The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-08


amendment will be ratified by the
/ AS an evidence OF the widespread
interest throughout the country in the
sessions Of THE convention, contrrpu-
tons have already begun to come in
/ for the work OF the league, and
among these this afternoon was q
check for $1,000 from John X. Taylor.
of Baltimore.
Tho Morning session.
The morning session opened in the
auditorium ut . O'clock before full
house. A band concert and singing
occupied the first period. Prayer was
hcer, Rev. Father John X. curran. OF
Ohio Introducing the presiding of
ficer. Rev. Father K. curran. of
/ Wilkesbarre. OF the Catholic Prohi-
bition League. Bishop Wilson stated
that Our sure prophecy of victory
over the saloon is that our fight is
uniting the representatives of all
faiths"
Father curran predicted that the
league VIII have no more difficulty
raising two million dollars this year
than one million after the Columbus
convention.
Hon. Fred o. Blue. Insurance and
Prohibition Commissioner of West
| Virginia, spoke on the prohibition
conditions of West Virginia. West
Virginia says to rich men. I'VE are
[ not going TO have liquor clubs in West
virginia" West Virginia does not al
low drug stores to sell liquor nor doc
tors to prescribe 1t. Federal license
| is prima facie evidence of guilt. West
| Virginia began some months before
the date the LAW went into effect to
prepare for it's enforcement The
Anti-Saloon League printed the law
! in thirteen different languages so that
the foreigners would understand II,
and the foreigners have given no
trouble. There is a separate State de-
| partment to enforce the law. The de-
livery of liquor by common carriers
was enjoined by the State courts and
the liquor people went to Federal
courts to compel its delivery into
| West Virginia, but the United States
Supreme Court has declared that a
State has right to prohibit ship
ments of liquor into a state. This
marks new epoch in state freedom.
Many of the former liquor dealers
are now In legitimate business. One
effect of prohibition is the end OF
| feuds
| Debt Not Caused BY Prohimition.
! Referring to finances. MFR. Blue
! denounced the statement that his
I @thtt IfUt VII "a
| prohibition. The debt was con-
| tractcd two years before prohi-
bition. and West Virginia did not
! get out OF debt until one year
| after going dry.
| West virginia Is In the best finan-
c.sl shape she has ever been. While
the Supreme Court has entered a de-
cree of $4,000. 600 against West Viz
ginia. I'VE have the boys who can and
viii paw IT,"
"All we have To do Is 10 pay the
twelve million and get receipt. but
when we were wet we sent out every
year for lianor s15.0oo.000. We have
saved enough in one dry year to pay
1.-THE debt West Virginia will never
! go back to liquor"
Preachers Quartcfte Sings.
| Music was furnished by the Newark
Methodist preachers quartette. which
gave special prohibition songs. The
brewers big horses can't run over me"
made tremendous hit.
Mrs. Florence Richard. presi-
dent of the w. @. r. u. of Ohio,
spoke on 1.-THE Future Outlook"
! In which she made strong APP
| peal for woman's suffrage. I'VE
! need no one to tell future of John
Rarleycoru. and II you men would
just let ms help you Mt the balAot-
box the Job would be done soon
err While this Is the best day we
have ever had. IL Is the poorest we
will ever have. Not even hell or
Cincinnati can count us out In
| Ohio next time" Mrs. Rachard
referred TO Mr.. Blue as 'the next
| Governor of West Virginia"
In speech in Cincinnati physi-
clan, DR.. Kramer. said that the reason
Cincinnati did not get a Federal re-
serve bank, as stated in the report OF
Secretary McAdoo, was because forty
II per cent of this city's assets were
base on liquor, IAN uncertain bust
ness because OF prohibition progress
Mrs. Richards prediction of the
looming OF woman's suffrage brought
applause The powers she said, are
lighting woman's suffrage everywhere.
Foss On Regulators Failure.
Ex-Governor e. NJ Foss, of Massa-
!chusetts spoke on The Failure Of
Regulation In Massachusetts" 1t has
failed with us in moral and industrial
ASPECTS License Is a colossal failure
lin its effect on drunkenness. While
Governor. he said he appointed a
commission in which there were no
prohibitionists to Investigate, the
liquor question. This report showed
that in q period of ten years of regu-
| IatlDn uTuuhtHuSSS Ataa AM vase "
per cent. while population had In
lcreased. only 90 per cent.
| Az d promoter OF mifnfctpaf GROWTH,
I"of course the saloon never brings de
Isirable citizens" the death rate is 20
per cent higher in license cities ana
so per cent more crime. Regulation
lby license cuts at the heart of the
public school systems. Attendance is
less under license by 80 per cent The
moment community is freed "t
liquor Its prosperity rises. Lynn,
Mass. while dry held tlr't place as
manufacturing center, out the return
of liquor sent the city down TO scer
ond place and a dry city took first
place Every expedierr has been
tried with no effect. Massachusetts
has come TO, realize. that regulation
| Is complete failure and hat the
Snly remedy is complete Federal pro~
hibition. the reconciliation of personal
liberty 10 bring 1t is ., high patriotic
duty" | am compelled by my prac-
| fical experience In public Office to
realize that the liquor traffic must
go. The corrupting Influence in
politics has always been the hquor
traffic and we are rsaiiz.na that we
r1ust put prohibition into politics In
order 10 drive the liquor tratfic out.
Logic OF Prohibition"
DIR. Matt S. Hughes, II Pasadena.
Cal, spoke on The Logic OF Prohi-