The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-10

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ltsfests sives to the prohibition foree1
la powerful ally, which, By throwing
its influences upon the side OF so
briefly and prohibition. will greatly
help to hasten the day. Of final VIC
tory.
/ We rejoice o, the advance which
has been. made in the effort TO give 20
organized labor the truth about
alcohol and its relation to the In
ldustrial workers safety and welfare,
together with the increasingly en-
couraging results which this effort is
bringing.
Favor Nom Partisan Action.
After twenty years Of practical
demonstration Of the value OF nom
partisan activity In the warfare
against the liquor trafIic, with special
emphasis ~ this time we again de-
clare for the preservation Of the nom
partisan or omul-parttsan character
Of the Anti-Saioon League movement.
We protest against every effort % use
sentiment SEN Of lie nation ior the
furthering OF political ambitions or
personal ends. The ANTI saloon
League is entrusted with . sacred
duty. That duty must be performed
without complications In partisan
politics and without swcrvfng from
the straight path which leads 10
the overthrow of the liquor traffic.
From this great task the Antt-Saloon
I League cannot turn aside either TO
support friends or oppose enemies. cx-
cent In SO far as that support of
friends or TINT opposition 20 enemies
may help to hasten the Anal over
throw Of this traffic.
! We urge upon the temperance
forces everywhere the Importance OF
the effort TO secure action BY state
| and local municipal boards OF heaitn
warning the people against the use
of liquor as against every otner ais.
ease-breeding pestilence which p.ays
upon the public health. thus follow
| ing the worthy example of the Com
missioner of Public Health OF the city
| of New York.
! We commend the President OF the
limited states for his steadfast refusat
under evident terrific pressure to take
back or ren0unce the sentiments IN
favor of prohibition, rs shown when
Governor Of New Jersey In his letter
to q Texas citizen fasorfng pronio'-
ton for Texas and other States where
sentiment n sufficiently strong 10
maintain and enforce II.
We petition the President OF the
United States to remove from once
the mem bers OF the Excise Board OF
the District of Columbia, who have
SO hagrantiy nullified the so-calied
.Jones- Works law enacted for the pet
ter regulation of the liquor franc IN
the District of Columbia ana appoln1
in their places men OF unimpeacnaoie
character who will fa!thfuiiy s'rSe w
| On rry out the spirit and intent OF tne
law for the better protection OF TINS
national capital from the banetui ef
| feet of the beverage liquor tramc.
whereas No. 1 of the civil service
rulss provides that persons VINO ny
provisions of this rule are In tine com
petltfve classified service. while retain
ing the right to vote as they peiefe
and 10 express privately their opinions
on all political subjects shaii taNe No
active part in political management or
noIitioal campaigns: and whereas TINS
rule has been construed to prevent
mailcarriers and others OF the post
office department from taking any ac-
tive part in local option or releIeh-
dunn election eliminating or pronibit-
ing the liquor trafYic, we hereby ap.
peal to the President and the c,Vh
service commi ssions to modify the con-
struction placed upon this rule TOT tue
reason that the circulating or PETITIONS
or referendum campaign involving the
uouor question is not taking part IN
polttical management or In poHticai
campaigns,' but comes by TAR con-
struction within the rights safeEuarded
to civil service employees to discharge
their duties as citiEens OF this repuo-
lie in relation to a great moral issue.
We protest against any construction
! which makes employees Of the govern
naSp piGhf nf cftiXAnantD TO
promote the general welfare on moral
issuea not directly connected with po-
litical campaigns.
we believe that the Congress OF the
United States should bar all intoxicet-
ing beverages from interstate COM
merce and should prohibit the use OF
the5ir.4teA -SfAtAs-Faatls- not-onIH-in
transporting intoxicating liquors, but
also In carrying liquor advertisements
snd ner,odicals containing such adver-
tisements into prohibition territory 1"
violation of State laws.
We favor the passage OF law TO
REQUIRE all applicants for Federal IL
ouor tax receipts TO state In their APP
plicaticn that II is not unlawfui TO
sell Intoxicating liquors as beverage
Mt the place named In their apphca-
tons and we urge that the Fedsrai
| statute be amended to require the Fed
the evidence they receive against IL
auor law vioiators in prohibition ter
ritory to the local and State ofncers
to aid them in the enforcement OF the
law.
Appeal For = Dry Capital.
We appeal TO Congress for prompt
ma sage OF law prohibiting the liquor
traffc in the District of Columbia
we further urge upon Congress the
Importance of enacting prohibitory
laws In the territory OF Hawaii, Alaska
and Porto Rico. and we Insist that In
the treatment OF the Philippines this
nation should be governed by at least
the same humane consideration which
the Federal government has given to
the Indian wards of the United States
Laws prohibiting the sale OF intoxicat-
Ing liquors in all Indian countries
should certainly he extended to take In
the Philippine Islands. where there 10
even greater need for such protection
than on the Indian reservations of the
United States.
We confidently appeal to Congress 70
submit the question OF national pro-
hibition to the people of this nation
by adopting a joint resolution submit
ting a prohibitory constitutional
amendment to the Legislatures OF the