Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-03-30
The. Martinsbute Election

Inc hight IN MartlnSburg over the
question of license or no license for
liquor saloons has stirred that ancient
city from center to circumference, and
there's no telling what will happen by
the time the vote is taken on March
9th Whatever the result of the
election, the people are getting the
benefit Of liberal education on the
subject Of temperance, and the lines
arezbeing drawn SO closely that almost
everybody in the community is being
forced to show his hand. -
One of the things that is being shown
up very concluisvely is the close affilia
tim between the saloons and political
leaders who have SO long controlled af-
fairs in the cityand connty-and district
The mysterious source of their influence
is now revealed The saloons have fur
!, nished votes in return for protection
and favors from the manipulators, and
facts that only few persons have
known are now-openly demonstrated,
as certain men are driven into the
open and made~to SHOW their true
colors. ,,.,-55ss=.
The Martinsburg Statesman is giving
earnest and efficient support to the
temperance movement, and the argu-
mehts thaIit has been presenting from
week to week are simply unanswerable.
The Statesman has the courage of its
convictions and is helping the cause
tremendously Many prominent bust
ness men are active. in the work,
and county people by the hundreds are
using their in1uence7to close the sa-
/ looms.
1t is Gu ious to note how the patron
age of the saloons anu, of the liquor
interests has Influenced men who ought
to be above such sordid considerations.
The Hannis Distillery has corrupted
and degraded to an astonishing degree.
Certain lawyers have been bought
with the tainted money of the saloon
keepers, ard many persons who ought
to be Independent have been bullied
and silenced by the threats of those
WHOSE profits are imperiled.
An interesting development Of the
past week is an episode between form
er Senator Faulkner. wet, and Post
master E C. Henshaw, dry. Cover
nor Hanly. of Indiana. was announced
for a temperance address last Sunday,
and among other prominent citizens
named on a reception committee was
Senator Faulkner. The Senator i'm,
mediately published a letter in-whicE
he declined to. serve and repudiated any
sympathy with the movement. express
/ ing. his antagonlsm to local option.
Mr.. Hehshaw made a clever reply, ir
4 which he said that the Senator had
been appointed to help honor their dis
tinguished guest because he was sc
prominent citizen and president of the
! Young Mems Christian Association
not because he was for local option,
for, said Mr. Henshaw, your position
is we'll known, asst is generally sup
posed that member of your law firm
is attorney for the saloon interest.
We heartily commend the courageous
and patriotic people of Martinsburg
and Be kelley county who are making
such a splendid fight for temperance
and decency, and earnestly hope that
they may win. -Shepherdstown Reg.
/ Hats off to the good people of Mar
tinsburg! In spite of all the booze and
Doodle that the Distillery and the sa.
looms, backed up by the breweries and
liquor associations, could put out. the
town went dry by the splendid MAORI.
I ty OF 172 out,of a vote of 2,448. Col.
Stewart Walker, Clarence E. Martin, H.
!! Il tEmipert and I. W. Martin led the