The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-15
PR|TCHARD SPEAKS
FOR PROHIBITION
Denies That Dry Regime Has
Injured His Own State,
North Carolina.
HEARD BY LARGE AUDIENCE
Letters Are Read in Reply to Ad-
dress of Royal z.
Cabell.

y shall make no personal reply to
ROYAL +. Cahcll IN regard TO the state
ments ne made At the Personal Liberty
League moeting held here on MAJ ~"
said Judge letter g Pritchard. of North
Carolina. In an address on prohibition
at the Lyric Theatre yesterday after
noon Il respect him and those vino
attended that meeting But can show
that they ""rc honestly mistaken.
There Is something funny about the
local optionist II h. would only prac-
tic" What he breaches you would have
real local option. Bui YOU VIII find
Hichnond Wholesale men and tho
liquor dealers. Ia defiance OF the very
thing they preach sending liquor into
dry territory. That's where the shoe
pinches In North Caroinn W. stood
by Virginia in the days OF 81. and ".
are doing u to-day. I think We gave
YOU the deciding vote Tor tho .i:!onal
bank. and We ar. cntitlcd t. fair treat
nent AT your hands. We adopted State
Wild" prohibition by 10000 majority
but our mails are Hooded win llquor
from Virginia every day, and that is
why ~: would TX. 20 49," Richmond
driv" II on; and Join us ~ our crusade
FOR humanity. Wc arr enforcing the
law. and wc are minimizing the evils
as much az possible. Judge Carter con
ins liquor. and now the hotel propric-
tors have TO report to the court every
six months 10 show that they are no
longer violating the law. II w!ll b-
struggle To- enforce ;ho prohibition
Law. Bu, life itself Is uo,h.a. but
struggle. and hope 70 ace the day
whcn not drop O: liquor VIII bee made
or sold on American soil" Tho house
rang with appl0us" rs the noted jUrist
gave voice 10 his ardent desire
JUDGE PHITfHARD Is
HEARD ny LARGE AUDIENCE
Judge Pr!tchard SPOKE for more than
an hour and "a half. and large and
cnthusiastic audience heard him. H..
Sas frequently Interrupted b. out
bursts OF applause. and often occa-
stoned laughter by his humorous
snllies ana his witty reioiud-rs 10
statements made by the other Side.
The Lyric has seating capacity %,
1916. and nearly every chair iu N"
house was taken. among tn" audience
being many prominent women. There
was also liberal sprinkllug - liquor
dealers. VINO manifested no !ncousidcr-
abb intcrcs, in Judge rr!tchArd's
Apeech.
The exercises were presided over
hy David Meade White. VINO. In a short
Introductory address. declared that he
would vote for stat vide prohibition.
Rev. $. Roger Tyler. offered prayer.
And Rev. James Cannon. superinteud-
ent OF the Auti-Snloou League OF Nir-
gInia- was introduced 10 coutrovcrt
some statements mahc a. tho meeting
of the Personal Liberty League. lie
read from a letter written by Rev. "
j. Crafts TO Royal l.. Cabcll. In which
MIR. Crafts said that ne had been twice
misuuoted by Mr.. Cabell Mr Crafts
said that he had ur8cd education as
q support OF legislation. y letter TO
Rev l.. Richardson said that tho
stories about prohibition in Maine were
In line with all whiskc% arguments.
and that the problem In Maine had
been reduced 10 TWO counties. and that
81 would be u good many years before
the law would be made perfect This
letter was from Governor William T.
Haynes. OF Maine. Governor H. hodges.
az Kansas wrote that prohibition in
that State had been AN unqualified sue
cess 4 letter from Edward T.. Wilson.
OF Clarendon, said that he had been
notified that subscription to the Ma
tional Liberty Herald had been paid
FOR him by the Arlington Brewery.
Other letters followed.
we viii have 10 fight the whole
National Liquor Dealers Association"
said Mr.. Cannon. And II is under
estimated when they say that half a
million dollars Will bc used against
us In Bristo! alone they used $Ii,-
600"
DOES NOT BELIEVE STATES
MANHOOD CAN he nouGIIT
Rev. 4. J.. Phillips. y. u, introduced
Judge Pr!tchard. In referring TO the
money 10 be used TO fight prohibition
DR.. Phillips said, "T don't believe Nir
ginia manhood can be bought And
one of the most conservative OF asso-
Citations the General Assembly OF the
Southern PRESBYTERIAN Church. has
just declared for national prohibitions
He said he was pleased TO introduce
Judge Pritchard as n deep water Bap-
list by destination and predilcction.'
After describing his fight for pro-
hibition i'm North Carolina. Judge
I'ritchard said:
81 understand that many of you:
best citizens favor local option They
have a right to their views, and shall
say nothing against them nor against
the barkecpers. But the people Of
Virginia owe Il TO tho barkccpcrs ana
their families to>frce them Of the odium
which their business entails. con
slider our boys and girls as our most
important asset. and when thcii lives
and characters arc endangered II Is
moi necessary to say that liquor is an
evil" lie described conditions in
France. where he said that there was
n saloon for every twcntH-nlne OF the
population, and the French. he de
clared, are gradually l"arnln:: that the
liquor evil is sapping the strength OF
the nation away.
II meet many" he continued. who
say that prohibition does not prohibit.
! grant that 1t does not prohibit conf
pletely. but we can by reprcssiVc meas-
ures drive the bars from our com
murlty and save our boys and girls.
1lac the law against murder prohibited
murder? 1t has minimiZed murder. has
II not? Has the law against tho sale
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