Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-10-08
Entered at the Postoffice at Staunton,
Va. as second class mail matter.
Friday, Oct. 8. 1909.
ANYTHING FOR SUCCESS.


the approaching election. The Demo
cratic party as now organized, is as full
ly pledged as that party can be t.
bring it about. They have as thei
candidate for governor Judge William
Hodges Mann, the VERY HEAD of tn,
temperance movement in Virginia, a.
he himself has proclaimed-thea utho
of the Mann Bill. They have already
announced their purpose to elevate tt
the office of Speaker of the House the
Hon. Richard Evelyn Bryd, the
tyro, the mightiest reformer in The
party unless it be Judge Mann, and
the author of the Byrd Bill, the second
MAGMA CHARTA of the prohibitionists
in Virginia. The Mann Bill being the
first. Equipped as the party now is
with the two leading lights of this
movement slated for high places, de
termined on making the one governor,
and the other speaker, there can be nc
doubt that they will have the situation
so firmly in hand; that there can be nc
escape from the passage of a Statewide
measure through the House at least,
possibly through the Senate, and as
for its becoming law by means of the
signature of the governor, that is fore
gone.
There is but one perplexing question
to the Drys. viii these estimable
gentlemen stick Will they deliver
the goods after they are installed.
This is indeed perplexing. They are
both politicians, they are both very
foxy, they are both admitted to be
smooth propositions, they are both &C
credited with quantity of hypocricy
beyond that accorded to the average
man, they are both known to preach in
theory of temperance, much that they
do not practice; they are grand stand
players of high order, and they are
politicians of that new school in Vir-
ginia upon whose banner is subscribed
but one word-"Success." The means
of reaching success are secondary. The
first and paramount idea is success
itself. Success means keeping hold of
the reins, providing warm places for
favorites at public expense, having
within grasp vast sum of money to
be expended in such ways as they may
decide upon, the POWER to do as they
please, make such offices as they
please and put into them such chosen
apostles of the true faith as are sugges-
ted to their sweet wills, and such as
only bow before their shrine This is
success. The cause of the people, gen.
eral good to the public, safeguarding
the interests of the taxpayer, are not
even third rate considerations. If there
seems to be any of the latter, it comes
more by accident than design. There
is ''a headquarters in which is dis
cussed nothing beyond. what shall WE
do on this or that subject? How shall
WE accomplish this or that thing? By
what influences can WE control such
and such situation What is best
for Us to do here and there? WE
and Us are the only people considered.
This party, WE and US, have concluded
that Statewide prohibition will at least
install them in power for four more
years. This will give fitting end to
The career of Judge Mann as the most
llustrious moral Hypocrite yet pro-
iuced in Virginia, it will put a power
INTO the hands of that other great NOR
alist of the same school, Hon. Richard
Evelyn Byrd, to whom we are also in
tebted for laws somewhat more cher
shed and valuable than the Decalogue,
power, which he as Speaker, may
wisely" handle under and by virtue
I counsel and wisdom proceeding from
he Throne always set up in Murphy's
iotel during legislative session, and
ways approachable by those courtiers
hose loyalty to The Cause.-The cause
SUGGESTS well known and appre-
ated, but barred absolutely to all 5
ther visitors. {
Under these auspices we are to have
tatewide Prohibition-that is, if like
lie postage stamp, the darn thing c
lcks. The Anti-Saloon Lacquer is 9
armed, however, and well he may be. r
he Saioon-keeper is alarmed, and well C
may be. Both have had promises II
ade, both cannot get all they want, b
9TH will be mad as soon as the ball Ii
'ens and they find the coquettish t
aders dancing with strange partners. t
here is bound to be row when one n
the other gets left. I
But in the midst of all this there are |;
me who are going to take no chances. S
ley are not going to be charged with Il
wing installed, WE and US, in their v
sitions. They are going either to o
op out of the game or vote with the +"
her side. We will admit that for p
is one time WE and US will succeed. n
he people are not, we fear, fully
7akened. They will squeeze through,
suppose, but unless the ballots are
anipulated after the old Norfolk
1le, the majority will be Iessened, >
d there maybe lesson taught the 81
garchy which is walking over the =
ate rough shod, in its hypocritlcal W
arch to Success" that may be ben IL
cial not only to it, but to the people Is
large. The man who believes in o.
ndling this great question of license Sc
a proper way sees no hope from WE u
d US. If he ever expects any relief U
m the present body of hypocrites al
ading affairs, he is almost bound to 81
k it in an entire change of leaders 10
lot in change of parties. OF
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