The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-07
MI SIT ARn TIN Bill
AGAINST TRICKs or TNENIEs

Very was fbe declaration made on the
soor oeehe boasc yesterday by Judge Williams,
Of Giles. nat delay and an>rdm~nts are the
or,y two ,2taes which car possibly stern the
,opglar,s}de aad prevent thu aaa1 passage OF the
enabling aat,
T1e onenies AZ Statewide prohibition with the
most astare. energetic ard reaouroeful whiskey
gof,sv-ver seen at work at the capitol. adopt
Ing every possible ex9ediea- TO prevent the en-
axtnent.of such law as the people Of the state
bernard rae 1aaitol swarms with liquor
Lobbyists and te-rsends of that traffic are active
In both hal.s Of legislation The supporters OF
The enabling act, the men who really want TO
give the people an opportunity to vote rnder
fair conditions on the question of Statewide pro
hihition, must be on the alert if they hope to
complete and give actual effect to the victory
which they haye practically won.
The bill as it's stands on the house calendar
for consideration today as a special and CON
tinusng order Is largely the senate committees
Hill and net 5ae original enabling act introduced
In The house at the instance of the temperance
forces Of the STATE and passed by the house in
substantially its original form by the over
srkelming majority Of four to one. The senate
eomrnittee on privileges and elections and the
wei leaders III lhe senate. and not the temper
aslee people. afe responsible for the amendments
ahich weight the bill down. When the house
the amendments changing the form of ballot. ex-
e:nptinr from The operation OF the bin manu-.
faeturers Of wine and Its by-products who ship
their products oat Of tho state in quantities of
fse ieas than two and 4 half gallons and post
paalne the time at which prohibition shall be.
come ciGective from May l. 1910 to May !, 1917,
Senator Weudcnburg backed by Senator's Cannon.
Iesner. Hart and other wet members. succeeded
IN ENGRAVING on the bill the amendment OK.
e1npting brewerios now in operation provided all
tho beer they manufacture be shipped out of the
state in packages of not less than five gallons or
two dozen bottles. 1t is these amendments
against which the dry members of the house and
all friends Of the enabling act cry out
The question for the house, an overwhelming
according te its recorded vote, is
whether it viii stand firm for the real enabling
act which it passed early in the session without
wasting time in debate. surrender to the
enemy which attacks at every angle and in the
most plausible suise, If the dry men in the
house.hopo to get~a bin which win be acceptable
to the people and,really representing the princ
rleg to which the9house monbers have commit
Ted Observation-Disclosures stand together.
Tie senate amendments should and we be
isave. will le-yejected by the house and let the
whole matter 80 10 committee of conference
The fight which begun yesterday 10 give lengthy
consideration 10 each senate amendment is a
snere waste Of time and calculated to weaken the
force Of the enabling act. II the house shah re-
jet all Of TIN senate amendments. as Judge
Williams very wisely seeks to have done, the
wbole matter will 70 10 the committee Of confer
ence for thorough and careful consideration and
sAis body viii report to both branches
simultaneously. recommending which amend.
raents shall he concured in by the house and
from which amendments the senate shall recede
The friends Of the temperance reform in vir-
g3Hia, tho supporters Of 4hc enabling act and the
s4en VINO ~aat the people Of Virginia to vote
directly o.. INC 4na21io,l If atateaide fraAibt4oH,
srust he on the alert must sand by their leader
and presens a solid phalanx in meeting any
u5ove that is tnade IN the interest of the liquor
I -ause # matters mol from what source or
through whom It comes
The people OF Virginia want the enabling act
gsaey do not want the measure on which they
bare sct their heart hampered and weighted
-es.n With amendments dictated by the vets. who
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