The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-01
THE DAILY PRESS AND POLITICS.

The Newport News Daily Press in a lengthy
editorial on Prohibition and Politics" says:
In yesterdays issue we referred to a letter
- tho richmond Virginian from Delegate Love
81 Lunenhprg, insisting that only those who
ANor StateNlde prohibition should be sent to
the next legislature. and another letter from
r. 5. l}aThopr, Of South Boston, insisting that
only Christian men and prohibitionists should
he elected 10 the general assembly of the
state.
Yesterday the Richmond virginian published
an editorial article pleading with the public
for patronage which is largely an echo of the
d'c'ums # Messrs. Love and Barbour. THE
SIGHT agai'ss the saloon is over" says our con-
temporary.
THe }TTIory We have Just Won Is splendid
tut not fsla}. There must be elected a egisla-
'ure which viii pass enforcement laws that will
enforce. The public ofilccrs-State, county and
r1unicipai-fnust he in sympathy with the en-
for0oment e the law and must sec that such
laws as arc passed properly enforced"
,rlso JrHes4stlble conclusion Of these dictuns
and prrachments ~ that man who did not
-ote the pre- hjhition ticket in the late election
Us eligible n public Office in Virginia In the
view of Delegate Love. Mr.. Barbour and the
NichmonG Vireinian.
The DaH3 Press need not become wrought up
over the question of The Virginan's stand in
regard to office holding Under prohibition The
irgiHiGp has not indicated nor does it hold
tGat no man who did not vote the prohibition
ticket in the late election ia eligible to public
Office in Virginia" The Vtrginian has not I'M
dcrtaken 10 define the qualifications of Office
holders in Virginia, either before or after the
tremendous majority fer Statewide prohibition.
4hc Ftroihfan does insist and will insist that
The next general assembly be elected of men
who viii give Virginia effective laws that will
absolutely insure proper facilities for the en-
foreement Of the prohibition law. The Vrginian
has been satisfied since ii was founded that
the great majority Of the people of Virginia
favor Statewide prohibition, but the Virginia
senate has until quite recently proved an effec-
tive barrier to the determination of this ques-
ton. Now. however. the sentiment of Virginia
has been expressed in unmistakable terms and
has fully Justified The yirgimtan in its belief
tntil the last session Of the general assembly no
law could 10 gotten through the legislature fav-
oNablc to Statewide prohibition. At that time so
forceful and unmistabable evidence of the peo-
PIES desire to vote on the question was given
that several senator's who had previously OPP
posed any prohibition measure yielded to the
pressure Of Virginias desire and voted for the
enabling act.
What ~ Fir0inidR, the temperance people,
and the majority of Virginians want is that men
BE- elected to the next general assembly who
VIII take UPON themselves the duty of making
effective the expressed will of the State, and
who viii cooperate earnestly in the passage of
laws to make prohibition effective In Virginia.
In this POSITION The virginian feels confident
il Is supported by the public sentiment of the
State.