The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02

fof wet papers that have gone over horse, foot
and dragons to the liquor interests? Is II good
business to Islander and detract from the good
name Of those from whom you expect business
favors7 This Ia what IL being done In the name
of Richmond at the present time
How many business interests seek to build up
their trade, better their collections and increase
their customers7 These things are being done
daily in the name OF Richmond, and Of an organi-
zation OF her citizens claiming to represent its
membership the elite Of the city's professional
and business men. There Is such q thing as
ioealism run mad and we have it presented in
moment as the growing metropolis Of the South
and In the next crying TO all others: Keep
of. we are law unto ourselves" Again we
ask, is 1t good business7
Richmond won the Federal Reserve Bank after
the hardest kind of fighting The determining
factor in that fight, as everybody knows, was
the hearty endorsements OF North Carolina towns
which are now being slandered as no localities
have ever been In the name OF those who for
Ameriy sought their support, II the things that
have been printed about North Carolina towns
by Richmond liquor interests through their wet
organs, and by the national liquor dealers
through their campaign agents at the headquar
tiers OF the Local SelfGovernment League are
true, then those interests might claim the right
OF having uncovered the deep iniquity Of North
Carolina he ~ how
been substantiated and cannot be proven. They
have been denied by the people to whom they
have been attributed
Those people have been as absolutely misrep-
resented as is possible. Does Richmond value
most the Illicit and illegal liquor trade OF such
towns as Raleigh, Durham, Tarboro, Kinston.
Fayetteville and the like, or the great volumes
of legal and valuable trade that come from them
every year? OF what sort of stun do the people
OF Richmond, who are thus engaged in be-
smirching the good name of lawabiding cities,
think the people Of North Carolina are made?
These actions are another evidence of the utter
sefshness Of the liquor interests. The question
never arises with them. Is 1t good business for
Richmond, but only. Is 1t good business for the
saloon?
Richmond 10 now passing through a critical
period Carolina cities were indignant over
efforts to withhold from them freight rates that
they considered Justly their due. After those
rates were awarded them there was sufhcient
cause for Richmond to look to her interests
Many Carolinians came to Richmond recently
for better acquaintance" but even while here
they were being stabbed in the back through
out the State of Virginia by the slanderous and
unruly liquor traffic. They probably feel that
they are now better acquainted with the Rich
n,ond spirit than when they were handed the
glad hand OF welcome
The Virgfntan is loyal to Richmond. it says
these things with regret. but 1t again raises
the question, 10 1t good business, placing the
matter on no higher level, to kill the goose that
lays the golden egg Of Richmonds Carolina trade
in order 20 feed the NAV of the greedy. legalized
| liquor traffc.
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