The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-24
democracy Responsible.
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Both of these legal methods NJ d.,
.iarihs saloons to be public nu!snnces
nave ocen written into the law of Vir-
Sihia during the ascendancy OF IN,
nernocrs tic party. the Republican party
asserting thereto. 1t IS amusing. there.
iore, to hear Senator or DeI.pate
say mat he stands for the tIme-bonore1
democratic policy OF local option, When
'he democratic party has made Itself
espohstpie Tor the prohibition princi-
piee oi inc Mann and the Byrd law. II
Is, o.so't'' TO any observant person, and
cannot be successfully denied. thnt o,,I
present liquor legislation has been
nuopted as matter OF expediency. and
nor IN accordance with any party pol
icS Oh local option as opposed to prohi
pltion. Tho Mann law and the pvrd
Ia" were both passed by the General
a assembly because the people demanded
,heir passage. and the time-honnred
oe'hocratic doctrine OF local option" did
not nFa'l AS over against the demand
we people to prevent the passage
y. INC pfonibitory law now upon the
statute books. Let us all frankly nd
nit. politicians and prohibit,nn ,rori.
eFs. that in tho legislation aeaine, Oh.
llquor traffic we have followed thos,
poiicies which nave promised the hes;
es"'s' ana that neither local option
tor prohibition has been followed MS
go u'SHahScaole principle OF action
city NullIhcution.
y, HS 10 the Practical nulltdcotion
trade OF the wet cities u 'm ne Jus
NAT I. the time has come for tho I'M 81
HHunanee movement. The glarinr ,l,
inobdiitv no present legislation IS the
country districts to protcc, thcnsst a. ~
udequntely from the coveto,Isnnes
snteu hhd appetite OF the wet" citins
ura ro"n rs No man can defend the
.sSeht SITUATION as just to the dry,
t ny II is an outrage that a cor
porstlon with an authorized cenitaI
Ibs f S;0v v should be chartered by
city OF Richmond, the chief b,,sIrnes 'n ~,
MhiGh corporation will he TO uood
Wy territory with intoxicants: the
and , license attempted is the puerile
a s utterly selfish statement that if
the wet" towns of Virginia wera no,
aoIe TO carry On the Jug trade ~
moGia DC carried on by persons in 9TH
Sisc o.u.fs. ana that virginia should not
discriminate against her own citizensi
mere is as little honor and patriotlsm
IN this reasoning as there would b,.
t o the state 10 declare that some wo-
tba VIII lead lives of shame. and
me STATE might as well make money
OUT OF them by selling them a license
70 carry on their w!ckedness; for the
p'eseht law OF I'll" state declares that
4.
70 dcoauch the young LIE and create
disorder in communities which have
gone their utmost to drive our m.
tfaIhc. and then is defended on the
ground that H. is possible that citi-
%ens or some other States may be
coNetous enough and vile enough to
carry on the work Of destruction.
The people II tn, dry territory of
the state realize the utter selnshness
OF this policy OF the wet" cities, and
insist That this effort TO nullfy their
r!gnts snail cease.
rs matter OF fact. Governor Mann
Is right in the statement in his mes
sage advocating the nusspeo of the re-
strictcd license law that the further
away the source of supply the fewer
the persons who Will obtain intoxi.
eating liquors" And the facts from
every quarter are an irrafutab!c an
a"zr TO mere op:n!oEa. 81 statements
70 the contrary
Interstate legislation.
Moreover. the time has come for Sir-
Gihih 10 prepare TO conform hc,. laws
OF the laws OF the Federal govern
mvnt The great conference recent
~ held Ia the city of Washington, d.
g.. under the auspices Of the National
.,E.i-Saloon League declared that the
tim" has come for the national govern.
lncnt to terminate It's protection OF the
Interstate liquor traffic, ana 1; IS gen
orally believed that legislation viii
he passed 1T this session of Congress.