The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02
SALOON MEMS ONLY HOPE.

SALOON MEMS ONLY HOPE.
The only hope OF the saloon to renew its lease
IN life In Virginia Is through the employment
eg deception and the use OF money, The whole
campaign against statewide prohibition has been
and IL now characterized by these two features.
Those whose efforts result only in benefit
10 the saloon have adroitly avoided bringing the
saloon TO the fore This. the real issue. has been
unlimited sidetracked and hid from view. and
local sslfgovernment the tobacco scare. threats
D. Increased taxation wide distribution OF false
statements the publication of expressions at.
trtbnted to public officials who have denied
having held such opinions or given utterance to
s.ch views-these have been the tactics employed
BY the saloon forces.
Although the campaign against Statewide pro-
hibition. which Is In the end campaign for the
saloon. has been conducted In the name of the
Local SelfGovernment Association yet in reality
IL has not been managed by the Local Self
Government Association. P. A. Holt. of Florida
xdAts Hirsch. Of Baltimore, and MIR. Thompson.
Sf Chicago, somewhere else and other we'll
VAt0 ASeHlS Oh tue udtloudi llQuOi uedlcIs nuu
distiIlers have conducted the campaign, and the
money raised by the national liquor dealers.
distiilers. brewers and saloonkeepers has paid
the expenses
The Local Self-Government Association, OF
which Judge George L. Christian is chairman.
provided name of responsibility under and
through which the licensed liquor trafic has been
permitted to reach the voters Of every county
md city in Virginia with misrepresentation
falsehocd and Islander.
For instance the Trumpeter sent out n
E3nia Association for Local SelfIsovernment,
and whose statements have been as false and
misleading those printed In the reserved from,
page space of the Richmond Evening Journal
Las really been edited by Mr.. Thompson. who
has probably also furnished a good deal Of the
other misleading stories. played up with heavy
black heads on the Journals front page though
they were actual news stories for which tina,
paper itself was responsible
Most of the false and misleading statements
put ont by the liquor interests with the sole pur
pose Of dsceiving the voters, have been exposed
II II unfortunate that falsehood and error travel
faster than truth. and are, therefore not so easily
oFertaken The great body OF the citizenship oil
Virginia. however has the intelligence to see
through these efforts to deceive put forward by
the liquor campaign managers. and the tons OF
literature paid for out OF the immense campaign
fdnd raised BY the saloon interest has not had
the effect that those who sent 1t out hoped fol-
and expected.
The liquor people have plenty OF money. They
have raised hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
and can supply much more as they can use
We do not believe that even the paid workers
at all the 1900 precincts. for which Presiden,
Stump. of the Liquor Dealers Association, made
an appeal for funds. exen- supplied with plenty
Of money and free liquor, san dehaneh anA In
/ aasaa4 fhr e.eetorate which will pass upon this
great moral issue.
Deception and corruption are the only hope
II the liquor interests And that hope is vain