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

cnemicai prOduct. Whfskey Is a good
thing In its place. and sometimes we
know the exact place for a small
quantity OF II, properly iced and mint
ed. The evil is not in the liquor IT.
self. II all men would take IT tenn
perately II would be a harmless lux
uFyy. :.
= Here, Just rwu years ago. the first
time that liquor legislation was un-
der special discussion after the pass
age of the Mann law. the Times Dis
patch enunciates the same doctrine.
and utters again its slogan that man
has a right to drink liquor ito his
bodily comfort"
On March Is there were some
changes in the editorial force of the
Times Dispatch. but on March 81,
1908. in a discussion with the Re
hgious Herald. the Times-Dispateh
declared: I'VE insist. however.
that there is no intrinsic wrong
In drinking beer. wine or spir-
its and that there is no intrinsic
wrong in manufacturing or selling
them. The wrong which may come
from the making. selling, or drinking
beer. wine or spirits depends entirely
upon the conditions of the case
On April TIN, 1908. the Times-Dis-
patch said: I'VE submit that political
association with brewers is not per Sc
degrading. The British workingman's
mug of ale is an old and We should
say perfectly respectable institu-
ton. With reason and entire seemli-
ness 1t appears to us the Church of
England might question the desirable
ity of wiping out at the rate of 1000
per year the places at which he may
get his refreshment. On sane and
wise grounds II might oppose with
votes and influence measure. which,
as Mr.. Asquith's did. proposed to ac-
complish this and to accomplish 1t
without compensation to the licen-
sees
Here. after changes in editorial
writer's, we have exactly the same
doctrine set forth, and in a most
brazen form. The right of the
British worktngman to drink ale Ito
his refreshmcnt" tcomfort) is posi-
lively declared. and 1t Is actually de-
elared that the Church of England
might properly Join with the brewers
and oppose with votes and influence
the removal OF the places at which he
might obtain the 'refreshrnent" tcoitt--
forfl.
These quotations from the columns
of the Times Dispatch are presented
to the public. which can decide for
itself whether The Virginian has
made good" its statement that the
favorite slogan OF the Times Dispatch
in relation to the liquor question Ia
that ..cvery man has right to drink
liquor to hts comfort"
CD The Times Dispatch makes as
an occasion for discharging its public
duty. the fact that the Christian Ad-
vocate copied the editorial from The
virginian in which the slogan of the
Times Dispatch was quoted. This Is
absolutely ludicrous. The Christian
Advocate has quoted and criticised
and ridiculed this slogan of the Times
Dispatch for the past six years, and
every reader OF its columns Is thor
oughly familiar with this favorite sio-
gan. Not to go back too far. few
quotations are given from the edi-
torials OF the past two years
On March 10th, 1908. the Advocate
said editorially: Apparently when
ever the aforesaid editors tof Rlch-
mond dailies) have contemplated this
intolerabie invasion of the rights OF
club men In the matter of drinking
liquor to their comfort on sunday,
there has been a fresh CONFUSION anu
another volley of mud and stones,
etc"
In the issue of February 18th, 1909.
in an editorial denouncing the SLAM
derous reports In the Times-Dispatch
of the Anti-Saloon League convention.
the Advocate said. THE truth Is that
these whiskey papers know that II the
Anti-Saloon League continues In tne
work. that the day Is not far distant
when the reporters and editors OF
these papers, who may like to drink
LIQUOR to their comfort, will no longer
lin the inaccurate language OF the
Times Dispatch) have place In
which they can drink liquor to their
comfort (?"
In the issue OF March 26th, 1903,
the Advocate said in an editorial:
THREE THOUSAND THIRSTY
MEN"
When the mass-meeting assemblies
In the Academy of Music. the banner
floating over the stage should have as
Its device a little brown jug: the In
scription should be Every man mas
the right 70 drink liquor TO his COM
fort" and the meeting should De
opened. not with prayer and the sing
ing Of my Country It's Of Thee" but
with the old-time song of the dram
drinker.:
"Ha, ha, ha. you and Inc,
Little brown jug, don't love thee"
This is the liberty that Is In dan
ger-"thc right to drink liquor to
their comfort"
On April s. 1909, the Advocate said