The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-14


Richmond Christian Advocate, says:
In previous articles ! have called attention
to certain remarkable statements of speakers at
the meeting hold in the Academy Of Music by
the Virginia Association FOR Local self-Gove-
eminent. We have seen tho utter lack Of logic
in the speech Of Dr. stuart MCGUIRE have
seen the amazing audacity, not TO say inSinccrtty
If the imported speaker from Alabama, we
have seen the futile attempts of the speakers
on that occasion to repudate their partner
ship with the organized liquor traffic and the
pride with which the said liquor traffic claims
partnership with the Local Self-Government
association: we have seen the ignorance dis
played 10y the gentlemen composing this as
ISOLATION in their declaration that local option
is the issue of the campaign when, a matter
If fact, local option has been abolished for
ninetcen-twentieths of Virginia for nearly ten
years and the only question is whether
the same prohibitory law which applies TO
nineteen twentieths of Virginia shall be applied
to the entire state. j. G. shall be Statewide In
This letter some space win be given 10 the
speech Of Mr. Royal Cabcl. which speech has
been printed and has been distributed BROAD
cast throughout the State of Virginia to voters,
the names Of many Of whom were secured ny
the deception of the registrars through the IN
fstrumentality Of the office of the secretary oil
the Commonwealth of Virginia one 81 the
copies of this speech has fallen into the hands
If the writer. The speech ls prefaced .h5 me
i following statement:
! This speech is "A calm, .dispassionate state
ment Of facts figures and arguments FeiatlHE te
Statewide prohibition illustrated by its PraSa-
cal working in states that have actually ventored
on that experiment II should prove Of meal
tatlahle benefit 10 the citizen who desires to
decide rightly as between local option and State
wide prohibition in casting his vote
Careless Criticism.
After a careful reading of this aforesaid
calm dispassonate statement Of facts, figures
aud arguments can think Of nc better de-
..ription Of the speech than to call it "Gabelis
Careless Criticism Concerning Statewide Pro-
hibition.'
Ana this title is selected deliberately for the
writer does not desire to accuse Mr.. Cahen Of
,4e berato purpose to rnisrepresent and yet there
> is so much misrepresentation that the most
harjtahle words to use are "CAT{ELESS CRIT
ItCIsMS"'
90 Issue Not for Local option.
Mr. Cabell very carelessly states in the be-
ginning of his address that For nearly thirty
: years the people Of Virginia have dealt with
thls question in accordance with definite tenn
perance policy that is local option thas ap-
plying to the question the fundamental prlhcl-
pie Of local self government Unquestenahly
this policy has proved a success. The issue is
#rlear-cut II statewide prohibition as It is call
ed is defeated local option remains in fun
Sore ana effect in the state A vote.
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'' it1iNs 80 issia,, ~ Internal rev.
49,, a- tl,c ,,attov,l PeDa1lfean admtnistra.
tion mar ne did NOT concern himself very much
. 1,o,,t Inc lag5sat{o, enacted by the Democratic
o onnr1 ,ese7bl,, af Virginia. especially as this
= lar,sIation ala NOT affect the licensing of the
lsaIe Of ardent spirits in the city OF Richmond
either IN The Gin s ar the hotels or the saloons
a,efr, MAT the sale of liqllor in social clubs on
SUNDAY &c forbidden greatly TO the disgust OF
,n.nx, or the Same gentlemen who are now again
e ,.xreedin.,lv disar7isted
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81 ~ me-, ,, - an oa3.a. aforesa ID
n ,,i4{, t,.,,,1 no no,tcv
a w. s,,t .,,,cor,,in,, ttc t5,i,fr traffic and
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