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

Oh 9 LlNl VI - &A4 WAN AsASSA W. WV
'I am not n believer in woman's
suffrage, but the prohibition question
has brought me nearer to it than any
thing else when see the women OF
virginian the greatest sufferers from
the curse Of the liquor traffic and
without any weapon to defend them
selves In all a,ae history Of woman
hood there is not a more glorious
chapter than the record of her fight
against the liquor traffic. Mothers,
wives. women OF this audience, you
have no vote in this election, but you
have a. boy. When tomorrow morn
ing comes. put your arms around him,
whatever his age, and with tears, IN
your eyed and a prayer or. your lips
as you kiss him, ask him to cast a
vote for mother Tt will he hard
hearted and ungrateful boy who will
not respond to that appeal.
"You have no vote, but you have a
husband and children. To bring them
into the world you went into the very
laws Of death itself Your blood
courses In their veins equally with
his When tomorrow morning dawns.
gather those little ones about yon, and
say to that husband, Whatever you
do today do IT for yoHr wife. your
home and these little ones"
With the reading of this letter and
with these words, 1T the clase az cTe
OF the greatest addresses eyer de-
livered in Richmond. DIR. George w
Mcdaniel last night stirred TO us
depths a great gathering at tho CITY
auditorium. and at his cry: Every
man, woman, and child in this audi-
ence who VIII exert your Influence
tomorrow to carry Virginia dry
n
TO the appeal Tremendous applause
| broke forth as 1t became manifest
| that practically every person In me
crowd that filled the ground floor OF
Richmond's City auditorium was
gtar ling.
Skeptics said the prohibition cam.
paig- In Richmond had run Its course
They should have been at the audi
toriuyn last night TO receive nat con-
tradiction from the fourth great throne
that has practically filled the audi
torium within week Prohibition
sentiment was at full eide last night
and argues Ill for the claims of sa.
loon supporters that Richmond vii
GO overwhelmingly wet today.
Tho-oughly Alive For Prohibition.
ApuIause. as has been characteristic
Of every one OF the meetings. wal
practically continuous. The audience
was thoroughly alive for the cause o.
I prohibition.
| While the audience was not as large
as the tremendous thronE that heard
/ the speakers Sunday afternoon. 1t was
/ equal to those at either of the othei
/ two occasions 1t is said that no more
| successful series has been held in Rich
mond In any campaign.
1 The speakers of the evening were
1 Captain Carlton Mccarthy, former
/ mayor Of Richmond and recently re
/ turned to the administrative board o.
! the city at the head of the ticket
| by q great majority, and Rev. DR.
/ George w. Mcdaniel, pastor of thu
/ First Baptist church, and one of the
| most prominent churchmen in this
| Southern Baptist church.
4 DR.. ]. " Calvin Stewart. pastor o.
/ the Church of the Covenant, made
4 the opening prayer. Dr. w. Asbur,
1 Christian, OF Union Station church, ths
benediction. and many prominent citf
1 gems of Richmond were seated on ths
1 stage.
[ Prominent Men on Platform.
h Among those on the platform and IL
THE audience were: Messrs. w. $
Forbes, o. ], Sands. Rev. j. Calvin
Stewart, Rev. w. Asbury Christian, Mr.
|, Fl. p. Taylor. Jr.. w. T. Smith
deal. Rev. David Hepburn, Hon. Henri,
r. Pollard. Ernest NJ. Long, Basil Nj
Gwathmey. l.. H. Jenkins Rev
George w. Kemper, r. B. Bowles. 4
H C. Diggs. Davis Bottom, M. $
Ileweilyn. E. w. Evans. +. A. Miller
r. A. Gary. W. j. Kimbrough. d. ]
Mccarthy. DIR. William p. Matthews
Arthur B. Clarke. Rev. Mr.. VIM
Frank T. Bates. Rev. G. T. Thrift, DIR
d. @. Wilson. w. c. Smith. Lee Todd
(. John Traylor, George w. Walford, Mr.
/ Hundley, George B. Davis. A. +
Jahnke, s. p Waddll. Rev. NJ
\ Templeman and ], b. Walthall,
Il Speak to the Paint.
4 Both the speakers spoke to the point
l Captain Mccarthy briefly and Will
4 characteristic pungency. and DR. Nc
/ Daniel at some length. but with per
L feet command of his audience through
| out two full hours of excellent speak
/ ing.
\ Captain Mccarthy was warm In hi
\ denunciation Of the control of liquo
interests over politics. He eiicitet
great applause by The statement tina
he did not believe in politics gettin,
\ into the church or the church becoming
political, but he did hope that SOM
time, by some genius of invention
way would be found for religion Z
B set into politics.
II Dr. McDaniefs address ranges
Il through every phase of public oratOry