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is iiii. UKUAH OF THE OABABBUS CQtP PBOEPITION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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THE HERALD,
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY,
BY
The Cabarrus County T Prohibition Ex
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ecu-
uommittee-
The Hkrald will be sunnlie,!
to
Clubs at tbe following rates, for the
Campaign : "
One c.py, 30 cents ; Ten copies,
'.$1.50; Twenty copies, $2.00;' Fifty
copies, $2.50.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Will be inserted in the Herald for tbe
campaign at the following rates :
One f column, $10; tfalf, column,
Quarter column, $3.
Address all orders and communica
tions to ; w;r. odell;
Ch'm Cabarrus Co. Prohibition Kx.
Committee.
HOW LONG?
How long shall the turpid river
Of crime and misery flow
From the courts of thagay gin. palace
iiaaa witn.the crystal chalice,
And the fated densrbelow
Where tattered man-rags Ithrong ?
How long shall they pour down woe?
How long, oh, Lord ! how long ? .
How long shall our blameless children
Be doomed to a life "of shame.
That wealth upbuilt on our ruin
may grow witn tnfir dark undoine i
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How long shall its sceptre name .' .
How long, oh. lorai now long r
How Vbiig shall the wife go moaning 1
In the depths of dumb despair, )
That the gold that her torturer proffers 1
May.come to the nation's coffers.
With the rust of murder there ? i
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Oh the weak are crushed by the strong, ;
Till the heavens shall hear their j
prayer
JI ,w long, oh, Lord ! how long ?
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How long can we dare the justice
Of God, who pities the poor,
And still have hope in His mercies,
While tbe widow's tongueless curses
Call down on the evil-doer
The doom of his. heartless wrong ? -How
long is a crime secure,
How long, oh. Lord ! bow long ?
-0 S Burleigh in Nat. Tem. Adyocate
ADDEESS
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OF TFIK TROniHITION CONVENTION,
vk-wn i RAI.KIOII. AI'KII. 4, :
1881, To the rEorLE of
nurtii CAiiouNA. j
We the representatives of the people J
ofNorQi Carolina, in convention duly '
assembled, realizing the soiemo uusi
imposed on us, the grave aud women- j
tous issues at Btat;, uu
dearst and niost sacred interests of
the people of this commonwealth are
profoundly involved in the prohibition
movement; relying upon the righteous-
nets and beneficence of our cause, ana
upon the blessings and guidance of
i Almighty God. and appealing to the
Omniscient Eye and to a candid and
impartial public ' for the purity and
natriotism of our motives, do issue
this our solemn declaration to tho
people of our beloved State :
1. irbile-we feel it our duty, in jus
tice to ourselves, to candor aid to
truth, to state explicitly and emphaU
Tically that the prohibition convention
sible for the form of the
u not respon
COXCOKD, NORTH
prohibition bill, in all of its details, as
wa passed; by the Legislature, yet
wc uo graieiully accept it, endorse
ana most earnestly and cordially
commend it to the people for their
hearty ratification by their suffrages.
Indeed, we leel that its passages af
fords us a most happ occasion to
congratulate our fellow-citizens on a
great moral achievement ; and we be
1eve that its ratification by the people
will prove an even greater and more
glorious moral victory, and will place
the Christian and moral element of
our people in a position to give corns
nlex
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plexion to the
L wuv puunu aiiuirs or tais
otate. we believe that the accept
anceofthis bill by the people will
give a most certain guarantee of ulti.
mate and complete success, to the
great moral revolution which has been
inaugurated. We do. therpfn m.lot!f.. ...:,, A .. . A . . J
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. " J ailu auvise ai good
citizens, all who entertain a particle
ot nnal love fortheir venerable com
monwealth, whose breasts are animat
ed with a spark of patriotism, who
c .uoiruu wun any sentiment of
honorable State pride, who are in
fused with any degree of public spirit
and who feel the faintest throbbb" in
j their hearts of good will towards their
i fellow men, to ignore all inferior v,n.
idprAf innQ , : .
-113c superior iq ail un-
assat. tbiifrg
B distinctiions of sects, parties, J
color and race, and by one -grajid.
combined and magnanimous effort
throw off forever the oppression and
the tyranny of the moat debasing and
ievious vice untler which maukind
has ever groaned and suffered.
