Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-03

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strument, in the hands Of vigilant of
fcials, but the blighting curse Of
blind tigers stilI infests many com
munitfes and the North Carolina Anti
Saloon League has determined to
press upon the forthcoming General
Assembly an act which would entire
Iy debar Intoxicating liquors from the
State, except for medicinal purposes.
A meeting of the League will be
held in Raleigh during the month of
January while the Legislature is in.
session. The act to be presented pro-
vides that, except as otherwise pro-
vided. it shall be unlawful for any.
Ierson, firm or corporation, or any
agent, officer or employee thereof. to-
receive or be in possession of any
epirituous, vinous, fer1nented or
alt liquors or intoxicating bitters
within the State of North Carolina.
for his, hers, theirs or its own use.
CT for the use of any other firm or
corporation. Provided, this shall not
apply to a person in possession of
liquor obtained on physicians pre-
scription for medical purposes" If
this does not contemplate clincher
on the lid that will clinch in fact, as
well as in name, the English language
is incapable of making such condi-
ton possible.
The proposed act further prohibits
the bringing of said intoxicants by
any one of any corporation, or agent.
into the State by any means, for him
or otherwise, and makes unlawful the
delivery to any one person or corpor-
alton, or agent, from point within
or without the State. The bill pro-
Vides for legalized medical deposito-
ries from which liquors may be OBJ
TIMED on physicians prescription:
these repositories to obtain permits
sion monthly from. registrars of deeds
tc receive shipments of liquors IL
quantities not exceeding twenty-five !.
gallons. Permits must be ATTACHED
to the packages shipped, and all APP
plications are to be made matters Of
public record in the Offices of the reg
istrars OF deeds, who are to require
the payment of two dollars by each
applicant for these certificates. Any
violation of the law, is made a INSIDE
R,Oanor the act to be effective on and |
after the Arst day Of February, 1915.
Then North Carolina will be q pro
gressive" prohibition state. The |
question of national prohibition Is !
also gaining momentum. The people |
Of fourteen states have already placed |
in the dry column. Four
OF the six states in which the issue |
has been submitted this year have /
adopted prohibition. They are AFizo-
ma, Solorado, Oregon, Virginia and |
California and 0hka
voted to retain the license system
These two states are dominated by !
hreveries, distillers and saloon-keep-
ers. The complete list of prohibition
states now is Arizona, Colorado, Geor-
gia. Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Wash
ngton and West Virginia. OLD
booze" is having the fight Of his life
IN many other states which it is be-
ieved, means the death knell of the
curse of strong drink throughout the
country during the present genera
ion.
Not one plausible reason can be,
given for the manufacture and sale
# intoxicating liquors anywhere. No
greater enemy to mankind has ever
existed and the sooner this country
ids itself of the monster the BETTER
t will be for the people. The bust
less of this government should be
hat of growing men instead of max
ng drunkards.
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