The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-05
A Trick of the Enemy.

Yesterday we received from South Bos-
TON. from Charlottesville, and from Farm
willie copies OF the following circular:
To ne licensed liquor Dealers Of the State
of Virginia.:
II IL your bounden duty 10 look 10 your
own interest and protect ycur own busi-
ness
You have over five million dollars in
vested in this State In the liquor trade!
Have YOU thought OF the dangerous
schemes OF the Prohibi;ionists?
The National Protective Association OF
Iiouor-Dealers, AZ their meeting belu at
their headquarters, No. 25S Thirty-third
street. New York city, on August ISL 1857,
HesoI,fd. That no member OF the ASso-
citation would support any candidate Tor
Office. be he Democrat or Republican, who
was Prohibilionist.
This Association, through f. committee
appointed for that purpose, has issued an
address 10 licensed liquor-deaiers through
or the country calling upon them, wheh-
ever and wherever Prohibilionists Te can
dldates for Congress, TO vote against thenl'
because such candidates belong TO the party
which il opposed TO the livelihood ana
yvoi,Id destroy the business Of every liquor
dealer.
The National Prohibition party have
complete organization in every State OF the
Union. and they have already elected
number Of congressman.
Tie Democratic and Republican liquor
dealers were united in Ohio ri the recent
election: they voted together in order TO
protect their business, and succeeded IN
defeating the Prohibition candidates Tor
Office.
The first vice-prcsidcut OF the Virginia
Prohibition Society is the Rev. John T..
Massey, candidate for congressman at
large.
The lauor-dealors in Virginia should
reflect upon their strength and the power
inl influence they can exert. You number
over four thousand. You have over hNe
millions Of dollars invested in your buSi-
ness. You give employment to at least Ten
thousand persons. You pay upon your
business an annual tax, STATE ana iocai'
mot including the United States Internal
revenue taxi OF nearly million doi'ars'
You dshlIrsc in wages 20 Your employees
moro than three millions OF dollars an
nually.
Every liquor-dealcr in Virginia, no mat
ter what his politics may be, should regard
it rs his duty TO 60 to the polls on election
DAY. Tuesday, November 1th, and vote
against the first vice-prcsident OF the Nlr-
oinia Prohibition Society, John l.. Mas
SCy.
The above circular is one OF the last cf-
forts Of a dying faction. The only material
statement in this circular Is untrue. Mr..
MASSEY is not a vico-presidont of Pro-
hibi,ion Society, nor q member Of any Pro-
hilition Society. lie is yice-presidcnt
Of local-opiion assOciatiOn-an aSsOcia-
ton which, rs he said in his late speech in
this city, accordS to the people OF Rich
mond the right to decide all these questions
for themselves instead of allowing the pco-
pie OF the country to decide those questions
for lis.
But a. Il congressman Mr.. MAssEY'will
have nothing to do with State matters. He,
however, distinctly declares himself in
favor OF the abolition OF the entire internal
revenue system, and. therefore. Of the re-
peal Of all taxes upon liquor and tobacco.
The following is the note which came to
us with the above from Farmyile:
FARSvILLE, VA, November 3, 1882.
Editor Dispatch: \ copy OF the enclosed
circular has been sent to most If not all OF
the liquor dealers OF this place. Doubtless
il has been sent broadcast throughout the
state. The copies we have seen were en-
closed in envelopes having on them a one
cent stamp. but no poSt-mark. This is
very little and mean attempt to iniure Mr..
Massey. y.
The note from Charlottesville says that
the circular has changed one voter in that
place.
The following is portion Of the note
which came from South Boston:
SOUTH Boston, VA. November 3, 1882.
Editor Dispatch: a copy Of the enclosed
circular has been placed in the hand Of
every bar-keeper and rum-scllcr in our VIII
LACE.
did not expect TO vote for Massey until
I saw this circular, but from this time until
lie polls are closed on the Eth | expect to
do my level best for the PaTsOn.' Is.
The liqUor-dcalers are too intelligent to
array themselves as class against the
Democratic party on such an issue a. the
one upon which this circular endeayors
TO rally them. They are too intelligent 10
be mised by so transparent trick. They
are too intelligent TO be induced to vote
with the Mahoncites for so contemplate q
reason as the one given in the above circu.
lar.
Let the voters accept the issuing OF thi.
circular as a warning to bC on the lookout
for all manner OF tricks, deceptive prac.
tees, and false rumOrs. The baillcd Ma
honeitcs are grasping at straws to save them
from perishing; but thousand such
straws as the above will not avail.
Rally, boys. rally boys !-stand By the right"