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

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polietas whtcA have psomtssa ths esss
ton nor prohtDttfon have been tci-
lowed - an uncAAnsDAble princtpic oS
aott0u.
OwlAg % - psActicai nuiiincatacn
Of the locnl option laws by the '.)uG
TRADE oe tha -wetS cttlea. u u olaaf
that the tirne has come for the thira
ADVANCE movsuseat The glazing do
feet IN tho preoant teGisiA4iou n the
inabslity Of the dry" c4tise. towns and
coaMtry dietrlct1 10 Drotsct them
solves aAeqaAteiy Srom the covsteons.
AssA rSsA AnA apDeeits Of the Wet
cities aaa towns. No man can &C.
fend the present situation ~ just TO
the dry" taesatosy. It - "a :. out
ra9o that corporation with IN Au-
thorixed capital Of $500, 80 ahouM
be chartered ~ the State Of Virginia
to 0p4fAte In tho city uf NlchmoA4 the
eAtsf busIneso o. winch evaporation
VIII ~ 20 fiOod dry territory with
intOxicahts: the only defense attempts
"a . the puesjle and utterly salfisl
atA4ement that n tho ..Met" towns Of
Virgins were not abie 70 carry on
the jug trade" u would ~ carried
an BY persons In other States, and
that Virginia should not Discriminate
=
~ nttls honor and patriotism IN this
reasoning - there would b. for the
State 70 declare That soms women will
lead lives Of shame. and the state
might - wesl make m0nsy out q them
~ selling them Q license 70 carry
on their wtckedneoa: for the present
law Of tho State declares that It Will
license ci1lsens Of the state 70 Dc.
bauch the yeung life and create dis.
order In communitiae whteA have 6nns
their utmost 10 dfivs out tho traffic
and then n 0ofondeA on the ground
that u - pcsaibls that cittsens Of SONS
and vile enough to carly % the work
Of destruction.
The people In the "dsy'' territory
az the stats realise the utter selissh-
ness OF this policy - tbs ''ws<" citise
and insist that tAio o6fort to nultlsy
their rights shall csass.
| A. 3 matter of fact, GOveynof
Mann - right IN the statemsOt In
his message advocating the passage
of the restricted license law. 'sthAi
the further away the sources Of sup.
lply the fswsr the pesssae who viii
iobtain Intoxicating iiouors." And ths
facts from evoey quarter are a. r.
re1utabla answer to mere opinions,
- - "a AA
/ Moreover. the time has come fos
virginia - prepare 70 conform he's
lava - thu law Of the Federei gov
ssumeat The gTaA& conference re-
loentiy hsld In Washington under the
lAi,spioas Of the National Anti-0aloor
League dsclaFol that the time haa
come for the national government ia
lterminato ~ protection Of the Inter.
state lteuos traflo. and II u general
ly believed that iesislatiou win b
pAssed ct this session Of Conerssl
which will place the tsalRc In intnxi.
jcants sstirsly vnder the control Of
ithe various states. Certainly VIZ
,ginia should protest her own pespIs
I"vet'' citlea II she asks and sxpscta
the TeAaral government 70 project
than from aquor sh1pnaenes from
othsr states. It 10 ameSinW incon.
sistsaay 70 dsnouaos the FEDERAL eov-
eminent Tor psrmitting the very thins
which We lIcanes our own citiDesle u
lido.
Ths iarst logical sxtsnsien Of The
local option pr1notplA. tharsfors. Il
that when . community votes dry
II should ~ prOtectsd against '4ws&.
communities. and that when . com.
munity votes wet" it, saloons should
- 49,
lsaies IN that territory. which ha.
local option, to which 90 many gen.
| tlemsn It present are proclaimin1
their undytng devotion.
i While the restricted license and the
anti-shipping bill are advanCed iegis.
isiataon and would b OF incaloulAbie
beneft, the great advance step which
must b taken b the total deetruc.
ton Of the license sysessn In Wiz.
ginia. This u commonly known ~
prohibition. But to be exact. It real.
| y u the withdrawal Of ths pffvi.
lege. which has been heretofors
granted to peesons Or corporations
upon the payment Of . certain sum
of money to obtain q license 20 main
tain q ''public nuisance"
| The license Law y one q the statutes
| Of tho State Of Virginia. The Az
| thority Of the entire STATE - bshint
t'tAe privilege granted: the llquOr traf.
/, no Il guaranteed the pretsctson .!
| the otate OF Virginia.. NOney y PAID
| into the treasury of the state fol
/, license 70 debAuch, the manhood and
| womauhood OF the state: the evil
Of the liquor traeAc ars not and can.
| not 10 confined 70 the ''w1t'' towns
ana eitiss in which ~ aa,oons arr