The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-31

ture they can make your amendment
utterly worthless. II these men can |
pick out candidates. can't they regu- |
late them?
1.-The big fight will be made in the !
State Senate because there are fewer
mem bers. I want to urge you to
nominate for the Legislature men
who are prohibition and who will !
faithfully carry out the purpose of
the state. Unless you do this you
will be accused of lack of intelligence
or sincerity.
Warns Against Partial Promises.
Your enemies lack neither. Two
places where they are especially care
full are in the selection of n Governor
and State Legislature. I would
like to see a prohibition candidate
elected to every office. 1t IL not pos
sible in every instance. but the one
office that above all others is i'm
portant is that OF the Governor. The
Attorney Generals office Is also i'm
portant. The Governor has to help
make laws. II the liquor interests can
control the Governor Of State, the
Governor can obstruct the passage of
laws Don't be deceived by the
promise OF any Governor that he will
enforce the law. When a man tells
YOU that he will enforce the law and
no more he fails to say whether he
will help secure laws TO carry out the
amendment.
My object is to do what ! can In
the Democratic party TO save the par
ty from disgrace, If they should elect
a man who would defeat the law. AS
one who wants to see the amendment
passed ] want to see A prohibition
Republican, as well as a prohibition
Democrat. nominated Let all parties
know.th it is necessary TO have Off
GERS to enforce the law"
Mr. Bryan in the second part Of his
address reviewed the arguments
which have been raised at various
times in favor of prohibition. He II
Illustrated his points with timely
stories showing the evil effects ~
alcohol and liquor domination OF
politics He declared that the trend
is entirely In favor of prohibit ION.
that out Of the nineteen dry States
eleven have become so in the last two
years
The LIQUOR interests realize that
the day Of their overthrow is at
hand" he said. They have read the
handwriting on the wall II is ap-
parent throughout the world. We
now have A record vote in Congress
the ma iOritN of the members faNorjng
the adoption of national prohibition.
The minority in Congress has an ad-
vantage existing today only because
our constitution gives greater power
to the minority than to the ma jorty
The question of whether alcohol
works an injury OF rot is no longer
open 1t has been condemned physi-f
clans and scientists have condemned
tt. The great corporations are draw
ing lines against drinking men. You
can't build up q town by impairing
the efficiency of the men % per cent.
The transfer Of money from the sa
loon to the savings bank will not hurt
any town. The inconsistency nf H.
censing man to &C. another Grunk
and then fighting him for getting
drunk. II is like licensing e man to
spread the Itch through the town aud
then filming him for scratching
Mr.. Bryan told of meeting q Cull- /
man porter a few days ago, vino had
read an account of his speech last
Monday night. The black fellow said
to Mr. Bryan: The man who will
emsncipate my people from the curse
OF liquor will do more for US than
Abraham Lincoln, who freed us from
slavery" Mr. Bryan closed his
speech with an appeal to the people 10
put Nebraska in the very front OF the
firing line on the prohibition ques
ton He urged them 70 get eandi-
dates who would help in the fight, and
to do everything to make Nebraska
known as a prohibition state