Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-12-22
PROHIBITION E\FORCE\JE\T


PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
Nitellbficr county in common
WIFI All counties in West Viraipi.,
ana west Virginia in common with
all States in the Union, is hard I'M
against the vital question of cnrorcr-
mem c' 'lc State and National nro-
'''!,illoh laW>. II seems that DruuIr
VIII pr:SI't III break in. these Inv.
~ Tie Hll"it manuf:!ctCry and safe
81 llquor. while others who hayc no.
qaired the thirst for the .Stuti', viii
persist III drinking it, no matter how.
uctr'm"nt it may be to iucm and
r>''' 1" liit danger Of their own
''cS. prohibition is by no means
q Failure. There is Il Lcmand for
'iie 'r:tlllc by reason Of past acuuir-
cd habits. The National Amend
mrht IS here TO stay. 1t can be- don,
away wliIr only by another amend
mcnt to the National ConsIitution
and 1t will take thirty-six States In
no away With the Amendment and
is long ~ the cause has the SUPPORT
CT Thirteen States there is no nos
'iEilltE OF annulmcnt of the amend
nicnt. Inc propaganda that tt,,.re
IS great sentiment in favor of the
law enforcing the National Amend
mcnt being modified comes only
from wet sources and does moi take
INTO consideration that the great
rank and file OF the American Deo-
pie who are firmly behind the Con-
*tltutIon Of the Nation and the laws
enforcing it as We'll as the rank and
hlc Of the people of West Virginia
arc behind the State laws.
The conditions in many counties
are such that many special officers
nave been employed by County
Court as we'll as several of the State
romeo force arc constantly on duty.
Hrecnbrler county is more fortunate
than many other counties i'm the
State. yet there has been and is vet
an amount Of liquor traffic in the
county that can not be tolerated bv
The law abiding citizenship. The
Work OF law enforcement along this
line is such that it requires evidence
and direct information to convict.
The County Court has been very
fortunate to have had employed for
several months George f.. Sprayuc.
as Special Officer and in the name
oil economy, we are informed, has
dropped him from the payroll as of
the first Of tho year. We are i'll
formed that several hundred wide
awake, thinking citizens. of the
county have pctitioncd that he be
retained. so tlIat their homes and
families may not be- ruined by the
actions Of "moonshincrS" and boot
! leG&crS.' Also. the information has
! come to us through many intensely
interested. truthful citizens HAT he
has done cffcctiv" work which
the records SHOW.
The question comes up whether it
is "cconomH" to dispense with an
officer of this kind for economy
when the county would be pu, 10 Il
long drawn out expense in pro>ccut
ing cases Of this kind and nine cases
cut Of ten the parties 20 free: or
continue him and gel behind him
and support him 50 that HE rlIcc-
tive work can tx continued until
HE cause is entirely broken up.
II is not the policy Of this paper In
m"ddlc with the affairs Of any body
or any officer or set Of officers, but
it is Squarcly behind the laws of
our county and law enforcement!
and it Graves that kind Of LAW en-
forccmcnt which will reach every
law breaker without fear or favor,
'rcSardlcss Of whom it may be and
we hope that Such means and meth
dds will be used whereby the liquor
traffic will be eradicate and those
WHO arc prone to use il will climb
above the habit TO higher ideals Of
life. This can best be done by the
most right enforcement Of the law
hy officers, courts and juricS. and
any laXity or lct-up in law enforce
mcnt at this time for immediate
economy. in the long run will mean
The expenditure Of more money.
GrcCnbricr county ri this time
needs the demand on the part Of its
citizenship That every officer 10 his
whole duty and that every officer
EavC The support and huc;,juu or
every !nw-ahi:Iir- citizen Of HE
county. In This way. "nj llis way
only CHh "" Hr1, 10 have Our lIWS
enforced ana uphcih.