The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06

manifested for the cause and the
thousand people on the grounds dis
cussed the Statewide campaign with
undated interest.
In the afternoon two temperance
addresses were made. the crowd be-
Z ing so large that Ii was necessary ito
I divide 1t. In the church auditorium
! RAY. Or. James Cannon, Jr., stirred
! the deepest enthusiasm of the audi
ence by his clear and positive declara-
tions as to the issues Of the canjaign
and the necessity for undivided action
( by the church
( An overflow meeting In the grove
was addressed by Professor ID. r.
/ Anderson, who made a telling argu-
ment for the Statewide cause.
! The conference adopted strong reso-
lutions. expressing its unfaitering
+ support and confidence in the work OF
the Anti-Saioon leagpe and its lead
ers. deploring the action OF the Local
Self-Government league, commencing
The Richmond NirGinian, the Chris
tan Advocate, the Roanoke World
News, and other dry newspapers, and
/ condemning the action of some papers
in accepting liquor advertising.
( In the course of his. address, DR..
Cannon clearly demonstrated the fact
i of the chUrch's duty to take part in
the present ca mpaign because the
saloon is entrenched behind the law
OF the land. ana only by changing that
law can the saloon be abolished. The
State Is In partnership with the liquor
traffic because the state licenses the
safe Of intoxicating liquors The sale
OF such stuff is not an inherent right
with any individual, as has been held
by the Supreme Court of the United
IN IS
Of the saloons; It participates In the
profits OF the saloon business. and
pays the criminal expenses entailed By
the presence of the saloon.
Fallacy and Faisity.
DIR. Cannon showed the fallaCy ami
falsity of the claim made by the Local
Self-Government league and other al
lies of the liquor traffic that the sa-
loon is a matter for local control by
his demonstration Of the fact that the
right of the saloon to do business Is
based on Statewide law, providing
and specifying the terms under winch
license shall be granted BY judges Of
courts, and, therefore, said he, this
state Of affairs can be altered only
by d Statewide law, making it criml-
nal act for any man to dispense in
toXicating liquors,
He showed likewise vhe inconsist-
ency Of the Local Self Government
, league in fghting now for what II
contends is the threatened right OF
local elf-goTernment. his was shown
by the fact that when the right or
the country districts 10 control the
operation Of saloons In their midst
was taken away none of the members
Of the league made any opposition to
the Byrd liquor law on this score. On
the contrary he reeited an incident ef
members Of the present league hav-
ing appeared before a legislative COM
mittee and admitted the sanitary value
OF the Byrd law. but advocating the
omission OF the provision for Sunday
closing OF social clubs.
DR. Cannon stressed strongly the
need Of a great majority for State
wide. so that tile work Of enforcing
the law after it Is passed may MOI
be made difficult He declared that
only by u very large majority can *
be assured that there VIII be sent4-
ment behind the movement that vii.
practically compel the strict enforce
ueut of the prohibition law
Text Of Resolutions.
The resolutions as adopted unau.-
mouS1v by the conference as.x as 70
lows.
Tvo words point to the stages Of
praerese al the cause of temperance
These two words cover we'll its hts
tory history as already made and
history that is now IN tile making.
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