Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-19
NO STATEWIDE
PROHIBITION.
Anti-SaIoon League EmphaticaIIy Decides
to Move Wisely and Well.
ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY FOR LOCAL OPTION.
Want All Saloons Closed From 10 Until M and to Have
Penalty for Drunkenness Increased in Wreinia


same, and finally to demand the re-en.
actment of the original provision, re.
quiring all persons, firms and corpora
tions, desiring license to sell ardent
spirits, to post notice on the place
where it is desired to sell the same
thirty days in advance of said appIca-
ton.
Q0) To authorize town and city
councils and boards of supervisors to
make special appropriations to secure
of the law, and to use
such portion of fines collected as NAV
be necessary to pay back said appro-
priations, provided such reimburse
ments can be made in accordance with
the constitution.
QD To carefully consider the ques-
ton of passing a law which will allow
duly licensed druggists to furnish ar
dent spirits upon the prescription of
duly licensed physicians, the said priv
ilege to be granted under such pro-
visions, limitations and penalties as
VIII prevent Its abuse.
shipment of Liquor.
Q2) To prescribe such regulations
the shipment of ardent spir-
its into dry" territory as will assist
in the enforcement of the law against
illegal sale: to require that the con-
signor shall in all cases mark plainly
on the outside cover of every package
containing ardent spirits, so that it
may be easily seen and read the kind
and quality of ardent spirits con-
tanned in said package; to bill no pack
age of ardent spirits of any size or
KIND to any person under a fictitious
name, and to mark plainly on the out
side Of every package the name and
the address of the consignor of such
package; to require the common car
riers, which shall transport any pack
age containing ardent spirits, to keep
record of the kind and quality of
ardent spirits transported by them. and
said record shall be kept both at the
office of shipment and at the place of
delivery, and shall be open to inspec-
ton at all times to officers of the law.
Or to persons seeking to procure evil
ience for the prosecution of violators
Of the liquor laws. and the records of
said common carriers, whenever properly
attested, shall be accepted as evidence
IN the courts of the Commonwealth.
The above amendment and additions
to our present liquor legislation are. in
The judgment of your committee. calcu-
ated to assist very greatly in the mat
Ter of law enforcement in both "wet''
and dry territory, and to greatly
ninimise the evils of the saloons in
wet" territory.
No State Wide Laws to be Asked.
2. Your committee has considered
with great care the matter of asking
1T this time that the General Assembly
shall give to the people of Virginia the
right to vote on a Statewide prohi-
oitory law. After a thorough survey
Of the past work of the league, and
careful weighing of all the facts in
their possession, your committee is
thoroughly convinced that the league
should not change at this time the
policy which it has followed from the
beginning, under which it has won its
and swept the enemy out of
the greater part of the State. As this
IS question of first Importance, we
give our reason at some length. In
every section, where under the local
option law the saloons have been closed
and public sentiment has insisted upon
the enforcement of the law. the re-
suits have been so satisfactory that
men who were honestly opposed to
the Anti Saloon programe have finally
come over to our side and are now
opposed to the saloon. We must carry
on this same work in all the towns and
cities of the State. before we are ready
to ask for Statewide law. We are
not transient campaigners, seeking to
stir the emotion of the people that we
may obtain a temporary victory. We
live in Virginia, and expect to con-
tinue to live here. Wehave been work
ing patiently and persistently for the
past eight years to obtain permanent
which will abide as a
fruit of our labor to be enjoyed by our
children and our children's children.
We have won the support of the
thoughtful people of the State by our
conservative method. We must not
allow ourselves to be influenced by the
sensational headlines in daily news
papers, which have always belittled
and opposed our work, or by the wishes
of that class of politicians of either
or OF all parties who have only re-
Gently become aware of our existence
and manifested concern for our well
fare. Least of all must we take coun.
sci simply of our own ardent desires,
or allow ourselves to be stampeded by
our pride at our recent victories, OF
by the natural enthusiasm of our
numerous and valuable recent recruits,
or by the action tax en- in other States.
If we would secure the permanent ex.
termination of the legalized beverage
liquor traffic in Virginia, we must
carefully and patiently and soberly
study the situation in ali its bearings
and follow out that method which
seems likely 10 command ;toalf 20 A.