The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05

The next senator recoS l4izc1t " ~ -
/ Lassiter. He opposed TIE hil,, saS.Is
81 VS. ,tngisa legislation at this time
and that II ~Q9 obJecuohsoie W eiAe
/ principles of Democracy
1.-THE ppollle haze "a right to chahge
( the State Constitution so as to reserve
/ to themselves the right TO vote on any
( question, bat until the Constitution
! has been changed they cannot initiate
legislation by direct vote, ssaia MI
commenting on Senator Strode's
threat of political death uh,esS ~
vote for this btu" Senator Lasslter
/ said: when the people l have the
! honor to represent see tit to repudlate
mo for doing my duty | shall De giao
! 20 retire from public life.
senator I.assiter's speech, which ma
read with strong emphasis ana Ora
matte effect was eloquent
/ Prohibition Failure.
/ aSenator Eolkes delivered a speec
In which he arraignec the chui i,
( folk far saving the liquor question:
,yss a moral question until 1t strikes
] one Of their dollars lie prayed 10
/ thn strength Of Jefferson TO Nheet
( the issues OF the day
J1euteuant-( Governor Ellyson next
Arecngnizcti Senator Edmonson, "A
/ oldest member OF the AesAS'a@"tV
J told nj temperance tegiSiatio1 -'0 -,
! more than eighteen years ana sa1
he had always supported temperance
/ measures but could not vote Tor state. :.
wide prohibition. He SAID husIhes
conditions were largely responSlete !
the temperance waves In the otatt-
senator E1dmonson said prompitloh
was a failure. lie closed his fefaarNs
with a religious poem.
Rights OF the People.
DCnDle NdN&
a right 10 vote on the liquor ques.
ION and that If this Legislature dld
nnt give them that right some otnee
+ l legislature would, was the opeh.us
remark of Senator Elan, who sala:
! II am here to say YIN going 10 No''
for this BILL - "a vi. ,,s
.,., ~ senator King felt called upon
/ 10 make few remarks re peile ..N -. -
nach county had right to govern
its own affairs, but he would Nots
TSr The STROBE bit because MS, con
stituents instructed him to do SO
senator Noel said he purposed Vot
ING for the bill because ne haa oeSI'
80, over TO it by the unfair attltuoe
'e 49,, senate toward IT." MT Noet
,sao,ared he was willing to leave the
,etter in the hands or the people
senator Tucker fsaid that rev II an
I aarotors know that the maporly o
tFeir constituents were opposed 10 Wv Wv
r,5,ltey of prohibition, that AL on me-,
knew "A large per cent was ~ go g.,
- ~ and he could not conceive NO"
tsene, Sanate could deny 1hs pt ~ M
rirht 10 Vnta on the matter. AZ
f,,1alfar said attacks On the rererei,
4 An ,,tare not we'll made because II !
CONGREGATIONAL and almost unlVerStNS
,1rhe legislature Will 90 itself an
injustice. the people an lnlost'ee az ~,
me commonwealth of ElFGln1a an ~
the right TO vote on thls QuesNo'''
concluded Senator TuC&er'
servants of the People.
senator Saunders said the leglsla
,or, 49, but servants of the peope
and should not arrogaye 10 then.
selves more power tha+l the1r you
etituents. lie said morality was 90
high as democracy ana that ! eo! ~,
rraov did not stand Tor what va
maj righteous. fair and pure, ne Won
i,..,,'e- Inv, earty and take up Naih !
PEI ", q represent the people and are
hara 10 reflect their views ana az
their bidding" said Mr., Saunders
fsapy their petitions they ask 1or IN
right TO vote on the matter anu Cd
IN MS give II to them. nave u
: nnclogv 10 make for my vote. shaI
vote Tor 1t because | believe In IN
doctrine. Let the people RUE
Senator STROBE Closes.
, Tho lest speaker was Senator
Strodc who expressed hope that
inc senate might approach the bin
calmly, dispassI 9nea.y and without
> bias or prejudice. lie disclaimer any
intention of maklEs any shadow 81
threat against Sena ,ors who might
IA F.'Th-p1tS hay q
no place in the issue said Mr.
strobe. The Senator from Amherst
declared he had not injected religion
into the discuss on of the bill. and
said opponents of his bin had nlaste
mat allegation to divert the attention
of the Senate from the Issue.
~ have heard a gr9at deal about
Democracy. and tha- this bill IS nm
democratic. That " not true. Up-
uonents Of the bill have entrenched
, themselves behind jefferson 10 sts I'D
: between the people AMI wAat the
/, people want. jefferson said The
-, vii! Of the -peuple - -a4+4S-3''t4it
dalton for any govcrnm 9nr,
Senator IIalsey asked Mr., STROBE is
. the Constitution provided fGS Sub'ri-
. ting questions 10 the people. The
$ Senator from Amherst replied in the
affirmative. A brief deha-e followe 4,
+lt+t inc senators NitNS were not re-
c0nciled
= Senator Strobe said the Democratic
z party was dependent upon the peopje.
r. ana II il d!d not do the peoples Will
+ the machine" Of the Democratic
] party would totter in twenty-fonT
q hours without the support OF the PSF
| pie,
I Does tho Senator and the other
, supporters OF this bin mean he and
they Wan leave the Democratic party
: Il we do not pass this BILL said Sen
= ator Halsey,
'No, sir," repl,ed Mr. STROBE, 'aa
2 while I am answering that ! want Z
y say IN answer 10 the senator From
Aorfolks allegation tnlst / repae aente
=, the Anh-&Aloon Leag0e. J repreaer
y tAe troa mountain people Of %olso
.-ua6 Amherst counties and nobody
olse. / am not member OF the Anti
Saloon League aud attended only or
-ot their meetings and that was bt
- 81 CURIOSITY. 49,. :
- 77> Applause for sfro,ic.
Senator Strobe was applauded tim
= and aHl,in by the capacity crowd d
tho Gpar ana In the gallery. As usEs
4 he was bsaes syith quesfiQns and ire
4 qarttiy interrupted, once by Senate
: Hart who read one Of the petition
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