The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21

our neighbnr The Times Dispatch. in It's
editorial setting form the attitnie OF ~
paper toward antiiiGuor legislation in the
p TI aho ueS.,2rinE us opposition to the
Ihe Times Dispatch did not approve tho
passed, because We did not believe thew
would be enforced. As we have watched
eomNlnccu that they have done much good
, ne Mann law was passed In 1904. The
"a IA" tour years latcr. one would think
rtciy concerhinG the Mann law. our neigh
poi Would have been very careful In pro
y.' II was pitin L" most observers In Vir-
6,nia ma the Mann law hat "rought i'm
ne Sans nm Ta ana no %ni f%se' out
Issuing of license tor the sale oil Iiuuor in
nhpohecd and unprotected territory In the
state, The Times Dispatch gave this Judg-
IN the view .: The Times Dispatch tn.
entire law Is fundamentally wrong" I'm This
same editorial OF March .. 1905, THE Times
DISPATCH argued that the bill was iunda-
ill., ,niei. oS rom because Il imposed prohi
oitioi on large sections of the country with
out nsking their consent. Aow. on March
49, i'ii The Times Dispatch acino wedges
Una; lis judgments in 1904 and 1895 were
erroneous. and that these laws nave worked
well This Is highly creditabie 10 the candor
;i our contemporary. bat how about his
Judgment on matters Of this kind? Egregi-
@usly n!stoken IN isji mistaken again ait.r
FOUR years of observation in 1905 what reu-
son nave NC TO trust the forecast OF The
Times Dispatch In 1919?
oar heighocr clings very faithfully 10 local
option to the use OF the smaller political
UNI IN determining questions oil this Kind
~ Is well known that the temperance pco-
nle Tor Il long time adopted this method OF
ueniins with This admitted evil. rnortu-
nately n we ourselves think. we were not
allowed 10 give this method = ful and fair
triHi Locality alter locality IN this state
aud some Of the towns Hood the community
with intoMcGnts. Again ana again the Leg
lsl"thTe WA asked to enact some law which
ctt cDs Y.t.it sas
thiS invasion. II may he that our neigh bor
favored this legislation, but IL So II has
passed out of recollection. AT any rate
Legislature In 1912. VAS smothered In com
mitlec. Out Of this condition Of things wag
born the demand Tor - State wide measure
Tn" sentiment in favor OF this mea sure was
The iiGuor interests and their synp .thizers
OIL the loc4! option principle. II local option
ana" OF the most conservative OF temperance
people the saloons the Wholesale Iiuuor
houses and the mail-ordcr houses and their
sympaihizers are responsible for this change
we might as well cay farewell In this
:tut" 10 the doctrine Of local option. Rcvo-
lntiona never go backwards. There viii DO
all over the state of Virginia are nov
united. ana unless nil signs fail. will make
their sentiments known on The go day of
next September
our people. too, are understanding NOR.
ana more That the mere enactment OF a law
Is nor ne true objective OF such reform
as rms. II is merely an incident. though
nr important one in the progress or this
movement Hence they viii sec TO & v,ith
eveI-growinG faithtu!ness that public senti-
h@ may be steadily and strictly enforced.
ana this good work ~ educat ton and infor.
nation VIII 20 on until tho necessity for
a,ny kind OF law shall pasa,-Reiigious Her