The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24

QUALIFIED VOTERS or TIE DIS
RIG ~ OR TOWN IN WHICH THE
PR1vILEGua1S SOUGHT TO BE En-
T0llCISlID ARID IN FAVOR OF TlilI
THAT TILE SALE or
ARDENT, Spirits AT THAT PLACE
WILL NOT#F1'I1 CONTRARY. 10 q
SOUND PUBLIC POLICY, OR &1NJU RI
GUS no THE MORALS. OR THE MIA
8TE9I2rALI INTEREST OF TIL11 COM
N[UNI.rY, tho Court may grant such q
license.
2ItSIwill be seen that there arc several
provisions added to the law, but nll OF
them are intended to define more clearly
tho man and the place. and to give .le
people more voice In the decision. me
first provision requires that the person
applying for the license shall personally
attend to the business This is Intended to
hold the person to whom license Is grant
ed to strict accountability for tho man
ngenlent Of the business. twill prevent
O man who lives In tho valley or VIZ
ginia and runs Il saloon there rom run
ming saloons in Crewe and Blackstone
also. and putting in clerks to carry on
the business Gas has been done1.
POLICE PROTECTION. g
This ia a 5provislon based on experience.
No saloon should be licensed unless a po-
tlice,nan Is paid to look after ita work.
IT tho State licenses nloons to make men
foolish crazy and brutal then 1t should
provide protection so far as possible 20
decent and sober citizens from the ACTS
of tho brutes 1t has licensed the SAIGON
to make The country road IS not 1oI me
use OF the saloon and It's patrons alone;
Il Is for the use of men, women ana
children who have matters OF impor-
lance to attend to. They should not DC
hindered by the saloon. Police protection
IS a Just amendment. -,
INJURIOUS TO MORAL OR Mann
RIAL INTEREST SD
This clause In the bill leaves 70 the
discretion Of the judge to determine
yhot1,nr t here Gro moral and material In,
tcrcsts which will be injured by the So
loon If our Judges are 1T TO pass
,,pon questions pertaining to the prop.
orty. reputation, and life Of our citizens,
they are certainly FIT to pass on tnls
phase Of the saloon question and the
man who says this is too great power 70
place in the hands Of Judges should take
their other broad powers from them.
MAJORITY PETITION.
This provision has been moro fully dis
cussed than any other, and Is indeed the
,nain nroylsion, 1t reads as follows;
"And. If 1t shall further plainly appear
to the satisfaction Of the court. that q
majority Of the qualified voters OF Inc
district or town In which the privilege
Is sought to be- exercised are IN favor
of tho applicable ion This provision Is not
intcnded to suporsede the present locm
option law. 1t Is intended to carry that
nrinciple farther. If the people of town
or district decide In favor Of permitting
license, this provision gives them the
right to say what man shall sell liquor
and where he shall sell 1t. There are
mon who are not opposed to the sale or
liouor everywhere, but who are In favor
d = war nlnnpS.
| Times- Dispatch has recently been writing
| about dIsorderly bars. This provision
| would SETTLE that matter. If man
had been keeping disorderly place, ne
! could be kept out of a license by SIM
Die refusal to sign. This is far better
method than to appear In court to oppose
| him. o>-,.,,
nut the great gain In this provision Is
thnt il throws the burden Of proof where
| r. holonr. On the saloon. Tho saloon
10 public nuisance. AS matters now
stand Il tho law licenses the saloon UNI
| less the people fight the application. or
unless thoy call for q local option cleo
| ton, Tho adoption of this provision OF
the "Mann bill'' Will allow no single IL
| conso To be granted until the man VINO,
wants to keep the saloon has proven
that the people want him to have the
license He wants the privilege to keep
| n saloon, This requires him 10 prove that
| tho neopla want It. Is this fair? Is 1t
inst Is it in accordance with the best
interests of the people Of the state?
LIQUOR DEALERS RIGHTS
Ia this fair to the liquor dealer? Is u
not an infringement upon his rights! iias
not a man a right to sell LIQUOR u no so &C.
sIres? No! he has not Oh utenun' W Il, ~. -,
] character of the business, clllIen mas ~
| l,,hrront right to sell Intoxicating llquor
hv retnil This question has been forever
| decided in This country ny the unlie
| states supreme Court, AS early as lSif
! thc court said; mo one can clam y
consc to retail spirits ms a matter OF risn.
ITndrr the law d discretion IS 70 DC eAer'
a annJ ,,nt only as regards the ndividuhl i
,nhn' AMY hut also as to the number VIC
',hni "hn' licensed In enCh town IN NV
thn court said: '"There Is no lnhereht r'gh
~ ~ s' cIt,zon to sell Intoxicating hquor ps
retail. II Is not a privilege 81 y G1.Hat
of the State or Of citlzeli - Ia 81 Gnt ~,
san.uS. =" ia community 1T may. as al
r n,,dv said. no entirely prohibited oF ~ ~
nnrn,,i,tnd Under such conditions rs w
m,nut ~ tho utmost Its evils SAXON
l"epers cannot complain that une ~, n y Y
| bul'' takes away any OF lllc't ~ an
leaves 1t to the ma1orlly ~ ~ . sSatAs n
to say whether th4s Fly ~
granted to any man, ~,
LIQUOR DRINKERS, NlaHTs : y i /.
Is this bill fair TO the lllnor ~ ariH ~ !
Tho patron OF the saloon says; "n ,, nay
no right to infringe upon ny ,aase n ~,
where please a man has rlsilt 70 ~
anu a nfimA Of # iegIslntion." Here Is wher
ne ,.' '.rim,cs. D,spatcl and the persona
liberty" advocates make their stand an 7,
claim that they are on Mhre g ~
ground Right at thls pom; = wa ~
any any such claim. ~ reply e the clain
u ii w t !, IN Is JUST AS GREAT y
VIOLATION or MY pERs ! n sa,> Il I
HRTY no IIGIlNsN TltH S AN, ~ q,
II is a RESTR LOTION, M, :, M, - :!
FUSE FUSE TO LICENSE THE SALOON. IN