The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-17

committee to look into and ,nvesti-
gate this matter, and report lis ind
lnEs back TO tho House.
MS committee went into the In
st!sation, and in order to &c, all
The facts they could they very prop
erly announced that they would glad
Of the State on this subject in order
mat they might get as much informa-
non as they could. from as many diff
ferent places as possible, so ms 10 get
from all over the State which
they would, coupled with their own
informal ton use In making their re-
port.
There appeared before this commit
tee prominent men from different sec
lions Of tho State to represent both
sides Of tho issue, which they very
property did, having been invited TO
From Bristol Mr., II. E. Jones ana
went, Nj Jones, think. made, his
tho line of revenue. property values
and high license. though I did not
have the pleasure OF hearing him.
Whatever he said was proper to be
and duty as citizen Of Virginia.
was invited to state my views of
the matter before the committee. and
did so, SAYING In substance as FOL
lows:
I'm appearing before you tonight
!, vii , say that ! nm q dry man:
for tho dry ticket. but 7 am Of the
opinion that the time has not ar
lived for state vide prohibition.
being on the border limo of Tennessee.
have had opportunity OF observing tho
effect of prohibition In the State OF
prohibition anything like the same
conditions that prevail in Tennessee. I
beg TO be excused The Democratic
organization In Tennessee has been
lmnCf 1cGtFOVa1 I fro,n
say ] love Democracy better than
do prohihition. n the Democratic or
Fanizntion in Virginia is to he dis
iurhed and broken up az It has in
Tennessee, we certainly do not want
II. In Tennessee they have prohibition.
but the law is not enforced, They have
tho law. They have all the evil fol-
lowing In the trail Of the open saloon
and at the same time no revenue from
II. and besides violating the laws and
destroying the Democratic organization
or the state They said down there
whcn they had Democratic Governor.
give us Republican Governor. and
the laws viii be enforced. They elect
ed Republican Governor. and instead
of Improving the situation 1t has
whiskey and beer are hauled openly
through the streets of Knoxville Nash
WIG, Chattanooga and Memphis. and
delivered to the saloons. and sold TO
the public In open violation OF the law.
and nothing is done about it. Millions
OF. gallons of liqnor is shipped from
other States into Tennessee and sold,
and no ono. interfcrcs with tho sale
OF Il. We havo one rectifyine house
in Bristol. Va. that has shipped into
Tennessee since January 10. 1910, co.
600 gallons of corn whiskcy. I have
their own sworn statement to that
effect. Now Mr.. Chairman want
TO say I am heartily opposed 10 hay-
ing Virginia in the same pltifui plight
rs Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and
North Carolina. IT tho Unitcd States
Congress VIII pass law prohibiting
the shippng OF l!quor into dry terri
tories J would favor prohibition, hut
until that has been done do not think
u wise. to put Virginia in the prohibi-
ton column.
Then, again. do not think II fair
ior the people from the rural districts
to dictate to the cities how they
shall govern and control city affairs.
They arc not in position to know and
Judge what is best for the interest or
the city people. They expect to get
90 or 80 cents for eggs. and 80 cents
per pound for butter and the price
Of turkey for an old hon. and from
IS to, $40 for a load OF corn FODDER that