Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-01-26
LEAGUE DECLARES ITSELF.

anu Cdip'b League, IN hlcuNpuN.
last week, took the action which
has been freely predicted by the
COURIER
The membership of the League,
G at least a great - ajority. favored
sc adoption If "a State Wide plank
S. Norfolk last wear. but the
leaders" manipulated the Leei~
tive report To suit the eX'gencieS
&C a political deal which had been
temed ep oirh the 'n.achinr. n.
aertn a~~nr. the -upnnri "f se
luor Interests 500 d ia, election 81.
idgr Mann. a~ Governor.
The COURIER. along with many
her reliable papers in the State
and out Of IL, exposed that deaf"
last year. bu, the rank aud file cd.
the League would NOT believe Il,
np~~ihle. Now. we believe Their,
s~c frw iu the State who have she
sh,es, doubt ,aai the deal oa~
uttered into.
Illustrative of tina, view. Dele
gate Thomas Whitehead. of Lynch.
burg. one OF the ablest and cleane~r
attorneys in the State. and who f..
STATE Attorney Tor the League.
said in speech before the Con
vention. that he was tired of being
charged 10y newspapers a mem
Der of a body, a temperance body.
which had formed pact with the
liquor interests. Continuing De-
said, Il will be q party % no pact
with the saloons. stand an adyo-
cate for immediate prohibition.
And | am here to state that II our
officers are not in sympathy with
these views, which are the pro.
bounced views OF the League, then
j, for one, will endeavor TO elect
new officers, and 20 clean out the
encumbentS from our president
down"
The State Wide resolutions adop-
ted by the League are as follows:
Whereas. it has become evident
that the present legislation con
cerlng the sale of ardent spirits i
not adequate TO protect either the
Individual or society form the hane-
ful effects of this destructive traffic.
and whereas the local option policy
Is being used by the liquor traffic
as a method of obtaining depots
az supplies in the heart of dry
territory. and whereas the condi-
tons in the larger cities of the
State are such as to render it
practically impossible to obtain a
tur expression Of the will of the
Intelligent electorate upon the
question Of liquor license:
Resolved, That the convention
hereby instructs the legislative
committee OF the Anti-Saloon
League of Virginia TO request the
General Assembly of Virginia 10
enact such legislation as will allow
the voters of the State To call
an election upon the question of
2 Statewide prohibition liquor law
whenever such an election shall be
demanded by number Of qualified
voters equal to % per cent. of the
number of votes cast In the last
State election for State officers.
Resolved, That it is the sense Of
this convention. in the event that
the general assembly enactS "a law
submitting the liquor question the
League should take steps to call
srch eleciirr al the earliest practi-
ca6te time Ga.ag the present wear
ULESS SOME NEW DE
NELOPN EN5'S SHOULD RFV
DER TT u 40: ISABE.E
Ia e.. r,i = oo lie rt'so.u-
scans, tAe kc Times. in .hc
c'ur-r OF -. editorial say>:
If th" tvof ihe peop!e-ss
now seem ely -,'.-iTc star
wide pr0h' 80 and - declare. j.,
some legal a'.a gular Nay cl,x
. ID citizen WI; accept their will
~ law ard give loyal support iD
the enforcement e the law. But
acison ss"4id le ken deliberately
AID 'cilh Information and
oppOrtuui.a lsr federation.
Tho CorsIER's passion is briefly
this: We We n g,eat majority
81 10 peopl, 20 tle State favor a
Submission % the question to a
vote. They have right To vssc
"si' !i'S any House Of Delegatc
a. Sense i.Ie right 20 say that t.r
people are not able 10 vote unoa
tie question. The bcs, dang lhc
Lsgi-lnare cs'' dp : 10 pass tie
Jlii i'rgsiding tor such an election