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

conducted in their midst. eoually a
dcprivatfon Of +ha .tparSopaf nrj,,i3eyen
and right Of local selr-roxernmert.
about which oar friends yyho n ,nasa
meeting assembled IN tho ctt,. IT
Richmond on the f4th cf last Nav,
seemed to be so much concerned. and
II il II or was a deprivation ne their
personal privilege ana thair right q,
local self government" tn deprive
them by law Of running gambling nells
and houses of ill-fafre, which do no
more harm tn the public health and
morals and entail no more suffering
upon innocent people. to he con-
sistent, gentlemen, sr1r77ffri vr14 NOT cali
another meeting. let the peanfa see
how YOU stand on these moral nues
tons that have no money. no roiftira1
power and no natronape and protesf
against tha nrohtbEttor tia, doesn,t
prohibit these vile. and immoral bust
nessVs demand the rn,,naI ~ thasa
laws. which cannot he enfarre3 hn.
cause the nufffs. sentiment ~ Pitch.
f,orA favor tn..,,, .r, ar.,,a,a -.
the legislatures aract 1a,ts ltsarsi,,s
Them and MI other sr,,,norar ar+s tha,
VIII asa IN mr. raven,,ea ~ the s,ass
ara decrease fhe huysa, az tayatton
NOW ,,Iarp] t,noy, ,,arvf,,s n,f 49,.
err. Lei t,s gee ,,lhere ,.s,., st..,s =,
an moral a,,eeffa,e 49, l. go 49,.
are u,ala est,. 90 1y ba,f ,,stt,tr .hs,,,
selves harattsn fAa4, arc ..o,1rgoa ~
t.rEtf.o ty,tparat{t,s an92 a.St.raa,ttr,,
ard NOT ,parnf,. ho.,. -, 80 ,s,,,.'
crimes ar Immoral ,ete ar h,,ssnes~sas
which Won kna,y are hafslsed ,tn hy
millions ~ ,,,oret. f1,1l,f5,,1 ,l,v.nr a,s
large I4atror,aae I1ontt ,s. tha SIR
farfDsa maj r.rnpfistfnr, ,,raer,+ 80.
hfhit for ,.1,,, 4,,,,e, 49,. :. q; . ,l,ara
st,bterfuge 10. nrnhtbl.9a,, a1s,.a,.s 49,,
ktbss. and win a1vavs s.rt, tba ,a,,,-
n, tss,rr ~ rr,,,a ,-tSora tta,e
honest conscientious f~ea 800
,,3ar{o nf,r;aIg nnfov,a - ~,
are none o., tG5n4 - $50 ~ - . -.
wish Ia sec rome a. dc.g 800
who ao nor v,{ae - naa ~ -
my eroas friends .-t, ra3n.
t4pon "proh fhft4or no, rrahtbsttrrss
and I'VE ahnnld nraat ~, ~ .
perinnre of other States. would ron.
flne themselves fo laoaffjes raarar
home and were sjrYsert in fheIr de-
sire to knav, tha truth shn,, ,,,o,,f,
recall the fact that Norfolk e6antv as
long az cursed with officials vho yvonys
rot enforce the law. in defiance ~
The laws ran n race track ana eearh-
ling he'll in Norfolk fatfnfv v-berA
men women and chftdra,, ooarfy
gamblefl, ocean View. which u5as a
stencil i'm the u0stpif Of Nh ssofd osonla
because the 7,b{<fes. and "a y,7t,tfy 1au,,
were SGT Mt defiance fsrattse ~ ,pa
character If her officials. who re-
gnrGless of r4hAr eentfner9f lavs
morals and everything else ae s.,on
as the hirhnindad brave lav,x,e-
Judge Coleman who dared "a nc, rfsht
was placed on The. bench n nes. rcr,.
NOR wcalthts aftarnev. ar4,a+r+nS NJ
Pollard elected attorney nneral ana
Governor Stuart installed. how quick
ly, with the assistance ~ people who
were selected by these gentlemen,
demonstrated that prohibition. which
had never Heretofore prohibited,
would prohibit and stop crime, wnen
proper officials were selected IL en-
force the laws. and the criminals who
mad for years set al defiance the laws
If Virginia, as the brewers. w-hiskey
dtstillers, their agents and distribu-
tors. the salaonkeepers and their
aiders, abettors, advisors and en-
couragers, are virtually threatening TO
do when they declare that the sale
and distribution of whtskey in the
state Of Virginia cannot he stopped.
and | SAY TO them that before will
believe that q ma jority Of the good
people Of Virginia are bad and that
We haven't Il sufficient number Of
honest. courageous. moral people in
Virginia to control the criminal classes
and make them obey the law. IL will
have to he demonstrated more strong
" than the citing by whiskeyites of
figures and the making OF declara-
tons that are not sustained by the
facts and directly contrary to my own
personal observations in my practice
in places in which whiskey is not
licensed as well as in places. where
It is licensed
am carry tha+ ,anro+ ex,ree.
NV ,iaus moro conciseIy h,,+ 7 fool
tina. all Of rs who have the honor. the
moral intellectual. financial interest ~
onr grand old state at heart should
do what we could Ia exnose the fall
lacies, the falsehoods and the ref,ec.
tions upon the honor. morality and
integrity az thet good pennla Of vir-
cinia. and 10 say that a law cannot
he enforced in anv community. Is ~