The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31
.STAUNTON WILL
REMAIN SAFE IN
THE DRY COLUMN
--~----.-->
Despite Alliance of Vets With
Republicans Situation
Safe
MANY NEGROES NOW
ENTITLED TO VOTE
Under Tutelage of Federal
Offlce-Holder, Learn to
Mark BalIot-Great
Sunday Meetings
(By staff Correspondent


! STANTON. VA, July 30.--Staun<
ton closes Tonight a Sabbath spent In
earnest preaching and prayer for VIC
tory for the forces of temperance IN
Tuesdays election. Nearly every SEN
mon preached in the citys pulpitA
| both morning and night, rang stronk
and true In appeal TO the voter to
cast his ballot against the return OF
the saloon evil.
| When the forces OF temperance
sought their couehes tonight it was
with the firm belief that victory had
been insured, that all the efforts OF
liquor forces would not avail to
~rry the city
I The feature OF the day was a great
mass meeting at the Baptist church
presided over by that David of the
temperance cause. Professor C.. T.
Jordan, the one man who IL RESPONSE
bic for Staunton being dry and whose
sing In loaded for another conflict
with the modern Goliath on Tuesday.
| The meeting opened with won
/ derful rendition of America" the
whole audience swelling the sound OF
| My Country" with an energy and
harmony which showed the spirit or
the meeting. Then nine children sang
the song, the chorus Of which closes
| with the emphatic declaration the
saloons must GO
/ Eleventh Hour Arguments.
| Professor Jordan then In brief
/ talk warned the public against the
eleventh hour sensational and exag-
gerated arguments, Ii Is confidentiy
believed. the vets viii spring on Tues-
day morning Rev. DR.. Kern, pastor
fof the Methodist church, was then
introduced, making a powerful and
praetical talk. dwelling gpon the na-
cessity Tor care In marking the ball
lot telling the story of Winchester
preacher who actually voted wet by
scratching the wrong line on his
ticket.
seaborn Wright made a brief talk.
ending with a complete Kidding of
| the argument that n you let whts-
Key alone It will let you alone He
showed that millions of pale faced
women and children let whiskey alone.
out IT does not let them alone, reach-
ing them through the harshness. neg
| Iect, cruelty or tragic death Of tho
father
I God or Satan
ReV. DT- Gregory, pastor Of the Bap-
tlst church and a team mate OF DR.
Kern as temperance crusader made
| the concluding address which proved
one or the strongest speeches of tho
| campaign He said the fight wss not
between the drys and the vets but
was contest between God and Satan.
! between the Church and the Saloon
| He asked what church member
would dare TO pray for the success of
the saloon. He appealed To the voters
TO listen to the call OF the mothers and
wives and children of the city, clos
! Ing with an eloquent period. In which
ne declared the eyes of Virginia and
{'@I the nation Were on Staunton and
urging stanton not TO disappoint the
expectations of the country.
union mass meeting was held at
seven O'Clock. under the auspices OF
the German Baptist brethren. 1t was
addressed by Mr.. Ernest Tyler, Pro-
lessor Jordan and others
AFTER the regular services at the
churches. DR.. Kern addressed the col
ored people at the colored Methodist
| church. and DR. Gregory addressed the
colored Baptists
Fight Is Won.
At this writing there Is no reasona-
bic doubt that the fight IL won ana
that stanton will go dry by major
ity larger than that of two years asv
While the vets. TN alliance with the
| Republicans, have succeeded in in
reasfng the negro vote to 12a. many
OF whom have been safely landed for
the vets and are being carefully
| schooled as to the martin
ballots under the careful tutelage Of
high federal Office holder, there are
many colored men. the bone and sinew
| OF their race. who are ready to stand
by their white brethren to a finish In
the fight for temperance
AT least one third OF the negro vote
which holds the balance of power will
be cast for temperance although IL
Is believed the strongest kind Of In
ducements have been and are vet be-
Ing held out TO them by the vets
Allen ia Hands flH
Postmaster s. Brown Allen. wet Lead
er four years ago, and an active par
| ticipant since that time on behalf OF
the vets. is taking no hand In the fight
this year There have been reports
that he would Vote the: dry ticket. buzz
this Is az vet unconfirmed. wet
Office holding Republican Is said to
have had a wordy clash with the col
ored janitor OF the federal building
over the temperance question. result
ing In the colored man denying the boss
and declaring he would vote rs he
pleased and that he pleased to vote dry,
The total registration is Just about
loo and ii is now believed that
a sufficient number OF men who voted
wet two years ago or who failed to
vote at all have lined up with the
temperance people to much more
than counterbalance the wet negro
vote A majority of from fifty to
sSNcuts INV sSSiHS assured IoE
a continuance of saloonless Staun.
ton.
JneQualled Record
During the past thirty -four dayu
there has not been an arrest for
drunkenness in Staunton. More than
one hundred and eighty houses have
been built since the city went dry,
which Is record uneaualied In any
previous period OF like duration In
ha -
citizens Of Augusta county have ~.
ploded the argument that the coun-
try people want whiskey sold In
staunton by signing petition 10 tho
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