Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-01-14
GOVERNOR HATFIELD
Says He Expects to Make
Prohibition a Reality.

III - icCeul iuteTVleW with COR
respondent of the Pittsburg Dis.
patch Governor Hatfield used the
following language:
"The people of West Virginia
have spoken IN unmistakable voice
that they desire the complete elimi.
nation OF the licensed saloon and
all traffic IN liquor. A majority OF
little less than one hundred thous-
and In favor of state wide prohibi.
tlon is decisive aud positive, and as
Chief Executive of this state, | pro-
prose TO see that the prohibition
laws are regularly enforced. No
laxlly upon the part of local otii-
Gals In the enforcement of all the
provisions of the law will be tolsr-
ated, and l Will insist upon a strict
regard for the prohibition enact
ment of the last Legislature.
IL believe 1t would be a great aid
IN the enforcement of prohibition
laws II we were protected by Fed
eral Legislation from the shipment
OF intoxicants into the states which
have voted dry. This provision is
necessary, | think for the absolute
and successful realization of the
aim OF statewide prohibition.
also think the Federal Government
should cooperate with the states
which have adopted prohibition la WIS
and herevcnue officials should be re.
CURED TO furnish the state admin
isirative officers having in charge
the enforcement of this law the
names OF all persons in that state
who Rave taken out Government
liquor licenses. This would aid the
state officials IN running down
vlolators of the state laws.
"rhe deficit that will be oc-
caSioned In the state and municipal
revenues from the loss of saloon
license tax is a contingency which
Will have to be met by the LegIsla-
ture aud the state administration.
There are numerous methods by
which this deficit may be Offset by
other taxes. Personally | have not
reached definite conclusion az TO
the best solution of this question,
and In view of this will reserve for
the future any statement may
have to make In that connection.
"lt will be my earnest endeavor
TO carry out the wishes Of the
people of the state in the strict en-.
forcement of the prohibition law
after IL becomes effective on July
next. Before that time all liquors,
alcohol, wines and beer must be
disposed of and all signs on saloons
removed. With the exception of
the storage of certain wines, H.
luors, ETC., which can be stored and
later shipped out of the state by
manufacturers, no alcohol, wines
or liquors can be sold in the state
for other than sacramental, scieD-
tific or medicinal purposes. The
use Of liquors for medicinal pur-
poses must be prescribed by a ply
sician who is 10 good standing in
his profession, and such prescrip-
tion given will be subject to careful
examination by the proper officials.
Alcohol for scientific purposes can
only be secured by affidavit as we'll
as wine for sacramental purposes.
1t will be required that druggists
keep record for the registration
0f all sales, and this record must
be open for the inspection of the
state, county and local officials.
The same provisions are applicable
TO all transportation compaDies, =
eve have promised rigid co.
forcenient, and through and by the
assist'Suee'Of tbe good citizenship Of
the state, we expect TO make prohi-
bltion q reality"