The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-07
STIRRED BY WORDS
Of Mr.. MCA[[|sTER
Senators Keezell and Folkes
Reply With Heat to Field
Secretary
FALSE AND MALICIOUS
DECLARES The FORMER
Both Men Thoroughly Aroused
Over Report OF Speech Of
Anti-Saloon Leader Sun
day Night.

~-o~f
penoun&ing the Rev. j. u. Nc
Alister's utterances In the pulpit ofthe
last Ena Baptist church Sunday as
malicious, "iaise' ana "unwarrant-
ed" Senators Keezeii and r'olkes rose
10 q question ot- psgsonal privilege
Monday wnen the SeaAts cSnvenec.
ana spoke In more heated terms than
has cnaracteriea any OF tnoir speeches
lhis session.
both senators were thoroughly
aroused and voiced their reerimipa
tons with strong and unmistakaoie
emphasis. senator keezen resente.
tne imputation tnat he. as one OF the
twcnty-siA senators VINO voted against
the revenue with which his campaign
expenses were met he said he paid
his own campaign expenses whenever
any were necessary.
senator FOXES resented being held
1p before the people as a biaspnemer.
In rising, senator Keezeil read
newspaper report OF the Aes. ...s-
Aiister's sermon In which the minister
was quoted as aaying;
f'Twenty-six senators Sat in their
seats in the State capitol on Friday
evening and said To the $4,000 petit
TONERS. we recognize no right on your
part TO a vote. We viii Keep this
thing that pays heavy licenses and
shat pays our campaign expenses.
--- What AIR kecxc1l said.
Mr.. Keezell said:
las one at the twentX-six- Senator's
who on Friday last voted against
what Is known as the STROBE BILL.
want tn say that, IL correctly quoted.
| regard the statement attributed to
Rex j. d. MeAlister AS an unwar-
4raa.ted and -gTatsite.is- insult and
salsehood. a Islander against the iu-
tagrity of twents-six as honorable
gentlemen as will be found anywhere
In this Commonwealth.
For myself, desire to say that
slse statement as 10 payment Of CAM
.paizn expenses and the Inference
which II seeks to make as influence
ing the vote OF senators Is malicious
iy fafse AnsaHg the xoof: peops-
whom / have the honor TO represent
span this floor. such an tmpatatton
upon my integrity l know VIII he
resented, as IL deserves to be, For
most of twenty-six years I have had
the honor 10 represent az true and
noble constituency as II mas been
=aas man fss.fst tttsssaAse represent
whatever OF campaign expenses
II ha4- ne@n proper and necessary to
Inenr when, L have been a. candidate.
l have paid out OF my own pocket.
and have never found IL necessary to
take up a collection nor solicit sub
sersptioRs to meet them.
my record as temperance man
cannot he assaiied successfully among
the people where / was born and
~ -, fs yxsts
and enthusiasm Of young man to
pass he first local option raw. As
a citizen my vote has always been
cast against license. voted for the
Mann law. and as one Of the con-
ference helped to write II into
the tax laws after 1t was dead as Ii
special act.
II voted for the Byrd bill. and as
a citizen and as a representative.
my cveTy act has been open and my
position known.
My vote en Friday, In my opin-
ion war In the Interest of temper
-ance- and good government /
feel sure when the people of Nir-
gfnia realize the true conditions Eur-
rounding this Commonwealth now
and the untimely agitation OF this
question. and have taken sober
second thought. free from the goad
Of professional agitators. they W.:
see the wisdam of the action by the
Senate on Friday last
Challenge OF MFR. Folkcs.
Immediately after Senator Keezell
concluded his remarks, MIR. Foikes
arose and said:
DIR. MGAlister. In the pulpit, said:
One OF the Senators from Richmond.
before casting his vote against giving
the people this right. stood at his seat
and threw down the gauntlet to every
church and every church member in
Richmond. He sa.d: 'Richmond has
her remedy. Let those 1000 Bible /
men who marcke. The streets few
Sundays ago vote the saloon out Of
The City
the faces OF siese men OF Richmond
who believe In Christ. and VINO nave
the power TO vote. Can they be men
or things? WIN they march as Bible
men and keep on masking drunkards |
IN $50 saloons or Mill -ssAe.g pick up
the challenge cast by this creature Of !
their ballot and vote them out 7.
Now, Mr.. President. wish TO
agree with all that Senator Keczeli |
has said" continued Mr.. Folkes. and /
70 add that this minister has no right |
10 hold me or the humblest and VIII /
est creature up before the people as a
VAnnpnSllGTs MY Mt0kuSE 0lc0 Wnen
was very young. but not before she
had incufcased In me q respect and |
reverence FOR God and the Church. I |
did refer TO 1000 Bible class men.
but not to 1000 Bible mon. There [
II quite difference between them
n deny that I threw down the |
gauntlet to the church. deny ii In
dignantly. have questioned men,
beers Of the Senate and outsiders and
they agree with me that did nothing
OF the sort
yet l am dragged out. not like q |
keen-eyed hypocrite OF the Antt-Sa- |
loon Lengue, but d poor creature. who |
has biaspher1cd. ana as a man lack |
Ing in respect for thlnga sncred. Jesus |
Christ and the God who created Us
WIN judge Of these things on the last |
day. was one of the first 70 throw I
! brick ut the liquor men II they sold |
liquor on Sunday. Or ID boys. deny
the right az ileld secretary az the !
Anti-SalGon League TO hold me up ~ /
= blasphemer. Ny work has bean |
heipin9 10 erect public buildinGy In !
Alohmond ana doing my duty along
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