The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24
MEASURES non
IN LEGISLATURE
SHOULD Be
Resolution Calls for Enz
ment Of Bills Restrict n
ing Liquor Traffic s
ITS STRENGTH LIES
IN IT'S PROTECTION
Anti Saloon League Suggest
Department Of Charles 4
Be Empowered to Pros
eeute Violations s

Be Empowered to Pros e
ecute Violations
The report Of the Leg1a9at1No ~
mitsss Of the virginia Anatx
League was read lAok n1n14 NtS
opening seoGion of ~ 11oVNu1E
uual oonvsntton ct that bo1v n
Dr.. James Cannon, ohAtTneA 1s
committee. II waa lenGtny
port. but the interest n i 49,
from the beginning. Ttmo aftAr N
statement wAs vigorously App11s6
indicating the approval Of -
diance. .sSS "
While the report was not Sors a.
accepted by thA league. that nnl1
. matter to come up lA&9f u n 4
convention. 20 favoFAhly was Il m
cetved that . vote At thanks q tl
eommittee was unAnizncusiy adop1
by . rising votA. s#S
aTratgnment Of the legAli1od N4M
tranac and this was followed ~
dlsoaasion Of the progress which vl
gtnia has made 10 ooptng with
ey1ls OF the tSadlc. s31Ss 81
THE time-honored Democratic 49, III
ty1ne Of local option. received extAGx &
- considerations IN the ccsnmttx43 Y
report and th1 Way Ia which th1
argument was naeG existed nuns1r6
signg s1rsuvat snd eadnEl
from the aA6feaca Ss s;x. 81
a ses1sn e ~ Mara 4ad SI7 |
y ~, = u ! 4: ~, ss'
1N ri IN ~ 1konk l., ilaSInk & ~ { y
hoct1o&S ri ~ ESal1S ~ III
- ysotGeted rom a. u1t ~ 2ss
4tncussien % the qu9nfto6 II u
StAtsN5da prohibtticn vaa Iengfl aJ At
comrfshenatve. n vigorous
and ~ most plain spoken wofde S
arEunents a8nina{ Statewide WoGS
considered and effectively answered
least to the satisfaction Of thu l1S12
audience Of people who heard t1
rHpnrt read. The report declared &1G$
10 person and no party en- jt1941&5 s
: refusal to give the people the ftrX
70 vots on the Statewide Questiou n u
The report contained q warning n
members Of the General Asesznbiy
be careful how they votsd on
enabling act. expressing tha cpny $
to let the people vote on ths que
would brand himself with . o4Gm =
that would not b overlooked W.
he came again. before the poop1a 10 L
election to public ONCE. sSs
An array or statistics 20 show 41n
prohibition reduces crime ana hel {
business Wa preoeuted, thu Eeo
ooncludtng with resolutions caltinG q E
the General Assembly to enA1{ RI
proGTam Of legislaeion proposed IN O. Z
Temperance workeSo. N
The report 4 full \ appended
Tho work Of the Legislative Cq
mlttae Of thu Antl-0a10on LAA9u4 {.
Vlsgtnia Involves the study of ~ 55sf
tng conditions Including present ri
islat1on, the dsfectD Of the sauno ~
Recommendation for the future l6
ielatton.
seensth IL Laquue Tsalnc. s3l
1hs stxength d the liquor tra1
[to1ay nes u tho tact that Il . -
tacted By the lew Of the land
enle or gift Of intoxtcatiuG nqN
~ anA. indlcldual 10. anoShAf ID,
uee4 Tor bsyAgA8e purpQAe9 n
selt an evil. II = . dlstlnct and e
ttnuoue menace 70 the pubic WGaf
and =. therefore. per - ! -
nuisance. and - = public auiG
/ Il would ~ thu common IAw AZ
land b abated. - y any othar
sanos. Ihe soap factory. which
lutes the atnoephAra and o1ene9
oeaae4 the tanner1 with IT. nnt14
odoSa. The powder mill Nth ~
slant Possibilities ~ exploalono, n
ma MANY okhAt IN ~
useful to mankind. vi III CONT
n themselves saach sismenta o.
sihle avn 70 the general publte
their place and mode " exaG
could al ~ abated ~ the c.
Law - q menace 70 The -
health ana safety of thu eomlq3yS
and, therefore, 70 that oxtonf