The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-19
PROHIBITION FORCES
URGED To PAY TAXES

MOI ibiEt "a, MATtn IN ne bfoul-
bltIonistS OF Virginia are urged to pay
their poil taxes that they may vote
fer friends as members of the General
Assembly that is To enact prohibit on
laws next year the w. G.. r. IT,. the
woman s Prohibition League Of Amer
lea. and The Richmond NirRinian are
commended and tho Importance of
temperance education in the public
schools IS urged IN the report of the
committee OF resolutions adopted today
~ the Anu-SaIoon League of Vir-
GINA.
The report in fun follows:
Your committee on resolutions
hegs leave - make 'ne following re-
port.
W. are profoundly thankful to
Almighty cod for His goodness and
favor In euH bling His people to
Throw off the n'teht and curse of the
legaiized liquor traftr. and We hook
tu Him for the power and wisdom TO
utterly destroy this foe Of mankind
aHd enemy OF al righteousness We
fully realize that while We won a
greet victory on the 22ud of Septem-
her. last, yet it was i battle that
was won. and not NE completion of
the war against this evil There re-
mains very much Yet to be done;
we must see that adequate laws are
passed To pat INTO effect Statewide
prohibition. aud that these laws be
made not by cur enemies, but by our
true and tried friends. To do this
our people must send to the next
General Assembly such Senators and
Representatives as they are confident
viii meet This great responsibility.
Furt hermore. when the proper laws
for the rigid enforcement of prohibit
ton are passed. every good citizen
of his Comm onW ealta, both by IN
fiucnce and effort, must sec that they
are executed.
We desire to expfess our gratitude
to all who aided IN the victory OF
September q. to the good women of
tn" state, to those IN the W. {, I, u
and NE Woman's Prohibition League
of America. ana other organizations.
and to- those in no organization; to
the churches and sunday schools; 10
the district. county and precinct SUI
perintendents for their untlring Ell
forts. to he paste = and speakers
VINO worked diligently; to the officers
of The league. especially the super
lntendent ana his assistants. whose
wisdom and zeal WAS such potent
factor IN our success
our thanks are especially que 10
The Richmond Nlrginnn for it's in
valuable service before, during and
after the campaign. We doubt whether
oar victory wuuld have been possible
without this strong ally. whose power
fui influence went out from Richmond
throughout our STATE. With strong
pro-l.ulor press throughout the state,
and with many papers that professed
80 be neutral and yet carried heaVs
liquor a'nti-prohibition articles as adj
refreshments 1t would have been diff
nanllln
the state without this paper, which
could not be intinidated ny threats,
nor SilenCed by money. 1t " still do
ing a great work for the moral upilft
of our state, and We heartily commend
IT to all the friends OF prohibition IN
Virginia We express our thanks 10
ever other paper in the State that
helped in this work
We urge our people to be diHReht
and watchful to see that their poii
tax is paid. and that they are proper
" qualified to vote in the primary in
August next. end in the election IN
November.
.ft4-r+il.-+A- .a-laagl1a- its burden.
we would Instruct the Executive tom
mittea 70 apUortion among the conn"
ties cities and towns of the state tht
Indebtedness Incurred by the late cam
naign ana 10 take on other steps
as they may CoNSldNT wise To pay ~HF
whole amount as quickly az possFhie.
IVe must cypress our Specification nj
the rapid progress which national pro-
hihItion IL making. and we urge the
continuous ana earnest efforts OF our
people to hriug about national prohi-
bition in ta2e.
We would comm end the two Sena-
tors and the eight Congressman from
Virginia for the decided stand which
they took in this great question, ana
also the Anti-Saloon League OF
America for IT'S good work.
We would stress the importance OF
temperance education In Sunday
schools, public schools. by posters.
charts. papers and other literature.
and urge the continued efforts of those
organizations and peoples who are
promoting subriety by securing sign
era TO the total abstinence pledges
We extend our thanks to Cumber-
I'm erect n, y. Church South. and
its pastor for the use Of the chareh
during the sessions Of this convention
without expense to the league, to the
city and STAT press which has given
full and accurate reports of our pro-
ceedings, and TO the railroads for their
courtesies.
w ASBURY CHRISTIAN.
Chairman.
w Il. BEAI'CHAMp, Sec.