The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-24

Torrance Of the public will as ex-
pressed at the polls. No loophoies
should be left. We should prevent
such disgraceful and long drawn
struggles as have occurred in Maine
and Kansas. Above all, we should
take the question out OF our politics
quickly and thoroughly. We cannot
afford to forget that the colored vote
may easily hold the balance OF power
. in case OF serious divisions among the
whites on matters of State policy. We
do not want and cannot safely allow
process OF one faction leading on
with demand for more stringent reg
ulations and laws and another resist
Ing. and all kinds of unfit people
working into office and power on one
side or the other. We had best go
right at 1t, adopt the most stringent
and deep reaching and far reaching
measures that experience has proved
to be necessary and effective, and be
done with the matter at once. linen
we will have fair chance to see and TO
demonstrate the effects on the pros
perity, progress and moral and religi-
GUS welfare and happiness OF the
people. We have voted for prohiDs-
ton. Let all Of us Join in establish
ing 1t actually. Give 1t fair trial,
and II 1t succeeds let those of us who
opposed 1t be ready TO admit cheer
fully and gladly that We were wrong.
Let US profit by the mistakes OF other
| States in the feeble or sham execu-
ton of the law and avoid them.
Those who are engaged in the
| liquor business should realize that
| they are outlawed and get out of the
| State or into some other avocatfon
without delay or question. That is the
honest and safe course for them. we
think all tho thinking and respectable
citizens OF the State will discounten-
ance any other. course. Blockading
and Bookkeeping and mail order trade
alike should vanish absolutely There
should be no two minds about that
AZ for the part the Roanoke Times
has taken in This campaign, We have
no regrets to express or apologies to
offer to anybody. Innes Randolph's
Good old Rebel was about in our po-
sition-@
"T'm good old rebel
An that's jest what I am;
I'll not be reconstructed
An ! don't keer a - continental
whoOp.
4 IlA AdA iDs2 StSls y CSAANs
! From the spring of sixty-one;
An I'm not "a blame bit sorry
Fer anything I dome"
! And history shows that II was the
old rebels OF that kind who were the
most powerful influences and actual
| forces in building up their own land
and reuniting the country.
This newspaper performed what IL
believed 10 be a plain duty in putting
Its opinions bafore the people. 50 far
as II could reach them and the facts
SO far as they could be obtained. II
! has not changed It's belief. but it in
| tends to be sincerely and with whole
heart loyal to the declared Will and
purpose OF the people of Virginia.
A. r. w.
1 Lost: The right flank. the left
flank and the center Of the Virginia
anti Statewide army. All seem 10
/ have been pressed effectively II not
affectionately.
/ If the local option leaders had that
! 81 500 600 with which they were
credfted-or debited--the votes they
got must have stood them about slb
each.
/ The aviator who gathered those de-
tailed forecasts We printed from Rich
uond yesterday morning must have
been In a hurry as he passed over the
field.
+ One sorrow Of Il Is that the good
I fellows from North Carolina who used
f to come by to see US. now Will scoot
straight through for Washington
/ Could we get leave Of absence or
! a parole. or furlough. or moratorium.
or stay Of execution, or something
+ out Of Gehenna for a few days?
/ The Local Option league and the
Statewide prohibition editorials Will
retire now for strategic reasons.
/ plow up the mint bed, brethren;
and sow the land In cress.
Any armstice for burial Of the dead
and removal OF the wounded!
Cut Out the Discora.
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