The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-22

Certainly not. 1t is utterly incompetent of it's
prejudice and its monetary interest. Ana yet
hibiton bill Is introduced, the Times Dispatch
IL 1t acts with the customary combination of
inpudence and arrogance, will criticise the bill
ana oenounce certain features Of 1t PERM
C.ous and evil and will call upon members of
the General Assembly to vote against these
features as subversive OF the freedom of the
citizen and contrary to the will of the pco-
ple-the Tfmes-Dispatch and the Evening
journal being Judges!
And Furthermore, will there he no represen-
tatives, no agents, no attorneys of the liquor
traffic present at the next General Assembly
to assist in the shaping of the bill? Will the
brewers and the wine merchants have no at
torneys there to resist the passage Of bill
which will not be tainted by brewery and winery
amendments? VIII the clubs have no attorneys
to defend locker privileges for their members.
VIII the bill. introduced by the leaders OF
the temperance forces In the House and III the
Senate. be accepted by the wet newspa pcrs
and will it receive the support OF the men who
are opposed to prohibition and think 1t 20 be
bad law
Possible. Not Probable.
Such condition of affairs is possible, ou,
it Is not probable. North Carolina Tennessee.
even Kansas, sound the warning that the liquor
traffic never has yielded to the will of the peo-
pie and it is the same stealthy, murderous tiger
in Virginia that 1t is elsewhere. 1t never fights
fair 1t skulks under cover; 1t throws its pois-
oned arrows and lodges back into darkness:
IL uenOunces, ABUSES, ana WINES persons. ana
runs like the arrant coward il is from any dis
cussion of principles and facts 1t places
limit upon the villainy of its agents. No reputa-
ton is too sacred to be attacked. and the deaths
Of Moffett in Danvie. Haddock in Iowa, and
Carmack IN Tennessee. show that the covetous-
ness of the traffic will not hesitate TO destroy
any obstacle which stands in the way OF its
objects. Ahab, destroying Naboth to get his
vineyard and Judas. betraying the Innocent
Blood for thirty pieces of silver. we're not moro
murderously covetous than is the liquor traffic.
which for the sake o. gain will turn the chit
dren of our homes into drunkards paupers.
idiots, lunatics. criminals. harloty fornicators,
adulterers and murdcrers. and will not stop
at the destruction of the reputation or of the
life itself of any opponent Of their covetoGs
business.
Watch and Pray and Work.
let us all watch and pray and work. Let
US send up to Richmond next winter choice
body OF men TO make our 1aws-not only the
prohibition law. but all other laws necessary for
the welfare of the state. Certainly as high
tionists az among the anti prohihitionists. Let
MS have General Assembly which will go down
in the history of the State as having stood for
sobriety. morality and righteousness; having
perfected laws against intemperance and
the social evil Such General Assembly could
be trusted to handle the financial. educational
and other questions which will arise.
Fay Poll Taxes.
Can you help to elect this Legislaturec Have
YOU paid your poll taxes? Are you sure7 Have
YOU your receiptsc rf you have NOT you must
pay up by May l. only ten days remain. VIII
not our readers take this matter up promptly
with their neighbers md urge them 10 qualify
Il they have not done
JAMES CANNON JR.