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

port the enahiins act. but tnsy can-
ohin> or anti-machlne men are work.
in4 for II. or cersaln persons wnotn
tnay DO not admire are working 1or
Il, will be found IN the end to nave
no dsep-seated conviction on the SUD
1sct, no burning hatred OF the death.
dealing, sout-uestroyine curse. and
they seise upon poilucs or personaii-
ties - q pretext to excuse tnnmuAives
from giving their money. tnelr time.
their thought, their reputation o. their
vote, to as0 IN the contilct against the
common enemy Of the race. Lat W
not be deceived.
when men offer political. factional
o. personal reasons for refusing 10
take part In the charge a6Ainst the
battelions OF greed. covetoueneos ana
appstits, the real reason - tnae they
have no stomach for the nxnt. AMI
DO not want TO spend themselves Or
thar money. time. or innuence. IN =
warfare winch wall be practicAiiy Ger.
tain 70 leave IT. scars, u tney n9ht IN
earnest. kor the men wno are will
lng 70 make money out OF the ruin
and damnAtiA a Of thair fAlloMs. are
set1iah and cruel ct heart. They will
brtbe and corrupt. they will saanoer
and witty, ana okten times they Will
not 0t0p snort Of murder. Toe blood
Of Ar. bnacksltot0s = ctttsen Of VIZ
sinAa. Of high character and standing.
snot down in Z pubic road by . COW
etous liquor seitor. ,oins ~ testimony
with the blood OF MOfxett, shot down
on the streeu Of DAnviiie. to the fact
that men must DO prepared ~ was
their Master to resist even unto blood
striving against sin." inIhe nght to
tree our psopss from the curse.
There are doubtless some mon who
are uncertain whether a Statewide
law viii produce - good resuits a.
would be produced were every city In
the state TO be made dry bv the
vote Of tho local community. But
that IL not the issue before US. All
OF us will agree that II there were
. majority OF voters In every city for
the law. the results would be more
satisfactory than IL there were q ma
jority against 1t. but snail the gAmD-
ling laws Of Virginia be repealed be-
cause the courts about Norfolk and
Norfolk county do not seem able to
convict the ace track or brack-rOom
xHmblerA or shall that law be
stragthentd and Norfolk and Norfolk
part Of the State Of Virginia and must
be subject to the laws Of tho State
Shall tho laws against houses OF ILL.,
fame b. repealed because the govern
mont Of the city Of Richmond openly
and shAmsfully allows the existence
Of places which breed adultery and
murder and death - the result Of the
ops ntolerAtl0n Of such places by the
Richmond police Author1tiesf As
suredly notl All Of US would prefer
that Richmond ana Norfolk should
- uAN
law-enforcinG citi1ens TO prohibit
these opon, nagrant violations Of the
laws Of honesty and chAsfity. Hut
these gsntlemen who insist that Drohi-
bition % tho liquor TRAITS would b
l. (Atl9re In cttiee Nle R30hEAcnd and
Norfolk and therefore they favor To-
cd option do not Eiee In their aeats
In the House Of Delegates or in the
senate Of virginia ana demand that
the. Statewide Law against gambling
and houses OF 1la.fame be repealed.
and local option b substituted IN their
plAce oseAuss the police q Richmond
not enforos tAese laws. But both the
laws against gambling ana the law
eeNinst prostitution arr Statewide laws
1h1Ge eeAtiomAn may - th0rosngh-
~ GoaSek. 'bnt tli1y aro jnnt - cofs
fatally illogical. And they are still
under the spell Of that strange opin-
lon that hecaues the liquor tra6lc
has opsaiy ana dsnantly declared that
''prohibttion shAli mot prohihit.' ~
cause We will violate the law u Il
IL pAssed. therefore the law should
not bc passed because the LIQUOR
SELLERS have declared that they Ngtll
Violate Il.
Al. gentlemen, either you must
throw logic OF consistency 70 the
winds, when you talk IN this way
about I Statewide prohibition law.
or You are 1t heart the friends at
the tTnfnc. THIS may Deem to b. -.
vefe upon some excellent gsntlslnsn,
but X those gentlemen can lenoFe
All the principles of losfc and sonnA
FeAaOntne when Il comes 70 = dis
cushion Of the liquor trafllr. your
conauaittee cannot follow IN thsir
track.
No person ana NO party can jsseify
. refusal TO give tho peopla 9 RIGHT
To vote on this quss&jon. 4 maa nRAy
aay honestly that ~ fAtees ~ -.
cai option policy. ana ~ nay ~
that ne viii vote against DtatswlAs
prohibition In Any eie1t3cu On t1lAt
suhtsct but 4 sessas e. pour consS
inittes that Al bsiieyers - Demo-
the present Governor a vrgInia
whom b. skassd n his receat @A10ness
~ III thu hrst enc. 'tthat ~ psODas
Of vlr9inie hAve the st6tt IN Sstet0
thioy eAA ~ o4Aer, 4stnotaong ~ -
then ehall eeetn 80. !"
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