The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-13

! Sc; The statistics OF every state
show greater amount Of crime and
misery attributable to the use Of
ardent spirits obtained at these re-
lail liquor saloons than to any other
source" and Il they are willing 10
apply these principles Of local self
government" and personal privi~
lege" to all similar crimes. do they
not know that the law has recoe-
nized the intimate relation between
the liquor traffic. or saioonkeeper. and
the baway house traffic, or houses
Of n1-fame and the gambling bust
ness by prohibiting that class Of
women who formerly were fire.
quenters of the saloon admission To
these saloons. and prohibiting gamb-
ling therein. under the penalty Of a
revocation Of their license And
notwithstanding the intimate relation
/ between these three breeding,
moral and life and happiness-destr
ing class af business, only tWu--gasnh-
/ ling and keeping vi houses Of Ill fame
ARE prohibited hv Jaw, and none Of
our good professional and business
men OK Richmond has ever been
known 10 rush to the rescue Of the
/ personal privilege Of frequenting
and enjoying the personal privileges
that were granted there for con
sideration at those crime breeding.
| health and happiness and moral-tle-
| stroylnk institution. which have
neither money. political power nor
patronage giving qualities such IS are
possessed by those who are Interested
the BnfJnr ig
sonal privilege to engage in bust.
ness that entails upon humanity 81,
much suffering. injury 10 health and
morals, and even death and the duty
Of the legislature TO license such a
! business In such localities as public
sentiment indicates a desire that ii
should he licensed by the fact that
If not licensed, hut prohibited by law
1t will lie engaged IN in defiance %
law and, therefore. the State had
I better derive revenue by licensing
the privilege of doing an act which
that statistics, ~ every State show
greater amount of crime and misery
attributable to than to any other
source Is II not equally personal
privilege for men who So desire To
| have conducted that they NAV enjoy
such personal privileges az they can
obtain at 4 sacrifice OF their honor.
manhood, morals, health and tine de-
pFlFation Of their families OF those
| Things which arc necessary for their
comfort ana happiness to have
hrothels and gambling heis. and
! dozen Or Mcclure and Judge Chris
tan have equal opportunities for find
ing out that both gambling bells and
hrothels are conducted in the city OF
Richmond III defiance Of lave. which
PROMPTS both gambling and kceping
rAFSa Ii9Fp@ that Dax fg.~
| tanning that II whiskey Ia not licensed
prohibition viii NOT stop IT'S sale IN
f4ehnond, and Il SO, why don't they
he consistent and call a great biz
meeting in the Academy If Music
such as they did for the whiSkeyites
that have So much money So many
votes ana so much patronage behind
them. in the interest Of the poor
Keepers If gambling dens and houses
of lH-fame, call upon their champion.
koSai r. tahell the distinguished
fneinPeF OF the Richmond bar, eX-
postmaster, eX-tnternai revenue cnl-
rector ana strange hedfel,ow To make
n great big speech 70 he published
IN pamphlet form. telling the good
people Of Virginia what great per
sonai privilege they have been de-
pfiFed Of and what great attack
was made on local self government
Legislature Of Virginia passed a law
hFohlbfting the keeping Of houses Of
hi-iame and gambling houses. ad-
Focate the licensing OF these places
on the ground that prohibition does
NOT nrohlhH them, as Is shown by
the experience of other States of
their own city of Richmond. and other
large cities like Norfolk and New
port News, and, therefore. that the
E,r}t
ing these places, and II ought to do
so. because II would decrease the bur
Gen of taxation now borne by the
Iaffner ana other property owners
Noltdn II be more consistent to adj !
Nocate licensing all three OF these
crime-breeding. health and moral /
destroying businesses. that are the
source Of so much suffering to the /
innocent and hclpless. than to advo-