Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-07

F, found for this vexed problem. Per-
sonaliy, 1 cannot subscribe to the doc
| trine that the way to advance the
| cause of temperance and decrease
drinking is to provide all the liquor
you want and make it easily obtain
| able and readily accessible. This the
| DRY is contradicted by all human ex-
perience. May I hurnbly offer this
observation: You will never build
either a great state or a great county
upon profits derived from the sale OF
liquor.
The evils of liquor being admitted
the practical question confronting
you is: What should be done about
it? I shall transmit to you the very
intelligent and comprehensive report
of the Commission charged with ire
| responsibility of making an investiga-
ton of the facts. 1 bespeak for it
your careful study.
1t seems to me that our own past
history clearly points the way for a
proper determination of this question
| without regard to anybody's person
al opinion or conviction. In 1908 the
State voted against the manufacture
and sale of liquor by $4,000 majority.
In 1888 the State voted against the re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amendment by
185 900 majority. With these facts
before US do not believe the General
Assembly would ge justified in an
nulling the vote of the people by a
legislative enactment 1 do not pre-
tend to know the will of North Caro-
Ina upon the liquor question at this
time, but 1 do stand for the right of
the people to express their will It
would do violence to democratic prin-
ciples to abrogate a law established
by vote of the people of the whole
State until another opportunity is CIV
en- for a full and fair expression of
public opinion at the ballot box.
These are my views. 1 gladly &C
cord to each of you the right to enter
tain and express yours with the same
freedom which I have exercised, and
1 assure you in advance of my utmost
respect
SOCIAL SECURITY
The public mind has been much
confused regarding the benefits and
opinion of the Social Security legisla-
ton The measure which you enact
ed at the special session was a COM
pliance of the State with the Federal
statute making provision for unem-
plOyment and old age pensions for
workers employed in the designated
occupations and when eight are so
employed in one establishment. This
whole plan is financed by the employ
ers and employees and neither the
State nor Federal government makes
any contribution to this fund. The
unemployment benefits under this act,
do not begin until, 1888 and the old
age pensions until 1912.
The remainder of the Social Secur-
ity program is denominated as pub
lie assistance and is given free to the
recipients by the national government
in conjunction with the state ad coun-
ty, and will become available immed-
ately upon the passage of the act by
your body.
This consists of assistance to all old
people over IS years of age who are
in need, to the blind and to depend
ent children. The maximum amount
allowed by the Federal government is
$1,000 per month for each old person,
provided a similar hum is furnished
provision is made for the blind, the
government furnishes one-half of the
sum awardeds Dependent children
providing the remaining two-thirds.
l recommend the passage of an act
fully complying with the Federal
statute and making it possible for all
of our needy old people and the other
classes affected to share in the bounty
of the nation to the extent of their
need and in harmony with the bene-
fits now being realE ed by the citi-
zens of other states. 1 think the law
should provide for classification ac-
cord-ng to the needs in each case, for
it is quite manifest that the state
cannot and ought not to provide the
maximum in all cases. Whatever sum
is provided should be borne jointly by
the state and county, and local agen-
cies should be utilized in determining
the need and passing upon all app.i-
cations, with state supervision
1 regard the adoption of the whole
social security program as the most
forward and advanced step in this
generation and the most humane en-
actn-ent of any legislative body in all
the history of the nation. 1t is in
spira tional to consider a great nation
and other cooperating units of gov
eminent joining hands in helping the
old and needy, the blind and helpless,
ad the under-privileged and depend
ent children. 1t is worthy of great
humanitarian people and it speaks
the language of broad benevolence
and high spiritual concepts.
This General Assembly may be
make many worthwhile enactments,
fruitful in legislative service and
but I predict today that your out
standing achievements will be the So
cial security legislation, and you will
be longest remembered for the help
given to childhood and old ape-nn-