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2. We also regard it as an occasion
1 of profound congratulation, that now
(for the first time perhaps in the
his
torv of our commonwealth, since the
days of the heroes of '76, the people
of all parties, religions and colors can
meet on one common platform to ad
vance a great publio measure without
any conflict of interests whatever,
without creating any party iricuon,
awakening any religious prejudice,
adn without begetting an' race an-
taonism. And we wish to be distinct
lv understood as avowing; and assert-
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not
ic and unequivocal way, that this is
a party movement. We have nothing
,to do with politics, nor Jo we wish to
disturb in the least degree the party
tnuations ot tne people. or are
we Seeking to promote any class leg
islation, or to create any monopoly.
We have only one aim; we are ani
mated by only one motive, namely,
the advancement of the material and
moral prosperity of all the people of
this broad commonwealth, the promo
tion of their health, wealth, liberty
and happiness, without any distinc
jtions whatever. Hence we have no
concealments to make. We have no
1 temptations to use trickery, bribery
or corruption. M e have no occasion
to resort to inuendoes, fabricationc or
indirection. We go before ki people
purely arid solely on the merits of
our cause, We confidently claim that
prohibition is for the -ood of the'
CAROLEOTDAY JUfll(i 1881,
j whole peoplelUriarresJin
a large measure that trfrndouslin
it j upot Immaterial
and bancia
sources of-bur people iji that fore
ieanuii ana !; appalling drain flpon j
their greater moral i rj tests.
we assert tbat statist, anjactf
abundantly 'and most cjclus jf y de.
monstrate the truth af oarvC ition.
And in this distinct and fn J wjy
we do here and now callerj " ny or
all who are opposed to this0 .ement
to prove by figures anctfaci lie con
trary. We demaudprc: for tbe
sweeping and recklesassliclns that
have been made'in atf if sponsible
way. We h6Id ourselveA iady, be
fore the world to defendr f cause by
the most solid argument d by stern
if.Hf!t.S nnfl WO fli'rnnr An.m?c orniint...
let to anv nr M mnro iSU'e dn not
, lUVeatiaaLlOU ' C invite lUKUna nH ho. mnvinod in th rllK-
closest scrutinV and rfl(A searchins'1
analysis, nd we do, m the na
of manly dignity and cqmrnp-whon-esty,
enter our scVemn protest against
the .ungeneroh insinuations, the un manly
iurJeudoes and the assass1
thrusts, emanating from some vncr
claim Co reflect iusoule measur' Pub
lic sentiment and to con an(
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guide public thought. ve protest
against the course of thpe who, uh
der the pretext' and oer of an unen-
"irHrKr unworuiy Affvvi"" n
seek
mind, nnd to liianufacture erroneous
impressions inimical to truth and
good morals.
S. It is the deliberate and unanimous
judgment of this convention, composed
as it is of able and worthy representa
tives from all sections of the State, and
from aW professions and pursuits, and :
as the result of the matured experience
and wisdom of ,the most scholarly,
scientific and profound thinkers of the
age, that the only remedy for the col
ossal evils of the liquor traffic, and for
the unspeasa ble horrors of intemper
ance, is absolute and unqualified prohi
bition. I
1 4- After a calm and most careful sur-
vey of the situation, this convention is
I per8Uaded that it has ample reasons
and most substantial grounds for assur
ing the people of this State that ulti
mate and most gratifying success will
crown a prudent, dignified campaign,
prosecuted with enthusiasm, energy
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and vigor a campaign in which every
man .puts forth his mot strenuous
efforts, in which no stone is left untur
ned, in which no toil is. counted too
severe, and no sacrifice too great a
campaign m which every minister of
the gospel, every church, every tem
perance organization, and every indi
vidual man is an earnest, laborious,
persistent, patient, prudent and inde
fatigable worker.
This, we deliberately repeat, will
bring success, and success in this noble
cause will bring prosperity and happi
ness' to all our people and perpetual
glory and honor to our veneiable and
beloved commonwealth.
