The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-16
CAMPBELL \ Al |
MANN 1. \ LAW
Moral Atmosphere Is Cleared
Says the Central. ..1.
HERALD he: Z II, PRINTS Ri NAMES MES:
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HERALD PRINTS NAMES
Hot Editorial In the Advocate Declares
That New Constitution Sounds
Death knell Of "Whis-
key Devil"

Tires OF the religious papers which have
appeared thus far this week take edlto-
rinl notice OF recent events In the State
Legislature. All OF them remark con-
corning the Mann law, and two OF them
mention the Campbell affair. HI @t. a
THE CENTRAL.
According to the Central Presbyterian.
1.-THE moral atmosphere In vlrginia"sJwa
made much clearer last week BY the ac-l
|5tlon OF the. Legislature in several mat.
tiers. The adoption, BY large ma1oritles.
Of the Mann license bill, as a part OF the!
revenue law. us in accordance with the,
demands Of the greater part OF the intel
lgent and lnw-abidtng citizens OF the
large majority. voted for the removal Of
the Judge OF Amherst county X" for con-
duct that unified him for O position re-
duiring certainly obedience to law" Be
sides these things. the Central notices the
child labor bill and movement for the
restriction OF divorces a @
TTIE HERALD. ga
The II r eligious T. Herald impressively
prints the two items following: n
1.-THE following members Of the Virginia
House OF Delegates voted against tho
Mann bill and against tho removal OF
Judge Campbell: Messrs. Coleman. Cum
ming. Folkes. Kelley Leake Lewis. MAYS
owens, 4Toney. Wallace and Ware. The
following voted against tile removal Of
judge Campbell, but did not vote at Mi
on the Mann bill: N Atessrs HURLEY and
Walter Jordan. d
5"R ichmond had one representa- Tive iH
the House who voted for the Mann bill
Fl on. Z. T. Christian--and two who voted
for the removal OF Judge Campbell--
II ons. T.. 4. Christian and Hartman"
10 n another place the Herald speaks It
length Of the Mann bill. which, It declares
passed "afterSa protracted and heated de-
bate and q liter various parliamentary s de-
vices had been used With view :, 20 its
defeat. The Herald thinks that IN the
long run It may prove best that the law
does not apply to cities and towns. It is
much more difficult to enforce the law IN ,
the Ct ties. and tho need OF an telligent
and vigorous public sentiment -, r. er r..
fore, and to that extent, more imperlous"
we must set ourselves steadily to the
cultivation OF that sentiment. The work
for tho anti -saloon people In Virginia for
wears to come is In the line OF ndoctrina-
THE ADVOCATE.
Under the caption,F'The Battle IS " on
the Christian Advocate devotes Its leading
editorial to the Mann bill apd to Dan
vile. On behalf OF the temperance people
OF the State it8thanks Judge Mann @ for his
work. It congratulates the temperance
forces OF &Danvilles on their VII tory
The most interesting portion OF the edi-
torial, however. Is that which discusses
the relation Of the negro to the whiskey5
ira t1icIthe blacks who hold the balance,
OF power IN many counties. u
"T'he white man becomes the serf OF
the saloon and It's sooty sots. The fanat-
les. who in hate and fear Of the South
set the muddy foot of the rice-fleld negro
upon the neck OF culture. honor. 81 chris On
stianity, became thereby the champions
of this accursed traffic. fastening IT upon
the states OF the South"
Then localizlng Its remarks. the Adyo-
cate continues: i. \, liz asSg
when Commonwealth after Common
wealth cut the roots OF the saloon by
eliminating the ignorant black voter, the
doggery was doomed. The new constl.
tntion Of Virginia sounds the knell OF
3wllskey devii:s The saloon. hated FOR ITS
deeds OF ruin, donbly detested for Its ALL
fnnce with tho abhorrent and repulsive
system OF black bnlloting, an insult to
Southern society, will be driven, as Cain,
a murderer. from the presence Of men.
I'll, Is a stencil and a pestilence Let the
site OF this den OF iniqulty be purged with
fro and sown in salt. MI