The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
AN essage to Temperance Dem

4 ocrats.
.@$s5s3yyv;, ,rc. surprised to learn that certain
II Temperance voters throughout the ot 't''
Il VINO toog pare in tho Democratic PIT
4 mnry. are now saying that they are
n under no obligation to vote for MI. swan van
cnuse 1T was freely stated IN some
~ {, IL newspapers and otherwise during
the campaign chat II Judge Mann shoulo
Il he nominated many Democrats Wouia
s58,.si,,se 70 vote for him In the regular
Bseisction.
I$et 1t DC clearly understood at the out
tbo. The Democratic organization was
il nc way responsible FOR anyNsucl' state a
mont made during the campaign. : Il : lu 's'
N1;,nni was admitted to the primary as y
( Democrat upon all fours with the other
( candidates. and he was treated WIN
Il IKE considerati by the party managers
ii3y n n,.cover 1t is we'll known that men III
'st ,hc heat of a political campaign ire
Il nuently make rash assertions as 70 "hat
tl,cy will do or will not do on eiection
my but after the campaign isrover their
~ views are materially modified, and, as
r. a 1
rn,c. Virginia Democrats, in spite OF any
I, i o,ttion 10 tho contrary, have usually
gone to the polls on election day ana
voted the state Democratic ticket IL
Judge Mann had been nominated we
have no doubt whatsoever that Demo
c,., Il generally would have voted for him,
4 ~, mai he would have been elected.
But whether 50 or not, is one man re-
leased from his obligation because an
other manufactured that he would not
sdischarge his obligation? Surely advo-
ties OF temperance In Virginia cannot
8s frord to take such a position, and surely
X thev viii not. They advocate temperance
as a moral question. They have appealed
n 20 the voters OF Virginia in behalf OF
good morals 1t cannot be, therefore,
!. mat they will disregard the moral obi
cation voluntarily assumed by them to
rupport the nominees OF Il primary cleo
4 lion In which they took an active part
81. Judge Mann accepted his defeat grace
a fully. and feels that he Is under obliga-
Il ton not ;oniy to vote the Democratic
ticket, but to work FOR Its success; and
ne has been doing and il still doing spcn-
{ did service OH the stump and otherwise
In that direction. lie Is telling his friends
i and supporters face to face that they
A are as much unde. obligation ms he Is to
vote for Mr.. Swanson aud the other
Democratic nominees, and he is telling
4 them, moreover. that their only hope of
tin, lo whit
sent is through the continuation OF DEM
pcraic rule In Virginia. All the tenn
.perancc reforms which have come have
come through Democratic eglsla ton, and
there Is certainly no promise Of other
reforms of this character IN the RepublI-
81 the Republicans in convention wcrn
heartily In favor OF committing their
partyeto repeal Of the Mann law, but
finally compromised on the local option
plank. which the Democratic party adopt
Cd twenty years ago.
49, 1Tc commend Judge A!ann's example,
IaG }l.is sound advice to the temperance
X ffsers o. Virginia, u Is clearly IN the
a Interest Of temperance. as well az of
Edol government, that the Democratic
hoinlnees should be elected. and all tenn
peranee men who took part in the State
Z primary arc clearly under moral obliga-
non 20 vote the Democratic ticket. II
4 Yor be hard :or the temperance people
, kehe ally to pursue ANY course better cal
e.i'ahd 70 injure their cause than fc<
VI then': 70 decline 10 vote the Democratic
tieAel after having pledged Themselves
y me primary 20 10 do,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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