The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-29

4 tNiGHttnfd III disregard OF lnelr bDast-
+ ed battle-cry, ship thousands of gall
lions Of whiskey into a sovereign State.
| The Local Self Government League"
/ was organized TO catch fish II 1t
catches any friends of temperance
4 they will be suckers
Would Nullify Principle.
Furthermore, Informed people know
/ that 10 admit the contention of the
liquor dealers would be to nullify the
principle underlying important leGis-
latlon and cause political chaos. Rich
mond has = vital interest in the selec-
ton of United States senators. A ma
jorIty Of her citizens may prefer that
the legislature elect, as OF old. But
a constitutional majority of the States
decided that fenatOrs should be elected
ily direct vote of the people and Rich
mond tand Norfolk, too.l must con-
form to that law. Take another ex-
ample: A majority of the voters Of
Richmond may be opposed to the fed
eral income tax. Certainly the legis-
lature defeated the bill when it was
first introduced. Nevertheless, the gen.
eral government is assessing and col
ilecting that tax. Is 1t not an outrage
that the federal authorities should
force a Virginia. distiiler TO pay an IN
come tax. even though he and his
State should be opposed to such a tax?
Once more: Every informed person
knows that this government is com
posed of States as political units and
not of cities Every State is entitled
Ito two senators and representatives not
ITO exceed one for every thirty thous-
and. The cirCie includes the segnents.
Hitherto, States rights meant the right
of the majority of the citizens Of a
State to enact such laws as they deem
ed best for the State as a whole. It
meant that all powers not granted to
the general government were reserved
by the States. Now we are told by
these new statesmen that States
rights" means "whiskey right that
a minority OF wh!sley interests shall
be permitted to naunt their odious
banners in the face of the majority OF
the people Of the Common II
John c. Calhoun should rise from the
dead he would not recognize local
self government as his child If
Daniel Webster could hear these pre-
posterous propositions he would not
pause to refute them. Some advocates
OF local self government say they
would favor national prohibition and
few, In their enthusiasm Tor sohrtety,
assert thar if their vote could make
the world dry, 1t would be dry. What
becomes of the local self government
mans principle, when he favors ma
tionwide prohibition2 Does he not
see that he has surrounded principle
for eXpediency? He did not really OPP
pose prohibition because il was IN
democratic. but because he thought It
was inexpedient Then. his local self
government was a misnomer.
Every informed man also knows
that to allow the city TO decide the
liquor question apart from the rest OF
the state would be discrimination Il
favor Of the saloon. Cocaine Ii useful
as 4 local anesthetic. Morphine may
be useful as an anodyne. The city of
Richmond does not enjoy local self
government rs to the sale or these
two drugs. II an election should be
held and every citizen OF this muni-
cipaIity should vote in favor of the
sale. without physicians prescription,
of these drugs. that would not give any
druggist the right 10 do So These
articles are under the regulation of
State law. When The pharmacy bin
was passed In 1924. two counties plead
to be exempted. bar their plea was
0isregarded. Why not hold q meet
ing In the auditorium-ina II larger
than the one In the Academy of Music
and begin campaign to wrench
from the state this usurped power and
restore II 10 the local community?
All informed men also know that
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