The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-21
BATTLE Of BALLOTS
AN IMPORTANT ONE
REV. JAMES GREEN MAKES
EARNEST PLEA IN BEHALF OF
PROHIBITION.


James Methodist church. Rev James
r. Green made an earnest plea yester-
day morning in behalf Of the proht-
bftion cause. One Of the largest
crowds in several weeks heard the ser
mon Following is an abstract from
hie rafk
within q few hours the mightiest
moral battle ever waged iD this great
Eommonw ealth viii have been fought
and its vast issues settled. The battle
for the future integrity Of our beloved
State Is 10 be fought around the bal
lot box on Tuesday. No battle was
ever waged upon the fields of Fir-
ginia which pnrtended such mighty
and far-reaching ends. ! am not UNI
mindful that Virginia Is historic
ground Her soil has been made
sacred and glorious with the blood OF
d thousand heroes. 1t was upon her
battle fields that the most thrilling
pages of American history were
made, 1t was here that those mighty
tyaen of repoun and valor FLASHED In
faortal eomhat 1t was here that
washington ana lafayette grappled
with Con vail's and his English
tegi0ne ANA defeated them 1t was
4 here tk&t hg Immortal Lee and Jack
sa1 cad STUART held al hay for nearly
efgr yeas the invading hosts Of the
*aith Il Was here at Manassas, Bull
S9ssa I{arpcrs Ferry the Wilderness.
Sever Pines and long list Of other ia
NOUS battles that much of the flower
nd ehtvslry of the Southland per-
sshea for q principle held dear. But
The faost inn ortant battle NtFginians
eysg engaged In is to be fought out
around the ballet box Tuesday next
KinG Alcohol In his chariot with
fogai horses ras been riding over the
Esiieer.ng heart strings Of women and
children, sweeping down his terrible
path for generations. conquerlng and
showing no mercy, dragging at MS
chariot @hcels the mangled forms
and wrecked characters of bliehted
manhood. broken hearted woman-
hooa and outraged childhood, until
the centurie8 drip with blood aud sob
with reaBlesS sorrow. But at last, al
ter ages Of terrible servitude and pa
l{enf suffering the wrath OF the no.
hest Nirgniars Mas been kindled
intn q flame ana now the hot blood
boiis over The lightning coursing
the veins liz Igaping its insulation. ana
within a few hours will strike ana
& burn its way 10 freedom from the
blood rsasted shackles Of the iegallZed
liquor traffic
The Two Armies Contrasted
ssiear, u Igreal, yo appi Zach TINS
dav she battle against your enemies
The TWO armies are marsha,1d IN pat
tie array The battle lire stretches
north and south from the borders o.
the Old North state to the historic
Potomac, and cast and west from tnS
maunfatn PEAKS to the shores Of the
Atlantic. Who compose these armies
Z he Local Government league II
Isarshaied to the fore IN the army OF
King Alcohol Next comes the per
senai liberty regiment, then loilo~ IA
III lions Of bre wers, dlstilicrs, saloon"
keepers. bartenders, drunkards, buns
sots gamblers. Criu mails, paupefs.
d4nizens Of the underworld and red
light districts-what d spectacle HOW
do they fight in the open? They are
4 hnshwhackefs and fight from am bush'
Trey use the dunn dunn bullets or de-
oeptyn and falsehoodt bribery ana
CORRUPTION fraud and perfidy. In the
BACKGROUND their fortresses are seeh---'
Fort Saloon. Fort SUBSIDIZED ffess
and Fort Brothel
Striking Contrast.
What striking contrast the per-
sDnne. OF the other side and the man
1er 81 their fighting presents:
Here rho captain OF oHY salvation
is in command. The Royal Master
& leads against the foe t3osely follow
( frg are tff -eachers Of righteousness
universities. colleges and SC hooisi then
church members. then men women,
children vast numbers from very ana
all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS chi*airy o.
Cad Dne and all fight in the open,
Every blow they strike is one fairly
ard souarely-~-open and above board
They have nothing to he astsa med of
or te conceal Every arrow IN drawn
sronl the culver Of truth, every bal
lot will he clean and honest, and un
pnrchasahle. In tho background tho
mighty fnrtresses loom up~-Fort
Home. Fort School and For Church
What Would He Do?
II Jesus were here on Tuesday wha.
would He do? Would He give orders
TO stack arms. or retreat from fhs
peIss? Would He confirm the mis-
leadfng statements Of the 'Inestimabla
SAsag Would He wink at the fake
tobacco scare and Increased taxes?
Would He condone the treachery 81
xhe saloon interests and their allies -
sWeuaa He repudiate ths cfean ami
efforts Of the Anti-Saioon
5AAxue and the .nobles work ~ the w
xG T. ~? Would He ignore the earn
kAk PISA of broken hearted mothers. I
Narrowing wives and suffering chill /
& Yea Ter saioonleM state? Would /