Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-01-03
INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS OF LIQUOR.
What Some Of the Delegates Think Of
CHARGES for a Change.

That national legislation will
soon be enacted forbidding the
blind tigers to supply themselves
with liquor under interstate com
merce laws, is believed by Gil
those who attended the recent
conference in Washingt n, D, G.
Read the following statements
from 80 me of our representatives:
Il was we'll pleased with the
Washington meeting. 1t was the
only meeting, yst held, that real
ly impressed the congrsssmen, IN
my opinion. Congressman who
have heretofore been silent were
outspoksn i'll the advocacy of
some measure that would bring
the desired relief to prohibition
territory. 1t woald be a good
plan 80 hold all national meetings
in Washington -. J Farris,
delegate from a mass msetlng OF
oitlzens in High Point.
Swords are Inadequate to ex-
press my mprgssi IL Of the con'
vention. | had attended the one
in Norfolk, Va, III 1897, aud l
was astonlshei 10 zee tie dlmen-
sion reached III the work siuce
then. The lines upon which the
work is executed are somew hat
different aid more telling. Dit
ferent classes are tslng enlisted
now that were not then. The
leading men If our land, jurists.
statesmen, editors, ministers, lay.
men, and woman aud boys are
working to succeed. The cause
cannot down, God ls behind it "
Rev. G.. L. Bearden, delegate
from the North Carolina Confer
encs.
THE greatest convention Of
was the verdict expressed regard,
ing the recent convention at
Washington. The convention
and conference represented she
most thoroughly combined forces
of temperance determined pon
unrelenting war against the most
completely united forces of the
liquor traffic. I was profoundly
impressed with the conviction
that more of our national leaders
than ever have become aroused at
the threatening peril Of our ma
tion's deadliest foe; and have de.
termlned upon an enlarged ag-
greasive campaign of extermin-
a,ion. There il widespread,
growing conviction that crisis
has arisen. when, 81 never before,
natlopal enactment is necessary
for local option law enforcement,
protection of states rights and
prevention of conflict between
federal and state laws. A great
Christian nation that prohibits in
terstate shipment Of infected cat
tie can i'll afford to ignore the
righteous appeal of 80 many 10y
al citizens for protection against
our most dreadful national pessl--
lence, whose infection breeds
poverty, disease and death, l be-
lieve wisely. directed campaign
of united temperance fcrcss can
secure such national enactment.
Rev. s. B. Turrentine, D. D ,
delegate from the Western North
Carolina Conference.
do believe our national oon-
eress will amend? Certainly
they will. I believe the fairness
of the non-political BILL, which
the national conference, which we
have just attended, is placing be.
fore them, will receive the sup
port Of every member who is lot
fettered, and who believes in q
square deal. However, if the
majority are found fettered. in
time new breed, thoroughly in.
oculated with the "square DEAL
idea, will take their place. ~ B
L. Umberger, representative
frcm some of the churches ol
Concord.
81 consider the convention ano
conference held in Washington
at the Anti-Saloon League o1
America, the most inspiring ane
enthusiastic meeting it has baer
my privilege to attend. Tbe
me etlngs were composed of lead
ing men and women from almost
every state of our union, also o.
Canada aad Wales. There was {
spirit of earnestness of purpos,
and determination to CONCUR r
epefulness also characteriz e6
the meetings. The outsp oksn en-
couragsment of congressman give
hope Of the relief being granted
by this congress to prohibition
states of our unlen, for the con.
trolling of interstate shipments 0
liquor Walter White, delegat
from the Friends church.
"The convention of she Anti
Saloon League and the Confer
ence that followed were grea
gatherings. Great for the reasol
that q great cause was being advo
bated. Great because compose
of large company of brave rep
resentative men from thirty-nln
States. Great because Of the con
science and brain power on til
program and in the discussion
Great because of the impression