The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
FUNNY, FUNSfER, FUNNIEST.

FUNNY, FTNNfi-R, FUNNIEST.
The Erentag Journal Las performed some re
markable stunts in the p-sL and Few persons are
surprised at nsthlnr IL says or any position it
takes Bu; il surpassed itself OF Saturday, Feb
ruary 25th. The most amazing summersauh
ever turned ny any man or paper performed
by The Joprra! on that day. Readers Of the
paper found themselves face to face with this
editorial beadire-
Governor Mann Our Rock ard Refuge"
Really this Is toe sudden. II will be a great
shock 10 the Governor. To be proclaimed the
Rock ana the Refuge Of The R,ehmond Ereatng
5oaruci, without one advance word of warning.
conversion is wonderful
Can this he the same Erentno Journal which,
during the oampaign. engaged in such sharp and
cans,ic criticism Of Judge Mann? Yes, it is the
same paper But il is not the same What
wonderful srect the crack of the whip of that
report Of the Legislative Committee of the Anti.
Saloon League has had upon the wet" newspa-
pexs Of Richmond
The supreme hlasphemes, but pleads with
the temperance people TO be allowed to lead
shern, And The Journal, usually so bold
and reckless in it's speech, frightened into hys-
terics, frantically To Governor Mann, whose
election it bitterly fought. and asks him to be
the Rock and Refuge Of the wet" newspapers
against the attacks of~whom? Why. of one
Or. Cannon, whom The Journal declares in the
same funny editorial, has brought the Anti-sa-
loon League cause to the verge of ruin!
Why should The journal be so frightened by
this attack of the League-wrecker as to run in
alarm and despair TO the Governor, whom IL has
formerly belittled? How can DR.. Cannon hurt
the mighty Euentng Jourmnl If he has wrecked
the League and, therefore, is standing alone
amid the ruin which he has wrought?
No: the cause of the panic on the part of the
supreme and The Journal is the fact that the
Legislative Committee of the Anti Saloon League
turned a fashght upon the conduct of these
wet newspapers, which has shown them to the
people of Virginia in their true light and they
may we'll call upon Governor Mann and other
temperance people to pity them In their sad
plight
But The journal will call in vain on Governor
Mann to save IT. Governor Mann Is a vice-pres-
ident of the Anti-Saloon League of virginia; he
understands fully the condition of the League,
he knows that 1t has not been brought to the
verge of ruin by DIR. Cannon. but that the last
Convention, which adopted the Legislative re.
port as its own, which thanked DR. Cannon by
rising vote for his leadership which reelected
MIN chairman OF the Legislative
and TO membership the Executive Committee,
was the strongest and most representative Con
yention that has been held, and that the
League has more influence for the abolition of
the saloon in Virginia than 1t has ever had In the
past Moreover Governor Mann, while he ia.
yored the Local Option policy, does not consider
II to be principle, but policy for IL 1t were
matter of principle, he could not retain member.
ship in body which had adopted a principle of
action which be could not consistently approve
That ii rs only matter OF policy with Governor
Mann is further evidenced by the fact that he
declared In his gubernatoriai canvass that he
would sign an Enabling Act If PASSED by the
General Assembly, and that In the event OF n
Statewide election he would vote dry" The
v,
have declared that they are opposed to Prohibi.
ton that they will oppose IT when the fight
comes on and that in a Local Option election in
Richmond they will oppose the abolition OF the
saloon
1t is funny to see the anxiety of these papers
TO put themselves in line with Governor Mann.
whom they have fought for years
Governor Mann Our Rock and Our Refuge,
Funny. Funnier! Funniest !.
The report Of that legislative Committee has
had powerful effect upon the arch-onenders
among the wet" newspapers The Committee
can well afford to stand all the abuse heaped
upon its members for the good OF the cause
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