The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24

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~ poople, ~ Q saoral-pOlittcoe tpoeaI
~ ~ osttled without regard 20 Party
|a01iationsf Or, will they ins1se upon
making this question . party 1ssuss
and declare that they cannot PALM
the enablluG Get. because u = COM
|trafy u the time honoged Democrats
|pollcy Of local option and thus range
the Democratic party AGAINST the
|right OF the people to handle the II
|Quor question spart from party af.
|dltA4ions7 Your committee Mncere-
lly trusts that both the House and
the Senate. Will pass the bill without
.inJecting into II any pArtiean poltts-
Igrsatly regret any attempt made to
limo UP either the Republican Or
Dem0crAtic party against tho right
Uf the people to settle the ltQuor
IquestjUn a. 70 them shsll seem best.
Such action would bring on bitter
night, tor men will not agree 70 be
bound by party lines on such moral
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0entlsmen Of the General Assembly.
pass the Enabling Act and pass the
question Of Statewide prohibition out
Of the realms Of party politics. just
as local option 10 now removed from
1t.
An lrrsprssstbls Conflict.
But IL Ii should happen that ma
jority should vote against the Enab.
ling Act In the Senate or In ths
Honse. let Il not b thought for one
moment that the light 10 over. Every
advance movement In temperance leg
islation has been bitterly contested by
people or tho same stripe AZ those
| who arc now oppCsing the Enabling
Act. The same wet" newspaper
which now night the Enabling Act
fought the Mann law and the Byrd law
| II this reasonable request nf the tom.
peranco people shall be refused ut thiz
session OF the General Assembly. the
whole question win bA remanded bach
10 the people for settlement. and II
material and Legislative elections. We
do not indulge Ia any threats, bu,
wa declare II - our conviction that
any man In the Senate Of Virginia, o.
IN the HOO0p OF DeleeateS. who de-
cltnAs 70 allow the people Of Virginia
10 vote upon this question. will
thereby 20 deeply brand himself - die.
trustful OF the people. and - % re-
cseant TO genuine Democratic princa-
PIES, that the brand will not BE- over.
looked when he coneI again before
the people for election TO public Of
fice. Not only rieht principles bu,
political saxacity also demand the
granting ct this right to the people,
and the removal Of this quesuon lIun.
the realm OF party politics. Gentle
men. withdraw your protection from
| the LIQUOR trahic, and force Il to
meet In the open field the temperance
| forces OF /. state.
Manheod vsrsua Money.
Csrtain ps,sons have sa,d that the
rnsn,,nr xct snon.d NO, b na.scd
hens NC thu stare freaaurv cannu,
.,.rd yha In. ~ aal,,, 0u,, nar vear.
that your c.,mmt,tae does NOT oeI,eys
thai s,,ch a man A wurfhv ~ cun.ta.
erstion by reputsp Die. patriotic citl.
sens y.,hsr min, ss weii = sser1
,h.t ~ rnu.t al, The v,rtns ~ M
VITA ana asn~hser m mae. ~. fsnn,,~
.~rsr..s :. tor state r. deciars
: ,has 4 ,r,,s, ucen.e men - nasks
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tr,nin~ sww thar ~ MAINTAIN these
nnhiic rmi.ances IN varsous sactions
~ ,ha Stsse
Ant ~ do mt admit that there
| vvo,,l6 he any crtnnlinr ar DANA r.
| wfourht 70 the atsse treasury. What
IA trua Of q mart q EQUALLY true OF
the whole. Counties and towna and
cities I'm various .ections Of our state
have driven t,,at the ealoon and they
have not become bankrupt and if moi
ID with the constituent part Of the
! state why should II be true OF the
| whole state.
| There are certain statistics which
! throw a flood OF lixht on this subject
and a few viii be Given below which
| VIII allow very conciusiveiy that the
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