The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-16
THE LIQUOR ISSUE TO THE FORE
AGAIN

AN1AlN
The late session of the Legislature left
the booze issue "up in the all" wet
legislation is far from satisfactory to the
''wets" and Isl altogether displeasing to the
"drys." After several unsuccessful at
tempts during the 1-2 months legislative
session, the friends of the booze business
managed, in the closing hours of the ses-
sion, to drive a wedge for the brewers and
distillers of the country in the enactment
of bill providing for the legalizing of the
iuuor business in II counties, and in two
townships of Moore county, if the territory
thus designated votes wet in referendums
to be conducted in the several counties and
the kwo townships mentioned.
Coupled with the law increasing the al
cohoIic content of beer to per cent. and
theylaw providing for the 'home manufac-
tufge of wines, which may contain as much
as fourteen to fifteen per cent. of alcohol,
it Would seem that the people who are de-
ternined to Souse North Carolina in alco-
hol.made a long advance in that direction,
in a session of the Legislature which was
SUPPOSED to have dry majority and in the
facexof that $4,000 dry majority in the
repeal election.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding, the
old fight is on again; the brewers and dis
tillers of the country are not convinced that
majority of North Carolinians mean what
they vote when they vote against the booze
business; and aided and abetted by their
friends in the State, they propose to force
the issue again.
The position of those who are opposed
to the liquor traffic has been and now is
that no election is necessary, because less
than two years ago the voters of the State
rendered their verdict in a Statewide cleo
tions after months of consideration and dis
cussfen of the issue, and voted against the
liquef business by more than $4,000 ma,
jority They did this in spite of such pres.
suresas could be exerted by vets in the
STATE and in spite of the influence of the
natisaal Democratic administration, which
wassthrown on the side of repeal of the
lSth Amendment.
Twas clearly understood by those who
volts dry in this election that they were
voting against repeal of the Amendment
am ~ the same time they were expressing
ths@ opposition to the liquor business, lie,
gafhed and Illegal, and taking a stand for
the Continuance of prohibition and for en-.
foRement of the law in North Carolina
TheeBhOle situation was given the most
Thorough consideration at that time. Hun
dredss of dry speakers went into every vot
ing precinct in the State, discussed the is
sues and presented the views of the oppon
ents of the liquor traffic The people yotec
after being informed, and they registered
their opposition to the liquor traffic in M
uncertain terms. IA :
This verdict of the voters failed, it seems
to register an impression on the minds 6
many of the States politicians and so W,
have been treated to such spectacle a
that presented in the late session of tn,
Legislature; when some legislators brazen
ly betrayed their constituents and other
demonstrated that they had sought an;
secured election under false pretense,
KAof which is simply in the days work
as,fag as North Carolina opponents of tn
liquor business are concerned. If Their
must be referendums, we shall have refer
$endums; and we will see to what exten
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