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

tAAtitlINth nun IA o. PtS'ft
ment. Leaders OF the temperance
cause were repeatedly charged by the
opposition during the course If the
cam paign. with extravagant eXpendi-
lures. The most effective reply TO
such SANDERS is tine executive com
mittees published statemeut
The contributions to the fund of the
league were practically all in small
amounts ranging anywhere from a
few cents ~ several hundred dollars.
1t was stated by the leaSue officials
THAI the vast ma jority Of contributors
were in amounts Of "A few dollars each
and that with such small financial
support 80 great a victory should nave
been won against an opposition con-
trolling sutn large resources is con-
sId.red triumph Of economy and n
nance. Mast of the officials and
sneakers worked voluntarily ana
without compensation, and were, IN
fact. amo z this largest contributors
10 the work of the campaign. Presi-
dent i. w. Hough Superintendent DR.
James Cannon. Jr, and many other
leading men If prominent positions
have never jn the history OF the league
accepted one cent Of pay for their
work In connection with the league.
Tae statement follows.
statement by the executive COM
rTtvrcr of the r7t1~tsufU0r t7eaEue of
virginia TO the people of Virginia;
After years of thought and prayer
and toll the effort OF the good peo-
ple of Virginia, under the leadership
OF the Anti-Saloon league, have been
crowned with success by vote or
nearly TWO to one. the victory over the
licensed liquor traffic has been made
\, MIL . mel
haps. the greatest victory for temper
ance ever won in this country, and
II win mean great deal not only
10 Virginia but to the United states.
BECAUSE of Virginia's position. her MS
tory and her reputation for deliberate
and conservative action, the influence
of the great success here VIII be an
inspiration to the States of the South
and to many of the North, Virginia's
victory means q long stride toward
nationwide prohibition. The liquor
traffic realized the strategic~position Of
our state. and for that reason poured
out money here by the hundreds of
thousands of dollars until. according to
reliable REPORTS, the amount expended
reached the enormous sum of nearly
a million dollars In addition, they
used every device and artitice known
to the professional workers of their
lead the people into voting to per-
petuate the 2ife of the saloon.
ITO counterac. and to destroy the
effects ~ their prenicious literature
campaign and to correct their misre-
presentations, IL was necessary for the
Anti Saloon league TO print and cir
culate tons of literature and to send
forth many speakers. The speaking
campaign was comparatively. inexpen-
sive. as many speakers volunteered 10
go forth and work without expense to
the league The literature campaign,
however, was exceedingly expensive, as
an effort was made 10 reach every
voter in the Commonwealth. The ex-
pense incurred by the league since
the last convention. including the neces-
sary work in securing the passage of
the enabling act, in securing the petit
ton to the governor requesting him TO
cali the election, and in carrying for
ward our great literature and speaking
campaign has amounted to $T2.boe. 90.
OF this $4s. 500. 90 have been contributed
by the people OF the state. 1t will
he necessary. therefore to raise at
least S24.000.o0 TO meet these obiiga-
| lions which have been incurred and
thus to free the league from any pos
sible en- barrassment in the efficient