The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-06
MRS. R0PP SAYS, PUT
ONLY DRYS ON GUARD
Temperance Orator Makes Strons
Appeal for Effective laws.
THRILLS PETERSBURG PEOPLE
Points Out to Prohibitionisfs Tneir
Duty I'm Making Sure That Man
|. date of People VIII Be Enforced.

Petersburg, Va, June $40 a rep
resentative audience of the Cockade
City. assembled in the First Baptist
Church Friday night. Mrs L. Hor-
tense Ropp delivered thrilling ad-
dress on the duty of the hour TO fol-
low up the Statewide victory and
not to go to sleep and yainly imagine
that the battle is over In dicton
exquisite and in convincing tones, the
speaker earnestly plead for the contin-
used hearty cooperation and zeal that
resulted in the victory at the polls last
september and uttered solemn and
impressive warning that only the gen.
uine simon-pure prohibitionists should
be sent to the Legislature. I'VE well
come new converts. but 1t In not so
easy to distinguish between thosa
whose hearts have been changed
and the politicians who patronizingly
avow that they will do all in their
power to make prohibition a success,
when they have done all In their power
to defeat prohibition.
Put Only ''Drys" on Guard.
Put only Americans" on guard was
the ringing command at an important
crisis in American history and we
should put only prohibitionists on
now. Mrs. Ropp recited instances
showing how careless many temper
ance people have become, mistakenly
assuming that the fight Is all over
because of the Statewide victory.
Whereas, the battle has just begun.
"Agitate, educate, organize--be vigilant
for your country and your God. She
predicted nationwide prohibition at an
early date and Interestingly portrayed
the great worldwide awakening to the
destructiveness of alcohol Her tri-
butte to the Christian religion and the
ultimate triumph Of Christianity was
beautiful and disclosed an unwavering
faith and sublime courage. She
stressed the power of prayer and
urged her Christian hearers to have
greater faith in the God OF nations and
OF individuals. God still reigns!
There Is more of godliness In the
earth than wickedness--more good
people than evil people--more Of sun
shine than shadow. Even behind the
great black war cloud of the East
God is standing and out Of the hor-
rible strife He will bring forth some
/ great blessing to the world.
Urges Active Corporation.
In asking her hearers to actively
| identity themselves with the w. G. r.
U. she strongly presented logical rea-
sons for lining up with such an or
ganixed. potent agency. and tore into
shreds the flimsy protests against
"signing the pledge" and being fana-
teal" It's all right to be q fanatic
about anything but temperance In
some peoples estimation. but IL You
are going to be fanatic. be fanati-
cal about something that counts for
social we1i-being.
Mrs. Ropp's plea for total abstinence
was very strong and the entire adj
dress was declared to be gem of
rhetoric and logic.
introduced BY Governor Mann.
| She was introduced by Governor
Mann, who paid her high tribute
for her active service in the State
wide, fight and. indeed. said the vic
tory was largely due to her efforts.
The Ex-Governor predicted and ex-
pressed sympathy with nationwide pro-
hibition, and Interestingly referred to
the great worldwide interest now man
ifested In the subject.
| In the audie..ce was party OF
! Richmonders. who went over to hear
Mrs. Ropp.
Among the number being Mrs. Will
liam Bickers, president OF the Rich
mond w. c. T. u, and Mrs. banner,
of the Chesterfield w. C. T. u After
1.-THE exercises at-sthe church, there was
a delightful reunion of Mrs. Ropp and
| her Statewide campaign Richmond CO.
workers at a supper. She will be IN
i Peteysbarg .saxAEHlA daRs Mnder tbs
auspices OF the w. e. r. T., or Which
Mrs. Mayo 10 the president.
Frum PETERSBURG shs Eoes 70 PIN.
widdie, thence to Keysvjlle- n Inis