The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-26
The Next Thing.

Editor yirgnian:
Sir.--Thc sovereign people Of Nir-
GINA, by a majority vote OF such
splendid magnitude as TO place the is
sue beyond dispute or even question.
have spoken with a decided voice, de-
claring for the abolition of the
licensed saloon in the State. There is
no room for quist ling or for captious-
ness All who love Righteousness and
saate iniquity rejoice.
The decision of the voters of Eir-
gfnia is In lire with The decisions of
the. United States Supreme. coart4
which has repeatedly declared the
liquor traffic legal outlaw. With
the generosity that has marked the
prohibition workers frup1 the begin
ming. the saloon people are given
until November /, 1915, to close out
their illegal business. and 10 get into
business that is le@itifn Ate ard honest
In this effort they will have the
sympathy ami willing cooperation OF
Loose who helped TO pat the saloon
ont OF T. lsit,@ss in Virginia.
What is the next step for advocates
OF prohibiiion2 Is the fight in our
Stale won? Are We TO rest from our
labers. lean on our oars and con-
graduate ourselves on our glorious
victory? If SO. our last state will be
worse than the first. We must be-
ware of self graduation ove-much.
Fine night liz not won. /: ii only we'll
begun We have won a battle. and
a great one. but the war continues
TIE experiences of Maine, Kansas
North Carolina. Tennessee. Georgia.
West trgtnia ard other State warn
us hat a long. hard warfare is before
us yet should this discourage BY
no means. II should stimulate. A
hard Job is what appeals to manly
p.en. Vseaalings cit down and long
for soft snaps. The call of the her9.c
is the can To manhood
The slogan of our warfale hence
forth shall he. A generation thar
knows not the saloon This hght Is
a fight for unborn generations. II IL
a fight for moral integrity. The
rsatest educational campaign rlor~
ally speaking, in the history of VIZ
gina eliminated in the decision reg
jstered at the polls on September y.
'I'hen the head OF the wh'skey dragon
received mortal blow. 1t is n1w ap
to the State TO make his tail quit
'slrgling
In Kansas there are grandparents
VIII, have no recollection OF the saloon
save a casual remembrance All the
children of Kansas are afraid of the
saloon. The people of Kansas have
been educated out OF liking the taste
of yhiskey ane out OF the habit OF
drinking It, They have been taughs
to fear it. Out there to he on the dry
side is the thing. To be wet is to be
unpopular. The dry side In Kansas
Is the winning side The wet side Is
the side that ioses out
This is the fight that is before Us
In virginia. The creation or public
sentiment, the moral pur(1v Of the
coming generations. the education To
the Hottest standards OF IRE. a STATE
free from the curse of rum--this IL our
contest. What a glorious thing II will
be il forty years hence our grand
children shall know of the saloon only
as the children OF today know OF the
War Between the States!
We have begun well. notable
battle has been fought and victory
achieved Let us press the warfare
10 the gates and through them until
we capture the citadel and overthrow
the seat where Gambrinus regna.
BURY him down, deeply down:
This fierce old king with his serpent
crown!
He shall reign no more In city or
For wen bury him, bury him deeply
down.
JAMES RIDDICK L4AUGHToN.
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