The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-07-30

The hay erGp, now 0elnS cuT dDC cufec,
is enormous Corn never looked better
and more promising, and the fruit crop is
Just as abundant dts the trees can bear.
The apple product is phenonenai.-
Scarcely q tree can be seen that is not
loaded to breaking. Peaches are plen-
tif,li. and the smaller fruits, in their
ripening time, We're equally as full and
plentiful II is not out of reason 80 esti-
brought into the county from the crops
and the live stock this year at 81 600
That ought to give life TO business and
help along IN the work OF improvement
that is now engaging the attention OF
our people.
The local option contest in Stanton,
which will be passed upon by the PEG
pie at the polls August 22nd, cannot
well assume the phase of an Issue OF law
and order The law under which license
is granted, is observed as closely III
Staunton and by those who conduct
business under it, as in any other city OF
the same population, in the United
States. Order is preserved to as great
degree, and with as much circumspec-
ton as any other town or city, whether
license prevails or not. Ia fact. Staun-
ton, is preelninently law and order
town Its affairs are administered by
capable and conscientious men aud the
business transacted under the license
system is conducted by reputable citi-
zens. who are generally active and useful
in every channel of business activity
The contention whether license or no
license shall prevail, must be predicated
upon some other ground than the OBJ
servance Of law and the preservation OF
order Those who favor prohibition
| honestly believe, no doubt, that much
reformation can be effected by closing up
the licensed houses where liquor is sold.
They think that closing up these houses
will arrest and diminish intemperance.
and convert hard drinkers into liquor
abstainers, and bring about a higher de
gree of morality than now prevails. Did
we think so, we would be side by side
with them. But experience teaches that
this view of it is erroneous. In converse
ton with gentleman the other day. he
pointed to Salem, Va, ASIAN illustration
of the failure of local option. He said
that at one term of the grand jury, dur
ing the existence OF a prohibitory law,
thirty odd indictments were brought in
against as many persons for selling
LIQUOR Illegally He was informed, he
said, by one who knows whereof he
speaks, that during this period there
were fifty odd places where liquor could
be purchased and drank. AT the sue
ceeding election license was granted,
where liquor was sold. Another gentle
man, a resident of Maine for a number
of years, remarked to us few days ago.
that while in that State he studied close
ly the operation of the prohibitory laws,
and that they were palpable failure
that liquor dealing was carried to excess
in almost every town, and that the quail
ity of the liquor drank was of the mean
est, sent in from Boston, and purchased
and drank, regardless of its quality
that the law was not enfofced-that the
result OF its violation, by reason OF the
quality of the liquor, as much as any
thing else, was deplorable and disgust
ing, and very injurious, morally and
physically In confirmation of this view
of it, we quote a dispatch from Portland,
Maine, dated the gath OF July, last Fri
day:
President Partridge in his annual address at
the meeting OF the Name fharmaceuticai socl-
ny ~ W. 're ~
cary who would fulfill his duties toward the
mealcal pfolessloh' the Invalid ana the punhc
roh;h,ta ~ a,cnnn,il -
scribed and he fills such prescriptions his legal
place OF residence is the county jail and in
auul.io 'e' ~ aS
declared ..aftec nearly boIf cent,,,v,s trial in
Maine, has proved moral, political, sem-relig-
lous fraud.
Another dispatch, dated at Augusta,
Maine, July gath, says: IA commun1ca-
oiOIA ''e'S iNS>i'NN SA'oN- >-NeJ ~ 49, SAANA
if OF Arestook county from Gov. Bur
leigh calling attention to complaints
which have been made that the prohlb-
ltory laws are not being properly en-
Iorceu. LIE governor says tIat II more
efficiency Is not shown special constables
VIII be appointed
win the experience OF nearly every
Town .hae HAS tfieu local optioh anu
louha III practlcally d laliufe' IL becomes
question oi eApeoiehcy "hether otauh
ton shoulo deprive lts treasury Oh the
revenue derived from Incense ana at the
same tlihe not oiihiilish any OF the evils
Or expenses attributable TO Incense.
we 1hinh IL Is matter that shoald De
wen coilsioereo ano consiaereo lfohi
STANDPOINT Vi business, rather IMAM OF
morailty, lof morality mas not been
eieVa'eu ny proiiipitioh III othef towns,
Judging ironi tue Reports we nave ol the
operations uhoef pronloltoryr
NOT only Eas IL not peeh prevented, put
Inc eV'i OF iquof deailng mas peen sup