Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-14
FAMOUS SPEAKER
ON PROHIBITION
Sam Small Famous Georgia
Preacher, Speaks to Large
Crowd in Methodist Church.

auuTeSS on SCaCeWlue prOnlDltlon.
The Rev. C. r. Brown, chairman of
the anti-saloon league of the county,
was in charge of the meeting. The
program was begun by prayer by
Rev. w. w. Arrowood. The Rev. j.
N. Harman introduced DIR. Small In
his Introductory remarks Mr.. Har-
man gave facts and figures on the
probable effect of prohibition; the
condition of our aims houses, insane
asylums, penitentiaries, ETC., and the
cost of their maintenance to the peo-
pie. Mr.. Harman is member of the
speaking staff of the anti-saloon lea
que, which will begin canvass of
the county Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Small began his address
by stating that he thought it un-
necessary for Georgian to apollo
gize for coming to Virginia's aid in
this time of peril, as the mother state
readily accepted the aid of the Geor-
gians during the civil war and after
wards in reconstruction time when
men were needed to help throw off
the misrule of carpet-baggers and
scalawags from the North.
1t was evident from statements
made during the speakers long ad-
dress that he had been in politics in
his native State, and that he was
still an unreconstructed Rebel.
DR.. Small stated that he Just re-
turned from tour of the western
states in the interest of statewide
prohibition, having made tours of
Idaho, Oregon, and other States
where elections on prohibition are
to be held in November. AS these
States are populated largely by peo-
pie from Virginia and the Southern
States he thought that the result of
the election in this State on the 22nd.
of September would have a far-reach-
ing effect upon the result in the west.
The doctor stated that attempts to
take his life had been made eight
times by the agents of the liquor
dealers, but he thought he "was one
of God Almighty's cats of nine
lives"
"a man who tells you," said tho
speaker, "that prohibition don't pro-
hibit is taking you for an ordinary
moss-covered jackass, and if you are
swallowing that kind of dope you are
it," was one of the thrusts handed
those of our friends who make such
claims. IL want to tell you good peo-
pie tonight that prohibition will pro-
hibit If officers are honest, but it
won't prohibit where the officials are
per1urers or a set of pusalanimous
scoundrels. Prohibition is the best
Tor regulation, prohibition is the best
for minimizing the sale of LIQUOR.
Men are more apt to enforce a posi-
tive than an optional law. There are
stringent laws against burglary, but
still you buy the best lock possible
for your doors. 1 would rather license
a horse-thief than a saloon keeper"
Mr.. Alfred B. Williams and the
local option in Virginia. The
Roanoke Times received the lions
share of criticism and rebuke for
the support accorded the cause of
Leading newspapers of Georgia, the
leading educators, business oreani-
cations, civic organizations, ETC., ETC..
all of whom, he said, gave testimony
that prohibition prohibited in Geor-
gla, and that it was good for the
state IN every way. "How can YOU
say, then, that prohibition is not
good for Georgia when the only man
who says it is not is Alfred B. Will
hams, OF the Roanoke Times? Alfred
Williams will never get by with that
talk as long as have breath in INV
body to deny it on Virginia SOIL"
The speaker paid his respects to
those In Virginia who argue in fayo,
OF the saloons from a revenue stand
point. He stated that the State would
lose approximately $546,O0O from Ii
censes If the saloons were driven
from the State, and that with popu-
iation of over 100000 each person's
share OF that loss would be 26c.
II would rather be Judas Iscario+
with my lips parched with the damn
able lie, and my hands black with
the blood-money of betrayal than be
party to the fastening upon Vir-
ginla the curse of the saloon"
DIR. Small refuted the charge that
to vote for statewide prohibition was
undemocratic, which charge, he said
mad been made by certain Democratic
papers in this section. He pointed Out
that majority of the States tha,
nave adopted statewide prohibition
were democratic States. He said
Take this from me: 1t is more demo
cratic to be dry than to be drunk. ,
we don't have to come from Georgi.
TO the sanctum of the Roanoke Tine