The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
# General Assembly Denomce Dr. Landlords Utterance

bers of the legislature who opposes tlaSi
enabling act as either bought reaoto4
to those In the liquor trade, or ~ n
descendant Of weaklings."
Senator Featherston brought th4
reported uttcrances to the attention. ~ &
the senate, declaring that he belieNo4
1t right and proper that some OF tho14
who voted for the enabling act should
repudiate the utterances reputed ~
have been made by DIR. Landlord
Senator Featherston stated that he ~.
lieved he voiced the sentiment Of the
senate, certainly of those who had
voted dry that every right idea Of
sense and honor had been exercises
when they had voted against the
measure.
Senator Gravatt declared that he haA
hoped that the alleged utterances
would have been allowed to pass with.
out notice, deserving tho contempt oil
silence but as they had been brought
to the attention OF the senate he de-
sired to express his views as being in
hearty accord with those of the Sen.
ator from Lynchburg.
Senator Crockett, of wythe, deprs.
Gated the utterances. and as he was
one of tho senators who had voted dry.
he desired to express the opinion en-.
tertained by the men who had voted
with him, and he offered the following
resolution:
whereas. there has appeared In the
morning newspapers q report of an
infiammatory speech on the enabling
act. made on yesterday by a certain
DR.. Livtus Landlord, before the con-
vention Of the Anti-Saloon league.
held in the city of Richmond. that re-
fleets upon the integrity Of the mem
bers of the senate; now. therefore, la
it
Resolved. by the senate OF Virginia.
That II not only deplore the language
used In said speech. but 1t wishes TO
declare its resentment of said lan-
guage as An insult against this body.
a majority of whom voted against the
enabling act when II came up for con-
sideration by this body, and the sem
ate wishes further to condemn said
language as unjust unwarranted and
untrue.
Every one OF those identified with
the drys voted for the resolution. the
vets. being those attacked, RETAINED
from voting.
senator wendenburK Warm.
Senator wendenburg. of Henrico.
one of the men who led the forces OF
the vets two years ago, displayed
considerable feeling when he arose.
declared that while it might be best to
treat the speaker with the contempt
of not noticing him. yet such was the
character of the accusations that ha
believed that positive action was neces-
sary in view OF the vile and gcurrilouS
language used. He believed that any
man who could so far forget himself
az to give vent to any such expressions
was wrong in his head wrong In his
manners. and lacking in the essentials
OF a professional man and q gentle-
man.
L. r.
said Senator Wendenburg. who were
not at that banquet or meeting last
night. They were At banquet nifty
years ago tthe battle OF Gettysburg).
who showed then that they were not
weddings. At that banquet the wine
was blood and the grapes were lead.
They are here today. They are not
weddings. and they did not sire weak
lings. Their descendants are here to-
day. The remarks OF DR.. Landlord
are unworthy Of any man In Virginia
and an insult to every father anil
mother OF the men in the legislature.
Senator Buchanan Shocked.
Senator Buchanan said that he was
shocked and mortified that such lam
guage had been used by any speaker
| at any time. He thought II best that
| they should 60 unnoticed, with that
contempt OF silence. But the matter
had come TO be ono Of record. and he
desired that his protest and repudia-
| ton OF any such sentiment should be
| made a part Of the public records.
Senator Holt said that SO far AZ he
was concerned he did not propose to
take any notice of the speech. He be-
lieved that tho best way to get rid
OF stun OF that sort was to let It die
of inantion.
Disclafmed by League.
Following the adoption OF the reso-
lutions. Senator Featherston arose and
said that he had been requested by
some of the league leaders and officers
to disclaim any approval OF tho views
of DR.. Landlord. He declared that the
speaker had said At the meeting Thurs
day night that he was voicing his own
sentiments. that being the information
given him by the officers of the league
who were at the meeting. The league
had repudiated the views OF DIR. LAnk-
ford as representing the league. and
he asked that this explanation be all
lowed to have the same publicity a.
had the resentment OF the senator's.
Senator Mapp. of Accomac. declared
that he was a member OF the league,
as the members of the senate were
we'll aware. but that personally he
would repudiate and resent the state
ment and attack Of DR.. Landlord. Ho
did not and would not give them sane
lieve that they were warranted. were
true or that there was any founda-
ton in fact for any of the speech or
that part applying to members OF the
legislature.
Previous to the statements made on
the floor OF the senate In connection
with the matter there were q number
Of senators. all OF whom had voted
for the enabling act. who declared
that the speech was outrageous. un-
justified, and a serious mistake on the
part Of DIR. Landlord. They declared
that such Incorporate language had
done much to retard the cause Of tenn
perance, being in itself the only I'M
temperate happening in connection
with the case so far. All OF them
deplored that any such utterancs had
been made. expressing the belief that
1t would do mora harm than good.