The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-01
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Senator Halsey Makes Plea
for His Bill as Problems
Solution
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SAYS SUCH A PLAN
MUST BE ADOPTED
Mr.. Kelley, Representing Liquor
Interest Opposes the Meas
ure With Equal Vigor. VI
No Action Taken.

senator -Hafsey made n strong al
gument before the Senate finance
committee tfursday IN rav0F OF nYF
bill to wipe out all saloon in vfr-sS
ginia. Attorney Kelley. representing
the liquor inter ests. opposed the bilf.&
Senator Haisey saiu: This 10 I.
compromise measure. believe al +
good legislation Is the result or COM
promise. l believe the safest way
to proceed is in the middle Of the
road, not siding with factions re-s
presenting extremes. My measure
seeks To handle the liquor question:
as 1t should be handled and to take
Ii out of the politics OF this State.
where 1t has been running sore for
many years.
1T promotes temperance. settles
strife and makes for the f.oral wel-
fare of the State. This method 0f
handling the liquor matter will EVENT.
aully be adopted. and this Lexisia~
ture might aa well adopt IT
senator Haiseys method Is to Gloss
every drinking place in the State mud
prohibiting the sale OF any ardent
spirits. except cider. II the juice Of
the forbidden fruit be possessed -
ardor, by the drink or in any form
other than sealed package. Il ai6O
provides that the man With the tlfxoes
must HE himself to his hearthstuiogI
or convenient sequestered nook Ia!
take his dram. as he cannof drink
in the place where he purchased
the sealed package.
Extremists Would Oppose.
Don't you think the Anti Saloon
League will oppose fhia bill p. asked
Senator Isesner. OF Mr. Halsey.
believe the extremists In The
Anti-saioon League will oppose n.
but 4 do NOT think they can eafxyS
the rank and f1Ie against IT, replie1k
senator Halsey. No reasonable. fair@
MINDED person would nppos4 - Me-
{ AeH1 we M peevides 4 1 n3nlfItssa s1oEsjs
most vexattoua q1eStfnn. c0n1iH{ax
the Senator from LynchbnrK.
The Anti-S&Ioon League hns vvssda.
ifs victories on the ground OF CLOSING
the saloons and putting the liou0r
men entirely ont OF business. NY SIM
simply closes the drinking places. ana
prevents the pernicieus practices III
treating. which causes a man to TAXA
half dozen drinks when he entered
the place to take only ose. 4 40 nsi8l
approve OF dispensaries. becausA -
iteve their biishment ID .sos4aliSkfoI
ar paternailstic and puts communl-
ties In the saloon business which IL
most objectionable. My Hiil aims toi
take the liquor question out Of polttfc4.
to lessen intemperance. and mAkeal
for better moral conditions geueraliy.ssl
Opposed by Mr.. Kelley.
Attorney Kelley said the bill was .
agreement between two opposing fac-
tions, and nothing or that sort Il true
with regard to this bill.
Mr.. Halsey's measure Ia not .
solution OF the liquor problem, boz
cause IL discouraEes the use OF light
drinks and tends TO encourage the uee
Of strong alcoholic beverages, Every
nation has craving for some stfrnn-
liant. In China they craved opium.
Now that opium In under the ban, the
Chinese ara craving. alcoholic sttmast.-
lants and getting them. To some peosi
pie the craving for alcohol 10 -
strong as the craving for sugar, and
every human being wants sugar. This
bin would cause the man who craves
light drink to take n strong 0ne.
He wants an alcoholic stimuiant. He
wont buy a number OF bottles Of beer
to carry them out OF the place ~
drink their contents because Il would
be too much trouble for him to carry
the number of bottles necessary ~
contain the alcoholic stimulation No
desires Therefore he ID forced to sget
his stimulant in compact form ana
buys q bottle of whiskey. instead 81 ~.
glass OF beer 1t is not an eatablisl4-
ed fact that beer taken In nfodef1te
measure Injuries health. In Ger
many almost every man drinkS beer1
and takes his wife and children to thsa
place where ne gels his beer. IN
France the drinking Of light wines ~
almost universal Those countries Ayos
not demoralized by these practices
Put Brcweries Out.
..sy-A. - A.. - ~nv fhfa MIL.
as the liquor tratiic IL as well reg
ulated, II not better, In Virginia -
IL is In any State where the traffic
In recognized This bill would put
every brewery In the State out ~
business Six million dollars y IN.
vested In breweries In Virginia. In
the matter OF salaries paid the brow
cries OF this country rank secon4y
only to the steel industry. and viii
regard to the volume or busaneM
done they rank Attn In the busfneeK
Of the country
1T Is not simply question Of -
ing iiauoF Is an evil; away with A.
but how away with i'll You cAnnoE
legislate a man into the path ~
righteousness but you can by rel49ssS
ion. Congressman Hobs0n satq the&
the way to make men good n tG
work with the individual ss ~ 4
Senator HaIsey said this hti3 n
tho liquor question at rest ~ Ae
not. Instead OF having one no h&I
not. Instead Of having ons ea6s !
fighting and asitatinG. this MN i
bring both stdea here. a 81 ~ q sl.{
Senator Halsey sAtd sdn I'D -
persons desiring 10 drink b. &4049l
ecntfnue Id order X IN QuAufit ~
said Re diid not Nish tOs ~ Y
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