The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-23

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II d.. James Cannon. under the caption q
"lGlArsprseentAtion Begins ~ 0ucA" takes up
the sass 81 baatia thrown down y the News
Lsader Is sAfnrdsy. January -.
On the evening o. the l7th the Rlc9mond
Journal comes y ths rescue of ~ conteu-
porary IA the followinE editorial paragraph:
I'VE do moi FOR ! momeut believe that our even,
| Ing contsmporary intended TO chArxe Or. Can
non with the action on the noot Of tho House
that Dr. Cannon's reply IN The virsfnian would
ssem 70 indicate
one interesting thing about the Journals en-
| tire gratuitous Disclaimer for the Nsws Leader
/ 10 sthat the News LsAdar published the same
day and hour - the Journal makes no dis
ciatmsr for itsslE Another interestirg thing =
that three DAYS have passed and the News
Leaaes - far - this writer has observed. has
made no disclaimer.
The fair infersnce il that the News Leader
has no disclaimer 70 make. Secondly, Dr.
Cannon's charge Of MISREPRESENTATION stands.
INSTRUMENTATION" u the polite expression tor
the short and ngly word Thirdly. Dr. Can
nom haviug called attention TO It and NO dr.
ciAimsr being forthcoming to date, the News
Leader stands publicly charged with misrep-
| resentation." and u. has not dared to deny or
It seems unfortunate that the same canons
of honor and truth do not seem to obtain IN
the o6lces Of some Of our Virginia newspapers.
AZ are supposed TO obtain among all Virginia
gentlemen.
But .Dr. Cannon has demonstrated his ability
70 take care Of himself % far - per.onai 81
sary for anybody to appear anywhere - hts Do
fender.
But We All. except the mos. obtusA those
blinded By prejudice. ara perfectly aware that
the attacks on Or. Cannon are not primarily
personal 10 him. They are attacks on him and
q him =. .,,,A Ant-s s.s,s
can bs said to suffer IN the midst Of righteous
conflict. are entirely vtcarious. The abuse OF
Or has dom. snysninr per.onslly Offensive h
ID because that more than any other man IN
virginia today. he stands ~ the living imper-
unspsskabie institution. the Virginia saloon.
pr. Cannon could very easily escape the
SHAFTS Of personal abuse by the friends Of
all iTom ths tisht ssainst tina. institution The
News Leader and al the rest OF the wet" press
would gladly leave Or. Cannon alone II he
| body be deceived DR.. Cannon's ofEenas IL
against the saloon. not against men or news
paperA He y the Incorporating and emf
/ nently eficient foe Of that Institution. There
fore every friend Of the saloon u the uncom-
! promisins and desperate foe OF DR.. Cannon
Now, then. gentlemen Of the wet" pres
suppose you come out Of your hiding place
Of personal abuse and personal .misrepresenta-
ton" Into the open Of fair and honest argu-
ment on this subject--if you have any fair ana
honest argument In favor Of the saloon.
! II you have nothing better in the way Of real
/ reason or argument why not trot out your old
snS other hay:
your old swaybacked Personal Liberty or
your old wind broken .-Prohibition Doesn't Pro-
out your ancient but slssk little nlly. "Revenus
/ At any rate. let have some semblance of
reason In the matter. and not all abuse OF
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II nothing more occurs to you, suppose you
give N dissertation on the Governors plea
for fair play for the 'dry' territory. You are
fond Of quoting Governor Mann against State
wide prohibition and IN favor Of local option.
i Why not Join Governor Mann IN his recon-
mendations about limiting the shipping priv1-
lsges Of the MQuor people In wet cities 20 N
to rive the people living IN dry sections the
irtyhtful and logical benefit Of their own local
option laws?
! Governor Mann 10 claimed as the consistent
friend OF local option against Statewide. All
the friends Of liquor In the State stand with
him on that platform. Do the friend. OF IL
his entirely logical attitude toward the shipping
tealects, give little kindergarten treatment
Of the Governors declaration. extremely con-
sentative A. II Il, that liquor causes a worry
| large porcentage-certainly much ~ seven
U-nye--of the crime committed In the state .
i Then You might give VI little treattse on
4 How the tnoreass Of revenue. proposed by the
/ new tax BILL u going to compensate for the
sevsnty-dvs per cent OF crime occasloned by
the saloon and committed In the 6tata" But
that would be = question of morals. And you
1 are not supposed to care for the morals Of our
peopie-oniy for their money and the saloon.
\ IS not too WORN by your efforts to solve those
4 riddles try this one:
How do you account for the fact that two
1 vet" copnt;e. and eleven wet cities in vir-
vhils the alxsy-six dry. counties and sish;
i dry cities produced only l.151 criminals or