Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-24

DOCTORS STATEMENT.
Anti-Saloon League Suggests That
Opinion Was Only That of One
Man--Elect Officers.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 24.--Resolu-
lions denourcing in the most scath-
ing terms the utteranceS Of Dr.. Ii
vius Laslkford before the Anti Saloon
League Thursday, were unanimously
adopted by both houses of the Gener-
al Assembly yesterday aftes several
speakers in each branch of the leg!s-
hture had mercilcssly arraigned and
scathed the Norfolk doctor for his
"inflammatory language."
Both resolutions declared Dr..
Larl:ford's speech TO be insulting, un-
true and unwarranted, ana tie rec
ords of the two houses will show for
all time that he was denounced.
Senator Wendenburg's speech was
one of the most piti!ess and scorch-
ing heard in the Senate in recent
years.
Dr.. Landlord is reported as hsw-
ing said that any member Of the
General Assembly who votes agairSs
the enabling act is actuated by one
OF three reasons-either he is man
with the price and the goods have
been 'elivered, or he is related to 4
liqGor dealer end has not enough
manhood to 90 home ard say he
voted against the whiskey interests,
or he is the descendant of a veal
ing
Delegate Graham Hobson. of Rich
nond, arose to a question Of personal
privilege IN the House, as soon as
that body convened and said:
Il hold in my hand copy of q
RichmorG paper. l do not kT
whether this man Lankforf is quot
ed correctly or not When / voted
AGAINST the passage Of the enabling
act, voted for what thought was
right. I have lived in this city all
my life and this is the first time my
honesty was ever assaited.
"Mr. Speaker, do not know the
man who made this settlement, but /
hone to know him soon. ! wish to
state that if he is quoted correctly
he is guilty Of telling an infamous
falschood. Any ore who would make
spch statement is unworthy ct tnC
rame OF man. / do not know wheth-
OF the man is quoted correctly. ou'
hone that the slemagogue Is IN the
sound of my voice. and that may
have the pleasure of telling him to his
face what think Of him, whifA
cannot tell here out Of respect 10:
the house.
at is because of such uitcrancNS
those attributed to Lankford that
have caused many TO vote against ire
enabling act in the past"
delegate Land, of Notto"&y. ma"c
the following statement:"l have been
shown the reputed statements q Dr.
1ankford. of Norfolk, as TO those
mer,bers of the House wAo Note0
ogsinst the enabling act. Such utter
,nccs can only have their origin IT
tho minds of imbeciles or the inEateiE
vicious No honorable man hee'
fear character attacks from either OF
these since such assassins are u'da' ,
known and measured at their fea
WORTH -.
When Asscmblyman Lara gave TINS
statcrent to the press he sald: III
Iankford would not dare make sucf
statements to the faces of the mem
bers of the General Assembly as M
made behind their backs. Neither
would he address an individual mem
Der Of the legislature as he has in
suited them collectively
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 24.--"I had ref
erence to the defeat OF the enabling
act of two years ago" said DR.. .Liv
Jus Landlord last night, when toll
that his speech before the Anti-Sal
oon League in Richmond yesterda,
had called forth, denunciations fror
both branches Of the General Assem-
bly,. 49, y HS!@'HT
N explaining the part Of hi
speech in which ne said map VIII
voted against the enabling act We
actuated by three things: 'seithe
as man With price and the eooe
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