Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-24
Mr.. Hart VS.. Prohibition.
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To The Editor Of De Register:

To The Editor Of he Register:
SIR:-And so sCharles Burdette Hart
has gone down to Maine to down" whisky
and get evidence to down the Prohibition
Amendment in West Virginia? Possibly 1t
did not occur to the astute editor of the
Igteliigeneer to tell what party controls the
government of the cities in which be has
found that prohibition does not prohibit
and why the law is not enforced in these
places. The evidence of reputable citizens
of Maine is that the Republican party has
for many years been in power, and that the
prohibitory law could not be enforced
against liquor selling as readily as the pro-
hibitory law against murder, theft
or any other crime, if the Republican Off
Gals did not disregard their official oaths
and connive with the violaters Of the law,
lust az our Democratic officials in this city
and county have joined hands with the
brewers and saloon keepers to violate our
Sunday closing laws. We have prohibi-
tory law in this State against selling on
Sunday, yet our officials who have the en-
forcement of the law in this city, being
controlled by the liquor power, can't see
saloon open on Sunday, though side and
back doors are standing open and hundreds
OF customers going in and out, the Mayor
himself among them.
Prohibitory laws will not enforce them.
selves either in Maine seven days in the
week or in West Virginia on Sunday. This
requires true officials, who regard their
oaths of office.
Mr.. Harris Investigations show conclu-
sively that his party, where they need the
liquor vote, can't be entrusted with the en-
forcement of the prohibitory laws. What
they need in Maine il for all law.loying
citizens to Join the Third Party" and
elect good men to office on the one issue Of
enforcement of the law. What we want
in West Virginia is all who are interested
in driving from our State the greatest curse
Of humanity-the liquor traffic-tO
unite together in one common cause, and
see that that the prohibitory amendment
is adopted by an overwhelming maiority,
and then if the party in power will refuse
to enforce the law as is being done III
Maine, it will not be long until the Third
party will take charge and see this done.
If Mr.. Hart is the Christian gentlemen he
Processes to be, certainly be will denonnce
his party for allowing such state OF affairs
las he represents in those cities) to exist
when they have the power to blot it out,
and to show to the other States the great
benefit of prohibition to the State OF
Maine as told Us by the great
James G. Blaine in his speech in front OF
the Capitol, in this city, some years ago.
Whv l. IL Mr. Editor that our CITY ma
pers tell us continually all about prohibi'
ton not prohibiting? Give us some OF the
great benefits derived in those places where
officials do their duty, where the laboring
mems money is spent for the benefit Of his
wife and children, and not for the benefit
of saloons, breweries ard distilleries, as in
Kansas and Iowa, where many of the jails,
warehouses; and poor houses have not had
an inmate in the past year. Information
of this kind is what we need in this cam
paign. M.
WhceIiHg, Day %, 1883.