? By
voting for Boyden, the avowed
advocate and candidate of the
whiskey forces and "The destroy.
ing angels?" Will their loyalty
to principle and self-respect allow
them to become turncoats?
Why do we persist in stating
and believing Boyden is insin-
cere, hopes to defeat prohibi'
tlon and will exert himself to
this end should he be elected
to the State Senate? This is
an idle question to those who
know the man. He lead the whis,
key fight in this State, he exerted
himself to the limit to thwart the
people in their wishes then and he
has not relented nor changed his
views in the least, although he
may claim to the contrary, he
hopes to 90 to Raleigh and do now
what he failed to do then. He il
a man who cares absolutely moth
ing for the wishes of the people
if in opposition to his own views
on a subject. He has stated, in the
presence of men of the highest
character, who are ready to make
affidavit to what they have heard
which was to the effect that he in
tends to 60 to Raleigh, and 'wipt
this prohibition farce off th'
books Besides this, very sig