The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-07

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End no Justification for the grounds
advanced by the proponents OF this
measure in It's behalf Senator shep-
pard seized the opportunity TO deny
that he was inclined 10 or would IN
terfere with the pending bill. that ne
would seek 10 support prohioitio"
erinei pies in some ether measure
The Texas senator said he was
there to uphold the hands OF the
president. and he would do so. Ear
Her in the day the senator put In the
record some OF the most interesting.
and most damaging from liquor
standpoint, facts in connectn with the
Texas brewery cases and the investi-
gatin OF the brewery corporations by
the federal courts OF Pennsylvania.
Senator Page. of Vermont, assert
Ing that he did not want his motives
in supporting the prohibition features
lof this ELL questioned. also presented
q letter from large machinery con-
Germ in Springfield. VT. the writer.
the head OF the Institution. urging
wartime prohibition as one OF the
urgent needs OF the country in the
present crisis. The writer said pro-
hsbition would aid the manufacturers
materially in handling the labor ques-
ton.
Senator Cumm!ns made a brief but
strong statement in support of his
amendments That his argument and
the amendment to the Robinson
amendment we're convincing was evil
denced by the votes upon them,
Underwood to the Charge.
Senator oscar rnderv God. OF Ala
hama, took occasion TO reiterate his
opposition TO prohibition, and TO
charge that nationwide prohibition
meant confscation of property. Il
was following the Underwood state
tnenr that senator sherman, OF NIL
rois In a dramatic speech called at
tentIou 70 the fact that the South had
suffered the loss or property in the
way OF slaves worth many times the
loss which would result from nation
wide prob bitlon. but that none Of the
people Of the south had been heard
to complain. Senator sherman, pay
ing A tribute to the Southerner, said
they had gone ahead gamely and made
tretr way He was interrupted by
Senator Williams, OK Mississippi. who
suggested that there was a difference
IN that the South Was then al war with
the national government
senator sherman retortcd that there
was distinction. but no difference.
He then asked II distillery was more
sacred than human soul. and con-
Guided by asserting that in the view
q some people anyone who opposed
/ pouring liquid hell-fre into a SOL
diers bosom Is an enemy ~ his eoun-
/ W
an imprisoned speech In which he
said he had voted for prohibition and
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