The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-21

t t59m ,ae men the opportunity to buy IN
'oNieating hquors.
"A few weeks ago the National IL
Sense bealers Journal. the S-fficial or
f rV M nrd M ,sYu9r interests In this cogn-
gina lesson said. in part.
| A., Practical result Of prohibition
| - now being experienced in West
Virginia. There is a big defcit IN
me treasury OF that state because
c Oh inc abolition Of the receipts ac-
siihSe the operation IL the prohibit
There could not very well be a
more practical illustration OF the
iol,ly OF prohibition than the fore
In the Baltimore sun Of s,turds,
the 9th OF March. 1915. there appea-ed
on the 'front.' page thereof. a large dis
pay FORM, as an advertisement a press
dlspatch that had been sent out previ-
ously from Charleston relative 10 IN.
, suspension Of payment out OF the gem
etaI revenue OF tho state. The impress
sion intended TO be made by this display
al ertisement Is that West Virginia sus-
pended payment because OF the loss OF
LIQUOR revenue. Thil display advertise
ment OF a previously published news
item, was undoubtedly paid Tor By the
nquor interests IN an effort TO misiead
lar. as well as readers Of the paper in
general The baltimore American OF the
same date carried lik, display adver-
tis@nent In the same form and word
ior word IS the article appearing IN the
sun. What Is true OF these two papers
- true Of papers published IA tho states
OF ONO. Iennsy lNania and elsewhere
Throughout the nation liquor people ave
seemingly spending large sums Of money
70 make the impression that West Vir-
GINA - bankrupt because she no longer
collects revenue from the lquor bust
ness, end 90 rs therefore daite APPARENT
that the liquor interests throughout the
country are trying 20 discredit prohibi-
ton In West Virginia and 10 make the
proposition odious IN other states bv
statements OF like nature To that quoted
from the National Liquor Dealers Jour
nal md other papers referred to
The Virginia Debt.
On iast Monday, the lfth day OF
June 1915. the supreme court Of tho
United tSatcs handed down an opin-
Ton TO the effect that West virginia
should pay 20 the state Of Virginia
the sum OF $4,000. 900. The sum
mentioned is large. even In this day
OF big things. The newspapers IA
great headlines and IN editorials.
~ large amount: citizens Of the
State have discussed with one an
other the action Of the court. At
tentloH upon every hand and IN near
~ every WAY mas been directed 90
this great sum Of money indicated
BY the court a. payable 20 the state
Or virginia. Yet adjudication Of
this largo sum Of money a. not
nearly 80 eertour 90 the people n
W'st virginia. even a. question
o. finance. Independently Of health
ana public morals. ne tho doing
away ~ Intoxicating liquors as
oeySraEe BY the people % the state.
TT We have Co Fay Virginia this
sum ~ moneg and the state o.
West virginia can do 10 N she has
once. ON the other hand before West
virginia became n dry state there
vas annually sent out ~ tho state
$4,000. 900 $4,000. 200 more. evesv
year. went OF 81 ne state than
MH.H IT,. H
drain upon the people ~ CO.. state
vas FoirE on for yearT and would
The prohibition amendment end
laws lrsuanf thereto.
tb. 1s ,3iaS te' mfgi4,g- i-',,r,es,t. ~
cast nation wide th1t West Nir-
Elui1 will boz f0id 1t the front door
"f ihe n.tion.e r1pItol' 90 Day de-
know that uo factor Del moro active
30. ~ great lqu0r interest. uf
Virginia fn fna world Hs. r. financial
.r etHfr. "a bankrupt sfafe..H state
That Dr. about f1 hr -nIf Uuf TH. boz.
.ngr interests thruIEh fHoir four-
nnIe and 1fherwlrr nrr riaualnE
Nrri NirEInIa.r fair name Cor tle
lead hsr cifIsera to tsfie,. that
thnf must ru hack fob Intoxicating
I"I .N'hn" ana On oo.rr
Liouor revenue No, ths Solution.
r.ears revenue. She has rcsorrr.s bad
wnI give Irr ample revenue f0r 400 ri
nor legitimate urfd. Tho ffnfn fa "a
great store horse uf natural wealth. ahe
Har great reaourrre ana hr~ ruasfbffI-
. f'Na Hrf almost without Umif
Let ua InmnrHfrHfr ruurrnfrlF that
T. nrrHl body which puts lta trust in the
liquor business fHr revenue Irara UPON 4
broken reed. ohio recently rejected pros
LiI.fiHn Marx these figures. TOr every
dollar OF revenue collected BOZ some %
IH" larger rIffra Iu tho state OF ohio.
fnffF rrrfe thereof goes Co sinking
IuwHa and fu rrU Interest on bonded rH.
IrIfrdn.aa TaEr the CITY ~ TTnrlrnafi
fnHf recently. on Che face ~ returns
gave D. 600 votes frr rafnCafiOn ~ e
pro IN.fIur awrnfmar and 01 900
against TIRE rffr has 500 an10nna ga
Hu annual income fhcrefr0nr of ffgE 600
And Nrf fhn rift has bonded indchf-
'dnerf ~ tei 0no01n and a municipal