Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
ANIi.SAlOOHiSTS
RAP the NEWSPAPERS
Senator Thomas Denies That He LET,
Platform in D. sgus, 1T local
Option


its recent publication IN which ii was
made to appear that hr l"agar was
to open hradquail, - and to rngas"
activel, IN the support OF any can
didat" for aovrrnn
As a rule the haiI' newspapers
are genuinely unreliable, so far ~
news affecting tn" Anti saloon League
is concerned" h" said
Tn" speaker warmed ia" members
| OF the league against accepting state
mrnts OF he new Spap"rS and not to
b" discouraged OF iUl,l,.d by the re-.
ports
Th, resolution affecting the news
papers is a follows
Thanks to "Aceurate" Papers
THAT the thanh> nl the convention
l." rXtrn!"d IA these newspapers
which have given arcural" reports
! of tn" proceedings al this convention.
and "" sincerely hop" that The day
| is not far distant when all OF our
| great daili"s will b. Just and disCrim.
mating in their attitude toward the
league and its WORK.
Rev. AIR. DesnaZu r;.l,"l attention
t. tn" fac that in some OF the pa
pors were reports declaring that Their"
| was bitterness in H. proceedings OF
,, last evening and 'hn' Senator Thomas
| had Left the platform IN disgust He
protested against The language en-
! pioy"d in HE report al the proc ed
ings.
Thomas Denial.
Mr. Thomas denied that he had
Loft h.. nj.
| reference to an in,lN id'al oppression.
and that he had II" Ireling whatever
in the matter H., had given voice
to his sentiments and that they had
been maiurely considered
George W Hauxhurst Of Halifax
askrl If there was ever known 4
political newspaper tha! had told til"
truth? They do not want TO tel! the
truth, and they would not know tn"
truth if they saw t." liz. declared.
E'N. J. Sidney Peters. Of Manchrs
ter. deprecated tn" disposition to an
tagoniZ,' the newspapers of the state.
He said that il the newspapers closed
their columns to the league it would
b." Il severe blow. II" had found that
the reputable newspapers of the state
mistake they made.
No Thanks Due.
Rev Mr. Bulla Of Alexandria, did
not think it Incumbent OF the league
to thank the daily press at this time.
He declared that the temperance PEG
pie are nearly strong enough now
to have their own daily paper, and
said We may have On" of our own.
(App!ause) He cOntcnded that the
papers given to printing inteniionally
mis!ca ling reports would not readily
give or make corrections.
TIL" lcagle has a great Constitu-
ency. and thew read the reports OF
the press and they believe them. pa
pers that persist in misrepresentation
should not have the support or approx
al OF the league. The committee had
not dared to say half as much as it
felt
Rev. Mr. Batcman Of Norfolk said
that the criticism was in injustice
to The papers which had given fair
reports
If any paper had made an unfair
or false report let that paper be de.;-
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league do things straight and thus
prevent newspaper men from getting
things crooked 1t was unjust and
unfair to include all the papers when
all were not guilty.
Thomas " iitehead Of Lynchburg
declared that the league had right
to- demand proper and correct reports
of its proceedings. He cared nothing
for the surmiSrS or cOnjectIr"s OF the
reporters or editors.
For ten wears the press OF the state
had been engaged in sidetracking the
issue and causr of temperance
President TAYLOR said that the press
were tie friends of the league and
had been Of incaiculable benefit. TIL"
press of the state was largely rrr-
resented in th. convention II was
source OF new and hence they wer"
purpose.
Many Of ~. speakers said nice
things about Il" press. and then pro-
ceeded to do what the league did
Yesterday in rlA matter Of declaring
for prohibition heartily favored the
propOsit on. l',t failed 10 vote for
its adoption
Later the I"wspapers Of Norfolk
and those in o'her parts OF the stat"
were included N the wholesale con
demnatiop Of a0 alleged inaccurate
report
The CLOSING >sssion tonight OF III"
Virginia Ants loon League was de
voted to aiGr. -ses. and a statement
OF the future policy OF the league
by the execur committee. read by
Or. James Ca On. Jr.
He declared nat while local option
is the slogan a. the league this may
Ia laid down At any tim" foT IN"
statewide prob 1ition.
He also en' ID a general denial of
any political s''Iliation in tho present
policy Of tn" aSue.
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