The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
MORE HOMEMADE THVNDERBoI.Ts ron
THF TIAIES- DESPATCH.

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gAe rsP!-,os recently presented t. the Times
Iaspsfeh some material fer some Homemade
Fhanderhsits The statement IN its editorial Of
rehruar. gath that The temperance people are
satitIed 10 ali TIE helm ws san give them and
that they mast get together Ga the main ques
tion. which Is The eeu'rel Of the iIqaeF traiiie'
either b, regulation vr prohibition could
mean enlr that sac SUPREME would al
least bs fair and ~sua state all the facts Impair
tia)ly an bath sides and Il the facts showed that
the nquer treiiaf ceHla he best controlled by pro
Aihition. The Ttmes-Dtsfgtch ueald soin the
army for prohibition fer, said The Ttm'sD's-
patch In tina, editorial liz which II vas hrst pro
tame ana then pentent. the "Hlain question Is
the eonirel of the liquoF traffic
But tn Tirgta.aH furnished I'll. 4fmesDts-
patch with some positive preefs Ut tAe superior
ity of Prohibition ever High License and strict
Regulation and pleaded wIth II 10 make some
thupderboits out Of this homemade material
But "Ephraim is Joined to his iaois," and with
after neglect Of It's declaration. when e., was
glazing the welt In Little Red Ridngheed, and
begging to be the guide ef the temperance peo
pie. II comes eut cJee mere with fts old un'
proved and unprovabic eialm thar 'the best
means Of dealing with the IiqueF question Is hr
regulation and restriction restriction
and severe regulation" This Ia the idea sf The
Fsmes.Dispafeh as to getting tegether with The
smperanee people. either by prohibition ar strict
regulation one r. 'orcbiy reminded Of the old
eaupIet
When the devil sick,
The devil a monk would b~
Dat when the devil got well,
Never meuk was be-
when the Supreme" ives profansiy eonsi gu
ing 10 perdition the "falae guide" OF the temper
ante people. II Yves pretuse with its promises,
but up to the present hss failed to bring forth
shy fruits meet fer repentance However, We
give it another trial and present to II some fine
material which vouch 80 be ofheial. and
se beseech the great forEer OF thunderbolts te
aurl these at the enemy the common enemy
The liquor traffic
Ia sugoh and Lgmetburg---The official oour,
records show that In both Of these cities there
nave not been ons-half as many drunken and dis
orderly persons under Prohibition as there were
under High License and Strict Regulation. This
Is strictly homemade goods. produced close to
Richmond There Is Hs faint sf importation
about It, The material ls offered without charge
tal sfuuaten--The official records show that
there have not been one-thFd as many drunk
and disorderly people In Staunton under Proht
hilton IA under High License and Strict Regula
ton Certainly II The main question Is the con
troll of the liquor traffic the Supreme" de-
elared, then II s controlled far better under Pro
hibition than under High License Can not the
Supreme" see what fine material there is here
III II really meant that the Temperance people
aeserve all the help give Them II car
certainly help them IN hurting these facts az
fhunderbolts against High License.
The Tlmes7Dtspatch talks of substantial
ground from which qHesteas OF good morals.
can be considered, and yet deliberately refuses
TO print facts when sent to It, Here Ia q fresh
chance to prove it's sincerity by using the above
facts