The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-12-17
VETS Win IN
WHEELING
MAJORITY OF IL TO | IN
PARADE IN WEST
VIRGINIA
TIRED OF BEING DRY
Liberals Hold a Tremendous
Demonstration In Favor Of
Personal Liberty and Against
Prohibition After More Than
One Years Trial of Exper-
i1"ent of Dry Legislation

That the evils of prohibition are far
in excess of the alleged beneficial re-
suits as amply attested by the unbias-
ed testimony of the residents of those
communities which have experienced
the effects Of so-called dry regime.
No better evidence OF the truth OF
this assertion could be had than the
following article taken from the Wheel.
ing CIV. Va Register Of Thursday
October IA. The people OF Wheeling
have tried prohibition and have found
II is a snare and a delusion, and as
the Register article indicates, popular
sentiment as shown by two public
demonstrations last Wednesday eve.
uing is II to l against prohibition.
The Wheeling Register has the fol.
lowing to say of the demonstrations:
Vets Win IL To I.
Prohibitionist and anti-prohibition.
ist engaged In a peaceful contest last
evening TO demonstrate the direction
in which Ohio county leans on the wet
and dry issue. Practically all Wheel
ing crowded the streets and sidewalks
to watch the opposing factions attempt
to show by strength OF numbers the
sentiment of Ohio county.
The "wets" won. Twelve TO one was
the proportion.
Accompanied by the blare of many
bands, the honking of automobiles
horns and the cheers of the marchers
the wet element swept through the
streets over two the and strong. The
prohibitionists assembled exactly one
hundred and seventy-two.
Liberals Show Strength.
The parade of the "wets" was one
OF the greatest street demonstrations
ever seen in Wheeling.
The demonstration, or protes,
against prohibition in West Virginia
or at least in Ohio county. was wit
messed by crowd of approximately
twenty thousand people which stretch
ed itself out on both sides OF Market
street from Fourteenth to Tenth and
thence down Main street In such close
and dense formation that the thor
oughfares seemed to be lined with
solid black walls of humanity.
While such assemblages looked on
approximately twenty-five hundred or
to be exact 2,471, persons on foot. In
automobiles, wagons and buggies, par
ticipated in the big demonstration
There were eight bands. one hundred
and twelve automobiles, four auto
trucks, and twenty, four-hor.e. two
Lorse, and single-horse wagons. 1t took
the parade exactly 3S minues to pass
the Register office.
The parade and the participants
were most decorous. While the sheriff
and chief Of police haG hosts OF OH
GERS on hand 20 preserve order, they
were not needed, the crowds and pa
raiders conducting themselves splen.
didly at all times.
PIacar,is and Banners.
One of the features of the big demon
etration was the great number OF pla
cards and banGers carried by the
narchers. The following we're noted
We are moving TO that land wfere
personal liberty Is respected"
1914, no drinking; 1916, no smok
ing; 1918, no eati lg; 1920, no breath
ing"
GLASS workers protest"
we are wet"
"Unmask prohibition and you'll fnd
lie"
Working men are leaving Wheel
ing: they never did before"
Prohibition means the blind tiger
and blind pig"