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

blow. meet argument win arg,,tren,
Ehi above ali see TO II thar M con.
sfderatiDn Of self-interesr. no fear a,
being unpopular In or social circle
no desire for ease or peape shall IRE.
vent us from throwing cur fnfIuenc.
for what il is worth-~and when il;
comes 10 voting, remember that one
mans influence. Is neither more or legs
than another.s-ou the side of good
government, sound morals and the
safetg az our hearths ana homes.
UNDERLYING FalIacir..
This being r9rora3scd wish "a
point cut 49, sou THIS morning what
believe t5 be the fallac.es undcrlvlng
some af the most spcc.ous and Vide
" circulated arguments of ogr oppoE-
shIa
4he Aist - These Us Our GOOD oAh
f3tenu sAai prohibition does not
Prohiha' II seems a. course. al
h'"st %"s3fn 10 point out iAe an
&{ra@H ~ tAls ara Af7ent AIT though
sXftfsec "a h%nared thousand times 4
s'sII 1@&Ts Ike unhlNshlNE head as q
vc1ltah}e aladdin OF liberty IN the
literature II the IsocS4 Sef-tfoVefn-
is2t ~ Acas..e, ana Tor thus reason
aud This reason o1ly-~"e wtIl tAk@
tFae te dispose # Il one time more.
Now, Tar7 nan says prohibition
aaes@ pfah.hIt. ne IS 0o3nE IN" oI
swo Es-eiihe- stating jrH5sm
er say ing wefNinz that IS net true
The ;ful~u IS ta4t prohibition Of any
fsri---H s}etGe- & AaUDr or any th!ns
gsse-~rever absolutely prevents GER
lain PERSON. 70 the !aw{ess OF Grim
nal t}pe 5-on violating the law
Fer tTa thousand years the las NJ
fTery civilized country lA the world
has fof9l85en murder but murderers
are Sti8 Wrh us Theft is prohibited,
3at thfe res remain The Law of this
eo9alrr fathids the !ndtscrim.Rate
sErr hf poisonous drugs, such as
rF and cocaine, but there Viii
ss'Ss suppose. be pen found so
58 a sense IF honor as 10 sell
3ao poor victims Of the habit
!. nc one in this sense claims that
Eae against these things does
decrease tho crimes against which
4 axe aimed. No ono viii main
e&l tHern are as many murders
! n.rAn~ef q as there would be II
| sers was no law on the statute book
easnH rnu der No ono will main
MN taat HIS property is not made
Tar safe- because thieves may be sent
10 the qeuitentary
Yet. ~ hen It comes To liquor they
want prohibition Ia do more than
+hev demand q ii anywhere else. They
want 4 not only TO decrease drunk
ennaes hut h prohibit IL altogether
-a thing which ! sQppos" viii never
he until the miIlenuiunl-that day
which cur wet friends are doing their
best fear q postpone
BHt when yCu answer them thus
.sQr friends change their ground and
say: Won misunderstood us; what
We mean Is that prohibition does not
wen decrease drunkenness" And
they are ready with 4 long array of
etafistlcs II prove 20 you that very
large quantity Of liquor IS shipped
into prohibition states.
Flourishing Business.
t,8i4e +r5a mo one dentea II. The
lfo.sar e,forty houses ~ Richmond
III ar,,.5s5, -. me shame ~ North
t.avaf{na Georgia aud Tennessee. The
.9xnyess fo-, nantas are Eept busy evad
,t,e fhr su,ri. II not the letter, Of the
,sraf fbtfiou ata,,ites--ana let me say
Fas&ir,s--f for orc. would rather
,.32 ann sbnn1a vither IN IT'S
sci ran that J should own stocR
any ~ thtsr FHfl'olattoi'9 VIM =
IT. Ee}hE used az 'ile IiNtl .,SulsH ,
aeH*GfH.1E tns ~ a'ta So.
nsep ana nuilfylng me Jaws .,
Feffl%n states. SUI Hot'ee M,
E ifiends never oisel ~ IloNc A. ~