The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-06

Thomas Jefferson, It's founder, Mr..
CabeH seems willing to parade its Wiz.
tues. II by doing so he may baptise
the founder of Democracy In the
license saloon and allow our people
to drink and perish at Its fountain
Who were the spokesman for that
local option crowd? DR.. Stuart Mo
CURE. Hon. r. f. Cabell and Judge
Christian. DR.. MCGUIRE endorsed
prohibition by saying: If thought
prohibition would prohibit would
vote for 1t" Judge Christian ue-
nounced 1t as ''undemocratic and
vicious in practice" Mr.. Cabeil gave
his facts and figures TO destroy the
foundation OF his opponent But
since then Or. Cannon. the thorn Ia
the flesh to their cause. has almost
daily levelled his rapid fre At these
gentlemen'S foundation. His truths
OF the weakness OF their easements
has left them threadbare. Judge
Christian has become restless under
the influence Of balls OF Righteousness.
He says to the public In a letter.
among other things: Il never took q
drink In a saloon In my life" yet he
Is one OF the leaders of the movement
to allow 1t to do business and endorses
II with all of his influence What In
consistency. Suppose l take a man
into my bank, tell the president Of
the bank that will endorse for this
man. he Is all right. but | am proud
Of the fact that I don't associate with
him at all. The president would
think one or two things-that I was q
fool or that took him TO be one.
We overlook some bad conditions In
children and expect them to reform
when the lime comes. Paul said.
when was child I acted as
child. but now that I am a man
have put away childish things"
That child. local option, has been an
old man now for long time. He has
Offices in all places on earth, ne sits
at the country precinct. he sits in the
halls OF the legislature, he hangs
around the governor, he sits at both
Republican and Democratic national
conventions. he is In congress and
the United States senate. He domi-
mated that great assembly IN Rich
mond a short time ago. He strutted
go large and manfully on the stage
that he decided he was big enough to
put a handle to his name. what was
that handle? Local Se1f-Governnent
league. Through the efforts Of
Woodrow Wilson and William Jen-
nings Bryan the grand old Democratic
party has adopted enough children to
spare one. We have tried to reform
Mr.. Local Option. but he cries out
will not abate. give me money and
liberty or give me death. My friends
let's give It death, because 1t deserves
1t.
Inconsistency Of Local Option.
piphtheria or smallpox break out In
Richmond or some other City In the
State. 1t Is only In ono place. Sup
pose the local authorities cry out:
Local Option" I'VE will not quar-
antine- II the people coming in from
other localities don't want these dis.
eases let them stay away; this is our
would happen? The State authorities
would be sent and would stop the
spread Of the disease by quarantining
the affected houses. Why Is this
necessary? To keep the disease from
spreading and being carried all over
the State. Which Injuries more people
smallpox and diphtheria or whiskey?
The Local Self Government league
wants a State law for diseases. but
local option for whiskey why is thisf
There Is money In whiskey. but no
revenue In diseases.
Tke Local Eelf-Government league
tells us to vote wet unless we wish to
be burdened with increased tax. This
scarcecrow is q snare and delusion
to deceive the people Let mo prove
1t by their own figures. They tell us
that viI&lnl6 mas 1OVsuVU QuAIMe0
voters. Everybody knows that the
qualified vote does not represent more
than two-thirds OF the taxpayers. Add
the third. $4,000. ana We have $4,000.
Now add the great list OF women tax
payers who have NO vote and will
guarantee that we have IN this State
approximately 500. 900 taxpayers. How
much tax does the State derive from
the whiskey tranic? About $538.000.
II our taxes are to be increased what \
will the miximum be? A few cents
over one dollar per year for each tax
payer. Divide 1t up among all tho
people Of the State and It will not
exceed IS cents per head.
have given tho largest amount @
increased taxation possible, but there
will be absolutely no increase In tax
caused by the loss Of the saloon
revenue. because It costs the State
more every year TO keep up the ex. !
pense resulting from the effect Vpf
! Il Continued "a SECOND Pasa.l \
elSGwS Aeetlon.1