The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-29
BOOMERANG HYPOCRISY or THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL


nal published editorial making violent
and abusive attack upon The Richmond Virgin
var and two ministers Of the Virginia Confer.
enoe OF the NJ. E. Church South who are. the
Journal declares its most prominent factors"
From letters and conversations It seems likely
that marked copies OF this editorial were sent
not only to every member OF the Virginia Con
ference. but TO many OF the ministers Of other
denominations
The underlying reason for this abusive edi-
toriai is that The Epe43nV Journal advertises
Intoxicating liquors in its columns at SO much
per INCH. and along with the wet papers Of
the Bryan estate II is angry because DR.. Can
declared IN the report Of the Legislative
Committee at Newport News that there Ia no
difference in the sight of Almighty God between
the harkeeper who sells liquor over the counter
for so much drink and the newspapers which
advertise the brands Of liquor and thus at
tract the purchaser 10 the counter to buy
This declaration made BY Or Cannon. which
puts the newspapers which advertise and the
barkceper who sells upon the same level, has
been nercely resented by these newspaper men
who have in reality genuine contempt for bar
tenders. and cannot endure the thought of being
put on level with them
II is very noticeable that none OF these wet
newspapers have been able to prove that this
declaration made by DR.. Cannon is incorrect in
deed some of the bartenders have inquired why
1t should have made the editors OF the wet"
papers SO mad they thought the bartenders
were certainly respectable as the men who
advertised the drinks they sold No they can
not disprove Dr. Csnnous assertion. but they
proceed TO villify and abuse Dr Cannon for
making the declaration, which was approved BY
the great Convention and which stands to-day
brand upon the wet papers which they
cannot remove, no matter how much they NAV
abuse its author
or all the abusive attacks made because of
this declaration of DR. Cannon the attack In the
Eueasag journal of March 18th is most contra,
dicsory. and is indeed a genuine boomerang In
view Of the facts
The Journal endeayors 10 brand DR. Cannon
as inconsistent and hypoeritica1. because The
Richmond Tirginlaa, in It's news columns pub
fishes accounts Of certain actions, which TAo
EUentnG Journal declares to be ~demoralizing,"
and again most demoraizing" etc. and II de-
eiares that the publication al these news items
arc equally bad as the publication Of liquor
advertisements Tor pay
The Journal inquiries: Who takes the re.
sponsibiiity OF the article which appeared with
prominent headlines on the front page of The
- IIyGsILr2 AqraiAang az .dl af n a-ia
whiskey firm IN Richmond? And The Journal
declares that The virgiAsaa. In publishing the
news OF Il wkiskey' concern on It's front page
free OF charge, certainly canno; claim 10 be a
whit better than The journal. which printed
IN it's advertising srace- '8nnnyhrook Whiskey'
at regular rates. and half as honest"
As 10 the original responsibility for the pub
leation OF the news article Dr. Cannon. who
absent from the city al the time would say
that the responsibility for that article lies as
The journal well knows, with the managing ed
itor OF The tiTgiaidR, who is in fun charge OF
The paper all the time, and who. as The Journal
well knows. is not to endeavor 10 put his
responsibilities on anybody else But DR.
Cannon himself would be entirely willing to &C
cfPl Ahe responsibility iof publishing the article
announcing the coming of another drunkard
making factory and murder mill TO Richmond
The very next Sunday after the article
appeared. in sermon against the liquor traffic
he called attention to the article as an Illus
tration Of the growth of the liquor business In
Richmond. showed how the traffic dominated
most Of The newspapers of this city giving them
advertising. and he declared that ii vas dis
grace to Richmond and Virginia that our CAPT
tai city was becoming snch curse TO the dry
territory OF our sister Southern States that al
he travelled through the South he was conttnu
ally asked. When will Virginia stop shipping
her liquor debanch our negroes and our
hoys?"
Yes. DIR Cannon will assume the Responsibilities
for that news item, just he would assume tbs
IN sponsihiltty for the publication q, the ao
counts OF drunken and disorderly conduct. In
sanity, murder and assaults npon women b,
drunken men. all caused by the liquor traffic.
which The Journal adyertises for pay
The Jo.rnoi then singles out certain item,
from the news columns OF The ptygtssan and de
clares these items to DO 'demoraIiztng
1t declares that the publication by The VIZ
Cialdn OF the stock market In Wall Street /,
spoSt demoraizlng," etc