Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-17

in labor and in prayer to have the pro-
hibition law and the enforcement meas
nrcs shaped by those who criticized II.
hated It. voted against 1t. and who wish
to see it discredited.
wc. therefore. urge all our people to
| see to 1t that they act and vote unitcdly
| that they demand OF every candidate
for office for the House OF Delegates. or
Tor the Senate OF Virginia. IL statement
of his record on such legislation I'm the
past. and of his present position as to
| prohibitory legislation.
The prohibition law will he made bv
! us friends or its cnemics The people
OF IirEinia. having voted for Statewide
prohibition by u majority OF 10000.
go to tho General Assembly should rep
| resent the wishes OF their constituents
In the making of the prohibition law.
Ihis report would be incomplete did
IL not make some statement concern
ing national prohibltory legislation. II
the election in Virginia had upon pro.
hibltion sentiment in the nation at
i iImS . The Virginia ,Ed victory came az
majority, in Virginia was received with
over ,, the country; aud State after STATE
has taken It's place IN the dry" col
every State IN the Union the connie,
is now raging az never before. Wash
inRton. Oregon. Colorado. Arizona. Ala
bama. Arkansas. Idaho. Montana. Iowa.
are now among the dry" States which
have voted dry" since Virginias VIC
tory, while elections are TO be held in
Dakota. and are being proposed in
Other States Even Pcnnsyiyanin.
tar of the saloon. is now in a turmoil
because p. mnis,,, Of the great campaien which
or a local option law.
But IT has been ut WASHINGTON that
the virginia election has had the great
es, effect. Nothing was so influential
2 q Co
States Az the decision OF Virginia, 60
prohibit the liquor traffic; When the
the resolution to submit n prohibition
constitutional amendment. Virgini.,
En,Nei eight Affirmative votes out OF a
t9tai or ten Representatives.. and Vir-
Einia's example had great influence
tthronghout the South. Aud. whereas.
that a vote would have resulted in a
| majority Of thirty or forty against
submission, when the vote was taken
there was. clear majority OF eight.
mission nj, That was the death kneil Of
the liquor traffic In the United States
or America. The death and burial NAV
be DELAYED for while. but It's death
n n has sounded and It's days arc
MAJORITY HAD STATED
STAND For PROHIBITION
inn vas, was even more strikingly .tndi-
the District OF Columbia bin. providing
Tor prohibition in the District of Co
Senate OF the United States wres,i",
with that problem. and some of the
S ~ made! made in that debate Will take
hilton annals. The amendment MAS
mnaiiy defeated by appeals TO parlia-
before the debate was over Il ma 1oritv
OF the Senate had stated openly tina,
issue. uncompl!cated by parlinmcnttrv
questions; they would vote for prohibit
tion for the District OF Columba Here.
lluence. Both OF her Senator's vot.h
for prohibition for tho District. and
used their influence to that end.
The fight for the SUBMISSION OF the
ansniT ut wIl be renewed q, iho
M,bition for the District Of coIum,n '@
no via hniy f Pc s sh4 n
and that prohibition will prevail IN
the District OF Columbia. II hehooves
delegation from this State shall vot.
s.oiidly I'm the affirmative on both qucs-
Is submitted to the State for ratifca.
ton we must be thoroughly organized
In Virginia to give the vote OF the Ola
hibition We had all hoped that ' he
nm ted states n,e would be The arst grca,
IN Intoxicating liquors. The Car OF
Russia has taken from us that honor,
hut the United States should be the
first great nation which by the vote
of a free people deliberately banshcs
strong drink from it's borders. In that
blessed contamination we believe that
virginia viii have glorious share.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES CANNON, JR.,
j. w HOCGH,
W. H. VINCENT,
DAVID HEPBURN,
THOS. WHITEHEAD,
j. S. PETERS.
Legislative Committee of the Anti
Saloon League OF Virginia.