The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-16

A letter received by The virgfnian
ut night from G. Lee Moore, audifof
4 pubic accounts of Virginia an
ktract Of which Ia printed above, ss.
kblishes the accuracy and RELIABILITY OF
katistics and figures published oy the
nth Saloon League of Virginia and
Its ut rest completely discrediteo
harges of inaccuracy and unreiiaoiiity
ado by the, Richmond Evening jour
n concerning the figures. I've letter
Auditor Moore. an extract from
hitch 4. quoted above, reads as fol-
bws:
Richmond. Va, Sept IL, 1914.
Richmond Virginian:
In reply to yours OF 18TH INST re-
errfng tosarticfe appearing In sne MAI
knton virginian. / wish to say 1 never
~ the original or the statement an
f,.tract of which that paper published,
nd the only connection / had with
ny tsart of the statement from which
he abstract was taken Is this: Mr.
sidney Peters some weeks ago con-
Si1tcd me over the phone In regafa
an estimate he was preparing re-
.tive to the appropriations made by
ne state to the penal and cleemosy-
nre institutions of the state, covering
Ia indefinite period of years. HIS es-
mate Of those appropriations as stated
B me by phone and as printed In his
Abatement then and new ccnsioer
cry conservative and fair. did not
1--we any opinion, nor was / asked to
i've eny opinion ON the proposition OF
ksitnsnal exue1asc and cost for care or
ufe-turates caused By liquor. Mr.
|eteis VIII confirm What | say.
The Warreafcn NiTginian uninfen-
onally. am sure, read note No. as
k.s,Ase lille to the entire statement rath-
than 10 the e.stmate OF AppropriA-
Ions 10 which Mr.. teters confined It
l.asne not at hand copy OF the 1913
npost OF the auditor of pubic accounts
kaae hy myself but speaking from
.,oIIection. | believe figures quoted as
eken from the report preferred to by
ages) are correctly quoted.
Yours very truly.
c. LEE MOORE.
Auditor Public Accounts.
Letter From Auditor Moore.
This letter was In answer to an IN
ariry o. The Nirginian in regard 10
hese figures. which inquiry reads as
Sept. Is, 1914.
lr G. Lee Moore. Auditor,
Richmond. Virginia
Ny dear Sir.-We are preparing an
rticle, az / 'phoned you las night, Tor
Publication in reply to some news
aper criticism Of the figures taken
rom your 1919 report. and am en-
hosing your herein a copy OF the lear
81. what Liquor Cost Virginia In
913," which Is the leafiet under criu-
ism.
You will observe two items only IN
his leafiet are estimated, there oerhS
o exact record obtainabie. to-Wit'
~ Interest on Investment
IN plant and equipment
penitentiary. ETC.. $3.50. $1oo'ooo'oo
b. Interest on investment
in plant and equipment
hospitals. etc. .$sO0.OoO.oO
both OF which items point to root
ot No. !, in which foot-note your
hnction is quoted for these two Items
My.
am writing to request you to con-
nm the use Of your name for the
stimation OF the value OF plants. etc.
Mentioned In foot-note No. i, which
sttmates you described ~ very con-
ervative and confirmed In telephone
onversation with me before this leaf
b. was published.
I will DO very grateful to You Tor m
Immediate reply. - we desire 20 use
our reply In an article appearing In
he papers tomorrow morning.
Very truly yours,
THE RICHMOND vIRGINIAN.
BY ]. SIDNEY PETERS
All Attacks Refuted.
The Richmond Evening Journal fof
everal days has printed attacks on
Tho virginian. the Virginia Issue and
Inc Anti-Saioon league. and has said
hat the Anti-Saloon league printed
5tatistics for which 1t has said the
league used Mr.. Moore's
Rame without his authorization.
The Virginian prints today the Iuil
lnicial figures In question Just as they
we're published BY the Anti-SaIoon
league several weeks ago. and In the
Virginia Issue OF three weeks ago.
Reference to them will establish the
kbsolute baseIessness Of The Journals
Btatements and charges. :.
The Journal Of yesterday said edi-
Eoriafly:
The journal knowingly has not
printed q misstatement of fact con-
ferning any phase Of the campaign
bra wing to a close. IT has not made
IN argument which 1t has not sup
ported by established fRcts 1t has
Tried to the extent Of Its ability to
how pendinY. We would not inten- /
|ionally deceive or mislead the public
Pn this question, even were we as
bured that such deception would save
The State from the blight of State
ksde prohibition. :.
The Journal has on several occasions
h the last few days charged that The
Yirginian. the Virginia Issue and the
knti-Saloon league had used Mr..
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