Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-06

HILARY L. HowsE. MAYOR or NASHVILLE.
restricted to the business district of
Inc city. and under no ciroum stances
could one be located i'm tho residential
portions of Nashville, Tho state re-
eeived $500, tho county $500 and tho
city $500 from each saloon in revenue,
which was applied to useful stete,
county and city purposes. The city Of
Nashville under local option had some
thing over 200 saloons located in a
proocribed territory.
we have under state wide prohibit
ton about 400 soft drink stands To-
Gated anywhere and everywhere. The
city received under local option some
thi1g over 100000 III revenue. Under
state wide prohibition .ve don't re-
eeive cent. Under local option tho
Peeple had all tho best brands Of whis-
kygand bcsr that they wanted without
Violating any law. Under state wide
prohibition the people have all Of tho
worst brands of intoxioants that they
can stand and do not hesitate to vio-
late tho law.to procure their drinks.
The fierce agitation of the Liquor
question has retarded tho growth and
development of Tennessee, and the
final passage of tho cumpuIsory pro-
hibition law has destroyed millions Of
dollars worth of property without Civ
ing anything in return and deprived
tho state and cities of needed revenue
without promoting temperance or bet
tering the condition of tho people
physically, morally or financially.
Prohibition is tho child of fanatI-
cism, tho darling of designing poll
ticians, whose desire for office is great
or than their love for country. | pre-
dict that IL will never bring any aood
20 staIwart, Ilverty loving Americans
until the desire for strong drink has
boon oradIcated from q majority of the
human race.
HILLARY e. HOWSE,
mayor of Nashville, Tenn"
The statements of Mayors Thompson
and Howse are sustained by n signed
statement of the same character by
Mayor Il. III. Crump Of Memphis, which
Is as follows:
with reference TO the prohibition
law, ] desire to say ct the outstart that
! do not believe in compulsory prohi-
bition for largo cities. Prohibition
might do we'll enough in rural COM
munities, but II works poorly in LARGE
cities, as has boon shown in other
poPulous municipalities where local
sentiment Is opposed to It. There are
laws prohibiting the sale Of cigarettes,
Sunday baseball and usury which are
not observed. usury which is the rate
Of interest above that allowed by law,
IS being praotieed by our best citizens
every day, and yet nothing is said be-
cause local sentiment makes the law
against IL dead letter.
Personally I prefer local option, for
under II every community can regulate
it's own practice=--or, in other words, 4
believe In home rule. do not believe
in putting cities under the control OF
rural connunlties for the reason that
thsse other counties can got theIr
Liquors from adjoining statos and
therefore are not benefited in the least
by stoppina the salo Of liquons in thoir
own state. ~ congress should pass a
law prohibiting the sslo Of liquors into
dry territory, then I could see the force
Of the argument that putting whisky
out Of cities would prevent Tho chip.
nent into smaller towns.
'lt has been said recently by ono Of
our leading elergynen that no does not
think q state should pass q law which
rs obnoxious 10 the residents Of a city
and then expect TO enforce IL. Mem
pms Noted against state wide prohibit
ton, and tho state 10 endeaVorino TO
make Memphis enforce the Law which
the legislature passed over tho protest
OF The majority OF tho voters Of tho
city,
This Is the view take Of the quos-
ton, and believe ! can accomplish
moro good for the city Of Memphis in
regulating this matter, closing Up the
dives, breaking up gambling and pistol
toting' giving the city good fire and
police department., improving our
streets, extending our sewer system,
building subways, lighting up the town
and giving tho people a business ed
ministration than in striving TO do
something ! believe is opposed by the
great majority Of tho people OF Mem.
pnis. z. ~. CRUMP, Mayor
Tho statement OF Mayor Crdmp IS
Endorsed by " Speed. fire md police