The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-21

to fatten II and then selling the pig
for four dollars to conclude that he
rad made one dollar on the pig and
lost two on the .corn.--Mr. Pollard
J asked.
while we may, in the same way,
make money byN licensing IL. what
about the cost of the liquor business
The Tobacco Scare.
"The tobacco industry. is in great
danger. according to this circular that
the Local Government association
liz sending to the farmers all over the
State said Mr.. Pollard, holding UP a
paper on which appears the picture of
fanatic rushing through a tobacco
/ Held setting fire to II.
There are twelve States in which
the manufacture Of cigarettes Is pro-
hibited" Mr.. Pollard continued, "and
of these four States are dry States
and eight are wet States. They don't
tell you this. Why?
I'VE might as well tell you to go
out Tuesday and vote the dry ticket be-
cause there are twice as many wet
States as dry States with laws against
| tobacco. The farmers of North Caro-
| lima, one of the greatest Tobacco grow
Ing States. In their recent convention
unanimously endorsed Statewide pro-
hibition and declared that prohibition
that State.
Mr.. Pollard next took up the cir
cular of the Local Self-Government
association In reference to taxes. The
circular shows the %'poor taxpayer
burdened down with taxation"
The liquor traffic Is not a source
OF profit TO the State, but a ming
that makes the States expenses high
er ss had already been shown That
there/ will be no need for increased
taxation. Mr.. Pollard said has al
rady been declared by men who have
given the question deep thought and
careful study. He quoted former
Governor Mann. former Auditor Dono-
hoe. former Speaker Byrd and Sena-
tor Buchanan.
Then Mr.. Pollard. for sake OF argu-
ment. said:
But suppose there Is loss OF
$3.50. 600 to the State in the loss OF
the revenue from license and sup
pose that expenditures are not re-
dueed. Suppose all these things and
grant that this loss will have 10 be
made up by increasing taxes. What
will the increase amount to?
ITO FIVE cents per hundred dollars;
fifty cents on thousand dollars, II
we have $s,eee We VIII have to pay
$3.50 on It,
The Tax Burden.
win that ruin you? Can 1t be
that there Is 4 single man in. the
hearing Of my voice who is not WILL
ing to have his taxes raised fve
cents to take the temptation from his
fellowman? If there is one who ~
not willing he Is not worthy OF the
State" tApplause.y
They're trying to scare the people
of the State by the fake that the tax
-f,.artien-~ittt he undesirable. st-y vr
deluged the State with the argument
that as the people in the city are
taxed so heavily the burden OF the
extra taxation that Will be needed IL
Statewide prohibition is adopted. VIII
fall upon the farmer. They expect
the farmer to swallow that---bait.
hook. line. pole and all. The farmer
In a thinking man' today. The argu-
rnent il an insult to sis intelligence
They may have been able to fool him
years ago. Farmers control the legis-
lature. Eighty-five per cent OF II il
elected by the farmers Could the
legislature. controlled by the farmer.
even though 1t desired, fasten taxa
lion upon him excluding the people
of the city?''
Holding up copy OF the booklet en-
titled The Reason" published by
the Local Self-Goyernment association.
asserting that the thinking men of
Virginia are opposed to Statewide pro-
hihition. and containing letters from
men living in various parts of the
state, Mr.. Pollard named few think
Ing men" who thought differently, and
declared that he believed there are
more thinking men who win vote to
abolish the saloon.
He quoted a letter from n citizen
in one of the Western counties COM
menting upon the booklet and upon let
ters from six men of his county. four
OF whom have left the hand OF the
! law for violation of 1t. -Four out Of
/ six men of that county," commented
Mr.. Pollard. ARE under the ban OF the
law"
/ Concluding his address, the attor-
ney-general declared that it Ia neces-
sary to roll up a great majority for
+ Statewide prohibition Tuesday that
the officers who are to enforce the
law have the encouragement they
need, that they may know they have
I the tnoral support of their people
'The enforcement OF tho Law Is neees-
sary to the success OF the law. North
Carolina gave a majority OF $4,000 for
Statewide prohibition; West Virginia
/ gave a majority q. $4,000"
! He told the story of the boy who.
| wishing his hens to lay larger eggs,
bought an ostrich egg ana placed II
In the chicken house with the sign
on 1t Hens, attention. Look at this
md do your blamedest"
! II want to hold up two ostrich eggs
| NORTH Carolina with $4,000 majority
In this hand" raising his right hand.
1 "and West Virginia. with $4,000. in
this" raising his left---"Look ut these
and do your best"
And one of Richmond's greatest
meetings for righteousness ended.
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