The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-15
Voice of the People
Moro ON I.rol,lhiiIn,,.

More ON Prohibition.
To INC Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
." %, interest the various articles published
coming election OF Statewide prohibition In
p pear ar Ssyera, weeks as" an aatisie APP
y -. and signed Fair Play" and n few
aS SSsc later s you nI puGshfa . reply to The
superintendent OF tho Antl-Saioon League
ing iiNed there both before ana after that
state wcnt dry. consider myHoif sufficiently
familiar with the conditions that arose from
statewide prohibition in the old North
StN,c, to contradict the Rev. Mr.. Davis in
each ana every statement he made.
ON the editorial page of to-da?'s Raleigh
News and Observer. under the heading En-
rity has been cursed 10y the evil. OF blind
tigers Scarcely an issue "f that esteemed
paper appears that does not carry a lonx
liSt OF Offenders convicted In the Police Court
either for drinking whiskcy for selling II.
Carolina has Sta,o.wid. prohibition. The
Webb law. the Ward law. the Watts law.
ana several other evidences OF fRnaticisn.
Mr.: Davis says that the whiskcy sold by
tic North Caroline blind tiger rs identically
inia order house Thi. i. ''n n%t ' SO >ir i
stntements to the contrary notwiths,,nd.
blind tigers. whether they arc located In
North Sarolina or Virginia; Is cheap grade
tcrat"s win pepper. ginger. capsicum. or. In
iact. anything that is hot enough 10 disguise
make more gallons. The wors, part ~ the
above is, that tho poor booze lighter whom
tcct' Is forced to buy drunk In order 10
get drink. pays double tho price ne would
state nor thc United Statea sovcrnnent
ssis ono cent Of revenue from ihc sale. y
minor just Is quickly ut he would TO "A
patriarch.
inhabitants. is Dry. or. at least, It is supposed
to be; although ths Mayors court occa-
work az ether municipal improvements
being made. because the city has no funds.
day tho WAGON "f tho Southern Express
key over South Hostcn. Vi-silna. IN the
southern part Of this same old Halifax
has = Hispensary: 40 one gets In tho inuu
DOWN thor" though. for they have all OF their
extend "vcr ono mile beyond the town I'm
Us ana al Of these Improvements were
"a" blind tigers down there either. because
M m, difpsns"ry Keeps them out.
every dry town ! ever cav. For instance:
can 3" 20 V!rEtiina and hire all OF tho
TON, When I approach u negro and try TO
hire MIN. his irst question IS, What wage.
i;lad to giyc him $50 per DAY he will look
oi me and grin, and vii! say. why, boas
hints OF whistey and make $3.50 In an hour;
SO you can't hire nc" This g. actual
.
:" max" within sight OF South boston. and
I positively cannot hire negro TO help me-
notwithstanding tho fact INA; look
from nay office window ~ the street. ana
a. least two darKies apparently doing moth
/ my. u me country coon learns that sell
ms whiskc! Is easier than plow'iuE how
long VIII tho farmers 10" able 10 secure the
necessary labor With wlilch to work their
crops
Ton years aG" Ia dope icrd" was a rare
position 90 know, that IN Durham alone
there AR. oocnnc uscrs hy the hundred.
Wien North carolina Went dry I: might
Ice compared To- taking u heoIthy man In
The prime cf l.:e stricken with psruiys,H
CAPITAL LETT the STATE. and /, was thrcc
years before business resumed It's natural
course. was Ia business there and know
whereof | speak
Whisky uiuy be 'njurious-r suppose +, is
II one takes too much-hui It's sale has neve,
injured Hny city New York, Philadelphia
cincinnati. 81. Louis Louisville Denver
Detroit. IN fact. all 81 tho citc- that amount
/ To- anything are Vide open. In Chicago
thcy sell liquor ON sunday. anJ ! would likc
/ % ask Mr.. Davis Il he Knows OF any town
( that - dry that VIII compare favorabIy with
/ Any OF tho above mentioned.
/ II prohibition would only prohibit. * would
/ hay" no iuOrc ardent advocate than /. but
! go long az q merely takes the liuuor traffic
] out 81 tho hands of tho ralODDkecpcr and
places IL In tn" hands of the lawlc-S blind
Z tiger, then don't let Virginia make the sHni-
1 nl!stak" that North Carolina uude-lo pro-
| Inhibition docs not prohibit.
! south Bos;on. Va. WA. s MORTON.