The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-19

Z WI LIuld, tItIf Nppu-Uyc TO you,
aitt Ugh we are sorry to lose you
| We paper was not organized to
/ mani money, but to carry Virginia
for prohibition, and It Is going to stay
I organizer to keep Virginia for u obi
bition. 90 out in the country and
tell your people what 1t liz doing
Z Spread it over the State. Encourage
our men to stand by the paper that
stood by you and the truth. It II ,lue
! the paper and the managers that you
back II up"
speaks of Other Papers.
Rev. John A. Taylor, of Roanoke,
speaking on the same topic, said that
in addition to emphasizing the work
of the great central paper the people
should remember the large number of
country papers that stood for the tenn
perance cause. I'm the work of tenn
perance education we can't do without
! the country papers He pointed out
the fact that there were many needy
country editors who refused large
amounts of liquor advertising.
Cemmends Worid-News.
/ Mr. Taylor paid high tribute to the
work of the Roanoke World News, re-
lating his conversation with the edi-
tor and manager of that paper in which
he was assured that every column of
the paper was at the disposal of the
temperance FORCES VI Ine southwest,
Speaking of The virginian, Mr.. Taylor
said that ii should be made the great
family paper of the State. He hon
ored The Virginlan and the men back
of 1t who had put their money into
II. and thought 1t should be sent to
every county and every family OF vir-
ginia.
Others Approved.
Mr.. Frank Story. OF Southampton
County. spoke to the report, desiring
to commend the Tidewater News. OF
| his county. which had been of mate
rial assistance in the vote in that
county. He also commended The
Virginian and the religious press OF
the State for untiring work.
Mr.. Thomas Whitehead did not
think sufficient credit had been given
the religious press of the State, par
ticularly the Religious Herald and She
! Christian Advocate. which for thirty
years had been leading the fight. He
larger number OF daily papers than
the drys. but that not a single relig-
ious Taper was with them.
NJ. Georgs =. Adams stated he had
learned his A. Il. C.s from the COL
umns Of the Christian Advocate and
thought The Virginian, in the view OF
the people all over the Stata. was the
+ teNa SNFN AoIlSf Aa idc ktNNSAy VI sep
TENDER 2.
Mem bers from Lynchburg and Bris.
tol spoke OF the effective work and
the clean record OF the Lynchburg
News and the Bristol Herald Courier,
both Of which were highly COM
meEded
The report was adopted unanimous
iy after discussion of whether 1t would
be advisable to mention by name the
Nd roc rpc rama
who voted for prohibition measures IN
Congress. II was the view of the a
Jorlty that league should not depart
from .ts established rule of not men
tloning names OF political leaders In
its reports. With this understanding
the report was adopted unanimously
az drawn.
National Prohibition.
DR.. a. j. Barton, of the Anti-Sa loon
League of Texas, delivered the clps-
Ing address at the morning meeting
on tho subject: The Necessity and
Possibility of National Prohib ton"
DR.. Barton gave. first, a brief state
mcnt Of the situation In Texas, where
IN l9li prohibition amendment was
lost by less than seven thousand votes
He xxi lained that there Is ne .essary
III his state very complicated pro-
cedure; first. by voting for submission
ia tho primary. then for constisu-
,ional amendment In the general cleo
ton. and that this fact makes II hard
TO get a cleax-cut issue before the
rtt'pie. The last campaign did no. by
any means represent the temperance
sentiv cnt of the State. becauss Of sew
eral complicated issues Of personality
ard e candidates for the sovernor-
shop sn1 other issues.
The necessity for national prohibit
ton Is due to three things. said the
speaker. First. because the interstate
commerce clause protects the liquor
interests. The webb law he thought
the greatest advance ever made to
remove this difficulty. Second. the rev.
enue derived by the Federal govern
ment and it's participation In and su
pervision OF the liquor business. Third
the liquor power Is so entrenched In
some States that they will be carried
only through national prohibition.
The necessity for national prohlbi-
tion. he thought. included the posi-
bility of It. and he took courage from
the recent votes In Congress where
a majority was gained on an issue In
which none of the members had been
elected Every member from eighteen
States and majority from twelve
others favored the issue, although the
influence OF the administration was
invoked--unfairly he thought-agains
the measure.
DR.. Barton reeounted the conversa-
ton OF Secretary Bryan and himself
after the vote. and expressed the be-
lief that when the issue is presented
for settlement the leaders of the ad-
ministration will be for the temperance
cause.
Afternoon Session.
Addresses by Rev. J. s. Peters. MFR,
]. W. Hough. Rev John A. Taylor.
Hon. A. T. Lincoln. Mr.. Thomas White
head were made at the afternoon SEES
sion on the question OF the legisla-
tive committees report and the means
to be adopted TO secure q fAvorab bic
legislature at the next election. The
remarks of Mr.. Peters and Mr.. Hough
were particularly striking. All OF the
speeches and the general tenor OF the
discus sion was directed towards I'm
pressing the delegates with the need
of going back to the people and urs-
ing upon them the absolute nece ssIfy
OF uniting to support dry men for
the Legislature, particularly the Sen
ate. Every speaker seemed to realize.
and in fact stated, that the House OF
Delegates Is safe but that very
serious danger threatens In the Sem
ate II the temperance people are not
on the alert. Mr.. Peters asserted that
three men in Richmond directing the