Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-06

these two gentlemen and rival can
didates for the gubernatorial nOmi-
nation standing with their arms fig
uratively around each others should
ers while they sing in close harmony,
How Dry 1 AM At least, that is the
tune they sing in the western part of
the State. In the Piedmont they would
have it appear that they are at least
slightly damp. while in the east they
both have it inferred that they are
wet at least to the extent that they
would not interfere with county Ii
quor control and county liquor stores
in the counties which now have these
stores.
"Mr. Hoey's every recorded speech
and vote are clear indications that
he is, in fact, so dry that every time
he sits down a cloud of dust arises
from under the tails of his long coat.
1t is generally known that his posi-
ton favoring a Statewide referendum
on the repeal of the burlington Act
has the complete approval of the Unit
ed Dry Forces of the State, who are
confident that in Statewide referen-
dunn they could be victorious.
Mcdonald "IncOnSistent."
;"The record of the Forsyth philos-
pher, DIR. Mcdonald, does not even
have consistency to recommend it,
though he joins with Mr.. Hoey in be-
ing willing to have a Statewide re-
ferendum on the liquor question. In
the last General Assembly he is re-
corded as voting against every mea-
sure aimed at liberalizing the bone
dry provisions of the burlington Act
when the votes were recorded by roll
calls, but not always when the voting
was by voice.
During the closing days of the 1895
General Assembly, when the Pasquo-
tank county liquor bill was under con-
sideration, and when amendments
were being added at such rate that
the clerk could hardly keep up with
them, Professor Mcdonald turned to
his colleague, Representative Hal AL
spaugh of Winston-Salem. and said:
Put Forsyth in, Hal Mr.. AlSpaugh
did so and on a voice vote the good
Professor clearly and Enthusiastically
voted aye according to his collea-
CUES But when Representative Paul
Erwin. of Mecklenburg county, leader
of the dry forces in the House, call
ed for roll call vote on the amend
ment to- put Forsyth county into the
bill and let it vote to have liquor
stores, Dr. Mcdonald ran to cover
with the speed of scared rabbit and
on the pages Of the House Journal is
recorded as voting mo- on the amend
ment which he suggested.
Graham Position Clear.
"Such is the record of my oppon-
ents on the liquor issue. have re-
peatedly made clear by advocacy of
"a system of liquor control which
would permit county liquor stores in
any counties which voted to have
such stores, and without a Statewide
vote. Each county would be permitted
to keep the profits from the sale of
liquor in these stores, while the coun-
ty commissioners would retain the
authority to say where the stores
shall be located and to select the per-
sonnet. But I would have them es-
tablished under a single statewide law
that would be uniform and apply the
same regulations in every county, in
stead of under a number Of different
local laws setting up different regula-
lions for different counties I have
not pussyfooted nor straddled the
fence on the liquor issue. The people
of the State know exactly where I
stand on it,"