The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-16
PROHIBITION IN CAROLINA.


taken from the Peoples Forum of tie Sunday
fta'"s-Dispatch. This letter not only confirms
recent publications in Thc vuginian with ref.
erence to the operation OF prohibition in North
Carolina, bar shows that thoughtful men, even
though they read the cs-Dispateb. sustain
the position held by The Vrginiaa with ref
erencc to the form Of ballot to be used in next
september's election. This is the letter:
Calls Fair Play" Unreliable
IT. the Editor Of The Times Dspatch:
Sjr-Helug regular subscriber and reader
OF The Tlrnse- Dispatch. / wish to enter "a word
~ protest against the indjscrlminate publish
ing OF letters Ia Your columns without aseer-
taining something in regard TO the reliability
aud responsibility of the writers. / know you
do not stand sponsor for the opinion sr char
acter OF these writer's but YOU know there is
q large class OF The reading public whose opin-
IONS are formed BY whatever they see In print.
and take whatever they see in a paper as the
opinion or determination Of lis editorial staff
some years back one Of the large papers
north OF YOU seemed to throw it's Peoples
Forum open to the public. and any darby
could get hold of a Worlds Almanac and a
book Of handy words and phrases" tumble
them together, and have his article" pub
lished.
nom de plume OF Fair Play" letter in which
the writer made futile attempt to discredit
the working of the prohibition law of North
Carolina If this writer also sought the no
toricty Of IA newspaper controversy. in which
every statement he made fatty contra
dicted, he has his reward, several gentle
men noticed him enough to accommodate him
4 am asking that you demand some re-
liable authority before publishing such state
mentS those. If they wanted know the
effects Of this law on the criminal courts of
North Carolina, Chief Justice Clark would
have told them that the cases and expenses
Of these courts had been reduced so per cent.
IF they wanted to know the facts to North
Carolina being impoverished and Virginia en-
riohed by North Cardinals law the State audi
tor In Richmond Will show them that Virginia
property values increased II per cent since
this law went into effect, and tho State auditor
IN Raleigh win show them that North Caro-
lima property values increased 70 per cent since
Il vert into effect II they think the drinking
has been Increased. let them see how many
whisley men want Virginia dry, And In the
face Of all OF the~e facts. with they stin argue
that Virginia cannot afford to do without the
vfaislcey husInesse no not approve Of bring
ing tho element ~ religion into this matter,
as mans religion IS his private affair.
but when Il comes To protecting the home and
safeguarding life and business, there should
he a free word for every one. The dry forces
enter this struggle with the handicap of hav-
ing nearly every daily paper in the State In
the opposing army, The Supreme in Fir-
fania" viii be supreme by being supremely
reliable in Its publcat nns-It is to be re-
grest,ed that The Times Dispatch took the
ground IT did In regard 20 the form of ballot
for this election. When IT was krfown all the
time that this was ~ be - fight for or against
THE whskey business, how could it have been
fairly decided by any other form? Surely no
one wanted a cowardly dodge, side stop.
Please sec that the authorities cited above are
correctly mentioned
r., C. WRIGHT
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