The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-03
VETO MAPP BILL (?).

Here is reproduced a sample of the
argument, venom and unreasona ole
ness represented In opponents of pro-
hibition. The article ia a communica-
ton signed Taxpayer" Alton, Va.
in the Times-Dispatch:
Editor Times Dispatch:
Sir.-The people of Virginia have de-
ella red themselves in no uncertain voice
through the press Of Virginia, and
especially through the medium of the
most representative organ of the State.
The Times Dispatch, against this most
ubiquitous prohibition bill.
The dry element got a majority
by fraud and misrepresentation. which
Is proved beyond all manner of doubt.
Mr.. Mapp, and his preacher-p oliti-
clans. had better pause. They have al
ready gone much too far. When lay
men. and especially clerics, start die
tanng prices to the Governor of the
State. the most trusted and represen-
tative official in the state, II is time
for the people to stand up and take
notice.
This prohibition bill Is a fraud: it
is framed TO let liquor into the State
for the convenience of and by the
very people who claim TO be prohibit
tionists. What an insult to the intel
ligence of the people of the State,
Let MIR. Mapp and his Cannons look
up dictionary for the meaning of the
word prohibition" and IL 1t does not
help them in their ignorance or du-
plicity. goodness only knows what will
Prohibition means nothing else but to
prohibit. These jugglers want to bring
liquor into the State for their own
convenience. Their hypocrisy is some
thing astounding. The church In vir-
ginia, or that part of 1t that has mix
ed itself in with this duplicity, is sure
~ not fit nor capable of preaching
truth or righteousness. Weighed in
the balance. 1t will be found wanting.
On one or two points alone, 1t can
be clearly showed that This prohibit
ton bill should be overwhelmingly
defeated. or. better still. vetoed by
the Governor.
First--Whe the people voted for
the Enabling Act 1t was absolutely
understood that the manufacture of
wines and beers would not be inter-
fered with in the State.
Second--That this prohibition bill
allows whskey wine and heer 10 be
purchased outside the State In larger
quantities than the average man would
consume If the saloons remained.
Third-That the appointment of n
creature called moral commissioner"
is to be made by Mapp, Cannon and
others of defiance of the constitutional
laws of the State; in defiance of the
Governor of the State. and to get q
fat salary OF something like $4,000 per
III
will cost the State something like
100000 n year
Is 1t possible that the taxpayers of
Virginia desire TO put their hands
down to pay and keep some after
noon-tea- party" fellow in opulence
doing nothing; some political hench-
man, attorney or preacher of this
would-be prohibition party. mon
strous and Ubiquitous burden on the
taxpayers of Virginia
Fourth-The Governor and the peo-
pie OF the State are to be grossly in
suited BY this crowd, for Mapp and
others have had the effrontery to say
that they will not allow the people
Of the State to have anything to cay
IN the rejection or appointment of this
king. Such a move is clearly designed
to create new political party. and to
kin Democracy or course such an
appointment should not he made.
From the letters OF protest appear
ing in The Times Dispatch. II Is very
easy to see that the people oi Virginia
v~-r fooled Ssud hoodwinked by this
opld-be prohibition party.
y Cardinal Gibbons mas gwen his
views regarding prohihitiop. The
Grand old prelate is unait srabiy OPP
posed. and strongly SO 10 Statewide