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

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should use their Influence TO III
aboard the train as passengers. Thu
unable to see TIE light of corrI
Thought
! Ministers Must Go Forth.
Mr. Pollard told his attentive he1
ers that the time had come for nj
listers of the gospel TO adorn til
armor and to go forth to night
common enemy of mothers. tn
children, and their somes.
The enthusiasm OF the congrsgati
grew unhounded when Attorney al
erai Pollard told the congregatl
\ that many OF the States most prom
nent men were either afraid OF 1
is4ue or were aligned with the eppd
ton. for himself he sad FIAT he
rather be among the minister's. d
! the mothers an children. of tn
different congregations fighting [
evil which now eonfronts Virgin
than to be 18th the harkeeper 4
liquor element: pointing towards r
section where the chamber Of 60
merce building is located as he stirr
his hearers with this decla ration.
! Mr.. Pollard then brought out 3
claims OF the liquor element IN
whiskey would he sold in Virginia
gardless OF law opposing Its 81
and said in answer that tners
reason In this statement alone
cause every true. thinking virginia
to realize that IL was certainly ti1
to fight when the liquor elernt|
claimed that they could run the Sts
OF Virginia regardless of the t1prf
sion of Virginia voters at the polls
In speaking Of Their argums
further Attorney General Po,laI
: saake-af-a circular that had be-
mailed 10 sA1 bankers and vaolsss|
houses, regardfn~ the effectiveness
the prohibition Law in North Can
liza, by a Richmond man who decidI
to md out eor himself the true cnI
ditions there, because OF go maj
false interviews, with North Carroll
officials, printed in papers OF NirEfnl
! He said that out OF mis- 34i, repi1
were received from 29l, who stat
that conditions were i1uch improS|
since prohibition went into effect
that State. and that out of the
who reported Improved eeHdiHa]
", r.
bank. or whole sale house. had se|
a wonderful growth In business du
Ing this peri %.
In answer to other questions ask
in the circular. 3ls out OF 324 \
ported that realty values, includi1
their own location, had increased
value. The most satisfactory rem
to any of the questions ASKED, hot
ever, vas the statement OF 500 tn
they favored prohibition, while on
twenty-three opposed II. All OF III
mas been accomplished In only 4
years In which prohibition has be.
in force In that State. too, said u
speaker He also stated that IT vi
hardly possibee that the Local Sc;
Government league knew conditions
they exist in that State as does u
bankers and wholesalers VINO resi-
and do business there.
Makes Comparisons.
Mr.. Pollard told the congregatis
that the per capita consumption
Intoxicating liquors in the unh'
States was placed at s2l. and ask
them how they thought this company
with prohibition Kansas. with 2
capita consumption Of only sl-5S.
also stated that the average vot
In Kansas paid taxes on property va
ued at s1.750. while In Missouri
adjoining wet State. the voters on
owned property valued at $500 eac
In answering the claim OF the LOG
Self-G oyernment League that elev'
of the States which at one time or .
other had adopted prohibition h.
later annuiled tho act, thus provtl
that prohibition to be failure. y
Pollard brought out the fact IN
these States went dry during xrc
prohibition wave which swept q
country about 1880 and before maj
of them were ready for T. 81 tne =
which have since adopted prohtniti'
In order to stamp out the liquor tra
nc, only two had rescinded IN the
action. which came after carer
thought and consideration
i Mr.. Pollard, in answering ne aese
ton Of the liquor element that stat
wide prohibition twas at variance WI
the local self-governrnent principl
upen which our government - roun
ed, told his hearers OF an eSperien
only few days back. when ne =
| dressed large catherine IN Lune
burg county, In favor OF pronipitio
He said that the Commonwe$nn,e y.
/ torney OF the county had told him IN
iLuYlenburg was dry. burt that the
was a dispensary just across the AZ
In an adjoining county and that q
norton OF I4unenbarg nearest Il
4 point was the scene Of most o. q
f,ghts and trouble which took place
his county. II II plain. said q
speaker. that X the evil Of one COR
i munify could be confined to that cor
munity that Shey should then ha'
the privilege OF ruling themaelvl
but this principle - knocked "a q
4 head when q community by ~. OPP
i saloons causes trouble for Sd1oini'
communities.
i IN figuring the loss that the llQu
people claim that the State Will ~
tain In taxes should the 6tAte 4
il tain In taxes should the state
il dry. Attorney-GenerA Pollard stat
that they gave only the ngures on Of
!, side OF the ledger. Let ~ turn 0v
the paga. Here we and charged
the state the expense and upkecp
i crowded insane Asylums, Jaila. Al
4 houses for the poor and destitut
4 all directly traced back toNthe evil
liquor. X they figured this In, tn
the figures would show that the ,
loon ID an expense to the State, ~
the interesting speaker.
The services were brouEht TO
close by DIR. johnson, who ORered
prayer for thu succesa Of the ChFa
tians In their hght against tho llQu
evil. and statement to the con9r
cation by IT. pastor. Or. Asbu
Christian. who told his congrNgatis
that Ii the different counties Ia Win
4 No had 1polen dnTinx g. ln@t We
that masay Wno ence An poneA pxoAal