The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-13
JUDGE M'WHORTER MAKES
STRONG PROHIBITION TALK

, In AL n. elections and conventions. ana
lnlt - Nes succc.ssui In - yer cent 90
ana - our Votss on tais Aznsr's sns M
say that Ne are willing 20 continue tnGs
eonaltionT No me ume t. hsr~ when
the manhood OF American c.t.Ienshlp -
scirS 20 assert itself IL will no Longer
gfoNei e~foge this corruptfns power.
rae tine - here whom people wall de-
mana the nomination - candidates vita
ii.era4 ccurase- Who are not afraid 20
S.-rs themselves On this question: AMI
I've or die ey that declaration
The Judge spoke al length on the
Model License league. and bitterly de-
nounced IL AZ being composed OF
brewers. distillsrr. Wholesale and retail
Haoor dealers a number OF wnoEn are
IN Wheeling. and number OF persons
engaged In manufacturing bottles and
bar fixtures. and In short. everything
thai would be benefited by a larger sale
I ne judge also denounced the laws
which the Model License league are en-
deAvoring to have passed. and In com
Inenuns on the organization said In
And those are the people who are
to-day enceavoring TO Induce the people
OF West virginia to turn the thing over
TO them ana let them correct the eviI
that II In our midst
Local Organization
And here IN your city OF Wheeling
the iauor people have organized what
.nsy are pleased 10 call TIE Taxpayers
len IL. a regular car-ucSler. Nny
oidn they cali IL The BTewers or
Liquor Dealers association IL 10 the
same effort 10 mislead Again the hand
OF Esau Is presented. but the voice IL
the voice OF Jacob still.
They come 10 Us now and say that
revenue we cannot AFFORD TO abolish
the saloon In West Virginia They say
we have the Virginia Oeot TO pay and
We must absolutely have their revenue
4 % hat
question Of thIs kind. that involves
human life and public health and
OF the state. can never be settled upon
the basis or dollars ana cents That
which is morally wrong says Edward
Eurk, can never be made politically
As long a. we endeavor to settle
the liquor question by the standard OF
collars and cents, Il will never be set
tied: II will never be settled until II
squares itself by the STANDARD OF right
and wrong.
Last year West virginia received
Ssl5.Isf.12 revenue from the business;
that was her part or the swag. Now
let Us examine the other side OF the
account. At least IS per cent. OF all
the crime In West virginia In attrib.
uted to the use 81 intoxicating liquors.
l wish 10 say TO you sincerely. aE =
Judge upon the bench. with about eight
ten years. experience at the bar. that
At least 70 per cent. OF tho crime in
West Virginia Is attributable 10 the
use OF Intoxicating drinks l am not
alone In This statement. The MaEsa-
ohusetts bureau OF statistics shows that
H. that state ~ per cent. OF tho con-
Nicts were drinkers and :. per cent.
were IN drink when the crimes were
committed. The report OF Warden
haddoN. or OR own state prison shows
that .1oG OF our convicts were drinkers.
Drink Causes Murders.
out OF more than a score Of murder
ga hat a.
been on the bench. can recall but
Tour That were not attributable cirect-
~ 10 the use OF intoxicating liquors.
Al "a recent term OF court whlcn / helu
l tried a father ana son tor the muir
der 81 man. That father and son
to-day are Ianguishing In the penitei.-
state had enormous costs TO pay. two
families were broken W. and that all
grew out o( one jug Of liquor. from a
CIuIksburg liquor house"
The iuoge gave numerous instances Of
this kind which have come under his
notice. and also quoted statistics from
other counties and states proving that
the greater proportion OF crime - caused
~ the liquor business. AMI then said. If
we charge against th.s revenue account
the criminal costs. the expense Of ma n
tanning our pauprrs. imbeciles. insane.
ana all those made dependent by the
liquor traffic, the states revenue in
come from the business viii he entirely
wiped out. and large balance In red
viii appear en- the other side %: the ac-
count.
Tat to perpetuate this business for
the mere sum OF tGis.1s4 - West Nir-
ginia Is selling 20 the saloon keel eTs and
tfewcrs ana dist.liers fifteen hunure
of our boys ANA girls every year at the
pItiful price or Sflr.5a "a mead. when a
black hoy before the war was worth a
thousand dollars. In Gods name. my
c"untryneu. what H. a West virginia
boy on rill worth
The ildEe closed his address with the
following appeal Tn the name Of com
NOR justice. and Boo 60" name OF the man
hood ana tsomEuh0lH ~ our beloved
state. IN tie name ~ your stainless
homes. let your patriotism appeal To
your reason. let your ruugrieuce whisper
In the ears 81 your Judgment and IN the
iccttudc Of yoIr Auglo-SaNon manhood.
ir Is hour Of your euuntrv's reef reg
i@trr your vote against q cont Iuuuucs OF
q is damnahie curse ia west Virginia
our West Nirg MIA"