The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
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p1seussinE st length ~. x.ao..
phases OF the Iiauor question. ana ax.t
ing upon the harmful features a, an.
uanie and the expense ~ pl.... n, -.
s@s ana nation. the Hon. H.rvex Va
n"er- or c~larksburx. -x--tate senator
'red a masierful address r., m,
Ns meeting for men a. the Scottish
a.,e csthedrsl Yesterday afternoon tn.
n---.ns was well attended ana wnrn 80.
was manifested.
Ieature or the service Was IA. r~
Ix or a special choir. comao-.s =, n
~. y ne Roy. brigade. IN chang, Of
! Major General H y Caldabsa.h rSs.
oI,s.r rss IN charge OF Rev. a. y
vvHNse' ~ u. pastor Of the Fourth Sra,
an r church. After an tmnr-.
prayer by Rev W. ~. Fisld-' or a.
~. christisn church. the speak.r was
lh~'ronuced by Reg. p p BrInnIns,ooI
pastor OF the First Baptist rh.,.h ~
IN part. Senator Harmer poke as fol
-rhere never was = tim. when ma,
ed In West Virginia as tod,Y ~ a.
n"t a y OF the w. q. TT. this \.
r., a night OF the preachers Th,- A. I.
nss' OF the men whose boys and girls
M wives are at stake. Too often we
,hink that because the W a n n 90
snr prescherS are behind this movement
or mat II II because IL ~ their business.
ana they ought TO he worktns o. AZ,
but ~ isn't for the big s,rany ~ ,H
- "a fnt ike
me That II a mistake? This r. a wsr
We are now engaged In. where Ne hav.
~ nknt as soldiers or be branded a.
cowarns Which side are Won onT ~.
mat - not for me IL against me and
M man in this campaign who is no, a
soi'ier Win a musket on his shouIde
$3.50 ossonet on that musket H. your
Enemy. and hts ballot ~ pointed. as the
psSohet points. toward the de<tructton n,
you ana our boys. your home. and Ali
.hat - near and dear to YOU. N YOU
,htns 49, a man. " you want to do the
INK orst TOT your home. for society. FOR
.he up building OF manhood. me hes,
.hhhk u TO make 10 possible that ,hsss
800 .eLe VINO are soon to be voters
uaI nave a free and fair chance with
an the other boys OF this universe ,bsn
80. WI. nav 10 40 60 the polls and
vote a dry ticket. You cannot vo,. q,
a, pons. or allow your neighhor To vote
y : your slne. and vote against the amend
nlent IN this state without voting away
the chances Of these boys 10 "a. -.
OPPORTUNITY In life TO he men. StaIwart
men. who have taken away from tbeus
the temptations that NAV be TOO .,ron.
LOT mem 10 resist and which take them
down TO ruin.
II want TO say here that I have been
INFORMED that Wheeling has 40 ssloon.
THEY pay to the state OF West VIrginta
si'VoO apiece. and 10 the city OF Wbe.i-
1ms goo. approximately that L. correct
innn 'een hundred dollars for every "a
ioon. The question IL raised in Wheel
ihS mat We cannot afford 20 be vI,hou,
That money. will venture the as..r,ion
e9at The city OF Wheeling. n two years
money in Its treasury without thai faoo
them. "s win
IL there Is a county in West vir
klha mat would be benefited b. the
passage or the prohibition amendment
from the standpoint OF taxation that
county is-ohto That may be a marvel
ous statement TO you gentlemen No,
have had II poured into your ear. vesr
~ ana year out. for a long time that
the revenue that the state gets fsis Ooo
- important 10 the state. and ~ couldn't
get along without ~. IL there arc 40
saloons in Wheeling paying yI.O0O each
10 the state OF West Virginia, then there
are 100000 gath cred Up in Ohio county
Ia, - sent out OF IL; sent to the state
treasurer at Charleston. and you only
get back your proportion. according 20
tovr population and the needs OF the
state. Not n dollar OF that comes hack
uirectiy 20 you TO support your Instttu
tons. but you have 20 levy a tar unon
the personal and realty in this county
70 raise the funde to pay t~herother legtt-
mnate expenses of your county. Your
county ana district school taxes are NOT
made up by this license money. but ~
comes. and must come. from a levy upon
your property. SO / say that no other
county In the state OF West Wight
would be as greatly benefited bv ne
adoption OF the prohibition Amendment
as ONO county. because then your $40
home.
y am creditably Informed that every
saloon IN West Virginia mas been taxed
go. and the and distillers have
put no limit upon the amounts they are
contributing. not only to newspapers
orators. and for literature. hut 10 buv
votes. and worse than that 0f there H.
anything worse hat thaD. to buy men
as commissioners Of election to steal the
result I want to say 20 you. see 20 A.
That no man but honest men shau he
put IN az commissioners and clerks ~
election. and then see that you are right
there. Jo~hnnN-on-the spot. and n "a clerk
dareS 10 rob you. see TO n that he goes
where he ought-dONn to the peniteu-
tiary al MOundsvilie.
y want TO say. gentlemen. that YOU
can entorce the law anywhere the OIL
GERS Of the law want 10.
"Adopt the prohibition amendment and
elect men 10 Office who will do what they
are sworn TO 10. and ! will guarantees
mat prohibition will prohibit. and pow
sTty and crime Will not be 50 mpa 10