Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08

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I appears IAN Independence Day sermon" by
DR.. G c. Berkmeier which, after declaring
the American people are held in subsection
Ito their arch enemy, England" continues
with this further statement. equally mod
crate, balanced the truthful
The greater part of our press is sub
sidiaed. inspired. edited from London
at the opening Tuesday Of the convention
OF the Anti-Saloon League at Atlantic City,
its general superintendent Rev. p. a. Baker,
made peculiarly venomous attack on Oscar
Underwood, OF Alabama. lately leader of the
Democratic ajorty in the House of Repre-
sentatives. now United States Senator from
that State. and in the last Democratic con-
vention the choice OF the Virginia delegation
for the nomination for the presidency. Rev.
Mr.. Baker said:
MIR Underwood's srecch giving it
the best construction possible, was
strained effort deceive by misrcpre-
sentation and to furnish material for the
liquor propaganda. Think of a man
exalted to the high position OF floor
leader OF n great political party hecom
ing the mouthpiecc of the drink traf-
hckers in the arena where his honorable
position made him supreme.
Yesterday own mail contained the fol-
lowing epstle dated Petersburg:
TO the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--Your editorial OF to- day Becker
is ludicrous The idea Of YOU defending
Frank and condemninE Beckcr--Becker
convicted by the worst lot of cutthroats
in New York City. and the Frank verdict
sustained by every court. the SUI
IRENE Court of this country! Every
thinks the newspapers, support OF Frank
was strictly for the almighty dollar and
Jew ads. Evidently the Frank syndi-
cate in New York City spent thousands
OF dollars, and also threatened the
rapers that did not ask for a reprieve.
NJ. y. PAGE
II seems to be the easies, thing in the
world for persons of this kidney, having by
some intellectual legerdemain convinced
themselves OF their own immaculate purity
to assail the motives OF those who discredit
their conclusions. In the case OF the Anglo
phobes, as the New York Evening Post says,
If practically the whole American press is
subsidized. inspired, edited. from London
this country is not merely in condition OF
degradation. but in condition OF un-
parallcled degradation" II those leaders Of
the American people. beginning with Presi-
dent Wilson and Mr.. Underwood who do not
believe in prohibition h! national constitu-
tlonal amendment, are as dcbased Baker
says Mr.. Underwood is, revolution is not only
cXcnsahle, but urgently demanded. II The
American newspapers that pleaded for justice
for Leo Frank-that took the view OF the
Judge who tried him of justices OF the SUI
preme Court Of the United States who heard
his appeal, and OF the Governor who com
muted his sentence-were, in fact, inspired
to that course by the almighty dollar and
Jew ads they are unworthy of either
patronage or respect.
We have been moved to group the three
onslaughts printed above because they are
typical OF many others. If they were occa
sional or spasmodic. they would provoke a
smile, merely hut they and their like have
become SO frequent throughout the country
they carry some OF the elements Of danger
not 10 those attacked. of course, but TO the
attackers. They indicate condition OF
hystcria that requires treatment. We sug-
gest to their authors that they put their
heads under the pump.