The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-26


the report 70 the auditing committee
and 10 doing 20 STATED that there was
| no looesness about the financial af-
fairs OF the league aud that II was AL
! ways the practice to have the reports
] carefully audited by competent ac-
! counfants. Hts motion prevailed.
/ Cosored Man Speaks.
1 The conventions was impressed by
hardly any address of the convention
more than one by Or. G, r. Norris,
the pastor OF Bank Street Colored
the suggestion Of DIR. PeFryman, was
invited to speak. the convention vot-
fnx unanimously to allow Or. Morris
the privileges OF the Moor.
| Or. Morris said that he thought he
would come over to give . little color
TO the occasion. He added that all
that the colored race was II owed to
the whites. The first great mission
larry society was founded when the
white women of the South taught the
negro slaves the way TO Jesus Christ.
AT the close fthe war. he said, there
were 1000 coiored Baptists and
were no drunkards among the slaves.
The homes OF the South we're safe
/, from those sober. black men. So
Trustworthy were they that when the
man of mississippi and Louisiana
| went away to the war for few years
stay they left a black Pompey or a
black Sambo to lay their bodies as a
guard across the thresholds Of, their
homes. don't know whether they
would. be willing to do that To-day,
Or. Morris urged as an offset to the
voting OF senal negroes for the IA :
loon that moral negroes. equipped by
tons for the ballot, be registered and
allowed to vote against the saloons.
Interstate Liquor TrAfssc.
DIR. e. G.. Dinwiddie, national su-
iperintendent OF legislation for the
Anti Saloon League OF America.
spoke on the problems presented by
the Interstate llqnor traffic. The sub
ject was the most important that had
come before the people since the Ciyil
War.
/ Dr. Dinwiddic said that as result
of decisions OF the United States SUI
preme Court the States had bcen
shorn Of the right to exercise their
police powers az regards the CONTROL
OF liquor shipped from outside the
State. and that the great problem
was how to get those powers back.
There must be legislation. no said, by
which a nonresident liquor dealer
would not be given the power to
ahet the violation Of law in . State
under the protection OF the commerce
clause of the Constitution,
Congress ought TO see to IT, de-
clared the speaker. that the chan
fused for the subversion Of the soye-
reign will OF tho sovereign States. The
States must have uhtrammeled con-
troll OF their own police powers"
! T,r. Dinwiddie spoke In terms OF
high praise of Congressman Hay. OF
this State, who az chairman Of the
Military Committee of the House is
ladharing to the policy long ago adopt
I'D by him of standing firmly against
tho army carteen.
Rev. Dir. Hepburn, one of the field
secretaries OF the Anti-Saloon League,
tepoke "a the suhject OF The Church"
and told OF the great effectiveness OF
the church In accomplishing tho va
rtous reforms before the people.
The church In Virginia 10 In fnll
accord and hearty sympathy In this
great movement" he said.
The church has a divine mission,
first the salvation OF men. second tho
Gaming OF saved men tor service
| The saloons are trying 10 undo what
I the church tn doing. Therefore.
believe 1t Ia the duty Of the church
to do all IL can do to overthrow the
! liquor traffic"
Rev. f. ]. Richardson. another OF
the field secretaries, was the next
! speaker, his subject being stats
Ideals" He said he stood for the
prevailing high ideals In the State
AZ respects good roads. education.
health. child labor. convict labor. proa
lection of the fcathered tribe and the
cattle upon Thousand bills prs
senti0n OF cruelty to dumb brutes.
But all these ideals. sink into inaie-
nifiance. AZ we think. above the ideals
which touch the manhood OF our ctti-
zens.
I'VE protect the beasts Of. the nsld.
but by the 'Hystem of LIQUOR license
we turn our men into drunkards.
What Or. Morris says IL true. vir-
ginia must not only put the saloon
out for the salvation IT the white
people Of the State. but also for
the salvation OF the negro people or
this State COlored men do not hold
LIQUOR license. OF the 900 licenses
in this state. not nifty are held by
negroea."
Afteruoon session.
Al the OpenluG Oh the aIteTnoOn
session. w. w. Reynolds, OF South
Boston. made brief address, In which
he said that "othsr States have been
watching conservative Virginia and
the day Virginia steps over the Inns
into the prohibition States other
States win follow. Il VIC fail IA OUT
duty In this respect We shall have
70 turn over our duties 10 the women.
who will do the right thing.
Mrs. II. NJ. Hcgs. president Of the
w. G.. +. r., brought message from
the women. The hnessAGes" chs eAid
III that W want To get rid Of the
liquor trafAc In Virginia.
Tho 1usstion want 10 bring hpm0s
% you this Afternoon u. what are ~
going 10 do about Il: There ought.
to be better way 10 Eet reault6'
than this petition, york that w wo.
mNn hAya baen easgaGed In. though
! knew AZ II not without ~ good re-s
cults.
w undsestoed two Years aSa thA&
if To Legte lstMre thsn did nat A0I
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