The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-23
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I'll The tsSupreme in Virginia, IN It's frantic II.
1o9ts 10 bolster up the saloon Is continually
elorming contradictory and Illogical stunts
j. seems to imagine that It's readers know
11htnx about logic or that their memories
-64 not sufficiently good to remember what was
tA@ preceding paragraph Of editorial Il
- been declaring that prohibition does not
S&Ibft because of the blind tiger" the illicit
t1ler," THE jug behind the rock. ctr Dry
~ are not really dry: liquor bs bought
<NAere and easily. according 10 the Sa
So." Az much liquor is sold as before the
went dry AMI the city loses the license
N0sts all the bad results Jus the same
gsgupreme" has beer procaimtng such
II - these for many weeks. aye. many
-
y Row the "Supreme" forgets apparently all
9evfous allegations and gives us quite
ii Eoncerning the Heavy liquor shipments
Richmond into dry territory, and have
&&dttoriai on Christmas Whiskey in the
AWegtr and the Supreme" tells thai The
nsoe Of the Express Company would seem
NoStain the contention of the wet people III
rocent local option election ia Lynchburs.
NE consumption Of intoxieants vas great.
Ean that town under s1called prohibition than
8SSU WAS under regulated traffic .
- sHupreme" seems To be entirely innocent
n ne slightest knowledge Of logic II the
TIknd tigers and Illicit distilleries flourish III
~ meAnures around about dry towns why
Ishculd Ii be necessary for people to order Nhs-
~ from Richmond and Roanoke Why should
SAhere be such demand for Christmas whis.
sxeys. II there il trouble TO buy ~hiskey
sraround the corner? Is it not evident TO any
Ihody, who stops to think at all, that the argu.
fHn0pts of the supreme DESTROY each other
a7A3 TiYginina admits that there very heavy
shipments OF Christmas whiskey, and II points
HI these shipments as the strongest kind OF
6af&c0f that there is not much liquor sold III
HSty rections az In II is moi easy to get
MINOR in dry sections IS in vet. At ordinary
nes the people do not have liquor, but at
&EAT1stmas time. unfortunately, the old habits
H4tIl cling to many people, and great many
oDple get drunk al Christmas time who keep
oher the rest of the year. intoxicating liquor
III the curse of Christmas. and the heavy ship
Eents OF Christmas whiskey will bring the
mU1Al harvest mentioned Dy tile wise man,
Marrow. contention. babbling redress Of oyes
6onnds without
$gAs matter Of fact. zke Supreme" makes a
nAement concerning Lynchburg which has
- proven TO be absolutely false 1he Byrd
1otuor Law requires all railroad and express
npanieg to keep correct record Of al liquor
tppcd into dry territory, including the guam
~ and character Of contents OF package. The
1rords show that two wears ago the liquor ad
@ocates. In their speeches, declared thai the
Tn cold over one million dollars worth Of Ii
nof. An examination Of the railroad records
~ that the amount Of liquor shipments dur
~ twelve dry months In round numbers
t&&lU 200 showing Ii decrease Of about four
Mn, and yet the Supreme" in Virginia does
~ hesitate to continue Ia publish the refuied
S6ar9e that the consumption Of intoxieants was
loater in Lynchbure during the dry than dur
~ the wet months
This is only safnpi1 OF the supremeiJ con
Sndictory and illogical statements made b. the
<Wremeiv wet TiInesD Dispatch.
5 NUDGE WITT AND JACKSON WARD
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