The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06

voted upon September 9th. He is op'
posed to the TT. bill, 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. 1.
As to Act No. !, he said: We'll, OF
course, you know very we'll my posi-
ton on the TT. bill have repeat
edly stated in public addresses and
through the press my opposition to
this measure
Act No. z.
In regard to Act No. ., he said:
you will 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 TO license the
sale OF whiskey. but predicted that if
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 vote of the people, except in
North Carolina. | had no idea that
the members of the Anti-Saloon
League intended 10 submit measure
as drastic as Act No. 2. and when |
was predicting its defeat was think
ing that a more reasonable measure
would be submitted. Since | have
studied carefully Act No. ., believe
that if the people fully understand its
provisions it will be defeated by very
large majority.
1T was not necessary, In order to
close the licensed saloon, to also re
peal our local option laws. and to re-
peal our statutes, authorizing the
growers of grapes and berries to
manufacture and sell wine from the
same, where a majority of the electors
voted for the sale Of wine, and where
the adult citizens, including the wem-
en-, did not petition against it, 1t was
not necessary 10 make a criminal of
man who shall make bottle of wine
for his own use. After tie word
manufacture in the act, the words
for sale should have hcen added. 1t
was not necessary for the act TO make
every man a criminal who should give
e friend a drink of wine, or other bev.
erage, in his own home. and Act No
does all of these things, because it
- 10 Ia Ill
or give away the beverages mention
ed, except as mentioned in Section
513l, Kirbys Digest
For the last 80 years the temper
ance people, step by step. have secur.
ed the enactment of laws making il
easier and easier to prohibit the sale
of intoxicating liquors in the respec-
tive counties and communities OF the
state. | believe that if Act No. 2
should pass, and the people fully real
ize the effects Ct the measure, 1t will
be either repealed by the people or By
the general assembly, and that the
temperance people will have TO do all
the work over again that they have
been, for the last 80 years. accom-
plishing.
Il very much regret that those in
charge of Act No 2 did not submit a
measure that would have closed the
open saloons, without confiseating the
property Of the grape growers of the
state, and penalizing people for the
doing of things that are not per Sc
criminal and that have very little
harmful influences, because in that
event ! would have joined with them. :"
Act No. 3 and 4.
Mr.. Norwood stated that he opposed
Act No. 3 and Act No. 4 for reasons
already advanced, speaking of Act 4.
This is monstrosity. The super
intendent of public instruction. MI.
Robinson, and others, have ably point
ed out the objections TO this measure :"
Amendment No. II.
Speaking of the "Grandfa her
Clause" amendment, Mr.. Norwood
said
Il do not favor it, and | was glad
when the state convention refused to
adopt the majority report of the plat.
form committee endorsing It, The
amendment is entirely unnecessary. |
do not object to an educational qualifi-
cation for electors, but it is a reflec-
ton upon the white citizenship of
Arkansas to endeavor to give them by
law an advantage over the negro. II
the white people, with a thousand
years of civilization behind them, can
not qualify themselves to vote as we'll
as the negro. they do not deserve to
vote, simply because their grand
fathers once voted, probably"
Amendments IL, 10, IA and is.
Mr.. Norwood thinks Amendment No.
IL will accomplish nothing. favors
Amendment IS, opposes Amendment
IA and heartily endorses Amendment
r.