The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-13
GIVE THEIR VIEWS
ON PROHIBITION
The Times-Dispatch Invites Ex-
pressions From Those Honorcd
With Public Office.
NO ANSWERS FROM SENATORS
Ellyson. Glass and Pollard Tell
Why They Will Vote State
Wide Ticket.
NO ANSWERS FROM SENATORS

+ In order to set before the peopl.
of Virginia the views OF the leaders in
public life in the State on the State
vide prohibition question. 20 be de-
tormined at the polls on September r
-, The rires hi ispatch has asked for
brief statements from the ten Con-
sressmcn and tho two United States
senators from Virginia, and from q
number OF state officials. The replies
VIII be published from day to day as
they are received.
catcd. through Secretary Alexander
Forward. that il is his intention TO
vote against state wide prohibition.
While nc has declined TO enter into
any controversial discussion. tn. Gov
erno,'s position is we'll known.
TELEGItAMs SENT TO
MEMBERS OF CONGRcSS S
The following telegram was sent on
Friday TO United states Senators Mar
tin and swanson. and to Representa- :
tlvcs Jones. Holland, Montague, Wat
son. saunders, Glass, Hay. Carlin, Slemp
and Flood. and 10 Lieutenant -G Governor
ElysoH. Attorney General Pollard and
Speaker Of tho House OF Delegates Cox:
The Times Dispatch will pub
listi in Sundays issue short
statement of the position OF the
public men Of Virginia on tSate-
vide prohibition. believing that the
people OF Virginia have right 10
know the opinion on public qucs
tions OF those whom they have
honorcd with leadership. Please
wire US, at our expense. stating
your position"
The kilograms to the two Senators
And 10 nine OF the congressman were
delivered in Washington. That TO Con-
gressman Flood was forwarded 10 him
bs the telegraph company ~ Appo-
mattoN
CONGRESSMAN Montague sent a
prompt acknowledgement of receipt OF
the telegram. but said that he had
no statement 10 make for publication.
GLASS AND ELI.YSON
ARE FOR PROHIBITION
Congressman Carter Glass replied as
follows:
"Answcrins your inquiry, assume
that everybody in Virginia who cares
anythinG about the attitude OF public
mon on the subject OF state wide pro-
hibition knows that want to see tho
saloon expelled from the state. and
shall vote accordingly"
Lieutenant Governor J Taylor Ely
son made the following statement:
Il believe that the hest interests OF
th" Commonwealth will be promoted
by the abolition of the saloon. and |
snail therefore vote for Statewide pro-
h.5ltion or september -.
u know that Nirrinlans are a law
abiding people. ana feel assured that
in this state prohibition will prohibit
am further Of the opinion that pro-
hibition of the sale OF liquor will not
result in an increase OF the tax on
our farm Ia nds, and make the
prophecy that thc tax will he decreased
before II Is increased"
iOitNi:i-6ENERAE POLLARD
WILL Norl: STATEWIDE TICKET
Attorney General John Garland Pol
lard teiegraphed the following state
ment To The Times Dispatch last night
from Newport News:
II am In favor OF Statewide pro-
hibition because believe that after
years of education and agitation public
{ sentiment has now reached point
where ii VIII sustain and make.reason-
ably effective a Statewide Law. | do
not think that such a law violates the
principles OF local selfsovernment.
AZ personal liberty means nothing
more than that man has right to
do what he pleases so long as he does
not infringe upon the rights of his
ncighbor. so local self government can
mean no more than that Il community
has right TO do what ii pleascs so
long aS u does not Interfere with the
rights of its sister communities. The
nature OF the liquor traffic is such
that it's evils cannot he confined TO the
community which licenses it, The re-
iationship and ntercommunicAtion be
tween city and county is so close that
the. evils Of. tho licensed liquor traffic
Ia the cities arc felt throughout ali
surrounding country. As it is the duty
on INC state to protect the individual
/ from the trcspasses of his neighbor
so III is none The less the States duty
TO protccr each community from the
encroachmcnts Of other communities
Experience has shown that the LIQUOR
business cannot be localized. and IL
- I'm" FOR the state to Withdraw it's
! protection from trade which will
not ana cannot keep itself whore il
Is wanted The liquor traffic is the
chief offender against the principle of
local f-govcrnncnt. To that prin-
ciple | am sincerely devoted and it
follows therefore, that am against
the liquor traffic"