The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-10

The Commonwealth Have they deliberately
decided that they witt protect the red-l.ght dis
trtet with private saloon attachments. in order
that their little Sodom may he fully equipped
10 carry on the destructive WORK
Whenever the officers Of the law. who
sworn uphold tho law and TO enforce it, ar
rosate TO themselves the authority TO wink at
Violations of any one law, they become not only
vto'ators OF their oath OF office but they
'ose their moral f.ore as executors Of the law.
They lean no longer upon the law for their
horitV, bat they become q law unto themselves,
and they are to that extent "A menace to the
community they defeat the ends OF good gov
eminent, they place themselves in alliance with
tfc criminal classes in their violations of LAW.
thr" nearly always demand accept gifts
!aN 7rs from the law violators whom they protect
The Richmond police human. IL they
a@ree 70 hold their office ana knowingly and
Hsiiheratelv allow women and men TO violate
me law concerning immortality ana dispensing
OF mtoNcants then they are very likely to ac-
cpl slfiS or favors in one form or another
from thes" criminals They are. the open allies
of vice ard crime
There arc few brief questions 10 be asked
certain gentlemen
]. VIII tho chief OF police and his men
heep Their oaths of office and break nm the
NHo"h owes and the blind tigers tknowu by the
evening Journal to axepp II not WHY not ?
10 they receive gifts or favors from these
houses? Or are they afraid Of their superiors
the Mayor and Police Commissioners? WHY do
dali 2
sFlcf and put the burden of protecting criminals
/ upon the courts? Are they afraid the Mayor
1to fohce commissioners would discharge them
I1t they arrested these Tiolators Of the law?
! :. WIZ the police commissioners instruct the
police 10 break up the dives and blind tigers
fF'"rfed TO above; and if the police fall will
they discharge the chief OF police and his lion
tenants and mon for ineffciency and COMPLETELY
"'th law -breakers? II not. why mott
q WiIi the Mayor dc mand that the law as
ltl IL. lty fnyae
today, be enforced7 Or will he wait to be ad-
Nlsed BY the vice commission as to whether he
Shali Keep ms oath of office? Have we reached
me time In Virginia that law passed by the
1enerai Assembly be suspended hv the
mayor and Police Commissioners and referred
to vice commission 10 determine what il
means and whether it shall be obeyed? Is the
6eaeral Assembly the supreme law making body
Or IS A commission of few persons appointed
~ tho Mayor of Richmond, no matter how
Worthy they may be. to determine whether that
law shall be enforced? The law is plain and
eAPlc'tt and the Mayor is nothing but an ex-
ecntlFe officer. who can not change the law
u can only advise As 10 future legislation His
.Hslneas Is to enforce the law. VIII he do it :?
Il NOT. why not?
. The Governor Of Virginia is sworn 10
'phoid the laws of the Commonwealth With
{ ne stone throw of the Executive Mansion The
#a'SfFsaied district and The blind tiger exist
9Pe1iF. and ID admitted to exist by the Mayor
9nd police of Richmond. What differenca is
1'efe between the violation of law at James
town. and violation of law in Richmond? If the
Governors oath of office required him io ACT
NJ jamestown, why does not that same oath re-
cure MIN to act In Richmond? Is not the VIC
iatloh of the law more flasrant in Richmond >
Are not The officers of the law in Richmond
under the law OF Virginia $ truly as were the
Justices of the peace of Norfolk County?
o. IT, IS the Evening journal declares In
itoNicatins liquors dispensed at most of the
houses OF the segregated district the question
arises, Have these places paid the Federal IL
cense tax? II they have, then they are by the
law Of Virginia prima facle violators of the
law II they have not paid this tax, have the
internal revenue officers ra ided these houses
as they do other blind tigersc"
Let US find out why these houses are pro
ttected IN their hmm ~rtality and Illegal liquor
selling
Inadequate Quotation.
The Roanoke Times declares in It's ISSUE OF
December that the writer has back sdden
This because he will not approve the half
baked proposition Of the declared enemy of
prohibition. The, writer very respectfully re-
quests that the Roanoke editor publish the re-
piles To his questions in full. that the readers
# the Roanoke Times ay Judge for themselves
whether Brother James Cannon, Jr., has done
ID cksltd on us? As ne asked the questions
he certa ny should publish he answers
JAMES CANNON JR
In the Christian Advocate