The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-27
The South Was Represented.

EOll Or OF Inc ueS-OlSpatCHi
sir.-1n the report which you published
OF the hearing before the judiciary Com
m,tlee Of the House of representatives
no mention made of the fact that the
South was represented Ut that hoaring.:
sIhc Baltimore Sun and The Washington
Evening Star. both Of which papers 81
par Vel; few Of Of our Virginia people
take The Sun and The Star, T hey would
not know whether Virginia and the other
Southern States We're ,represesnted before
the commtsee or not %ltn s hG 6ss't
let the people know Wtiat We are doing
that I make the following statement:
DR.. 2. c. Dlnwiddie, the. national legis-
nys S 6dsrea he 5outh On @
sented in the hearing before the com
Hn!ttee,5 and, as / was q member OF the
national Executive Committee OF the
lsague and the preds asIrad 9a
washington. was present at the near
ing. Only one hour was given by the
cnmmIttec for the hearlng-one-half hour
national legislative superintendent, took
ton minutes; Mr.. Andrew Wilson, the
attorney of the league, took twelve min
utcs. Mrs. Margaret.Dy Ellis represent IN T.
minutes MI and the writer, represent ting es-
peL.ally the Southern States. took three
mlrutes He presented the following ar ar
gulnent: +, 535 !.
pu:e ~ ue Question Of local seif-goyern-
ment. It concerns the right Of the states
to manage thelrsown affairs without t1a,'l II
outside Interference The supreme court
tlatIic is a subject which comes purely
urder the police legislation OF the various
states. and the general government
should have no voice.in the mater a II : az az
LII no section of the country has. Inc
pressed as In tfeT8 South Atlantic. the
Gulf States and Kentucky. Tennessee and
Arkansas, but the method has been Una.
tia liquor ts question FOR itself. Largely
ovar one-half Of the South Is freed from
the saloon. and yet there is no State-Wlos
prohibition. It has been cone ny Ry gmlniE
ask the committee that VIC DO allowed te
follow out this same principle between
the States and tho general government
We simply ask to be let alone to .mansa g
These matters IN onr ow a y, w ased go thai
It Will be impossible for citi5ens lvlne
outside of our State to ignore the laws OF
| our State. and to carry on business EWlllcl
has been prohibited bN lhe s.a1e; am
ally, the Supreme Court being, the Judge
|iit is Just that men outside OF our state
should DO given rights which the state
has denied to it's own c1tlzens ne iuu -,
aueaiop Issue; The v real as. as sae law
ns the neople OF that State may thnl
T 9, 3e e tat h' w mGrs
| liza wing these laws nullifled by the author.
Of United sqtes dsgopt ag 70 the nth
tude Of tie Southern section OF our coun
tFy on question Of th!s XII, kind !, ~ We ,a asl
/ wfich We have made for local self,goyern
meat may not be nnlliiiod Hndsr ne q pr prs,
&c / said above. i do not send tn ~
because OF any desire A4or rao ne tIsP ~
/ people OF the state have Tight , +
lea que We're not negligent, but that tn
viows Of tic south were presented bef s T
tbs committee DR., Gordon 3. Moore, u
State superintendent, also went to WASH Y
ingion, but did not arrive until after tn
i Yours sincerely
JAMES CANNON. j H.,
Pres, Virginia Anti,Sal!on0on League
Blackstone, va, Jan, y! loo4