Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-21


~ouId not sigu . petition. I am afraid
that L will got into politics and regret
thst 4 4 being brought up at this time.
| I Am opposed to the sale of liquor.
AR. Powers, of Powers, Blair & Co. !:
viii not vote for local option.
Mr.. Edward Cohen: ! do not drink
= drop Of liquor and am opposed to To-
cal option upon moral and business
grounds. II will drive trade from the
city. :.
Mr. Charles j. Sinton: I am for Ii
quor-licenses.
HIGH LICENSE.
s. T. Martin, of Martin & Powers !:
As an abstract question, I am against
local option. Think high license would
be better and the present bill will
prove disastrous to trade in Richmond.
Mr.. E. Millhiser, Of NJ. Millhiser *
Co. am opposed to local option be-
cause it cannot accomplish the end de-
sired. Many merchants handle liquor,
which is q very profitable feature Of
their business, and the agitation Of this
question necessarily makes them timid
in buying.
Mr.. Warren, Of Warren & Quarles ::
7 do not think a man should be legis-
lated into what he eats or what he
drinks.
Mr.. Powhatan Breeder l am OPP
posed to local option on the ground OF
opposing any measure that restricts le-
climate business. Legislation has
never regulated and can never regulate
the true moral and religious life OF a
people.
LEAVE THE CITY; GO TO THE CoUN-
TRY TO FIGHT.
Mr.. A. S. Lee: The agitation of local
option in this city by the temperance
people, in my opinion. is damaging not
only to their cause in the State, but
also to business. They should abandon
their fight here and concentrate their
efforts in the counties.
Mr.. Allison, of Allison & Addison
believe in temperance, but am OPP
posed to all sumptuary laws.
Major James d. Patton | am OPP
posed to it. l voted against the bill in
the Legislature and shall do so again
| if there is an election held in this city.
| 1t will drive trade from the city, in my
opinion, which will 60 to Baltimore or
other cities. There are commercial
houses here that employ large capital,
who say that they will leave if Rich
mond should vote "dry."
Mr.. G. W. Eldridge, Of 7. r. Wyles
& Co.. will vote "wet." ] am in
favor of temperance, but do not think
local option would promote it.
Mr.. Corbin Warwick | shall vote
SWEET"
Mr.. Gates, of W. J. Gates & Go. /: !
am in favor Of high license-tax.
Mr.. Lewis d. Crenshaw, of the Hax-
all Crenshaw Company | believe in
temperance, but am opposed to stump
tuary laws,
Mr.. Wallerstein, of II. Wallerstein
| & Son: There are four in my house,
and we will all vote the "wet " ticket.
Mr.. w. A. Spott: shall vote
"wet," and | am for allowing people
to exercise their own discretion whether
they shall drink liquor or not.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT"
Mr.. Jourdan W. Maury, of r. II.
Mauiy & Co. | am opposed to local
option because it tends to demOralize
trade, and will result in nothing but ex-
cessive drink. 1t is the old story OF
forbidden fruit. That is all.
f. b. Taylor | am against local OPP
ton, and am not in favor Of class legis-
lation.
Mr. j. F. Gibson, OF the Southern
Express Company | am opposed to
local option because it will affect busi-
ness.
Mr.. A. Sale Watkins, of Watkins,
Cottrell & Co.. am opposed to local
option, and shall always be found OPP
posing interference by any man or set OF
men with what shall eat or drink.
Mr.. Grin Cottrell, of Watkins, Cot
trell & Co.: | am opposed to local OPP
ton and shall vote against it.
Mr.. Nowlan, Of Nowlan & Co. II
will be ruinous to business and will not
improve the morals of the people if il
should become law.
Mr.. Robert E. Macomber entirely
agree with Mr.. Nowlan on this subject,
Mr.. r. L. Winston shall vote
against it and am opposed to all stump
tuary laws.
A VARIETY OF VIEWS.
Mr.. Gennet, of Gennet & Co.: an
opposed to issuing licenses for the sale
Of liquor.
Mr.. Jacob Ebel, OF Jacob Ebel &
Son: There are two Of US and we vii
vote the "wet ticket" Live and LEI
live.
Mr.. West, of West, Johnston & Co.
! shall vote wet"; do not believe th'
Legislature has the right to interfere
with peoples business.
Mr.. Ii. NJ. Starke, of Thomas j
Starke & Son am opposed to loca
option because it will not accomplish
what the temperance people desire.
would, however, 60 for abolishing thu
manufacture Of liquor.
Mr.. James f. Tyler, of John Ii
Tyler & Co. am opposed to loca
option SIN toto not only so, bu
also"
Mr.. I. d. Briggs: Stop the manufac
ture of liquor and you stop the sale o
it. | am opposed to local option.
BAYONETs COULD NOT STOP PEOPLE
FROM DRINKING.
Mr.. John Z. Doherty: | am agaius
local option. During the war, whel
we had the provost marshal, there wa
plenty of liquor to be had. and it viii
be the same case if Richmond SHOULD
vote dry" now.
Mr.. Henry T. Miller am oppose
to local option and am for high license
Mr.. j. b. Lambert Although a ten
perance-man, am against local option
You cannot regulate the morals Of
people by laws.
Mr.. l.. Lewis: | am most assuredll
against this city being "a dry town,
for in ell places that ] know Of whicl
have voted "dry" business has beer