The farmer and mechanic., 1912-02-27

pll&hte drinking. too prcNa s-t3t among
the veli-disposed and well-so-do in
Carolina IS n the nliddl. Il the Kings
highway and moving forward with i
steady gait
All the temperance forces work II
unison. There are Il good many party
prohi ibitioniS1s. who hold ter4esouSlv
- the party. in National elections. hut
they all cooperate with The league.
with unnixed cordially. in State and
4 local work. The consistent good sense
OF such i course IS evident. II any
I class Of voters might reasonably lie
counted on to support the league.
members Of the Prohibition party
ought 10 he
Thus. at the sentiment. end the
+ movement IS Very strong and at the
same time the teeth Of the Law are
Sharp and sure. The judges, With few
exceptions. assume that the intent Of
the Law Is 70 destroy the Illicit trade,
and having found hy experience that
system If fines is construed ~ ! Ii
cense, hN liquor sellers and public Of
hcials, they send liquor conyicts to The
chaln gang. that il TO work the
pubic roads, in striped clothes. under
the direction Of foremen who carry
double -barreled shotgunS
ON the theory that the liquor traf-
4 tic ought to. and can he made 10 event
uate III good roads and sidewalks. this
IS Il startling Improvement over the
ieold and now decayinS license SIS
: tenn. ! have never found it in my heart
before to be pleased at the punishment
of any man. but / confess that il IS
good to see these human sllunks, rae
coons and weasels fulfilling the proph-
eCy Of the trade, that 1T means good
roads. 1T the muzZle Of hlind just
) loaded shot guns.
In addition to all these favorable
conditions and more important than
= -. good =
North Carolina is waking up. The
$ Watchman, who is responsible for
? getting the sleeper on the move is
the Superintendent Of the State
League. His name is Robert Lee
: Davis the son of distinguished Con
!. federate soldier, genius for leader
e ship, a steam roller for downright
y work, universal mixer forty years
. old, and as clean as a dogs tooth.
: He does not do his arousing as the
< park policeman does, by tapping the
}, sleeper on the So!es Of his feet and
a bidding him move on" he taps the
i other end Of his anatomy, the head.
/ In Raleigh, Charlotte, Concord and
Wilmington. the trade was nsolent
e and fragrant, which meant that the
II public officials were unfaithful:
y which in turn Of course meant that
It the Christian majority, that was re-
d sponsible for the law, We're asleep.
1t In Raleigh on Sunday afternoon,
q presented to three thousand waiting
s. people, and again in Charlotte while
q as many waited to hear me. Davis
!, arose and drew from his grip sa k
eight pint bottles Of whiskev and an
h nOunced the names and places Of
k business Of the sellers tin Charlotte
for good reasons he omitted these
> particulars and gave the two cities
e such Shock as they had rarely felt,
ii if ever.
After the meetings it was demand
It ed by the officials that he prosecute.
l. To this he answered promptly and
|, finally: Not al ALL the Anti Saloon
/. League is not trying 70 enforce the
lc law in your city: that is for you TO
24 do. We are waking M Your employ
i. ers, the people. The matter IS III
" to Them
n The bottles had awakened the peo-
a. pie The answer Of Davis set then
/ jumping. And such q stampede OF
u blind tigers was never seen before in
North Carolina. 1t is not at all toe
ne much to say that a fun grown mora
of revolution was precipitated through
IS out the state by two sunday meet
te ings, engineered by trcm "ndousl,
- earnest and capable man. The peo
"a pie have risen and not 10 b'
queted, and at the mere mention Q
on the name Davis" the blind tiger
-, ella D theirs tails between their legs am
> vanish.
"a But, Of course, they are still sneak
he and criminals and incolfiG!bles shor
k of the chain-gang. But the outlook ]
he most encouraging. Ihe pubI
m schools sunday schools and ChTistial
les houses are growing total abStalHers
ok the generation Of DRINKS IS dyini
out. the mongreI breed Of ring poll
.ry ticians is passing. The thorough
ne breds are in control of th. "ol
he Nfrth state
4il. Speaking Of Observation-Disclosures tn