The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-18


coming to you whose faces you have never
seen In long coats and with their hair fall
Ing down their backs, with little tracts in their
hands, seeking, and, God the day, FREE
aitenty securing entrance into your pulpits
TO talk politics. Have you ever had a fight
like that In Virginia? If you have not get
ready for It If you do not agree with him, and
he gets Into the pulpit of your church, be pre-
pared to hear him calling you all things Of In
fanny and opprohium he can call you In a
church pulpit"
POISONED Arrow In the Back
Here is another choice specimen: When
get to talking or thinking, rather, about the
venom and the vile poison that spread
against me and hundreds of others of Ala
| bama citizens by T1e vile agents thai would
steal away you and your liberties, I hardly
know when to stop, or how to express my full
| feeling There will be- too, before this fight
is over many men now sitting happily on this
stage or In his audience. IN Atf1ts cttY.
who will feel the sting Of the poisoned arrow
in the back. All you have got to do is, as
the poker boy says, lay your cards the
table before the people Of Virginia, and there
will be nobody slipping any Of them, steal
ing any chips"
And the gentleman from Alabama closed his
speech with this very choicest specimcn Of
what shall call it? OF course, according to
the Hon Judge Christian 1t IS not "v.tupera-
ton and denunciation" but what is It? Read
It and form your conclusion. Here IL is:
IAN you have got to do in Virginia IL 10 keep
| busy, keep your lamps trimmed and burning,
put on the best armor' you have got 10 stop
the assegat and poisoned arrows thev throw,
and unsheath your sword Don't think
because a wears a coat which he marks
sacred, 1t is sacred. because 1t is false cloak,
It is the wolf IN the sleeps covering: tear 4
off Of him, and you will win this fight, and
write a new name of pride high UP the arch
Of Virginia's splendid history"
Co tine rr,.Ja tt,o
speaker imported by the Virginia Association
for Local self-overnment," the Anti Saloon
league, which Is leading the fight for the pas
sage Of the Statewide prohibitorv law Is
posed OF people who are "self-righteous" who
/ develop their fanaticisn and cruelty under
tho cloak of religion" who assassins of
character. who hurl poisoned arrows II
truth and falsehood and defamation. who are,
In short, wolves In sleeps clothing
Who Is This Imported Prophet?
Who Is this imported prophet from far dis
tant Alabama, who was called by this
citation to denounce the Anti-Saloon league?
We know something Of the history and ante
eedents and social habits and church Affiliations
| of the other persons prominent In the meet
ing. but who ia Mr. Goodwin? The honorable
/ chairman of the meeting did not present his
| credentials. He himself declared in the course
/ of his speech that he "the chairman Of the
/ Democratic State committee of Alabama and
! Methodist steward" These declaration Of the
gentleman from Alabama SO surprising "a
/ to require some Investigation. That tnvesti-
cation has brought to light some other facts
Of interest IN connection with the speech made
! by this imported prophet In the Alabama
Christian Advocate Of the issue of June T. the
/ editor Of that paper. Rev James NJ Glenn,
makes sorne statements concerning TTr. Good
wyn, and these statements made the
front page of the Alabama Christian Advocate
/ which paper has large circulation In the State
| Of Alabama among the people called "Metho-
dists," and doubtless Mr.. r.. Tyler Goodwin
! has the editorial, and so also have the
Methodist people of Alabama. This editorial
| declares. concerning Mr.. Goodwyns claim to
be a steward IN tho Methodist church and
| concerning his pride in his church, that both
the North Alabama conference and the Ala
bama conference endorsed most highly and
| specifically the Anti-Saloon league which he so
| assailed. and the Alabama conference met last
December IN Mr., Goodwyn's city of Mont
eomery, and there passed strong resolutions
IN support Of the Antl-Saloon league. If Mr.
{AGoodwyn Is 80 proud OF hts church. as he de-
cared himself to be In Richmond, how does
he reconcile his abuse of the Anti Saloon
league with the action of both tie Alabama
conferences endorsing the said "self-rghteous
| Lacquer" Moreover, If Mr. Goodwin Is SO
proud of his church, how can be repudiate the
action Of the general conference of his church.
which action taken about the Same time
that he was abusing and dcnouncing the Anti
Saloon league? That general conference passed
tho following resolutions:
General conference ENDORSES League.
Resolved Sd. That we endorse the great
work that has been done by the anti Saloon
league IN IT'S national and State examinations
and pledge it support In The accom-
plshment of Its giant task. We urge our peo-
pie to remember that the liquor traffic hates
the Anti-Saloon league because Of It's effective
| work, and endeavors to destroy Its effective
ness by exciting suspicion against dts lead
ers We pledge to these leaders our loyalty
and assure them that will not desert them
in tho hour of battle because OF the ISLANDERS
OF the enemy, but that we will rally even more
earnestly to their standards and give them
our undivided support"
Tt would that the general conference
Of the church of which Mr.. GOODWIN lis SO
proud knew that there were mon like Mr.
! Goodwin who were engaged in abusing and
slandering the Anti-Saloon league workers, and
that they also understand that this work was
/ being done to destroy their effectiveness 1t IS
devoutly TO be hoped that Mr.. Goodwin will
| continue TO be proud of the Methodist church
! If for other reason than because the leaders
OF that church understand the tactics of men
| like Mr.. Goodwin and are wise enough to put
/ the brand them that Tho public may
! no longer he deceived. IF Mr., Goodwin Is still
| a steward in the Methodist church It IS a good
time for him to resign his Stewardship as a pro-
test against the stupidity and folly Of the gen
/ ,y,for IN, ai1n rfpr fegTP