The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-24

noIai arsument 10 ell In faVor OF
Moreover. should the enabling act
be passed, the saloons could not BIO
driven out until May 1914. which
would give ample time to adjust the
financial situation.
But let 1t be distinctly understood
tEat we think this financial question
Is one that the people are entirely COM
do not noed to be protected from them
selves by the General Assembly. They
have faced this same Issue In local
optlon elections In various partu OF the
81 te. Let the people decide this fnan-
cial questions for themselves. We be-
iieve the following facts wall aid them
IN reaching proper conclusion,
Prosperous Kansas,
II ls simple justice that IN all stats
ties Kansas shall be placed at the top
o. the columns. for she has INDICATED
men who are 30 anxiously seeking new
sources Of revenue for the State Treas
ury VIII unstop thor ears and listen
10 these few facts. they will gain some
valuable lnformntion:
lotal assets of Kansas State
banks In 1899. $4,000, 600
Iotal assets of Kansas State
banks in 1907. 10000 Don
a growth of 2i5 per cent. or s6,Oo0.0O0
deposits In $780,. .., 10000 QUO
Deposits In 1909. ...., 07'o0O' 100
A growth Of ga per cont or 7l.00O.OO
Tho way to increase the amount I'm
the State Treasury Is TO Increase the
.I, property In the State Kansas
Elves EYES HAT denial to the brazen-faced
20, risehoous or the liquor traffic. that
pr lotion kills business. On the con-
, riaay ~ Is the greatest producer OF
prosperity, both material and moral.
North Carolina.
mittea b nn man OK the legislative conf
vo,, ms time ainco the last State CON
stnuon In our neighboring state of
i irIsrn Saroiina. anu has been much
IN ha
SIate-wide policy there. He has talked
f,nn IN men ana women from every Sec
b i.Un q, the state. in ali grades of
boro and Charlotte. both only eh"Ht
distance from Dnnviilc. is the same.
fh ,. drunkenness and crimc have
pcen reduced to q minimum
IN the city OF AsneSille the follow
ana De- Dece tm9 msIres Tor December. 1907.
disorder in the Police Court in Dc.
G Gem lyll. there were SO. 1t is true
mat drum enness has not been entiru-
abolished, but there were only about
9 ana ipurth az many drunken fathers
ia.i husbands and sons in Ashevtlio
cemoer. 1907, and the population OF the
cry mas been steadily increasing.
IL the law reduced the number of
tbsI s ot smalipoN IN q community to
an effective law But the opponents
VI the prohiDition OF liquor licenses arc
ME- elg eil,aeai; The prohlhiuon law
ness or II Is failure. and accord
ihg 10 these men 1t - better to hava
, .tr times as many drunken people
vent only three-tour;hs OF the drunk-
cnness.
Virginia.
some startling figures have recently
Stnf -
or CHARITIES and Corrections concern
ing E, conditions in Virginia. A few OF
them arc summarized here
In the wet" counties and eleven
wet cities, saloons are found on
every hand. In these counties and
cities. there were 1895 commltmcnti
was one commitment to jail or Den.-
Tertiary for every thirty-one OF pop
ulation In those wet" counties and
eleven wet" cities.
In the partially wet" counties there
were 2,5iy commitments to ja!ls or
the penitentiary. or there was one
commitment 10 jail or the penitentiary
Tor every 26i population.
In the dry counties ana cities there
we're 1851 commitments TO the jail and pen
or one commitment for every t,l
OF the population.
These nSures are taken from tho Official
report OF the Board OF Charities and Cor
rcctions.
One OF the wet newspaper. OF Norfolk
declared on Monday. the I'd of January
that there IL no more important buslness
before the legislature than the disposal o.
the convicts. Yes. there is moro important;
business before the Legislature, namely.
the disposal OF the liquor traffic. which The
above figures show to be tho great prod uccr
OF conEicts IN the State.
Enforcement OF Law.
Your committee thinks that there !s on.
other matter which IS worthy Of your con-
gram The General Assembly has racnS
n!zcd that there are certain subjects OF such
genera! character that II is best to establish
special departments TO take charge N, thns.
interests For example. the State OF rir-
Einia has n Com missioner or Insurance :.
'oard o. Fisheries. Commission OF La nor
a commissioned OF Agriculture. n Dairy and
ood commissioner and secretary OF Char
ties and Correction. and Il has been .eriou.
~ proposed to have Game Commisaion
me commissioner OF Labor IL CHARGED WITH
oi the labor lave. in !nquiring Into ali v!o-
ihions o. the saine, and In aiding aud in
sihuths prosecutions Of Offenders The
Dairy and Pure Food Comtniss,on.- ~,
charged with the enforcement OF m. ,,
food laws OF the STATE. The Board ~
Charities and Correction 10 charged win ths
Of the almrhouses and pris-
ons. etc. All these departments have haan
organized to give force and effect 10 the
legislation Of the State on these suhtnc,s
mas not the time como when the StsIS
shouio either institute new commissjon
give to some commission already exi,,In o
the special duty OF enforcing tho Iinmas
IaWs OF inc state. II the State probihits
child labor and makes It the duty Of a .ne
clal com missioner 10 see that tho law ia
enforced. ie there not greater reason tha1
Inc State should make II the duty of a .pe
cial commissioner to SEQ that tho laws are
enforced which prohibits the sale OF iiouor
unaer certain conditions and In certain To-
calitles OF the State prohibits the saI, ar
aduiternted food products, and makes IL tho
duty OF special commissioner to see that tb.
laws are neforccd, lest the health Of citI
zens be damaged: is there not greater req
son lot ihe state 10 appoint special com.
missioner TO see that the laws are enforced
pFins physical, mental and moral ruin?
has not the time come 10 ask that this
matter. which is OF Statewide interest and
Importance, shall receive adequate treat
ment by the State? Why not make Il part
=. me outy OF the Board OF Charities and
correction 10 see that the liquor laws OF
inc state are enforced? Are dairymsn and
lood manufacturers and dealers, and rerti-
iizcr manufacturers and Insurance compa-
hiee' the cotton manufacturers, and own
crs o. iron mills and coal mines and depart-
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