The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-19


'Nity and interest III the work IN lso-
-noke.
w. T. Freeman, of Chuchatuck,
spoke. saying his county was properly
represented by Delegate Brewer and
Senator West
Jarhcci state Heard From.
Rev. k. a.. Davis. superintendent of
the North Carolina Anti-Saloon
League. spoke on Lessons From
North Carolina" He gave In proof
OF his first assertion, Prohibition has
been a most remarkable success in
North Carolina" an imposing a ray
OF hgures showing the growth and
prosperity OF the State. lie compar-
ed satisfies of North Carolina III the
last year vet and the last year dry,
based on the Auditors report, show
ing that taxable real estate increas-
ed in value s72,000,00O; personal
I property, S35.O0V,000. The total
amount OF taxes. including liquor IL
censes, was. in 1908, s2,616,000, while
IN 1919, without license taxes, the
-outn was s4,6S3,000. an increase
OF $2,O67,0oo.
j However, warned Mr. Davis. judg-
/ ing by North Cardinals experience,
/ the battle in Virginia has Just BE-
gun. He stressed the fact that there
had never Teen a day since prohi-
the condition of the State was not
Infinitely better than at any other
Tune But ht pointed out. the peo-
PIE tier 'Ie majority for prohibition,
eased up IN their efforts and many of
them thought 1t better to let the old
sore neal without further legislation.
As the result of this feeling they
: round IN two or three years conditions
growing up that were disheartening
IN "A IN, ~ hat
the proper laws were passed at the
succeeding session of the General AS
sembiy. The Anti-Saloon League had
ceased % held its conventions, and
then in 1912. they awoke to the fact
that becauFc of their failure to fol-
. low up the victory many untiesirab BILE
conditions had grown up which mad
/ TO he cured by legislation. Mr. Da-
Wis showed that because OF lack Of
proper laws being insisted upon there
were large quantities Of liquor being
shipped IN from Richmond. How
ever said Mr. Davis, he did not mean
that prohibition failed, for 1t had
not Where tlere came in carload
lots of beer there had been coming
In tens of carload lots. The trouble
was Just what he wanted Virginia to
4 avo!d--taflure to take advantage of
the victory to pass the proper laws.
Following this period of dangerous
apathy the temperance people of the
state mad walked up and at the last
session Of the Legislature, in 1918.
/ they had passed the search and seiz-
ure law. Vt the recent session they
had secured three laws, one forbid
ding any man to ship IN more man
quart Of LIQUOR; another TO put
stop To the traffic in liquor from au-
-ntSnfyst4x En Iar f,H ~
vid'ng for the sale of machine found
SO trafflckirs, and the third to put a
stop to the sale of LIQUOR by drug
stores
Furthermore. he stated hy a right
given in the act voted on by the peo-
Die in 1903 ts1ev would shortly pro-
ceed through court procedure. 10 take
advantage Of the West Virginia law,
making the place OF delivery the place
Of sale. In mis- wav they would
shortly rut M all inportarions of H.
opor Into the state ms, "a West V'ir-
rip;a nal d,ne ua xrarncd the COM
yenttor ,eaipst the drug store evil.
tha medical denosito,-v fake and other
s,,hterTnyeS He urged rornnlete CO.
oneratsoT ,r ,.,e future "a in the past.
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Wiz hova nrevso,rs,v Advised against
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pnv T. p4rnara.on foruer,v one
a, the assis,ant ctate s,,narIn,endents
~ ~, state 7 aay,,a AND rou, a sststant
,nen..ar -, n,,h,,caticns or tha Ma
tiornl Tesgue snoEn ON tho unest,op
Of national prnhibition. He pointed
our that The uouor forces are more
strongly orcsntzai now than ever he
fore that the fights of the prohibition
cause in the future will be made in
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