The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-13
LAWLESS ELEMENT
WILL Be OVERCOME
UNDER PROHIBITION
Rev. DR.. Mcdaniel Tells Why
Prohibition Will Be Effective
In Richmond
breaches Another
Convincing Sermon
Finds Liquor I raflc's Respect
able Advocate Over-Seasl-
tive-North Carolina. Maine
and Kansas Examples

DR.. George w Mcdaniel delivered
one Of the most convincing of his
Arguments against the liquor traffic
and in favor OF statewide prohibition
last night at the First Baptist church
on the theme. VIII Prohibition Is
Effective in Richmond? ?"
He said TT is characteristic of the
liquor business that 1t makes it's re-
spectacle advocates superse nsitve.
Men whose Judgment could be ti--Sted
under ordinary circumstances become
So prejudtced and partisan that IN le-
hills are magnifsd into mountains and
an inch of fact is stretched into a
yard of fancy.
ON last Sunday an incidental ref
erenCe was made TO one OF our SO sal
clubs. 1t was mentioned N pass re
Illustration, with no individual in mind
and with no thought of offend ny.
Under normal conditions that Illus; "a
tion would have provoked no CT Il.
cIsm But in these strenuous times.
when We are fighting to abolish the
saloon from Virginia, and when the
saloon is trying to divert the alta ok.
my innocent illustration was misap-
piled. and by Monday 1t had grown
until an impartial nearer would NOT
recognize the rumors as part OF
what was said and intended
There were club members present
who saw no intention to wound or
ground for ofrense. Where no Of
fense was meant, none will be taken.
except by those who are looking Tor
offense. My war is on the licensed
liquor traffic, and refuse to go down
into the plain of Ono TO take up an
imaginary difficulty with a social club
which numbers in Its mem bership
many of our hest citizens, some OF
whom will vote dry despite all efforts
to arouse their prejudice and to con-
fuse the issues in this election,
The Argument Analysed
'In the war against intemperance
We find the liquor business barricaded
behind the proposition, Prohibition
won't prohibit" AS often as that
breastwork is shot to pieces it is buils
up again vernight Men whose prin-
ciples commit them to prohibition are
in doubt because they have been made
to fear the results. Let us analyza
this argument. What kind of insti-
tuition is the saloon that it will not
obey the law What Is the character
of the men who sell liquor that they
will not abide by the decision OF
ma jority of the people What is there
in the liquor business that makes /,
beyond the power of the law to con-
troll? Why is this the only licensed
evil that saves its life by threats OF
the government? Has the domina-
ton of liquor become so complete that
the people must forever wear its gall
ing chains Of slavery Can we never
throw off this yoke Of bondage be-
cause. forsooth, the tyrant threatens
to continue the tyranny? Are the
people OF Virginia SO weak and help
less that they must lie supinely while
the iron shoe Of the saloon walks
rouehshOd over their PROSTATE and
bleeding bodiesP Forbid it. Almighty
God: forbid it,
One could wish for no stronger IN
dfctment of the liquor trafflee than this
argument against prohibition. II
clearly shows that the business Is bad.
and incorriEibly bad It reveals an
alarming condition among saloon men
who would defy the sovereign win
OF the people. It casts contempt upon
the majesty of the law and declares
Continued on Fourth Pagel