The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-15

came, and most of 1t vas from the wo-
r1en.
Judge Pritchard told of how he
sturnped ths State OF North Carolina In
that campaign for prohibition. AID how
he had been aided by the influence and
the support Of the good women Of that
state Continuing to directly address
the women he urged Vote your hus-
band"
Then turning to the effects OF pro-
hibit!or on the prosper.ty Of the state
OF North CAROLYN a, he declared that he
had nothing against Mr.. cabeli and
expressed the belief that the form er
con, m issloner Of internal revenue ard
others who with him addressed the
Local Self-Governre league meeting,
may have been honestly mistaken.
Fighting "Blind Tigers
An argument used against rrohi-
bition Is that you'll have blind tigers
How about Richmond with licensed
saloons? Even In Richmond. where
you have license you have the speak
easies"
II don't know much about the tigers
but II had to fght them ] would
rather feht 4 blind tiger than one
that could see.
AArd local option the local self
government people DO not really
believe in 1t. II local option was
the law and Rich niond had license
and the surrOundjCr counties were
dry the Richmond wholesale
liquor dealers and diEtilIers would
send liquor futo them, thus wioint-
lug the very principles of local
self-government they profess"
ut was contended ty some Of the
speakers at the ioeai self government
meeting recently hel4 81 this city. that
North Carolina had hee7 injured 9nan-
ciallv as result Of prohibition. One
would infer from such statements that
oar state is practioauv in a bankrupt
. condition owing to the absence of the
saloons.
without Foundation.
Il arm prepared IT, show that there
Is no foundation f5r such staten1ents
as respects the Old North state
n letter receive few DAYS ago
Cso'.eraor Craig. among other things
said:
The good ere5ts OF this law
are apparent or al occasions
where the people gather for anuse-
rent or instructia1 II has made
good citizsns 81 r7en who would
rot otherwise be r7od citizens. and
has brought pea ard happiness
to many homes Of this State.
LAS to the eTect Of PROHIBITION
upon the finances Of North Caro-
Ira I viii say TIA the total rev.
enues from all sources during the
year 1905. the las year during
which whiskey nas sold under
license. were s2S6S 43a62. During
the year 1919. the last year under
prohibition. the total receipts from
all sources were 81 100000.
I'm 1908, the ]ast year that
whisky was sold the average
term of the public schools in North
Carolina was barely four months
This year nlanY counties In the
state viii have q full SIX months
term. and IN sorle counties 1t will
! he r7uch more.
North Carolina has never
known In all her h-story period
Of greater prosperity than that
through which she has passed
since prohibition was adopted
! Real estate In al OF the cities ard
/ larger towns has greatly enhanced
In value. ard every line Of business
has prospered.
Vast Change For Good,
Hon: James J Britt, third assist
ant postmaster general under the las
administration says:
Replying 70 your letter Of the
95th instant. l have TO say that
Statewide prohibition in North
Carolina has met every reasolia-
BILE expectation Of it's friends
Temperance has been prom oted.
crime has beer lessened the State
has gained IN property values,
and the public morals have been
greatly in1pr wed Prohibition is
the wiseSt, the most beneAcent
and~the most uplifting social and
political CHARGE that has been
made In North Carolina since tho
War Between the States While
there have been many painful
lapses in the endorsement of the
law. and NAM keen local disap-
pointments, Il has nevertheless.
wrought vast change for good
in every part of the State
Hon. " II Justice, one OF tn,
ahlest Superior court judges in oul
| State, says
Il have held court in towns
with free Observation-Disclosures
under the Ward law, local optf,n.
and the present prohibition law.
| am not a fanatic; l have always
voted for prohibition. however. |
have been a lose observer of the
results OF the legislation on the
liquor question. and / state the
ICAN FLAG THA