The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-09
F. 0. BLUE GIVES
FACTS ON W. VA.
TELLS ANTLsALOoN cONVFN.
TON WHAT STATE HAS
DONE UNDER PRoHt-
6iTiON
Tells Ther., tire State 10 No, Bankrup.
and Can and viii Pay the
Virginia Debt
BY CHARLES ssooKs sn,rs


WASHINGTON. ID. G. July -
delegation Of West Virsinians h,ter-
ested in prohibition in their own ans
All other States went from here TO -
ianuc City. Yesterday. FOR the express
purpose OF hearing the address OF
tred o. Blue. the man Who has nut
the ''prohib" in prohibition. 80 far a.
his own State Is concerned
Mr. Blues address. TO make use OF
the vernacular. caused the big con.
Vention OF water-wagoners to sit right
~ straight In their seats and take no
Tee. They were apparently more in
terested In hearing him than any 9th
er speaker. largely for the reason no
doubt because on the first day OF the
month West Virginia had just com.
pleted It's hrst year under the pledge
OF total abstinence which % admins.
tered 10 Itself so largely and. so enthu-
siasucally on a certain day IN Novem-
Der. 1912. They wanted TO hear all
about how prohibition work in West
virginia straight from the lips OF the
I one man In that State who knows
more about II than anybody else.
Mr.. Blue gave a good account OF
, himself. according 10 the returned At.
lantic City visitors. and an absorbing.
hibitory laws are being enforced and
the satisfactory results being Oh
: tanned. Incidentally. ne took occasion
/ TO set 10 going in a large way a de
Tense of the States credit. which has
been assailed and gravely reflected
upon in many newspapers throughout
the country.
West Virginia is not now. and has
/ not been. a bankrupt State" said Mr.
/ Blue. The State is in as healthy a
financial condition as any State in the
Union"
Can Pay Debt.
! Referring to the recent decision In
the debt case. he said. II we have
TO pay Virginia's bondholders this
! sum OF money. We can do so-the State
OF West Virginia has the resources "a
do IL. and citizenship that has met
and solved her problems as they
] arose-we only have to pay the debt
once. on the other hand. before
West Virginia became a dry state
there was annually sent out OF the
/ State for Intoxicating liquors the sun
! Of 81 200. OO0-S3 600. 600 more every
year than the amount OF the adjudica
ton IN favor OF Virginia's bondhold
ers. Such financial drain for intoxi
! eating liquors upon the people of the
State went on for years. and would
be going on now were IL not for the
prohibition amendment.
| Already the liquor interests in the
/ nation are publishing broadcast-na
tion-wide-that West Virginia will b.
sold at the front door of the Nations
capitol 10 pay a decree OF $1,000. 600
] want you TO know that the great
liquor interests OF the nation are &C
I lively trying TO hold out-and wiituliy
nd falsely hold out-West Virginia "a
the world as a financially troubled
! State-a State that Is about to be
| sold out The liquor interests
through their journals and otherwise
ore misusing West Virginias fair
name and misleading the citizens OF
I the nation for the purpose. among
others, of trying TO lead the state s
! citizens TO believe that they must "a
| 10 intoxicating liquors for revenue
/ and to deter other States from becoDf.
ing prohibition States.
Men Are Real Assets
Men. not money. are the real as.
sets OF State. The happiness and
The general welfare OF its citizens are
/ the first obligation OF State. The
| generation growing up In West Vir.
gini. its future men and women. will
grow into the fun stature OF manhood
and womanhood without knowing the
I open saloon. and having healthy
I bodies. clear minds and clean morals.
and will be worth more 10 the state
/ thr all the material wealth. Compare.
I 81 YOU can make such comparison. the
I SG5O. 900 OF annual revenue formerls
1 received by the state from the liquos
I business with a generation OF boys
end girls men and women. that know 8
/ not the saloon
Postoffice inspectors have been de
| tailed 20 make investi cations with a
! view 10 The appointment OF postmas.
l ters ar Bertley. Mcdowell county. and
/ Salt Lick Bridge. BraNton county
/ Mrs John ". Davis. wife Of the So
licitor General. left to-day TO spend a
! few days az Cape May
4 marriage license was issued at
I tho District buildine to-day 70 Harry
Z J. Shinaberry and Ida r. Malcomb
both Of Huntersvillo. ". Va.
a. p. Smith. of Charleston. is we'll
known West Nircinian in the city for
/ q brief business visit