Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-12-20

bored here, aud that daily aud
nightiy men come from his rum
shop under the influence of drink.
No later than a week ago after a
frolic the bounds of neighboring
village were shocked by q feud
between two young men who had
been drinking, and serious assault
resulted. Time and time again have
we had shooting ARRAYS because Of
the poisonous speak-easy whiskey,
and to date without adequate punish.
ment. Knowing these things is il
any wonder that the patience of tn.
law~abiding people has been worr
thread-bare? 1t is hardly to be won
dered at that meeting was held in
this village last week, when the dis
play of earnestness was never more
patent to Us before. There were
men there from all over the district
determined men; we were astounded
at their earnestness. These men
mean business. They have undoubt-
eddy evidence sufficient to convict
some men now before court. What
they intend doing further it is not
for us to say. 1t is to be hoped. how
ever, as We in this paper urged once
before, that nothing rash will be
done. 1t is due the county, her
officials and her citizens that moth
ing be done to further discredit us
in the eyes of the world. We know
these peoples feelings and also know
that patience in any man cannot be
tried too far. They recall with bitter
ness the promises that were made by
these lawbreakers shortly after the
last local option election, and they
have seen them hagrantly violated.
The writer had no part in calling
the meeting nor did he know of it
until the day previous. 1t receives
his hearty endorsement, however, as
it was a sober meeting and one of
earnest citizens who had no selfish
purposes to subserve. 1t was solely
for the good of the county. And
we venture the assertion that the
men present there represented more
taxes than all of the liquor dealers
IN the county and their friends have
paid in during the last City years.
As to "0mega's" allusions-snd
this is the only place that is meant
as reply to our correspondent-we
will say that there were no insinua-
tons in "L.'s" communication other
than that there we're some of our
officials, as all know, who are not in
sympathy with the temperance peo-
pie; that the jury matter has been
the chief bar to conviction hereto
fore, and that we but express the
sentiment of thousand when we
say that officials of the county
could, if they would, break up the
lawless traffic. These are plain facts,
and not maligning. Omega puts
his own construction and draws
personal deductions and uses terms
that are not warranted. His per-
sonal illusions are more direct in
line of charges than any of "L.'sv
statements. The facts of els" ar
ticle still remain bare: The law is
openly violated under the eyes of
county officials and people; the juries
invariably have some man on them
who is known to be there to hang
the verdict. The officials of Nor
shumberlandand Richmond do not
permit such as this; then why should
An incident may be recited: A
gentleman who was on one of our
uries at whiskey trial some time
go, in which there was hung jury,
ellis us that 1t was hung by man
Who took little interest in the DELHI.
rations, and held out for acquittal, |
J pom adjourning for dinner this in
lividual came back "three sheets in |
he wind" He bundled himself mp |
n corner and informed his COL
eagues to go ahead until they were
ired. The result was no agreement.
his man had gotten on the jury
nth the avowed purpose of hanging
:. And yet there is to be no CEN
ure in selecting these juriesl On
asst court day couple of avowed
wet men bundled themselves off to
curt and tried to get substituted for
theirs who were "dry." To the credit
T some officers Of the court be it said
hat their efforts were foiied. We
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