The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-19

| and credit givenh I'm for sincerity. ~
| this rule is adopted, there VIII be no
| hard feelings when a result Is hnaliy
| reached.
II have been in the temperance
fight for thirty-five years. nave
waged what seemed at times 70 De
hopeless fight against great ODDS. \
have never faltered. never made a
compromisu OF any kind whatever.
and have not been asked to do SO by
those holding different opinions. My
engagements Will not permit me to DO
present during the entire session OF
the league. probably not after to-
night, but I feel the greatest interest
in the conclusions you will reach"
The incoming Governor then took
up the causes which led TO the pas
sage of the Mann law in 1904. and the
| effects of that law on the state, Tho
! cause of temperance he declared had
| greatly advanced since 1904, put ne
! held that its further advancement
would still be best served by coh-
tinuation of the policy of local option,
1 and that an educational campaign
/. carried out on that poilcF VIII pes.
I, nromote the cause of temperance ana
secure the most effective law observ-
/ ance and the most permanent and
/ beneficial results. Yet" he consluded,
81 recognize the rights OF the people
10 demand laws to deal with this and
every other question which affects
. their interests"
The Governor reviewed the ques-
tons fired at him during his recent
campaign both by the newspapers and
: by the Anti-Saloon League Itself, ana
, defended his answers. He concluded:
Has Recome Conservative.
\ II have not changed my views upon
: the liquor question, although for SIX
( months was the storm-centre OF nos
. tile criticism / repeat here tonight
the statements which l have uttered
r time and again in public to the people
e 1 of this Commonwealth as my mature
: conclusions after thirty-tive years OF
l, thought and conflict.
Y, by the grace OF the people of Nir-
ginia I am in a position the RESPONSE
bilities Of which make me conservative.
err Intensely Interested upon this ques-
ut ton, which means so much to the people
al of this Commonwealth; question
Of which has engaged my thought and
}. efforts for more than one-half of my
"a life; a question which has brought to
me opposition and criticism, which has
d caused me so much anxiety that have
r, no words to express It, feel that
q am at least in a position to advise
y that any action taken by this great
body of Christian men shall be such
). as will have the support of strong
. public sentiment. rather than be in
n advance Of that sentiment. and shall
, be such that the great questions We
are considering. when once settled.
. will be settled in way that will be
best for the State and the temperance
cause for all time to come"
Mayor Richardson Speaks.
The Governor-elect, who presided
throughout the evening, presented
Mayor D. C. Richardson who welcomed
|, tue convention to the city. The Mayor
. praised the high character of the body
and the good work accomplished for
the cause of temperance. and expressed
the hope that the deliberations might
be for the greatest good to the peo-
:, pie of the Commonwealth" He did
not enter into any controversial dis
cussion OF the methods and plans OF
the organization, but praised the work
of those who were striving for the
moral upIIft of the community by
whatever method. He said the exter-
: patton OF the evils of intenperance was
one Of the greatest works that can
Iengage the efforts of the patriot and
J the philanthropist and the churchman
asserting that no government can LONG
: continue where intemperance degrades
human character and saps the founda'
lions of the social structure.
Rev. =. T. Wexford, OF Newport