The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-22

augmentation refutation and hunor.
| He was roundlv applauded ard warmly
CON graduated by his bearers.
He declared that he had received
inform alton that two hank presidents
and two heads Of large business houses
| in Norfolk, formerly members OF the
| Self-Goyernment association. have de-
clared their disgust with the organ
| tzation's methods and their intention
to vote for prohibition, He also stated
that two Richmond men who were orig
inal signers of the Richmond assoc
iation's call have decided to vote for
prohibition.
Makes Statement. Il
The speakers and invited guests
took seats on the stage after singing
by the chorus choir. DIR. Stewart
opened with prayer. and Rev. e. ].
Richardson, assistant superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League OF Virginia.
n-ade brief statement He took up
story printed in the Times Dispatch
Of yesterday IN which was given an
account Of a meeting by the Rich
mond Typographical union at which
resolutions were adopted denouncIng
the Anti-Saioon League for having IL
printing done outside Virginia. Mr..
/ Richardson stated that only some
/ eapyrightcd charts and Sunday school
/ programs that could not be printed H.
1 Virginia had been securod from o.her
( States. and that including these SO per
/ cent Of ali the printing of the Artt-4
Saloon league has been done In Rich
/ nrond and nearly al In the city ~
/ Richmond, and that these facts could
i have been secured at. the league ONCE
z before gae meeting was held and tho
story written. Mr.. Richardson drew
three cartoons that called forth much
applause
/ DR.. James Cannon, Jr., Introducing
the presiding office. said: n estanus
| now as one of the FOREMOST men %
/ the city, and one whom I may sAy
| indeed lis one of the thinking men
! of Richmond"
Captain Mccarthy was given =
round af applause. and stated that
! he had never had controversy WITH
! any man on the question of liquor Do
cause his convictions had been liked
/ In opposition TO liquor from boyhoOd.
| and he had always avoided a ccntrO-s
versy, but that he felt obliged, since
other people had brought on general
argument, to take a stand boldly. HA%
had many friends who We're hquOFS
sellers and regretted that consciences
demanded that he take stand againMks
their business interest. He was not
Influenced by the argument that YOU
cannot make men good by law. roES
the law of the Almighty undertook
that very thing, and did not con-s
4 template any local option laws LOCAL
option came in for a share OF atten-s
ton. the speaker asking why tharAs
were not local option school laws
/ divorce laws, robbery, perjury. nun
| der. ard similar things by the samaa
process of logic as the argument to-
local option liquor laws ss
Resents saloons Insole.cc.
| Mr.. Mccarthy was strong In stating
that he resented "the impudent In
| solent, persistent effort of the saloon ~
! interfere with every public QuestiOMS
of Virginia" and the demand tnaxs
| evkry public man surrender to theml
or die THE liquor business - th9s
relentless. implacable, remorseless 20
to every one who Will not surren0eH.s
his manhood and bow the knee 20 NJ
He had seen the day In Richmo16s
when 1t was impossible for man M
be- elected to public office unless 80
surrendered his manhood to the So
/ looms. gambling houses, and red lightANs
4 and thanked God that he had lived tQs
see the day when such was not tnAS
case. w
+, He considered the best service o.
/ God was voting for the right Taktnxs
UP the criticism of the church for OPP
posing the saloon, ne uetiiFsu NIaSt 49,
churches have az much right to RUS
the state as have the harrooms- H.
did not desire any one class to rn1Ms
the community, but If class hAd ~
rule he hoped that God would some-s2
how arrange that that rule should ~
in the hands of the Cody people 0Es
the community and not Of the NS
looms. IN #N
Introduces DIR. Mcdaniel.
rSa canrain Than Introduced DR. NX1it33
/ Daniel who was cheered repeAtedx&*
He said that he considered the trthN4S8
one TO the cause he represented. M i
not TO himself sSS3
i I'VE vote tomorrow In the most M
portant election held in Virginia lN
generation. closing the most reme1
BILE campaign any OF YOU have
witnessed. i entered tha cannpN
s with the desire to fulfill the tAAN@
OF the chapter of love In the
i hut when read the first copy Al
Trumpeter I was forced to gtAM#
that verse that says Charity H.
Il eth all things And a little lA@
had to strain very severely fA&
that says charity beareth All t&
II II read in the last letter tAM&
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