Commending ourselves to the guid
ance of Almighty God, invoking his
blessing and entertaining the fervent
and importunate prayers of all His
ministers and people, we confidently
launch ourselves upon this grand cani-
paign, and for the liberation of our
belovad land from 'be fetters and mis-
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eries of this intolerable tyranny, we
pledge. .'bur. means, 0$ truth and fou r
sacred jhonor. 1' .' ,
i The Prohibition Bill.
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The; following ;m theProhibitory Act
as H passed totl Hoes of the Legis
lature, with, all the aij?udnent8ioser-i
ted at the proper places. l is an ex
act copy bt the bill as.&n'ro-lled and rat
ified. f r-
T7e General Asd&bh of North !
Carolina do Enacts
Section 1. Tht jy persons who
shall nianufacfiure, ty or sell, eitner
directly or indirectly, tfhy spirituous or
majt liquors, except vnes aud cider.or
by any shift, suoterfng or device, spir
ituous 'liquors, or any; 'liquors of which
spiritous liquor is a mplerial.or consti
tuent partin any-jauan'tity, in this
State, otherwise thantiy thw act provi
ded shall be guilty oa misdemeanor
and upon convict ioh thereof in any
court of record having iurisdictipn of
same &hall be fVoedot less than One
hundred nor more than-one thousand
cretion of III "
Xko.o- ifiat . spiniaQUs liquors or
liquids of which spir)Cuous liquors are
a ma'efi and constituent par, rsjbe
hart and sold as" bvfthis act D70vided
lid in no other waflor manner only
ior meaicai, enemicajiana mecrnanical
purposes, and for ibj69e purposes, qnly
by a diuggi&t, apothecary or physician,
whov shall have obtained a license in.
pursuance of tho provisions of Ihis act,
allowing him, to sell, te same for such
purposes; and anydrdeistor ph sician
who . sha!! have obtained sufeh license
shall not keep at a&y lime a greater
quantity of such soims on hand than
thirty P'aIIous: and shiill not spII t.n anv
person a greater quality, at one time,
of the several countieJn the State may
upon application matjle to taem, only
in the way in this eet4oji provided, by
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a aruggist, apothecary or , pnysician,
grant a license to las'tjfor one year and
no longer, to sell stieh'spirituous liq
uors as are mentioneja in this act only
for medical, chemicaand mechaaical
purposes, and in tbe;vay and manner
in tnis act cnrecieu, &nu no omer; out
before granting anyBuch license they
shall ascertain andiud' by the oath
and examination of $wo or more sober
and respectable citiz4rs Of their county
that such applicant !a sober, reliable
and trustworthy perspi; and tbey shall
record the names ofhe citizehs so by
them examined anditfie facts so found
by them upon tpe niites 01 tneir pro- oonrt.
ceedings in connecti)rt wath the orders j Sec- 0. Xfeqjtt- this act shall have no
and proceedings gracing such license; ! (0rce nor eli'ect until the first of Octo
and any: druggist, aj)fthecary or phy her. A- B., 1881; and on and after that
aicmn desiring to opjain aticn license, ,
sball apply for the janie b petition
setting forth that foe is a. druggist,
apothecary or physician in' the county
where such applicatjfon is made the
place where he selfedrugn and medi-
eines or regularly priL?Uceb medicine
that he desires to fe'eep and sell such
liquors only for medicinal, chemical
and mechanical , tfrfrpbses; that he
will notknowingly jeep or sell such
liauors otherwise, ndpin greater quan
tities than as bv this? .act allowed, apd
that he will well, Urily aid faithfully
keep and observe thprovisions of this
act so lar as tne sansevare appncame to to be made as are now proviaea ny law
h:m; such petition shall subscribe ( f0r the election of Judges of tbe Su
and swear to. his pt-tlon, and the same .preme court, and the board of county
shall be tiled and I reserved among commissioner of tbe several counties
the papers and ' records of theCounty 0f the Htate, shall in the manner there
Commissioners befot-.whom it shall be 1 in prescribed appoint registrars and
.presented. Hut no druggist, apotbeca- I indees of said election : provided, That
ry or physician snaii pe ncenseo to sen
any of the spirituals or malt liquors
herein mentioned, iitil he haReiecu-'
ted an. given to thej Board of CctmtniS
sioners of the couni wherein the liq
uors are proposed jto be sold, a bond
with good ancf sufficprit security, to be
inctifioil in m nun nf nnt la Vian
fi,ve hundred doila;r$, and not. more
than live thou.ai d.ojllars, conditioned
that be will faiithtulty comply with and
perform all the rcqjiremeuts and con -
shall be recorded arid filed as In cases
of official bonds andj li'henever the said
commissioners shall riave reason to be-
lieve that the partyif, licenced has vio
lated any of said oTsnditiaos or prom
ises they my put the name id suit and
prosecute to judgment and in addition
thereto they may for good cause re
voke said license firs-t giving to the bol
der thereof at least two days notice of
tbe time when a motion to revoke . ill
be made.
