The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-18
NOT A QUESTION or PARTY POLITICS.

NOT A QUESTION OF PARTY POLITICS.
EsSJlc News-Ieader in an editorial favoring n
IN for convention of the Democratic party de-
3xfes that one Of the questions which should be
&ntidered By that convention is tho question OF
<Geewide Prohibition.
scnch advice shows little knowledge of the dan.
~ that heset a party which endeavors 10 make
man's views on the liquor question test of
Sfty fealy The election OF the Republican.
IN HOOPER. In Tennessee last week. should be
lSrninE to both the Democratic and Republican
80 leaders that they can not make the liquor
ontion a matter of party politics. The liquor
6ti0n In primarily moral question, second
f1ty N economic question II is political. only
1870 IT produces revenue. and because it is
S2A i devouring evil that II has been
ssary to legislate to secure some protection
~ IL ravages.
4SSnf neither side will allow this moral cues.
l 10 be determined by r partisan political
%entlon. Should the Democratic Convention
~ for Statewide Prohibition the liquor
al
seton, and nobody knows this any better
WET. newspapers like the News-Leader.
&nti.saloon people certainly would not agree
hound by any declaration OF political
1fon. against Statewide Prohibition
The issue be injected into the deliberations
lnts Convention ii would result in disaster
Slparty.
m J. Bryan refused to be bound by the
zion of a declared wet" man for the Gov
ahtp or Nebraka, and the Republican can.
uas elected. When Myron r, Herrick. the
FMlafcan Governor OF Ohio, allied the Repub-
organization with the liquor interests OF
S5fate. this Republican ticket was doomed
G3ement in Ohio which put loyalty to con
ce above loyalty 10 political party went TO
pelis and elected John NJ Patterson to be
nor, and the Republicans have been de.
S4 Ia every State election since that time
3sfswas so i'm Tennessee When the Democratic
xke state and made the liquor question n
If1r Or PARTY politics the great moral element
<ka state rose up aud buried the Patterson
1tdates for judges out of sight, and later
f3ob TAYLOR the most popular man with
asses in all Tennessee tried To bring them
y. they declined to return because he had
ri himself with the liquor ring Of the State
"a was elected Governor OF Tennessee be
the highest type OF citizenship in that
refused 10 allow the Democratic state
,te mo
- any one doubt that there would be
1ar result In Virginia? Are not the liquor
&1fs the same in Virginia that they are else
which Will favor their business Have
not shown an utter disregard of the Demo.
~ marty and of the interests OF the State b.
5axht In every town and city to place ON tho
ration books every illterate and degraded
n nossible In order carry the election for
n1oon.
I'll the temperance people Of Virginia agree
~ n0litical convention shall tell them that
20 moral issue must be settled by partzan
73cai convention either Republican or Demo
repudiate Il AS any proper test of party
Igy.
= Holston and the Virginia Conferences Of
&14ethodist Church have recently held their
- and both demanded that the people be
4he right to vote oil the question of State
Prohibition These bodies did not con-
me question matter of party politics. but
~ moral issue. Does anybody suppose
- action of a Democratic or a Republican
10tiOn will change the views OF these re-
a bodies.
Democratic party OF Virginia should be
~ results elsewhere. and decline to in
into It's party conventions ii question
routains such possibilities OF discord and
Those newspapers which counsel such
- are either very short sighted. or are
Scrnnf Of the results OF such course Ill
ffafes or do NOT understand the moral
nsof the temperance people of Virginia
10y be. that realizing that there is no
that Prohibition will prevail, If the
& III State are once, given the right to
III they are catching at every possible
kAep the people from exercising their
right to decide the question as to
III sesm best.
ISHIP ON THE RosTRUM.
"a correspondent. evidently in the
Axatin,, for a debate writes re IN