The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-06


nIsht, and 1ntil O'Clock on the
morning Of the succeeding Monday
and no person Is permitted to be In
the room where these liquors are sold
during that time, and All openings
OF every sort TO said room are 70 be
closed. etc And then It IS further
provided that this room Is to DE IN
plain view Rom the street on sun
day. unrestricted by screens or
blinds, or any other device, and a
light or gas or electricity Is used for
lighting purposes) must he kept
burning in the room during Sunday
night. 1t Is made the duty OF
sheriffs and their deputies. marshals,
constables and policemen to immed-
lately close and lock any place that
may be found to be conducted In Eio-
lation of this law; to arrest the per
son or persons in charge of the same
and take the names of all persons
found therein ana report them to the
prosecuting attorney. And II these
officers refuse or neglect to perform
their duties they are liable to hne
OF not less than $500 or more than
100000. and shall be imprisoned in
the county jail not less than three
months nor more than six months.
And in addition to all this he. shall
forfeit his office and be ineligible to
hold or perform the duties of the
same or any similar Office for the per-
iod OF four years from and after his
conviction. And the person making
the sale. on conviction. snail be fined
not less than 5000 nor more than
$250.OO and must be Imprisoned In
the county jail not less than six
months nor more than twelve, and a
sale by the agent or employee is an
offense as we'll as by the principal or
ty above the court as a part of its
judgment shall revoke the license
for the sale of spirftuous liquors on
the premises, and order that said
room and premises shall not be used
of such liquors for one year from
and after such conviction. Certain
ly this is not referred to by my Dem
ocratIc friends as having tendency
to retard the development of the
state,
The Liquor Question.
Right here 1t seems proper for me
TO say that 1 stand squarely on, the
declares as follows:
"A large majority of the citizens
of the State believe that the traffic in
intoxicating liquors is an evil and de-
sire to mitigate and eradicate the
evils of such traffic as far as pos
sible. But we recognize that there
is an honest difference of opinion as
to which Is the better method where
.k1Ny Il
whether by Statewide prohibition,
through amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State, or by what Is
known as local option through vote
of the people in each county We
believe thaat the people are capable
of settling this question, and that
they have right TO settle it. There
fore. We favor the passage by the next
legislature of we'll considered and
adequate county local option law, and
also the submission to vote of the
people of an amendment to the Con
stitution prohibiting the said traffic.
And again: We passed a law re-
lating to the compensation of Sher-
ifs. Prosecuting Attorneys. County
Clerks, Circuit Clerks, etc. This
law provides that when the emolu-
3 TlenIS from luGaG OlllCGS TEACH a NNA-
tain amount the remainder goes into
the county fund for the support OF
the county government. In other
words a portion of that which has
gone into the pockets of local officials
in the way OF fees will hereafter go
toward supporting the local county
government of each county. In my
judgment this law is a step in the
right direction.
/ Only Part of the Work.
! You ask IL this is alt the Republic
,can party has done In the past IL
! years. No, 1t is only part of the
work done at the extraordinary ses-
sion of the legislature of 1908, but
this in my judgment is sufficient to
inspire the confidence of the people
in the party that enacted these laws.
Previous legislation by the Repub-
IIican party of this state has been like
wise wholesome and beneficial and
has been endorsed by votes of the
people in previous campaigns in con-
tinuIng the Republican party in pow
err. Time does not permit me to full
ily review the splendid work of our
previous legislatures.
1t may be our Democratic friends
are referring to the new tax laws be-
cause they say In Il plank OF their
platform that they favor revision
WRmNE