Sec- 4, A druggist, apothecary or
physician having a lieense to keep and
'sell such spirituous liejuors as by this act
provided, shall not sell the same to
anyone person, at one time. & greater
quantity than one gallon, nor in any
"quantity, unless the ierson applying t
purchasc the same shall preseiH and
deliver the certificate of a sober and
respectable practicing physician, not ,
licensed dealer under this act, given
upon bis honor, to the effect that soch
spirituous liquors so lequired are in
tact required for medical purposes, W
a like certificate of a sober, respecta
ble chemist or artist, that saeh spirit
uous liquors are required in fact for
chemical purposes, or a like certificate
of a sober, respectable mechanic, that
such spirituous liquors so required are
in fact required for mechanical purpo
ses, and if any physician, ckemist, ar
tist, or mech-anic shall make any sucti
certificate falsely statihg or suggesting
the purpose fpr wlich such spirituous
liquors spesiried by him are rejquirnl
ery.ucb phyic)). chemist, artist,
or mechanic nwkihg such false certifi
cate, shall' be deemed guilty of a iuis'
demeanor, and upon conviction in any
court of record having jurisdiction
thereof, shlK be fined not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than fbve
hundred dollars, and may in the dis
cretion of the court, be imprisoned.
Sec: 5. ijyery druggist, apothecary or
pnye?cian . who snail nave a license to
e.jh ap.ituous 1iiom m providetl
for in this at.. and shall violate thero-
viaions of thtf same in any reent, di
rectly OtjawJirecUyJ or-'by anjrshift or
isubterfugpi. aO.-'for efiiocJrvjola-
c urt of !&0i&&frX?
ue fined not
lars, rior orors tha
lara. and be i m orison ed, ??Qdred rfxi.
lion of ttie court and mCe dincre
forfeit his said license to belter, aha1
by the court, and if arfy clerkceh &
I ployeeol su;h arrrggist, ajotbfenj.
physician sball in way violate they
visions of this art under pretensl
anllinn oiir-Vi uri! r! f iini-ii limmrn Inr K'k -
employer or otherwise, he shall for ev-
ery such offense be deemed guilty of a v
misdemeanor, and ujon conrictioii. in
any court of record having jurisdiction
shall be fined not less than fifty dollars
nor more than, one hundred dollars, and
be imprisoned at the discretion of the
jav it shall have lull force and ellect.
Sec. 7. That an election shall be
held by the qualified electors in this
State on the first Thursday in Augu t
next to take the sense of the electors iu
this State upon the uuestion of p ohi-
l bition, these desiring prohibition shall
i vote a printed or written ticket with
j tne words: "For Prohibition, " on it.
and those opposing prohibition shall
vote a printed or written ticket with
the words; "Against Prohibition" on it.
The election herein provided lor in his
1 Kection shall be. held under the same
! rules and regulations and. the returns
1 if at the said e'ection a majority 01 ine
! votes so cast be "Against Prohibition,"
then and in that case no person snau
be prosecuted or punished for any vio
lation of this act. And it is further
provided: That upon the counting of
the ballots as aforesaid the Governor of
the State shall issue his proclamation
j declaring the result thereof. .'
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! Perfect prohibition is not the work
1 of a iav or a tar. We Lave before
us a long fight. Even if we succeed
in August, the contest will "o on.
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should be our
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