The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07

ifl'it NUN. NNl'lH'y h'utl ol iih'
l. Norwood has given his version OF
the various / and r. measures to be
voted upon September 9th. lie Is op-
posed to the T.J bin. defines the
statewide prohibition bill as too dras'
tic, opposes the Grandfather Clause
and is heartily In favor OF bonds, not
only for cities, but counties also
Act No. I.
As 10 Act No. ]. he said: Well. Of
course, you know very well my posi-
tion on the T-J bin / have repeat.
edly stated in public addresses and
through the press my opposition to
this measure"
Act No. 2.
In regard 70 Ac No 2. he said.
"You viii remember that last fall In
defining my position upon the issues
Of the campaign ! said that the pro.
hibtion question would not be settled
until the state ceased 10 license the
sale Of whIskey. but predicted that IL
the question was submitted to vote
Of the people It would be defeated
That my information was that prohi.
bition had been defeated In every
Southern state where II was submit.
ted TO q vote Of the people, except in
North Carolina ! had no idea that
the members OF the Anti.SalOon
League intended TO submit measure
az drastic as Act No 2, and when I
was predicting its defeat was think.
Ing that a more reasonable measure
would be submitted Since have
studied carefully Act No, 2, I believe
that II the people fully understand its
provisions It will be defeated by very
large majority
III was not necfsary In order to
close the licensed saloon, to also 70
peal our local option laws and 10 re-
peal our statutes authorizing tho
growers Of grapes and berries to
manufacture and sell wine from tho
same, whore a majority OF the electors
voted for the sale Of wine, and where
the adult citizens, including the WON.
en-, did not petition against t II was
not necessary 70 make q criminal Of
\ man who shall make bottle OF wine
for his own use After the word
manufacture In the act, the words
for sale should have been added. II
was not necessary for the act to make
every man criminal who should give
n friend a drink OF wine, or other boy-
erage, In his own homo, and Act No.
does all of these things, because IL
makes II unlawful TO manufacture, sell
or give away the beverages mention.
ed, except AZ mentioned in Section
5l3l, Kirby's Digest
For the last 30 years the temper.
nnce people, step by step. have secur.
cd the enactment OF laws making II
easier and easier to prohibit the sale
OF intoxicating liquors in the rcspec.
tive counties and communities of the
state. believe that II Act No. 4
should pass, and the people fully real.
lie the effects Of the measure. II will
be either repealed by the people or by
the general assembly, and that tho
temperance people viii have TO do all
the work over again that they have
been, for the last 30 years, accom-.
pllshIng.
II very much regret that those in
charge OF Act No. did not submit a
measure that would have closed the
open saloons, without oonflscatlng the
property Of the grape growers OF tho
state, and pcnalI2Ing people Tor the
doing OF things that are not pcr 10
criminal, and that have very little
harmful Influences, because In that
event would have joined with them"
Act No. 3 and T.
Mr. Norwood stated that he opposed
Act No. 3 and Act No for reasons
already advanced, speaking OF Act 4.
"Thls IN n monstroslty. The super.
intcndent OF public instruction, MIR.
Robinson, and others, have ably point.
cd out the objections TO this measure"
Amendment No. ".
Speaking OF tho Grandfather
Clause" amendment Mr. Norwood
said.
~ do not favor II, and was glad
when the state convention refused 10
adopt the majority report OF the plat
form committee endorsing II, rho
amendment IN entirely unnecessary,
do not object 10 an educational auallfl-
cation for electors, but Il ls reflec.
ton upon the white citizenship OF
Arkansas 70 endeayor TO give them by
law an advantage over the negro. II
the white people, with thousand
years Of civilization behind chem, can.
not qualify themselves TO vote IA well
m the negro, they do not deserve 10
vote simply because their grand.
fathers once voted, probably"
Amendments "a, 10, n and 10.
Mr.. Norwood thinks Amendment No.
lg will accomplish nothing, fevors
Amendment i3, opposes Amendment
II and heartily endorses Amendment
IL,