The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-16

AttVuSt No 8tt0cSh NM VI WVMIl<X |/1
dealing. thinking perhaps the M1fG
dist preachers would let 1t pasDs n
they rose up again and publicly u
PEELED our reporter. Yes. we haw4
long score TO settle with this man ~
We Will settle him forever this tt1
We VIII call him sianderer. mi
blackguard, and a liar. at only ~
sociate with dogs and sorcerer1 9GM
whoremongers and murderefY n1
idolaters.' We will call him scur1
We viii consign him TO the infefW1l
regions. We will rid ourselves OF h}4
forever. And then, having glutted o1I
rage and malice upon him, and hnV4MI
blaspheBed and profaned Gods HU5f#
Word we Will play the cowardiy hyp4
critic with the rest Of the tempera1&&
people. We will fatter them and f4I{E
them what a pity II Is that auch
good cause should have been curue98
by such a vile leader. We VIII o334&4&
our services as a leader. We viii t151
them that as they are striving for tn&8
good of humanity. they are entft546
to all the help we can give th0M4#
what a powerful transformer thM&@
Legislative Report has been! y sS
I'VE Will so another long lengt
in our deception. We Will swalloM
all we ever said against the Mann laWs$
1t is true that the Mann law Is dtroC4&
ly opposed to local option. that II tn
simon-pure prohibition law, pAa4NAa
by the General Assembly without tn49
consent of the people concerned, bu&x
we will actually declare that the MANN
law is thoroughly Democratic.
We will accept Governor MAMA
himself as our leader! II h tft4a
we have fought his position III th4S
past. 1t is true that ne has declares
that IL IL legislature should be elect6t&S
by the people on o prohibition p3AfSH
FORM and should pass n Statewide
prohibitory law. he would sign Ah4S
bin, and we have fought such actjofkH
bitterly. 1t Is true tnat GoyernQK|
Mann has declared that the peopt92
should be given the right to 1etti4z
the liquor question as 10 them shall
seem best. 1t is true that Goyern0Hs
Mann has declared tnat should tnN|
General Assembly pass an enRb5t14 4
act he Will sign the bill. 1t IN tfUMs
that Governor Mann has declared t114&
in the event an election is held 01IS
| the question of Statewide prohibitic<S
he will vote dry 1t is true that W&j
have bitterly opposed his position 014a
all these questions, but, nevertheless
we will now tell them we must ee<s
| together on the main question, wh3eA|
/ is the control of the liquor tr1ls4s
! either by prohibition or by re9u51N5
| ton! 1t Is true that Governor MANN
! has been for years one Of the NiCo8k
! presidents of the AntI-Saloon Leagues
| n body which we declare is organl16&5
! for political or business purpoooos#|
| and which adopted the report wFftt4Ms
by the false guide which descrfb96
us In our real relation to the ltqu4&z
| traffic, and declared for the paasa94
OF an enabling act These things 4f4s
all true. but we will tell then that W1k
are willing and ANXIOUS TO ignorM
them, and We viii tell the temp0f.S
ance people that they are good peoples
none better in the world that their
| intentions are just as good as our1sw
/ What change of neart that legie-s
1 lative report has wrought. &
/ ''All these things will we do. Our
/ past heresies and errors we will rcss
tract. Our fight on prohibition shah
cease. For all our abuse and ridicuiSs
! we will ask pardon. And for all THU
penitence and change of position NN
ask only that We be allowed TO divorce
these good people ana their splendi&g
purposes from the faIse guide who
has been trying TO lead them. auA9
that We be allowed to consign him
to the Internal regions." ssN
What an exhibition of profanity AMI
| hypocrisy in order to crafty mxito1
against one Methodist preacher, wx1&s
Is declared in one breath in the co.,
and Is called a slandered and blacks
guard In the next. s Ss
The Eirginian truly reJoices at fhf&
evidence OF the power of true and
just criticism to penetrate even tltx4
touch skin OF the supreme" offeHd&x5
and enemy against che tempernnx
| forces of the State. fhe yirRlnfx|
| may be pardoned. however, for helx
slightly skeptfcal until 1t becomes ON AZ
| dent that the inspector or 6tinl3
/ Brook whiskey puts his q. X. uf5&
/ this remarkable editorial. Did he a1T@
that the Supreme" and the reliSto1
/ and moral leaders get together On 81 Z
/ main question, which ~ the cOntrut E4
| the liquor traffic, whether by prohtr1
| ton or regulation. we VIII be III
/ to Judge better about this when
SEE whether the Supreme contfntf
/ to play the part Of bartender hy 153l
ing its columns to advertise Ia -
and boys in dry" territory where ~ +
can order their liquor
! But that legislative report pro&1SS|
ed powerful effect npon the
| preme." 1t is Supremacy proka
but is 1t truly penitent? S#