The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-08

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|llavs tn psopls and maks fhs1 go
I0nd with Improper C0ndltiCnu md
keep them ignorant the ,lahcrer1 cf
the tradeg-unaon movemeit are called
John r. Cunneen, union nlachinist,
Ecf Chicago. sAys: both workingnnen
and farmers suffer whom money u
spent Tor drink. WorSingznen. vote
against your worst ensmy, the ~
loon. When the workingInen down
the whiakey trust and the OSsr trust,
then thew will be abs to eet their
riEhtA No one can clAim that the
saloon u moral institution. Facts
prove that Il ID m enormous financial
loss, AZ we'll a. 1 moral degIadation.
for q community to maintain 4"
/. Many more statements Just - In
tersting and convincing could be
given, but We have given enough to
show that this Aeath knell Of the
legalixed LIQUOR trA1ic has boon sound
cd. that the crest leaders % the
n inDUI ana aaVI yomsnhooC above s dollars
and cents. The people must Be con-
aidered before = business. The sa-
loon boosters declare that the State
needs the revenuey that public insti-
buttons win be crippled II you pro-
hibit the legalixed sale Of liquor. And
then they talk very fnely about 'the
business" and they tell us that we
have no right to destroy "a busi-
ness
Let me ask, Since when Is money
invested to be considered before men?
10 Il not true that in q great country
like ours the people must be con-
sidered before business? But. just as
we arc giving this feature OF the
question some consideration. we
catch some soundings from the self
constituted and self-appointed Local
Self-0overnment League" combined
United States and the State Of vir-
ginia, which Ii saying: "You inter-
fere with personal liberty" Let me
say that there can be no personal
liberty In q social community. We
90 on the right OF the community to
deal with disease In this rational man
ner. 1t Ia as wicked to wreck home
with drink as with dynamite. Let US
away with this sentimental nonsense
about attacking a business, and per
sonal liberty" No business can have
any right to exist that is destructive
to q people.
Temptation to Children.
Tho curse Of God followed the man
who led Israel into idolatry and the
blessing OF God was with tho man
who removed the idols. The ancient
king was blessed of God because he
brake down, cut down, and took away
that which caused Israel to sin and
brake the law OF God. 49,
Why shall We not make It possible
for our children to go to school with
out meeting the temptation to drink
1t IL the duty OF the strong to help
the weak. A strong nation should
help It's weaker parts. Law! Law.
the voice OF the people. must be heard
in terms OF reprobation. destruction.
prohibition Of this great sin. There
liz no other way 10 meet the issue.
We must deal with drink before we
can reform the drinker. Who has ever
thought on the subject that does not
seq that 1t In the very soul OF law, to
prohibit By what twist Of thought
can We think OF partnership OF law
with wrong7 Instead of regulated
by law. let US nail ON every door
bl law" This IL not only our right,
but It 10 q giAring duty.
] hear some one say. win 1t ever
be done? Let no man who loves God
and humanity for q moment despair,
We are sure to succeed as that God
lives, and that truth and right pre-
vail. The saloon has simply piled up
wrath against tho Gay OF wrath. Inc
vast majority Of the voters Of the
State OF virginia are today opposed TO
the saloon. 1t cannot much longer
exist, every inch higher they raise the
dam only postpones for q while tho
more awful destruction that In sure TO
come. Behind the dam the water Ia
slowly and noiseless1y rising. Back up
on the mountains. whose streams,
pure and sparkling. pour their treas
ures into the valleys. we hear the
roll OF distant thunder. It IL the ris-
ing heartbeat OF 1ong-suffering hu-
mainly. That dam In not solid. II
In built Of mud and Nth and rubbish,
1t has been repaired again and again
in times OF emergency. by stuffing
glass bottles. newspapers. greenbacks
and other things into the cracks. In
the center there ID nothing solid. notn-
Ing that can Withstand the mighty
pressure OF those climbing waterx
On September ~. 1914. by the grace
of God. storm Of righteous indiEna-
ton will sweep the State. and every
rivulet on hill and mountainside will
come plunging down into the valley q
roaring torrenti And then the legal
ixed liquor trAfdc'' In the State Of Vir-
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