The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-22

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Undesirahles Enter Here.
"An the undesirahles OF the three
try States neighboring Virginia, come
. utD ealfs' state" he declared, milking
Virginia the dumping ground OF those
States. Twenty five per cent of the
prisoners in the virginia penitenuary
have been sent into wet Virginia by
he fact their own States were without
saloons"
He blamed the saloon for attracting
ne undesirables TO Virginia and as
serted
at is only a question Of a short time
before Virginia becomes the 'hughouse'
" these other three States"
The liquor interests are never slow
a make a play. he said, speaking Of
ne work done In Norfolk and Rich
nond by the saloon people In recent
campaigns.
an Richmond" he said. 'the
raloon interests got James Cannon and
pat him into the senate No doubt
many thought he WIS the original
Cannon. our James Cannon Jr.f
ttT, ffUuEh declared me satoou cert
l.0as men each wear into the insane
asyIums Of the state. ana that S3 per
cent OF the inmates of these institu-
ions are there because Of drink.
Telling III Incidents occurring in
Norfolk, incidents Of which he has
personal knowledge. Mr., Hough
made a point on the Inconsistency Of
the State in its licensing methods.
License Inconsistencies.
Some months ago in Norfolk
Young man, Intoxicated. was thrown
out OF g saloon. H fell on the side
walk and was so seriously injured that
ne has not yet recovered, knocked
down by the saloon. Nothing was
done TO the saloon man.
Some months ago as an aged man
was crossing street. In which the
owner OF an automobile was cranking
his car, the auto started suddenly and
the man was knocked down and In
5ured. The sutomobihst was sued
and the man injured recovered dam
ages.
THE State" he concluded, licenses
The auto for $40 and doesn't give the
right TO hurt a man. The State
licenses the saloon for 500 and gives
It the right 10 both rob and Kill"
This question is going to be settled
by the voters OF the State. 1t Ia an
issue that must be met at the ballot
oox.
Now, the matter rests with the
legislature Of our State. and what you
want to do Is TO see your senators"
he told the convention as he gave way
20 Senator Webb.
Senator webb Speaks.
The address of Senator Webb was
a history of the struggle against the
saloon that had been going on for
forty years. He told OF the small be-
ginning of the fight, when there was
no organization. no leader and no
money, He told of the first measure
against liquor that ever passed the
State legislature OF Tennessee. de-
claring 1t to be an economic measure.
pure and simple--one to keep the
slaves from being able 10 buy whiskey.
The address OF Senator Webb began
with tribute TO Virginia its remark
able history. and the great men il has
given the nation and concluded with
denunciation of the State because 1t
sets up saloons close to the Tennessee
border and maintains nuisance &c
which his State objects.
He passed, early in the course OF
his address, to the younger and more
Western State. Tenness ," telling the
league the history of the fight against
the saloon in that State is unique.
without leadership, without head
quarters, without funds, the passage
"a an act by the legislature was Sc
cured in 1870. providing for local OPP.
ZION. In 1870. every croRs- roads
SeS0bh i4 lGhaacSStS iiad iLS 4 NAhfSli
who would kill. If the liquor didn't
For seven years not another move wal
made.
Then a plain old farmer. having ir
view the protection of Suwanee uni
versity from the wildcat distiIleries
which surrounded that institution
asked for and worked for and secured
a law that prohibited the sale Of
spirits within four miles Of any char
tered Institution of learning"
Cities Join In Fight.
This was the four-mile law, he said
which has been SO effective and which
mas proven an aid to opponents OF ths
saloon throughout the fight The
next step tken, oddly enough, was
when the saloon interests OF the elite.
and towns Joined with the antI-saloor
interests and aided them in gettinl
through a bill that prohibited the sale
nj Whiskey within four miles Of any
school, except In incorporated towns
Of not less than 1000 population.
The object OF the saloon men, he
sold his hearers, was To drive their
competitors In the country out of bus
mess and to bring the people from the
country TO the towns to buy their whis-
key.
The next step In forcing the saloons
out of the State was securing the pas
ShkS Oh a Dill lnat Hau0 the iOuT-Iftitt
law applicable to towns. The progress
made 10 that time was to have thirty
three counties dry, All this was done
with no organization and no funds. and
this fact was impressed upon the gath
= ering as proof OF the fact that the
people Of Tennessee do not want sa-
looms.
Then. a few years ago. came the
organization OF an Anti-Saloon league
senator webb here told Of an incident
which brought one Of the many laughs
that he evoked during the course of his
able address-~an address so interest
ag that when after he had talked for
more than an hour and he suggested
that he was talking too long. shouts
came from the crowd: NO, no, go on"
Governor sqaeichsd
The speaker related the meeting OF
n Mrs. Holman, one OF the foremost
women workers In the league and Gov
erB5r Patterson. Governor Patterson
made the trite remark about the place
Of women being In the home rocking
cradle, but he was promptly squelched
by Mrs. Holman, who replied that she
had five CONS, six feet high and a
daughter rocking "a cradle tn which
was child OF her own.
He sketched over the troubles In
Tennessee, IN which Governor Patter-
son practically maintained q reign oil
rerror by his wholesale, pardoning OF
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