The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-07

ment an opportunity TO capitalize II
The overthrow OF the drink trafic is n
remote consideration. He ia ready to
give himself to dhe conflict and is not
particular In what division of the
army he lights 20 long as there is suf-
ficient money In IT. Second cs,e ambi-
tons individual. He is interested In
the overthrow OF the traffic to the de-
gree that he can shine, He longs for
place In the sun. He must see his
name in print He is certain he has
elements OF great leadership. He has
no liking for q place In the ranks and
the drugery necessary TO achieve sue.
cess. He 10 certain that everything
moves faster II his plume is waving in
the van. Alone he is not dangerous.
Third. the sincere. conceited individual
who has no idea of team work. He
| has no consideration for the plans of
others. He is the whole board of
strategy. He has no notion of fitting
into what has been. or Is to be done.
He ignores, organization and holds in
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personal leadership. His friendship for
your cause ceases when he cannot use
1t TO advance his personal plans
Types In Field of Reform.
| These are not individuals. They are
! types--ciasses met up within the field
of reform. They are not in evidence in
the early stages of the movement be-
cause at that period there is nothing to
/ feed their vanity and selfishness. There
is still another class. They represent
those who are welded to plan. They
/ hold the method in higher esteem
than they do the thing they advocate.
AS rule these types and classes
unite more easily In opposition to
other movements than they do In OPP
| position to the evil TO be overthrown.
lit is the combination of such forces,
as the final triumph OF a movement
+ approaches. that imperils its success.
| Unified Reform Workers.
! When the Anti-Saloon League came
into existence, it was at time when
there was no general unified move
| ment I'm the field com batting the traf-
tfic. The organizations that did exist
were each operating without reference
to the operations of any other society.
Divisions and contentious were the
rule and the liquor traffic, profiting by
such tactics, was growing by leaps and
bounds. The league set to work to
unity the forces in the field. This IL
| found to be difficult task. Some of
the forces did not want to he unified.
They regarded their individuality as OF
paramount importance. Suspicious of
each other. they were all unit in
their suspicion of the motives of the
| league. BY constantly holding to n
well-thought-out policy the league has
been able to do much toward unifying
| the forces. but more by its ability to
command the active support of mil
| lions of men and woman who were
not. and could not. be enlisted by any
agency then In the field. II is no dis
! paragement OF the good work done,
and being done, by other agencies to
| say that the same practical and sue
cessful work of the Anti-Saloon
League has 80 appealed to the judg-
ment of our people that they are
looking to the league to furnish the
plans and leadership for the complete
solution of this age-long problem. This
| fact places upon the shoulders of those
of us TO whom has been committed the
responsibility of the directing of the
| leagues affairs. State and nationally,
SOLDERING responsibility. That re-
: sponsibility increases as we enter the
| last stage of this tremendous conflict.
1 tnueF Lnis responsibility we nave
right to ask and receive the prayers,
/ sympathy and cooperation of his
church, whose representatives and
servants we are. The church in turn
! has a right 10 expect of us a leader
ship in harmony with the spirit of the
great head OF the church, leader
ship free from seif-seeking, petty
strifes- and harmful divisions 1t is
| only natural to feel when set upon by
harsh criticism from those who ought
to be nur friends, that our service and
| sacrificess are not appreciated. His
tory proves that the services of re-
| formers are, as rule, not appreciated
| by the generation with whom they live
and toll. but must wait for other gem
! erations and other people to do justice
| to their memory. We must not permit
our ardor to be chilled nor our fidelity
to the cause TO be abated because of
any seeming lack of appreciation. IT Is
enough for us to know That we are
doing the Masters work In the Mas
ters way.