The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

! In liquor 1T were better to have II >
/ under the strict regulation and
veillance of the law or to transfer
from the licensed saloonkeeper to
! bootleggers and blockaders, operatl
/ In secret violation OF law In back
teys; whether It were better to nj
liquor sold by men licensed to sell II
i public places. known of all men. or
substitute for such locations blind
and blind tigers, operated by crit
mails who violate the law for the NOR
| there is in it.
! Which will tend more greatly
benefit the morals OF the people
I Virginia? To inculcate a respect
law? To further the cause of genul
temperance among our people?
Now let's see about that.
We had line on the subject u
/ issue of the News
Regulation by law.
Teaching respect for law.
What's the difference between 4
forcing the law ii the law says IN
or the law says .'Yes?'
If you legalixe the sale, on the the{
that you can't enforce law, does II
teach respect for law? Shall we
away with the law. penalixing mi
der because it will be violated d
cause loss of respect for law 4
we are told that 1t is also desiral
to have local option.
II then under local option a toI
refuses to license and the sale a
tinues we should also cause loss OF
spect to offend against local optI
inhibition than against Statewide
II the vets are right then We shot
only Gafnat II
option as we'll
The realtissue is the licensed said
because It cuitivates tho LIQUOR had
. legalizes traffic which Is harmful
society. and stands In the way OF
laudabie purpose of wiping ont m
furious habit. the evils of which
recognized by vets as well as dryd
And we are asked about furtherl
the cause of temperance.
What lessons OF temperance ~
/ been fncuicated by tho saloon r--H}
ford News
MIR. Tucker and liquor.
We have by chance found 81
we owe Hon Harry st, George TucA
an apoligy. We said some DAYS
that in his letter to Judge Chrt4fo
he had not said a word about liG1
or whiskey or saloons. and all th(
linked expressions; but he did q
mistake Is chargeable to his liQu
allies. as we read his statement
one of their advertisements. and IN
had edited out all he had to
about liquor and the saloons. d
printed only what he said about lo}
seh-government. which Is now
only thing dear To their hearts. TIL
don't care any more about the priI
lege OF selling liquor and mako
money over tho corpses Of drunkai
and the bodies OF starved women al
children. what .s disturbing theml
that the people Of Virginia as Will
may say to the people OF Richmp|
or to the people Of Norfolk that I'd
shalt not be permitted after the I'd
1916 to have local self gorernmd
to wreck and destroy manhood
operating saloons IN which liquor
sold. This would he taking aw|
from Richmond and Norfolk \
blessings of local sclf-governnfpI
and these liquor men. as well ass"d
Harry" think doom has struck
We can't have local seif-govcrnms|
and sell all the liquor we please.
matter how many lives are wreckl
widows made and children grow
in poverty and disgrace yirgssI
NAV say TO Stauntbn That we "a |
fight duel and kill one another IN
way, but II Virginia says we ca
kill our neghbors with the possI
Of liquor, that fir an entire'y asfyere
matter and The state Of Virginia n
no, right thus to infrtnge On
nights Of local self-governne emit
Staunton Leader