Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-14

money goes into his homo. l have read
considerable Of the operations OF pro-
hibition in other States, and the evi-
dence is incontrovertible that its ef-
fects are beneficial in every respect.
LOCAL OPTION WILL DO MUCH GOOD.
DR.. j. William Jones IL live and
can get to the polls | expect to vote
against licensing the sale Of liquors
every time the question comes up.
The prohibition Of the sale OF liquors
will be a. effectual as any other law
against the vices or infrmities Of men.
Certainly, men will violate this law as
they do al laws, but believe that even
its partial execution will greatly diEin-
ish drunkenness and crime.
! cannot conceive why the adoption
of the law should affect injuriously any
other business except the liquor traffic.
If, as | believe, the passage Of the
law, sustained by a public sentiment
which will see it executed, should
lessen drunkenness, and turn money
worse than wasted in liquor into le-
gitimate channels, business OF all kinds
would be beneftedrathe than injured.
have known advertisers Of real
estate to speak Of the contiguity TO
schools, churches, &C., as enhancing
its value; but | never yet heard OF
their mentioning the contiguity of the
saloon or the crossroads liquor-shop
in that connection; nor have ever
heard of large number Of saloons or
liquor.stores being published to the
world as evidence Of city's prosperi-
ty. | cannot conceive, then, how their
absence would injure the other busi-
ness of the city.
have for years taken some pains to
ascertain the facts, and my information
is that " prohibition does prohibn" " to
a very large extent, taking temptation
out Of the way Of many who are al
ready the victims Of strong drink, and
especially in keeping it out Of the way
of youth, and thus raising up genera
ton Of sober men, who will have no dis
position to violate the law. And certain
ly the organization Of the llquor-men,
their free use Of money, and their bitter
opposition TO the passage OF the law,
would indicate that they think the law
would be effective.
WHERE PROHIBITION HAS BEEN
GIVEN A FAIR TRIAL THE BEST
| RESULTS HAVE FOLLOWED.
Rev. DR.. John Pollard, pastor OF
Leigh-Street Baptist church: Yes, |
shall vote for local option, and, as far
as can, shall influence others to vote
the same way. As to the effectiveness
OF prohibition, that depends (D on the
character of the men engaged in the
liquor business. II they are law-abI-
ding citizens, they will cease to sell as
soon as prohibition is adopted. am
unwilling to believe before the proof is
furnished that they would show them
selves such unworthy members of So
ciety as TO eyade or defy plain statute
enacted by the highest earthly authOrl-
ty-the will Of the people. y On the
moral earnestness of those who vote for
prohibition. II they have not the man.
liness to see that the law is obeyed after
it has been adopted then drunkenness
and crime may prevail as before, but il
a noble manhood still abides with Nlr-
einians | think they will see to it that
law-breakers do not control society.
Yes. it will iDjure business if business
prosperity depends on waste, idleness'
and immortality, which the liquor traffic
directly tends to promote but if busi'
ness prosperity rests on individual in.
dustry, thrift, and virtue, then think
prohibition will help every material in
terest Of our people.
have taken particular pains to get
the facts, and am satisfied that
wherever prohibition has been given any,
thing like a fair trial the best results
have followed.
1T WILL PARALYZE THE WHISKEY
TRAFFIC, But NOT OTHER BUsI-
NESS.
E.W. Morehouse, VI. D. and drug
gist, corner Of Brook avenue and Mar
shall street Yes. sir; ! intend to vote
for local option, and hope to see it be-
come the law in this city. The pro-
hibition of the sale of liquor in other
places-Vineland, \. j., for example
has been efTectual. Why can it not be
so here!
do not think that drunkenness and
crime will prevail to any extent as
compared with that now caused by
drinking, and am certain that pauper-
ism, which in nine cases out of ten (as
far as wives and children are concerned)
is caused by whiskey-drinking, will be
almost entirely overcome.
Local option will no doubt paralyze
the whskey and rum traffic, but other
business will not be injured. Less
revenue will be needed therefore the
taxes need not be raised to any extent.
As far as my experience goes nothing
but good has resulted from prohibition.
"IT WILL COMPLICATE, CONFUSE,
AND ENTANGLE."
Mr. John L. Williams. banker and
broker, at No. l0l4 Main street;
think 1t will be to the disadvantage
Of religion. of morality, Of the cause Of
temperance, of general business, and
good order TO raise the question Of local
option in the city at this particular
time. We have questions Of extreme
importance and delicacy before US that
can only be settled or adjusted with
calmness, consideration, and discretion.
A contest over local option will
arouse bitter animosities and effect un-
reasonable antagonisms. II will COM
plicate, confuse, and entapgle interests
and issues to that degree that no man
can vote as he would like TO vote, and
10 satisfactory result can be reached.
Politics will be more degraded than ever.
! believe that society now demands a
great restriction on liquor traffic and
my sympathies are all with those who
are against the trade. But | think it
will be unwise TO try the issue at this
time as it has been made up.
A TEMPERANCE MAN, BUT NOT A
TEETOTALER.