Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
Anti-SaleOn League.

Temperance rallies anu picDlCe were HeIu
at Richlands, Sprlngville, Pocahontss and
Pisgah last week. 1t was very busy sea-
son and the attendance was not so large as
we had hoped for, but there WAS much in
terest shown by those who did attend. We
had with us Rev. j. w. West, Field Sec
retary of the Virginia Anti-Saloon League
and Rev. K. H. Bennett, Profess r in Ran
dolph-Macon College, Ashland. The
speeches of these gentlemen were ofa very
high order and calculated to do much good.
1t might be of interest to many to know
that since the organization of the Anti-Sa-
loon League in Virginia, in 1901, that more
than half of the saloons in the state have
been closed. In 1908, ,alone, $50 were closed.
Within the past few weeks five entire
counties have been placed in the dry
column. The motto of the Leagues: "The
Saloon must CO." and it is going, not only
IN Virginia but all over the South and in
many parts of the North and West But
much remains to be done. 1t is of fret i'm
portance for us to remember that the foe
we fight is very tenacious of life and that
it will not yield until forced to.
In this work we call upon people of all
political parties and all creeds to come and
stand with us and We believe the platform
is broad enough for all who favor the sup
preston of the giant of intemperence.
While we ask for the support of all who
favor good morals, we do not ask them to
come into a separate political organization
but we urge them rather to fight with their
own parties to bring their candidates to
declare themselves on the side of temper
ance and as ready to support any reason
able legislation looking 10 the abolishiug of
the liquor traffic.
AS to the legislation desired in Virginia,
| will write later. At present | will say
that in Congress We are urging the passage
of the Hepburn -Doliver Bill, which will 80
amend the Interstate Commerce Law as
to allow each state, or any political subdi-
vision thereof, to have full police jurlsdic-
tion over all liquors shipped into dry COM
munities-whether shipped from without
the state or from another point within the
state. The Supreme Court of the United
States has repeatedly held the saloon busi-
ness to be an evil and one that ought to be
subject to local police control, and yet with
the Interstate Commerce Law no COM
munity can shut out the liquor shipped in
from another state. This brings about the
following unseemly state of affairs-saloon
keepers from other states may ship their
stuff into dry territory in Virginia without
feal of the Virginia law, while whiskies
shipped from a wet town in Virginia might
be seized aDdscoDfscated if we had an
antijug lsw-as we hope to have isome
day.
Let our voters of both parties urge their
candidates for Congress to pronounce in
favor OF the Hepburn -Dolliver Bill. LII Will
simply leave it to each state to do as il
likes in the matter of regulating this traffic,
pronounced evil by our highest court.
At the County Convention beld at Pisgah
the following officers we're elected County
President, Rev. T. J. Eskridge; Vice-Pres-
ident, Maiden Spring District, M. r. Nc
Corkle; Jeffersonville District, Capt. A. j.
Tynes; Clear Fork, G. A. Wagner; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Rev Fl. NJ. Fugate. The
officers together with all ministers in good
standing in the various denominations con-
stitute the exc cutive committee.
For each saloon closed last year in Vir-
ginia the League spent an average OF only
$3.50. Material aid lie greatly needed at
this time and if any who read this, desire
to make good investment they may send
their offering to the undersigned at Tase-
well, and he as County Treasurer. will
promptly send it to the State officers. The
men are employed for full time 80 you see
the sinews of war are necessity.
II. NJ. FUGATE, Secy.