The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-08

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erty with much more caution tnan 'ney
formerly did. Respectfully
CuAs. NJ. BLACKBOARD.
Lynchburg. Va, Dec. 6. 1891.
Youths Real Danger.
Editor OF The Times:
Sir.-I am a daily reader Of your Vslua,
HE naper. II ia the first one 10 be READ
every day. I cant agree with IL on ue
tariff or State banks. I have hao OK
pcrience with the latter before Tue 80,
and have some OF their bills YET, ou' m
In road the best that can be said on me
other side of those questions. On must
other issues you are all right rV'
stance. on Colonel McCreNdy iet'e,
against carrying concealed weapons Sou
quote and say: ia ~
Colonel McCready's paper should nc
read bv all law-abdlng and law-lovihe
neople in this blood-stained state. Hu-
man life Is the cheapest thing IN South
Carolina. The dead man IS always IN
fault The juries are organizeu ~ aop",''
The State Is always at disadVdhtase III
nrosecu,ine those charged with murder
The administration Of the law Is aHec,tu
by local and class considerations. we
choose our victims. II Is the man Without
influence or money who feelS the s'"nt
hand of the law. public opinion Is with
the man who reaches the Zip pocket FIRST
and gets the drop The only hope or the
State is I'm arousing public sentiment 10
a proper appreciation OF the SIN OF ploon-
outlines The pulpit the press the men
who make and the men who administer
the laws must be stirred No 10 sense OF
their responsibility. The hip pocket must
90. The homicides must be punished.
srAf lg .
good doctrine in Virginia as In South
Carolina The h!p pocket must go IT
is the Institution Of barbarism and OF
cowardlv barbarians. too. who have as
sassination in their minds II IS some
thing for the Virginia pulpit and press
and schoolmasters to take up. Let the
right doctrine he preached
This is good and sound as a gold dollar.
Rnt in the very next column Is found
this on local option in Front ROYAL, as
commented on by the Warren Register:
"Accordin. 10 the Register. therefore.
the people 81 Front Royal are face 10
face with this problem: Shall LIQUOR be
sold i'm that town with all the safeguards
OF the law thrown around the traffic or
shall IL be sold IN defiance Of law? Evil
IDENTIFY the prohibition law AZ Front Royal
Is n dead letter. II is not sustained by
public sentiment and IT cannot be en-
forced.
Better no law at sllin our opinion.
than a sham statute which is utterly dis
regarded"
The law prohibits carrying concealed
weapons in the state and the sale Of in
toxicating liquors in Front Royal. The
use Of such liquors IS a hundred times
more destructive OF human life. to saw
nothing OF Its other manifold evils. than
the hip-pocket pistol or knife.
Should a good law be repealed. because
II NAV be often violated? II so. our Code
would soon be reduced 10 Il very small
volume.
No. 'let the right doctrine he preached"
in every church and school-house.
Fairfax has had prohibition by local
option now for over fifteen years. and 10
is approved by the people. IL has been
voted on three times and carried every
time by large majorities In this maeis-
terial district-the last time by over ten
to one. True, the law is violated. and
we punish the vlolatOrs when caught Just
as we do the chicken thieves and other
criminals. There are old topers who con-
tracted the habit Of drink under different
conditions who viii get their liquor some
where, but we have a crop OF boys and
young men growing mp under better In
huences. The boys do not see their elders
tipping at the open bars TO give an idea
of its respectabiity. on the contrary, they
see II under tho ban Of law. Those who
Will have IT are compelled TO sneak into
dark alleys. negro huts. or other disrepn-
table places. TO CRAFTY their appcttes.
The children comprehend this. and learn
that II is not respectable ard avoid the
habit They will reach manhood free from
the faint OF that vice. 20 be sober. hon
orable and useful members Of society.
The youth of our country are not IN
much danger from the hip-pocket con-
cealed weapon but they are exposed to
far more insidlous and deadly foe N the
omen saloon. made respectable by the
sanction Of law.
Let the right doctrine he preached
Yours,
JOB HAWXHURST.
Fairfax, Va, Dec ], 1897.
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