The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-14
DIG DEMONSTRATION FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AT YES
TEROAY'S SESSION.
n Dozen or More Able Speakers Divide
Attention With Governor Hat
heId-Debats interesting.

With a dozen exceptional speakers.
the afternoon and morning work OF
yesterday al the Law Enforcement
convention contributed the greatest
encouragement to the prohibitionists
since the day the $4,000 majority was
announced. All OF the speakers we're
confident that national prohibition is
coming in a few years. and that law
and order will prevail.
The afternoon session opened with
Prof. f. O.. Excel again In charge OF
The singing. Rev. Claude y. Terry
lead in prayer. Then Chairman Rev.
w. s. Dysinger made a short talk be-
fore introducing Governor Hatfield.
He defended the state against the
liquor muckrakers. He bitterly scored
the wet parade to take place in the
evening. saying such a demonstration
was pure anarchy.
Following Governor Hatheld's ad-
dress. Hon. j. A. White OF Ohio, spoke.
He opened by praising the stand taken
by Governor Hatfield to enforce the
law. The governor. he said. was "un-
bossed. unbought and unafraid." The
speaker expressed high hopes that
Ohio would soon join hands with her
dry sister state. The work, he de-
clared. was almost done In talking
of the general effects OF liquor Mr..
White cited many cases. He declared
thai the prohibition law could be en-
forced with the proper officials in con
troll Prohibition does pay and is
proven. he said, and il brings to US a
better manhood and womanhood. He
closed by urging all to join in the fight
for national prohibition-to 90 on until
the day when no legalized saloon was
in the whole country.
G.. w. Crabbe. state president OF the
AnttSaloon League. then made a plea
for money. Envelopes were passed
and all were asked to contribute.
Many pledged so much per month TO
be paid during the coming year.
w. c. T. v. Support Pledged.
Following a song service by Prof.
E. o. Excel. Mrs. II. p. Loe, Wesi-
dent of the Island chapter of the w.
c. T. u, introduced Mrs. Lenna Lowe
Yost. who brought greetings from the
West Virginia Women's Christian
Temperance Union. Mrs. Yost told in
a few words OF the work of her or
ganization. and pledged its support in
the future until the great day Of world
wide prohibition.
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non. ext made an address. He spoke
of the contenSSble efforts of the
liquor traffic in attempting TO break
down the law of prohibition. The pro-
hibitionists. he declared. were passed
all compromise-the law must be en-
forced. lie then told of the speedy
fall OF the traffic, which is now sing
ing its last song. He. too. scored the
we parade TO be held in the evening.
He said he could not believe the citi-
zenship of Wheeling would allow such
a demonstration of anarchy. In detail
he told of the protection the law Of
fers us from the cradle to the grave.
n even afterward. Personal liberty.
he said. was not the reason for the
fight OF the liquor people. but that the
whole thing was spelled in dollars
and cents. II eclosed by urging all 10
set aside politics when IL came to a
question of prohibition.
Morning Session.
Rev. W. II. Fields opened the morn
Ing session With a prayer. G. w.
Crabbe then made an address on The