The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07
LESS WHISKEY BY
FAR DRUNK IN DRY
TOWN Than BEFORE
IF MORE LIQUOR is SOLD UNDE4
PROHIBITION, WHY DO THE
DEALERS OPPOSE 1T?

Taking the now all important sub
ject in Virginia. Prohibition" Rev
William f. Robertson In the first o.
his Sunday night services following
his vacation, last night dealt telling
blow. in a powerful manner, at the
liquor traffic. giving figures and factsf
to support his claims. He had just
returned from Spotsylvahia county
from his vacation and told his audi
ence that he thought 1t Il privilege to
be able to deliver the first sermon
since his vacation at mans dealiest
enemy--liquor
THE matter of granting the right
to carry on a liquor business is not tins
privilege OF any government said
MIR. Roberts,. In striking a blow at
the so-called Local Self G overnment
league Mr.. Robertson said that it was
the duty of everyone to help his fei.
bowman, II IL was in his power to do
so.
Mr.. Robertson said that from now
until election day this ORGANIZATIONS
supported blythe Hq1.or traffic. would
Islander. vilify and misrepresent tho
people of Virginia would vote out the
liuuor trfIic. In support of this claim
ne told OF his trip through Spotsyi-
vania county, where the farmers were
every day receiving copies of several
! Richmond papers containing fal8o
interviews with North Carolina Ok
ficials trying to prove that prohibits
/ ton would not prohibit but that the
/ farm e@~, had sized up the situation an0
would strike blow at a traffic ana
/ people who would use these mefhoo1
10 carry their point.
The farmers Of Virginia are NOS
! fooled by the Local Sef-Governmens
/ league with its many claims that taxes
( will be raised and that the tobacco
/ industry will suffer should whiskey %
| voted out. he said.
( In calling the attention ef the con-
gregation TO the claim set forth by the
f! Iiquor interests that prohibition did
/ not prohibit. Mr.. Robertson told an
! interesting story which he said emf
mated from an ex-who,esale liquor
I dealer in Fredericksburg Va, when
/ has now been dry for few years.
! Mr. Robertson told that this man
had said the actual figures would snow
! that less whiskey was drunk in Fred
ertcksburg now than when it was wet.
A lot of express packages covering =
tr,,ck at an express office appears ike
a large amount of whiskey Is Being
shipped In, but the ex-wholesaie liquor
dealer is credited with the statemenvs
/; that he had sold more whiskey at Ms
1 bar alone than was now being sold ~
! Fredericksburg and that the differ-
ence was that in former Gays II was
/ shipped In by freight In barrels ana
hauled in wagons to the back doors
Of saloon. while now one-third OF tno
amount in express packages iooked
/ like a large amount.
! Every dealer. brewer, wholesaler
and retailer selling iiauor Is opposed
4 Ia prohibition, said Mr. Robertson.
who stated further that IL more
whiskey was sold under prohioitloh
than otherwise. why did they oppose
II at Is not because they want y
make the sale Of II lawful. ] dons
think. because some of them do noe
care for the laws" he said.
Mr. robertson brought his sermon
to close with an appeal to his con-
| rregatton TO vote to Gust the liquor
traffi, from the Old Dominion on
| September %. -.4s3 r-1.A ...,.-..-