The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-04
CHA.UT'AUQUA At
PU ]. :: !!
Eight Thousand Enthusiastic
People Attend the
Meeting.
JUDGE M N. I ADDRESS J7l Re;
Is Given a Flattering Hearing
Other Candidates Ca Are Are
Invited.
.MANN's ADDRESS
(specinl to Tic Times-Dlspatch.)

LEEISBURG, VA, August 3.-Thc tenn
pernnco and literary chnutauqua, under under
the auspices Of tho Prohibition and
Evangelical Association Of Loudoun
county, ut Purcellvilc, ncar Loesburs,
was attended on "Wednesday by 5000 per-
sons. This Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS annual
meeting, md among the noted lecturers
are Rov. Clinton N. Howard Of Tochcs-
ter, N. Y.a Rev. Charles Cartwright,
Captain Charles II Stanley, Miss l<ath-
crime Eggleston, Miss Christine l., ring
ling, Of England; Rev. Thomas McClury.
Captain Richmond r. lfobson chester
Rlckcts, Lou j. Benuchan1p. Noah WEB
ster Cooper, and many others.
JUDGE MANN GUEST. "a
Judge William Hodges Mann, candidate
for Governor OF Virginia, was q guest
Of the association "Wednesday. He IS OK
ccedngly popular IN this section, whlcn
Is strongly temperance In sentiment any
work. To-day Judge Mann addresseu
IN the association auditorium an audlelice
OF 5000 persons.Si The seating capacily "
the auditorium As 1000. The aislcs were
crowded and many were unable 70 sa'.,
admittance. Judge Mann was s Ety. = no
great ovation, and his appearance us ~
champion OF ltemperance reform was. .ne
s.,rnni Gfor n, great decentralization IRON
. -svmnnthetic audience. Judge Mann
candidacy Is daily growing IN popui"L LIN,
IN this and I'd joining counties lie ~" w
receive natterlng vote. -. z.
i A N1ANN's ADDRESS
lie said, I have been TO many Wy, p aro,,
II Virginia. but before tins grew
~ or,hiv ? I" az temperance people,
70 ree el nro,der Of my citizenship tha An
Zee, 4. ,etore NV address shall be
oSnned 10 nv position on the tenn
omarao question for which navy
i pee ,,'l r. many places In virginia w
hcforc this great assembly, OF .e"'p "a,
nnce people feel prouder OF my ~.
zensh,p than ever before NY Auu' 90. oss
shall DO confined to my posi.'on =" ,n 20
temperance question, for whlch '..,u
fought for twenty-five years, ~"
a,ts Importance md have the h's 49, -
thority Of thes4 Supreme Cour. =. -
United states for saying thut NV, ,I, ,,,,,.
IS the chief cause OF CRIME ~ We h,,s,,ad
~ Temperance can be estapl'siieu
eithor Nv moral persuasion Or ~ law,
Moral persuasion appeals TO ...e ihu,-
,,,1,,nl but to 10 effective must DC cry
90 lli.n1 g into 4 law SO as to operate on
no community at large. Continuing, ne
aid when went into the LEGISLATURES I,.
nv position vas well known. The court ch
of Appcnis Of Virginia In the case ~ I
7 io,rhton IS. ! MURRAY confessed ltaell
powerless to deal, with the iiauor t TIL
H. on background Qf pubic moray
when the question Of property was nv
,r,,o,vedl5 saving that the legislature
could only deal w..n questions OF pup-
l,c morality and not the courts, ~ va" as
Ms desire to have enacted a. law pS
which Nhe public morals OF y COM
munIty could be- protected from inc So
| loon as we'll as the property OF an m
| diyilual lie explained that ne uiu ho'
desire to deny the authorship Oh the
! Mann bill and that ne couia WISH ~
! better epitaph on his tombstone lh' i
that Here lies the author OF the Mann
h,II.,, the second declaration of indcpend-
cnce wherein the people or TINS Com-
monwcalth declared they could shape
| tho ,ffo,rs of this state independent OF
| The saloons. But. that It was really q
bill enacted by the Christian people OF
the state, supported by temperance or
Plantations, religious denominations, ant
voted for by. the members OF the lcgis'
| lntrre at the demand Of their constitu'
| ents After rccitng tho passage OF thf
| Mann bill and explaining that the Ia"
proyIdes that tho court must be salts
| Nod that the place Is one where police
- = -
/. protection will be afforded. that It's sal'
is desired BY majority OF ne quail
/ fled voters of the district, and that y
sale would not DO injurious 70 soun'
public policy or the morality or materia
i interests of the community, Judge Mani
4 In brief discussed in conclusion the 70
suits of the bill as follows: dccrens
in criminal expenses in tho counties
m increase of nearly Eaf50oO IN tn
States revenues Increased security t
& life and the total absence OF crlmina
assaults and lynchng In the rural dis
trIcts since It's enactment
rho association. In order not to sho'
favoritsm, had also extended Invitation
q to Mr.. Willard and Mr.. Swanson, tn
other candidates for governor TOAD
"a dress tho association for thirty minute
on the temperance movement.
Mr.. D. J. Hoge, the president of tn
| association. stated that only Judg
Mann had as yet accepted tho invita-
ton. and introduced him as the mex
governor Of tho. Commonwealth Of VII
ginia