Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-04-15


There wasa time when might wns
right. when the stronger took from
the w6nkef that which belonged 70
the latter. There came time when
society began to make rules to ~
strain the strong for the protection
of the weak. It is as easy to enforce
9 prohibltory law in the beginning Of
the new order as It was to enforce
the law Of regulation In the begin
ming Of civilization. Yet = tneEe 9
man who would say that society ought
never to haEa. begun regulation - GOV
.ern the rights Of men ana restIain
the strong from taking from the weak
simply hec cause Il would ~ diincult o.
enforcement! s1lg enLor cement ana ~
faphehn1ent q regulator Fnies m +
other Ancs Of human endeeH1T nass;
been growth, 2 progress, 90 M9eL -
the enfofcemeht hn1 esthpi.s y. "
tfo1ipikpEy 'aqaei.A -. 81
0nle Nee1h so tns I'osss -. -,
ing company OF IoauMDus,.O' S.A-
Yea az 4lz,VOU'UVu, nieu lts petslolh
praying TOT Me appoantlneA = 9 ~
celver ana tne WtnoinS up " 10 a.
1aals. One q the CAUSES ssnslel 10
unIof1una1e nnanclM conol.ioh was
that the state Ok west virginia han
gone dIy: Oniy Few oays aso Z iase
panh ~ FttsDuFsh suspehueu Pay.
men1 Inc statemehI was given ous
tnaN some eOnneclea Win eAS Hltan.
aeaihene y .lis DaAh were eonng9s
WIN certain D pre-, tnat ehle pusi.
ness q sacn DfeWerles naa Deen very
Mucn injured anu cuItalleO ~ piU
niDition IN west Virginia. Anu yet
tne brewers ana tne hauor psople
senerahy say tnat pronlDltlon Will MOI
pro0iDlt:
Lei NO man ~ west Virginia 70 ue.
ceiVed! west virginia can oniy pe
maae ana kept q ory slaee ~ VIZ
iahce anu cohsNanL eilorl' lAe il4uo.
'nterests nave spent large sum ..
money IN an enort 10 DreaA GOWN tne
prohibitory laws OF the state lnciud-
90 u sucn expenolLufe Is tne employ
meht o. the aDiest lawyers whose SGT
wees could pc nad 20 prosecute pro
ceedIngs ana deIenses IN tue courts
" TINS STATE lnclholns une leuelai,
ana ~ the iederai courts outsiue u
the STATE, IN enorts 20 break Inrolsh
ana Destroy the slates prohlDltory
laws.
Inc eHort o. the aquor people 70
break GOWN enc pno1loitory laws :"
west virginia mas q tWoioia purpose
Flrst, 70 regain the 1881 business IN
west virginia: second, any Ialiure ~
west virginia 70 De used IN eHor1s TO
prevent oener states ifom becoming
ory. Inc liquor people reailze .nas
success N west virginia means iaii'
ure Ior the Hquor people ~ contests
come dry. Failure in West Virginia
will aesist the unuor neonle In the
efforts to keep wet states wet.
Let US take this occasion to say to-
any man, or any association Of men,
that when this state voted tntoxicat-
ing liquors out Of it, it voted them out
forever. The state Will never again
permit the legalized sale Of alcoholic
beverages, and the state will never
again enter into a partnership with
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ais o.e01 10, 80 0noo'
upon ~ "no wan 20, IN. so
49, 800 ~ ~ y - go = SUI :. uo1
elon uly sussss. :, = -
poasn - .ne oislaeeip - ene s.as ,s
auu 9 eau leneee,on upon .ne in.sl.i-
s 8, - tnoSo "no eusses' ene ,ued.
:. ne lime 70 Aeie W0ien Tue people VI
Ing s.a.e put men anu morals ABOVE
tue aolias'
Effects and Experience In West
Virginia.
10. us ~ 80 - 9uns .nines anu eon-
~ ~ 49, 'a " nus.le
tory liquor laws. Some time ago re-
celveu 9 leIter tom one q the larse
coal operators u tne s'ate. his pant Is
i'cated ~ . sectlon where Two OF three
years ago we nad interneclne war. he
SAID:
81 never in NV life saw such A
great Improvement, both in the
way of behavior and moral con-
duct on the passenger train OF the
Cabin Creek branch Of the c. &
o. railway since whisky ceased
to be a merchandising proposition
in our state. Further, / notice
with great pleasure the large Dor
ton OF our men VINO USED 70 go
ou1 - s. ~, wn'sn ny ai .sa now .. spunu
- !. tn9 tna s Ynun Nv Me M c ,
soc,a al ~ necota and nos
t;oT - tha n,onar wbich : or,e
tra,,,, want For r,h;ssw Il row %
tee tor,srSs M artartainman+ :,
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