The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-24
TUESDAY NOVEMBER a. 1914
Is the YOUNG NAN SAFE IN RICHMOND

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DR. Il D e Maelsehi4g recognized as one o.
the clearest thinkers iu lpe ciis, made strong
oelsverance OF sunday a4a.nas liquor selling to
audsnts and allowing 5ae segregated district 70
run lis unchecked and u1biashine course on
Tssu} giving night Dr Mae|achlan touched
ae.n, t.st concerns tie whole city a. Vita
rass IS not an Uncommon thing for yonnF
saez IL 5.ae 10 richmond for tHc THANKSGIVING
.an a. 7ure AZ the hour they saw th" light
s e., nd leave = with the ta.ns OF Aopor or
sss, a If a s5ader peril to haunt them fer
.oarg ears 1t were better that Richmond had
81 Thanksgiving game than have it at such
price as that che young man should here see
the way of evil opening before him And for
tie protection Of the young men who viii visit
here II IS 10 be hoped that the suggestion viii be
adepted
nut the very share d. j., that such suegee
ston should be necessary, That the city should
have a ,a,c on The sta.Hse books, officials IN Of
as. and tvtgoe OF t's aear'3. opf nol 'ng deuf
A. RAM rs. Wit f5Quir ments OF pAbhc
n,ara!iy c~ n f. proposed law, or Of individual
aeyires. or newspaper dictates but with the plain
ard simple facts Of law as written on The statute
heck aad in compliance with the oaths taken
by eitv oe1cia,s rom soa to bottom to enforce
tho inv.
II IS net question u whether the law against
segregated district or any form Of vice is-the
hes, whv Of dealing with the vice problem now
ar hereafter. II is not question Of waiting for
the report of vice commission. 1t ia not =
Icy 81
rte. II Is simple question Of lawful enforce
tnen, Did The Tlf1,nian oppose this method ~
handling the problem did it feel that the segre-
vates district was the best. and even the only
way. II handling tho problem, and were tners
law on the statute books and officials under
aata. as at present the Firgintrn would then IN
eist on the enforcement Of the Law. There can
be no debate over law enforcement The dignity
81 the law. its majesty. and its practical effect
.yeness are assaulted every time law is placed
pn the books and officials arrogantly refuse 70
I've up TO their oashs and enforce its PRO
visions
Why should ne protect only visiting stu
dents? Why should not The students at the
Medical College Of Virginia. Richmond College
RAnGOiph Macon, anu oLHFI FuHlleupi9 thlitSfa
~hose students come TO Richmond repeatedly and
are here all the time, be protected as wen2 Why
should the bows OF Richmond who are rot stu
dents In any college-and they are by far more
numerous than the college class-be made a
prey to vicious impulses with the connivance
aad patronage Of the governu emit? When did It
become 4 function Of government to afford IA
riiities FOR the practice OF immoraiity7 The sa-
looms of Richmond sbond be closed 10 students
on Thanksgiving night Or Maoachlan sng-
ysssed bat The satoons should never be open 70
minors latter 1916 they will be open to no
Scdy), and the segregated district, whether or
not the city officials consider 1t tho best mode
nf dealing with the vice question. should be
closed and kept closed ss long as there is law
against its existence
Il the young man safe in Richmond