Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-07
The Sacred Right of Local Self
Government.
(Communicatcd.1


" JaZewcll wants TO have good
time and Tazcwell people want to
seli and drink liquor, North Tazcwell
should paddle her own canoe. If
North TazcwclI wants To have and
drink liquor, Tazcwell should not com
plain. II the two towns, Tazcwcll and
North Tazcwcll, want to sell ana
section should hoe corn. IF the
section should not uester. II the
whole county Of Tazcwel wants 70
sell and drink liquor, the adjoining
counties should say, "Go il boys!"
II Bland cDuty dccldc8 that whiskcy
must be made, sold and drunk 10
fulfill 70 the fullest the Cod-giyen
right Of Local Self-Goycrnmcnt, it
should be given q smile.
Then if the adjoining counties, one
by one, decide that they wan to c.;-
crclsc this God-giycn right II local
acii government, no one ahOuld throw
rocks. They can 20 right on voting,
county after county, for this God
given right to eel liquor, until all
but Il little strip six inches vide (or
lcssJoi the state is left and il is still
a God-givcn right Of local aelf-goy
eminent. a torpedo cxplodcs. a red
flag pops up, Look out. Danger
ahead. This little strip bars the way.
Ihis little strip has not this God
given right Of local sclf-govcrnmcnt
There can be no law OF God or man
enacted by which this God given
right Of local self government can
consume the whole state. why? It is
81 foolish question that man With
three grains Of sense should know.
Don't the wiac men from the east
say that Prohibition don't prohibit ?
beginning with the towns Of TnZc-
well and North TaZcwcll this right
rs inherent. II il "a God-givcn right,
and If the people want 10 vote they
should do 80. Any liquor law bearing
the stamp Of this sacrc right is in
vio!ablc. If they vote dry, the place
viii be as dry as board and 80 re-
main-no trouble at all 10 enforce
this law.
County after county may fall in
line and exercise az they have the
right 10 exercise the God-giycn right
and whichever way they vote it will
stand. II they all vote dry, it will
soon become 80 dry that it will burn
up. Even the discussion has already
extended far beyond all hopes, cxpcc-
tatIpns, aspirations or dsircs. The
ram has ceased to fall, and the small
streams are drying up.
Enforce the law Of local sclf-gov-
crnmcnty There will be no trouble
at all. The only trouble will be to
Keep 1t from extending 50 far that
you cant get Il drink Of water. The
frohlbItion fanatics are set Of durn
loolH. II they had enough sense TO
lead Il blind goose to water thew
you'd know that you cant make the
God given right Of local sclf-govcrn-
mcnt take in the whole statc-stnte-
wide. Why don't they draw Il dead
line and leave q strip Of the state
outside? II don't make a durn bit Of
mcnt is lost.
Bear in mind the word "widc." If
you lose sight Of this word the liz
IS up and the law IT, worthless. The
strip must be cut off Of the side of
The state. IT, don't matter about the
difference how small strip it is,
but they ought 10 have sense enough
to know that when this strip is IN
cludcd the right of local sclf-govern-
ends Of the state. IT may be short Oh
it may be long. But it is impossible
TO have the right Of local scif-gov-
Hrnmcnt as wide rs the state. 1t is
Then statewide and when it becomes
| statewide the right Of local sclf-gov-
eminent ceases and Prohibition be
GINS, and you now that Prohibition
don't prohibit. /; is bound to be
truc when the cream Of the state say
1t - truc.Thc chivairy off the state
say y is true. DR.. Stuart Mcclure
Inc noted surgeon, tells you it is true
nd you have his picture TO look at
and to swear by. he Hon. Royal f.
Cabcl, c%-COmm. Of Int. Revenue.
he says it is true and iguratcs on it.
Judge Christian, VIC arc told, says it
rs true. Two thousand patriots of
the capital city Of your state met at
the Academy Of Music to hear these
great men tell j.. john Barleycorn
was there, too, and his presence filled
That great assembly and could be
both felt and heard in the enthusiasm,
Of the Amen.
Only fool fanatics presume to oucs-
ton It's truth. No liquor men were to
be seen in that vast assembly. This
meeting was held under the auspicc.
tthink of OF men, women and child
REM under the auspices Of the Vir
ginia Association for Local ScIf-Gov-
eminent. Only such choice Ingredient
as patriotism, c!oqucncc, chivalry.
galiantry, wisdom, learning. know
ledge, beauty and booze were repre-
scented IN that vast assemblagc. There
wasn't single preacher there. Signs
were hung up all around declaring
that preachers, fanatics, cranks. or
people who were afraid of booze
could not get in. In fact when the
state, less the strip, is cncc unde,
the control of this Association. all
the liquors will be taken out of the
hands Of the liquor men and put into
the hands and under the belt of mem
bers of this Association-and only
such as can pass a creditablc exami-
nation in the art Of mixing drinks
will be eligible to handle it. This AS.
ISOLATION will ennoblc the profession
of fancy-drink mixing. 1t il beyond
such as we Of the crags to picture
the possibilities of so noble a profes-
sion TO the future generations. Think
of the positions of honor and rcspcc |
liability that will open TO our sons
and daughters. Life will be worth |
living and We will have an object in !
educating our boys and in cultiva- |
ling our daughters. We can even ag-
pire that they will become caterers
to some of the founders OF this great |
and benifccnt scheme. Think az tho