Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1912-12-17
How Can The Members OF Tho County
Court Vote For Liquor License?
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ORtfit III tcnCtsOH
see by the last issue of the Spirit of
Jefferson that the Town Councils of
Charles Town and Harpers Ferry have
approved several applications for liquor
license, which will be heard before the
County Court of Jefferson Couuly on the
first Monday in January next. would
like little space IN your valuable paper
to discuss the facts in regard to license
question IN this county, and to show
why our County Court, composed OF
honorable and upright citiz-ns as it -,
cannot and will not vote to again ope;.
the saloons ia our fair county.
Nearly eighteen months ago the Coun-
ty Court of Jefferson County upon the
petition of large number of citizsns OF
the county refused to grant license to
sell liqucr IN the county. After that
action was taken and up until the early
days of last November it was very loudly
claimed that the action was contrary to
the wishes of the majority of the quail
fled voters of the county. Why is IT..
MIR. Editor. that we have ceased to hear
that claim pu. forth? AS you are well
aware, 1t IS because the voters at the last
election went to the polls III Jefferson
county and voted dry (ou the direct
issu, by the handsome majority of 73o.
AT the same election were elected two
members of the County Court who pub
licly pledged themselves to abide by the
| will of the majority in the matter, and
both of them being gentlemen of high
standing and unimpeachabie character,
they cannot go back on their pledged
word of honor so expressed.
Mr.. H.n-bower in his announcement
for the County Court said:
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
l ANNOUNCE MYSELF A CAN
DIDATE for County Commissioner for
Kablrtown District, subject to the ac-
ton of the Democratic Primary. |
BELIEVE IN REPUBLICAN FORM
OF GOVERN MEN T AND MAJOSIiY
RULE.
DANIEL HEFLEBOWER.
Feb 20, 1912.
Mr.. Hthebower makes his position
perfectly pain. He evidently made
bid for the support of all fair minded
people regardless of their views on the
license question, and bound himself to
vote as the majority of the voters of thu
county might dictate whenever thrii
preference was expressed. HE IS 90
SPAUNCH A CITIZEN aud too much
of gentleman of integrity to go back
on that, and we do not think that he has
any idea of doing so.
Mr. Bernard !. Miles, who was elected
County Commissioner from arpersFerrs
| District. was even more def ate in his
announcement than Mr.. Ii. fl bower,
which we give. as follows:
Foe COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
hereby announce myself as a can
didate for County Comm ssioner tof
Harpers Ferry District, subj ct to the
action of the Democratic primary to be
held May IS h.. 1912.
| An NOT SUBJECT TO ANY
FACTION OR FACTIONS, and if the
support given me amounts TO election
p omse a business admin ST at OF
FOR THE PEOPLE REGARDLESS
OF DICTATES OF The FEW. !
am rot prohibition candldst- NOR
AMIALIQUOR CANDIDATE, AND
WILL TREAT THE NATTER
SUBJECT TO THE MAJORITY.
invite personal talks or correspondence
with nv OPP hnents as we'll as nv sup
po,ters will appreciate vonr support.
BERNARD ]. MILES.
Harpers Ferry, w. va
May ID. 1912.
AS the 9Th Of November last was the
only time that Jefferson County has
voted on the liquor license question di-
reclly since way back IN the seventies,
and in view of the handsome majority
of 73o IN favor ot.prohibition, Mr.. VI lies
is in honor bound to vnte against licei ,,
an he is A gentleman of too much honor
aud regard for bis word 10 go back on
public pl1dge like that, and of course
be will not do it.
Why of course. Mr.. f litor. neither
of these gentlemen will stoop to dishonor
an love- themselves in the estimation
of the people of eff-rson bv going back
on a pubic pledee, and it is more of An
insult than anything else to their man
hood for these applications 10 be 5, nj up
| to them whtn their attitude on the ques-
ton is matter Of record.
The other three members of the Court
are falrminded mer, and will not disre-
gard the will of the people of Jefferson
county on the question of saloons when
expressed in no uncertain terms by a
vote OF nearly two to one for TIE pro
hibition amendment AT the last election
MIR. Editor, there is another point that
the members of the County Court should
consider we'll before voting for license.
o. July 1. 1914 the Prohibition Amend
date saloons will be barred in West VIZ
ginia by constitutional p ovision The
courty has been dry for eiehte.
m ,nihS. the people have ben prosperous,
bu ,iiies has youe forward with an in
creaS. Il W. une. more bul'ding has been
done h IL ever b. fcre in the history of
the UNITY, and a conditions are being
adjusted to The new o der of things.
1t would h- {. vr'N bad move iutfee q to
g back IL the o c ,niilions of sa oons
aad then have t. change back To the
m 1l,h', ups uin9 business. &C., now,
aad again when III caar IS made
b .ck t. a dry condition. There is no
reason or 10y ter the grantiag of quor