The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-19
TIN NEWS Ii ADER'> TEMPERANCE
IROGR M.

PROGRAM.
the Richmond Ncts Lcnsrr continues its tens
perarce campaign In addition 10 is columns
of paid ADVERTISING Of beer, wine and vhiskey
.ures .or he evils Of fntempefanee in addition
% ,is stoadfast aud answering opposition TO
every temperance measure that has ever been
rroposed Tor the State of Virginia or the city
81 Richmond in addition 10 its recognized mem
bersh9o in the Triumyirate Of wet Richmond
newspapers. the Nevs Lcafer nov comes out
with definite temperance program, program
which il offers to tine voters Of Virginia rs it's
ground .of defense Of the lcsaiized LIQUOR traffic
In Virginia
In the beginning it NAV be well 10 call at
ten,ion,to fen facts in regard to temperance
legislation in Virginia The hrzt effective tenn
rersnce measure in Virginia IN recent years was
the Mann liquor law. which abolished. by
statutory prsohfbition the saloons IN every part
Of VIRGINIA where there are no. hve hundred
people living in one locality 7he tpH,h'dn
would ask few questions Of The A'@S L"oder
Il, regard to th3s'meas Ire. Iirs.. lid the Ae"s
ypdde.> oppose or favor the pa$sage Of the Mann
law ee.oad, is It aware Of the fact that the
Mann a4 abolished the saloons throughout rural
virginia by statutory prohibttoa and not ~
g,If opff ~ Third does the Ne,eS Leader, in
vl.v rs tie fact that it SAYS II does not believe
tr -e.nperancek by any other means than local
/. oticr, now advocate the repeal Of the Mann
aud pv>s laws in,order thar rural Virginia might
b. f-oaaafrom the .odium Of being dry by legis-
yv4,~ alt hat
atlerica. And purely technical error in transcrio
ttg the Lax has apparently altered the scope OF
sAa BYRD Mann Jaw. bm In view Of the fact that
tie Ncws Leadcr itself has said it does not con
side such error to nave affected in any degree
the principie or practice OF the present laws. II
Il lair To ask what it's views Of the value and
vis3o,&of the Byrd-Mann prohtbifory law
/, il a,seif-evident fact that the liquor dealers
81 tha courrry not only the saloonkeepers, the
small dtstnIers. the dispensary agents, and the
whole -uck i of minor liquor dealers. but tht
gresr brewerst and wholesalers Of America. are
out and out opposed 10 Statewide prohibition, tc
local option to.strict regulation and high license
and every conceivable form OF temperance legis
iaiiea because lit reduces the consumption Of
their prodocis The people of Virginia are
resthertfools nor children they know that the
Hquor tsnfnc is not SO greatly concerned over
nrs,ciu,ssaof law and order and self-government
as to porrsnliilions Of dollars into fight against
that which they contend is rank failure, and
increases the consumption of liquor,
Can&the News Leader, as the advocate OF tenn
peranee such AZ 1t claims TO be- oppose State
wide prohfotti on Aand at the same time claim tc
b. Advancing thea cause of temperance in Vir
ginia? What the sdquor dealers oppose is most
sssuredly a temperance measure.
Further, does thes Netos Leader consider that
ii il advancing thescause Of temperance when
II publishes for the perusal Of its readers ad
yertisemen.s of. wine whiskey and beer. Re
rard,e@s OF Observation-Disclosures II IS fact which
ever the News Leader will not deny that the
drinking If whiskey does not promote the cause
OF ten persnce but # it IS effective adver-
tsine p, 5fum it will more wniskey to
be t the Ne,os Leader editoraly,
CLAN ancing the cause Of temperance
toa a ran this preliminary. let con-
sl24- ID ~d4Jfo-.n laid down by the Netos Leader.
Il says: There is temperance by local option as
ee: a. by prohibition better than by prohi-
3.3<n~ ~ course it is better" from tho Netos
RS standpoint, for II Ia better for the sale
.41- and The Neies Leoder profits BY ercry
IA sale made In Richmond because every sale
A&g q It's advertising more effective.
az ss the friend Of local option, such II
aIsi.rs 70 ne. The rtr0tntan would ask another
qaestfon of the Eetrs Leadef, which 1t has asked
aefc~ without answer. II here repeats It. win
tle SENS Leader advocate the abolition Of the
taleons in Richmond by the local option method
Wsit l. stand Tor the application OF the prin-
t.ple & upholds for the OF the State when ap
p,lsd 70 Richmond Or will II then contend that
TIE cause of temperance" is best favored by
la otention OF the open saloon here7
The platform OF the Eens Leader contains 1--WE
p.anka First "Intemperance Is an evil as old
a the race ana as deepseated as sin itself 1t