The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-19

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lnent and gives erect TO Inc 5coi. Omit
Avs Wu1 II is t-1ilclDnt, because II
etoaes Il moral srnlnleIt MIL ~
! force 1t. know pei onaiiy . .nae . 49,
measure has wrought transioi iit..e.o..
in Mississippi. 1t Is said TO De au'a ls 49,
SHOULD BE CONSTITUTIONAL :.
Yes, because it .e;As with Il MATER -
uI.nI. importance. Is not Inc SAXON '@7 =
social and political menace on q paf W..
duelinE ana lottery! 1nese last are Ale 49, 49,
with in the Consultation and thus c aeSi,
ed The convenl.onzis moraliy pe.e. , NC
than the Legislature to grape W..
eva, for it is happily tree lfoln ei,e
sit.lous innuences That haunt tue 49,
of the ORDINARY Legislature. : hS y
venuion was called to Cleanse pol.'ie-s
saloon no less than the suhiaSo 1.i,a
into the solution OF that propieih.
to the negro the school, ana III -
from him the Suffrage, take also Tue So,
loon Pv withholdlus the suffrage you
purify polirics; py closing The ssiso.t, ~,
protect society l believe empilatie<1nS
in educating the negro. But II the peus-
fits to him of the school are proble!lis'eio
to some thinkers, is there any uouoI %
to the saloons demoralizing effecls uEoAi
him?
The convention is alone able iegaiiy ~
deal with the saloon Its ACTON IS iiis.t'
If the Barbour resolution shouid We az
ed upon by the Legislature, tiie "aio'I ,.
power with its multiplied agehcles VIZ
keep Juggling at every subsequent seS7ioii
of the General Assembly, in the hopes
that by hook or by crook such Ia" counu
be undone Is It wise for the conEehtioli
to entail upon the people such a strusgle'
incessant and against great oo0S. or u
subject the Legislature to so banelul III
fiuenceS?
A PRINCIPLE AND NOT y METHOD
The Barbour resolution takes the re
sponsiblity for the opening OF saooli
fom the State, where it is now iocSeu'
and transfers it to the local community,
where it properly belongs AT present
the State says in effect that the SAIGON
has an inherent right in every locality
though after it's establishment the citi-
LSiiS diS ISiilLtllStt " t11iethNS t'AiS 49,
for its removal The Barbour resolution
maintains that the local community, which
is to see ana suu.r me tNiis, has .lahe
to say in the first instance whether 1t
desires the saloon At present the saloon
comes without the consent OF the COM
munity. We propose that the saloon shaii
come only with the consent of the COM
munity If q majority of the citizens IN
q place wish a saloon, let them say so
ana have it. If a majority Of the cih-
ZenS express no such wish Tor saloon,
let not the State foist It upon them. The
responsibility for the opening of a sa-
loon should not be shouldered by the
State of Virginia, but by the community
which experiences its evils, and is, there
fore, alone able to judge as to its con-
tinuance The saloon now holds IS Gre
dentials Of character from the State; the
Barbour resolution requires the saloon
to get it's credentials from the community
which alone knows 1t, and is affected by
it. 1t is local self-government as to a.
vital matter; for a saloon touches every
interest in a town. moral, industrial, edu-
catioral and political. What grips the
vitals Of a people ought certainly to be
subject to their behest.
The difference between the present law
and the Barbour resolution is the differ
ence between inviting into your home an
unruly guest and inviting him out. IN
deco the difference is greater than that:
the State as your friend brings with it
into a community the saloon, and says
TO the host: "If this saloon proves I'M
ruly, invite it OUT Yes, to be sure, but
occupation is ninetenths of the law. The
State now stands oack of the saloon as
its patton We beg that the saloon and
the community meet each other on a fair
field and no favors.
THE EFFECTS OF THE PRINCIPLE.
The first result of the Barbour resolu-
ton is to right a wrong. That wrong
consists in now attaching the odium of
the saloon to the State, from which obi
UNI the vast majority of our propulation
desire anNiollsly to be free. They wish
to deny any completely in maintaining
the notion that a saloon has an inherent
right in every community. I've propose 10
divorce The state from the saloon, to let
the sa.oon stand on its own merits in
each locality. Brought before the bar olf
public crI!nion, the sa.oon shall be tried
by a jury of its peers, who have seen and
heard the witnesses; and the saloons
case shall not be passed upon by a court,
the State, which is remote, unqualified
to judge, and having only a very general
interest in the proceedings. AS to the
opening of a saloon, let the decision be
with the father whose boy will be tempt
ed; let the@decison be with the man who
wants the whiskey. THIS lodges the re-.
sponsibility with the community; it re-
lieves the fair name OF the State of an
cd nlm that is not deserved.
The educative effect of the principle of
the Barbour resolution is its chief calm
to consideration All other advantages
are trifling as compared with this one.
1t requires every voter each year TO
make UP his mind as to the good or evil
Of the saloon. For instance, when the
petition for a saloon is passed III the
community, suppose a voter signs 1t.
Then he watches personally during the
year the effects of the presence OF the
saloon, its effect on business. its effect on
the young men, its effect on politics.
He is made to face the question squarely
the next year when the petition comes
around shall he, or shall he not, be 4
party to planting the saloon in his Vi
cnity? The responsibility is brought
right home to the Bosom of the voter.
He is forced to form judgment, and he
will naturally seek light in forming ms.
judgment Thus the opportunity is pre-
sented for temperance education in our
people. It is made the business OF the
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