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


rose up again and publicly expelled our reporter.
Yes, we have long score to settle with this man
and we will settle him forever this time. We will
call him a slanderer, and blacgguard, and a
liar, fit only to associate with dogs and
and whoremongers and murderers and idolaters.
We will call him curse We will consign him
to the Internal regions. We will rid ourselves
of him forever. And then, having glutted our rage
and malice upon him. and having blasphemed
and profaned Gods Holy Word. we will play the
cowardly hypocrite with the rest of the temper.
ance people We will fatter them and tell them
what a pity 1t is that such good cause should
have been cursed by such vile leader We will
offer our services leader. We will tell them
that as they are striving for the good of human
ity, they are entitled to all the help can give
them. tWhat powerful transformer that Leg
islatve Report has been. y
I'VE will go another long length in our decep-
ton. We will swallow all we ever said against
the Mann Law. 1t is true that the Mann Law is
directly opposed to Local option, that it is ST.
mon-pure prohibition law, passed by the General
Assembly without the consent of the people
concerned. but we will actually declare that the
Mann Law is thoroughly Democratic.
I'VE will accept Governor Mann himself as our
leader. ! 1t is true we have fought his posi-
tion in the past. 1t Is true that he has declared
that If a Legislature should be elected by the
people on n Prohibition platform. and should
pass Statewide Prohibitory Law, he would
sign the bill, and we have fought such action BIT
tery 1t is true that Governor Mann has de-
clared that the people should be given the right
! to settle the liquor question as to them shall
seem best 1t is true that Governor Mann has
declared that should the General Assembly pass
an Enabling Act he viii sign the bill. 1t Is true
that Governor Mann has declared that in the
event an election is held the question OF
Statewide Prohibition he will vote dry" 1t s
true that have bitterly opposed his position
on all these questions, but, nevertheless, We will
now tell them must get together on the main
question. which is the control of the liquor traf-
hc. either by prohibition or by regulation! II
is true that Governor Mann has been for years
one of the vicepresidents of the Anti-Saioon
League, a body which We declare is organized
! for political or business purposes. and which
adopted the report written by the false guide.
which described us in cur real relation to the
liquor traffic, and declared for the passage OF an
Enabling Act These things all true, but
we will tell them that We are willing and anx
ious to ignore them, and will tell the tenn
perance people that they are good people, none
better in the world; that their intentions are
just as good ours what change OF
heart that Legislative report has wroughtD
An these things will we do. Our past here
sizes and errors we will retract. Our fight on
Prohibition shall cease. For all our abuse and
ridicue we will ask pardon And for all this
penitence and change OF position ask only
7 that we be allowed to divorce these good people
and their splendid purposes from the false guide
who has been trying to lead them. and that we
be allowed to consgn him to the Internal re
gfons."
! What an exhibition of profanity and hypocrisy
in. order crafty n&aliee against one Methodist
preacher. who is declared in breath in the
editorial to be unworthy Of denunciation. and is
q
] The Virgimian truly rejoices at this evidence
of the power of true and just criticism to pene
; trate even the tough skin OF the Supreme" of.
fender and enemy against the temperance forces
! of the State The Tirginian may be pardoned
however for being slightly skeptical until 1t be-
comes evident that the Inspector OF Sunny Brook
:, whiskey puts his o. X. upon this remarkable ed
itorial Did he agree that the Supreme" and
the religious and moral leaders get together on
4 the main question which is the control of the
liquor traffic. whether by prohibition or regula
! tion'7 We will be able to Judge better abou,
> this when we see whether the Supreme" con
tnues to play the part Of bartender by selling
; its columns advertise to men and boys in dry
I territory where they can order their liquor.
But that Legislative report produced a pow
: erful effect upon the Supreme! 1t is supreme
! ly profane, but is it truly penitent?
Mexican lnsurrecto leader Orozco wants to
quit lighting. We were unaware of the fact that
he or his forces had been fighting. The Mexican