The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-26
Prohibition Laws.

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Prohibition Laws.
In another column we print a letter
from a correspondent which states very
clearly one ground OF arguments for those
who believe in the absolute prohibition Of
the sale OF all alcoholic drinks, namely,
that prohibition laws are rs we'll or bet
ter enforced than other restraining enact.
ments. We think, however, that tho
general concensus Of opinion Of mankind
draws distinct line between such natural
crimes as murder, arson or theft, and
such offenscs against police regulations
as result from the Illicit sale or distila-
ton OF alcohol. s
Experience has shown that murder Is
a crime which cannot be tolerated by any
society, and therefore no argument can
be entertained as to whether the exist
ence Of murder Is an evil, or to what ex-
tent It shall be permitted to go on. OF
the inherent criminality OF the sale and
manufacture Of alcohol, however. there
is wide difference Of opinion, and
though 1t may be best for a community
to wholly prohibit the sale Of alcohol.
such il regulation, no matter by what
sanction It is enforced, cannot make the
sale of alcohol crime comparable to
murder or arson.
At the bottom. prohibition is a question
OF local, State or national expcdiency.
Richmond has found the licensing system
to work very we'll, If the open and gross
viola tons Of the law regulating the sale
Of liquor to which our correspondent.
refers are still continuing, they should
be reported to the chief OF police or to the
Mayor.
9
An old colored woman went before the
Mayors Court the other day, and ipade q
charge against her husband that he had
"cussed her up and down de street. The
Justice asked her If she had any children.
and she replied that she was the mother
Of 'thirty-nine all tole."
"Wel auntie," said Justice Leake,
''any woman who has had as much
trouble as you does not deserve to have
any man cussing her around, so we Will
send Uncle Louis off on q vacation"
And the clerk marked up a fine and
costs Of sol against the aged prise ner.
How proud Crutchfield, Of Richmond,
would have been to deal with this case!
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III reply to the charge made by q re-
tersburg woman that there IS not man
in that city Of chivalry to whom a wo-t
man could safely trust her life, the In.
dex-Appeal thus meets our challenge:
81 '.XVLot shall wc say? Would II suffice
to retort that hell has no fury like a w t':
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diana University. who made independence e,
speeches. st one u -ir l''s"t' ''oe.'''ss'
are being lcctured by Republican news
noncrs "a to the irnDropriety OF their
conduct. Al! OF. which reminds one Of
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should feel delisl'ed if Panama were ' an an
independent snte. ana u II mace H s 50
at this moments but for me to say so
nuhl,clv would amount to an lnstigation
of n revolt ana therefore cannot say
it."-President Roosevelt to Dr. shaw.
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