The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-27

Keep Year Heads, Brethren.
Brethren OF the Press: Let not your hearts
be troubled about the lying accusations mace
against you in the report of the Legislative com
mIttre of the Anti-Saloon League at its CON
vention In Newport News. which was written
by the Rev. James Cannon y. H. The charees
made against the newspapers of the state are
utterly false, the newspapers Know they a
false the people believe they are raise anu
or Cannon knew they were false when nv
wrote them. Why dignity him with dehuhSie
ton? He isn't worth IL. Why characterlzs hins
as base slanderer' That is the estimate
in which he Is held by many persons Oh eoou
moral character and VI sound and disposins
mind. Why handy words with him or ABOUT
him2 one would never think of engaslhg IN
such controversy with any other blacksuaFo,
Believe us, hrethorcn. nothing is to pe ett4hc"
for the cause OF temperance, for decent HNihs
for true religion, for good citizenship Tor cream
methods in politics hy answering TINS lo"l ~
cordng to his folly. There is not the least
doubt that he and all others whose NOUNS
ere given to evil and whose tongues frame
deceit shall have their reward. We need nor
worry about that, IT is AZ certain as the lIord
God Almighty Himself In describing citizen
Of Zion the Royal Psalmist asking the ques-
zion Lord who shah dwell in thy aoiy hill
Answered: He that hackhteth not with his
tongue. nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor
taketh up. a reproach against his neighhor-' In
describing those ~ho may not enter in through
th' gates INTO the city. writes 81 Johh the
Divine In the last revelation of God to men;
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore
m"Hg"rS and murderers and idolaters and
tbrcthren. regard the climateric of the sacred
writer's enumeration WhosoeVer loveth and
maketh a he"
ho,' hfelhfeh' the cause Whlch ls cursed ny
- aI'i'p" dSS"''"tiph WIN H. uesei veg 'u
most respectful consideration. Thousands OF
& good people, none better in the world. are In
tfrrsted in 1t. They are striving for the good
oil humanity. They are seeking the improve
mcnt OF the race They are entitled to all the
help we can give them. We would divorce
them and their splendid purposes from the false
n"'%' mo mas nfen irving TO lead shen, we
must give to them III" same credit for good
do not agree with them in matters of policy.
l,tn Tornrs - a Fa ~ use "a ,
bad for society, We should all, slandered news
and leaders be able to get together on The
man an question which Is the control of the liquor
( We agree It'll Governor Mann, the real leader
81 th NJ 49, ores ~ tLrelhia ana one
League, that the local option method is the best
WHEN he rra,r,oa 's ,'g1'. uhasF enG Il"
laturt, &0O closed saloons His nnthaa has
thoroughly Democratic II has driven the saloon
Pu' 81 business IN uhpo'lc"d territory. II can
cooperation of the temperance peonlr Of the
has we uo not mean by TINS any body mat
or business purposes but the true Temperance
not drink then,snf,s ava %si h men WI" q"
IN their business men who drink, the mer-
hI urtl
7 =" pI1mt condition Of Industrial efficiency.
We must meet ii like men-u,on who arc tao
,nsta W nuulE@ m hl'hhgsgate With the past
. valuable service to the Commonwealth ana V"uid
would drive il Ives '''" "h'h '"h"uc'
The first part of This editorial ia o,it, o., nv,
us,al oxl,hitto,. - .t,a......-
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j '"' "'fp""' anu 'iIeFefeht use OF scripture 81
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'''" ''''o'n do II "''er'ptS TO use the wore
b - Wv" ''''" u e'"'liy 'he oeS'fe tor revenge
T. INV '"''0 is ''''"'o 1T 'HlS madness There l.
= ''o "'''e0e '''N' ~ lHolsha'loh from one who
+ ''''s''00S o' integrity reels that he has beer
''"'0O ""J"'''8' VIVA carelul discrimination
l. 'S "'"N }" ''''i'b uo"h curses ana cohsiSning II
- WV '"'"' ''S"e" oF SIX men, ana alter DIS
+ '''''" III" ''' '"'' ihedH'hs Is pfoush' out II i
2 ''s''"'A ~ >''"A'''" SS "h 'th ana "onen Al
: "o'e'' ''''" "ouio oe i'alshant win the MAJ
Il WI" "'''0 ~ "'0'e ihui6haht 'hai SIX mel
+ 'N0"'' S's" ~ anu iitehSeN lhoighaHt that
great ''i'i'"il'' "tteF consideration should
) 'u0p' 1t "s tue" own SeA''h'ehts' bnt there Il
e no "'i'S' '""'S""'lon he'e' mere Is rage. ven
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