The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-06

punishable by confinement In the peni-
Tertiary. not less than one nor more
than five years. without even con-
sulting the good people who gathered
together at the mass meeting Ma.
4, as to their will or wishes on tins
subject? If II Is a violation OF per-
sonal privilege and local setf-governs
ment to say they SHAH not sen IN
toxicating liquors TO be drank, isn't
1t eauallg a violation of personal privi-
lege TO say you shall not sell or dis
pose of In any way these drugs to
ite taken or shifted. and. il so, don't
YOU thiftk ssnn might tell the good
people Of the State OF Virginia. why
you clamored so much and held such
a big mass meeting on May IA last,
when an effort is being made to take
away from the poor old sot the temp
tation. while you. in all probability.
nightly pray to be delivered from the
temptation you arc daily seeking 20
keep under the nose Of the poor
drunkard. temptation he seems
pewerless to resist as II drags him
down 10 degradation. death and ever
lasting damnation, while. when they
were seeking 10 break TN a similar
business with no big distllers, brew
cries and saloonkeepers to boost u
and SPEND thousands of dollars to pre-
vent II, YOU were as dumb as the
nroyerhial oyster and let the legisla-
lature deprive YOU Of the per~onal
privilege Of buying and using. for
eating or shifting purposes. cocaine,
alpha or beta cueaine. and mixtures
thereof without the privilege of ha~-
ing a vote as to whether Il should
or should not be seld in the locality
IN which Richmond Is
Don't YOU know there can be no
such thing as local option? Don't
YOU know that YOU can no more con-
fine the iil-effects of the beast making
beverage To the locality in which the
vote is taken than YOU can confine tho
sterch created by a tannerv to the
limits of a small lot near the Capital
Square, in the city Of Riehmond7
Don't YOU know that the same peo-
pie who are now clam bring for local
option and local self-government back
IN tho 9nas when every district In
every county IN the State was per-
uitted to determine by vote whether
or not the sale Of intoxicating liquors
should he licensed in their respective
districts ard counties. were fighting
a G hard against what they are now
centcndinr for. local self government.
cr government on this question by a
majority Of those who resided in the
loca litv or district In which they
lived Don't you know that tn Dam
vile. when the people OF hanvills
were Fpttnr on the privilege OF what
you ne" term local option or tocai
self government that J. r Clarke. a
LAWYER charged with he4ng whis-
keEtte. and an emploSe Of the whiskey
ring WHO were then 50 sfrenuously
fighting what they are no" claiming
ts r!ght, personal privilege, ana
lsc7l Fnft government IN most cow
ardlN brutal AND coHtemnuble way
shot down, without warning ana with
our giving MN an opportunity 70 de-
fend nif1seif. ReF, j X Moaltt.
Baptist preacher ana an ardent anti
salooHiSlf ION ven Know that IL is
the same crowd, the same class or
people, that are PAYING me expense
OF hghtthg AGAINST Rfohihlbon ana ad-
NocatlnF local option. or. as you term
y local SELF government now, were
tho people who "ere then paving the
expenses of tHr rHTT1T77 Fl EEarT1sf
local option and thaf they are now
advocating local opAon not hecuse
iheS realtE want ~ nuts IKE the dying
man grasplhs a. o straw they are
70 ping IN thelf deatn agony WITH the
ASSISTANCE 81 IhsF iFienas' 'he ose
o. money ani ahhaty co'nnlhahohs 70
nave 'hesF ii'e htie Proionseo' ana
a.h ION khoW tfa' fla'tsfS' the 1000
81 to"iS' o@H8ot oeteiNs tHs Aooa
people OF HgInla' anu ny declaFa-
ten eafter3ne me leaders OF Demo
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