The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-24
JUL y ' U II WFEs
AUBREY L. STROBE.

. anu CbHL NlNNSHs Altl
Yours very truly,
AUBREY Z. STROBE.
The suggestion that the writer In
The Nlrglntan was attacked when he
could not reply was ingenious IN
coming from one who controls I'M
limited space in daily newspaper, as
We'll as in religious weekly also.
Now, Mr.. President, this article
further seeks TO impute to me refec-
lions upon those who may have the
houor-and Il 10 an honor-to have
been workers in the cause IN which
the Ant!-Saloon League IS engaged.
do not think my language could have
been fairly so construed.
Mr. President; these thinps I aid
attack: / attacked the activities OF
the officers OF the league in the or
ganization OF the committees OF this
body Now let us be clear: was
not attacking the Antl-SAloon League,
as their records do not show that
they authorized certain of their Of
flcials to come down here a day or
two in advance and stay here while
this body was being organized, to
make up the steering committee. and
a list of the other committees. Mr..
President, every Senator here knows
that the control OF the Stering Com
mittee is the control Of the orRaniza-
ton OF this body
II has been charged on the floor
OF the Senate, charged by myself az
by others that they controlled the
making up OF the Committee on Moral
and Social Welfare; but as to that /
am not much disposed to criticism
II is further charged, and not de-
MED that in the making up OF the
Finance Committee of this body.
which has in ita hands not only the
raising Of the revenues Of the State,
but largely the spending OF every dol
lar of tho appropriations and in the
making up Of the Committee on Pri-
Vileges and Elections, not having any
thing TO do with the enforcement OF
temperance legislation, do not see
what valid reason they could give for
organizing that committee II / am
not misinformed, that same influence
affected the makeup OF the Commit
tee on Public Institutions and Edu-
cation. keeping Off of 1t Senators who
hgd been members and desired 10 re-
turn to II and who had been mem
hers at every session they had served
here
Now. Mr. President. upon my re-
fponsibility as a member of this body
and In vindfcation of the dignity of
ance of what believe the duty owe
to the people of Virginia. have criti-
ciZed that action. arid back away
not one step.
Criticized the superintendent.
have further criticized the action
OF the superintendent of the Anti-Sa-
loon League in writing the letter in
the tudgeship contest, 20 which have
referred la the letter I wrote to Mr.
~ Y 4. 4.
iudgeship setter before me. II liz idle
to say that 1t was written merely as
by an Individual 1t was written or
the printed stationery of the Anvs.
saloon League, with James Cannon
JT," plainly printed IN the noteheaC
at the top. 1t was written in such
language that there WAS no doub
left but that the writer intended the
recipient to understand that the or.
ganization desired the recipient tC
vote for Jude Sims
II did great credit to the dlstIn.
guished Senator from Fredericksburg
when, contrary TO the idea that th'
end accomplished excuses almost any
thing. he. who so ably presented thu
successful and worthy candidate K
( the caucus stat here yesterday tina
he resented the intrusion OF that In
fiuence.
Mr. President, have criticized tina
action of the superintendent, ant
from that criticism / back away no
one step.
The chief respect in which I haV'
: ventured 10 differ with the leaders o
this organization has been rs to tn,
creation Of a prohibition commissions
as separate department. Tho rea
sons FOR that difference I have sue
entity stated an my letter to Mr.. Hough
] resent the lmputation, coming from
any source, than In honestly voicins
hy any other motive than to secure 70
his state the niSst effective enforce
5aent of the prohibition laws posi-
BILE
As to the Editorial.
Now, Mr., President, there is an edi
tor.al in this paper, as | stated before
in which II undertakes 20 say that
because yesterday ] offered an amend
mont to this bill AS a result of tn
conclusion that l had reached since tn,
discussion began, and, and l stated
] came here with an open mind or
the question of shipments into tn,
state. which amendment proposed t.
eliminate the quart, the three and thu
FIVE gallon provision OF this bill II /!
! stated by this editorial writer that be
cause l on the previous day urged tina
we write into this bill certain clauses
! of"the euabling act. using the identca
language pf the enabling act, undel
which tho election was held, allowing
the manufacture and sale Of six Pc
cent cider, and tho next day wished
10 eliminate the quart provision, that
therefore. / was not consistent This
/ because one day ! advocated the re
I tention Of clause OF the enahlinl
act under which the election was held
allowing the manufacture OF six pc
cent cider. and the next day WISHED
the FIVE gallon provision.
/ Mr.. President. l have tried 10 meas
ure what / have said with great care
think I have spoken with great re.
serve, and / think ! speak with nj
great reserve when / say that the edi.
torial did me a cruel injustice and that
It stated only one-third OF the truth.
Nobody Could Misunderstand.
Mr.. President. every member OF this
body knows and / doubt not that thu
writer Of that editorial was. sitting
i here and heard me speak IN terms SC
open and plain that nobody could mis-.
understand, that 1t had been upon the
terms Of the enabling act In this re,
spect that / presented myself to the
people from my district for election
TO this body--this very enabling act
under which election was held-upor
the information / had gotten from ar
officer Of the league that this cider
clause, which had been put In the act
by dry Senators and against which only
wet Senators voted which ha