Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-06

m 80! aau prohibition adopted ~ a Iar-o
inCiIyl,,'. ,iv pe"pi1 ana newspapers.
OF the pcop.e and doinAnd"d dra-iic
avs laws Win teeth IN Them mn;
Ana So ,'stNla real prohibition.
q" SCI OF laws which, though noseiti,.
;.npttitySt ia some respects. s;c sa.i 10
90 ~ h.s' ever maG. OF TINS class ana
,yn,,,i,,,' ~ pfpprrIJ and r.Eidiy enforced
MOu'd necessarily sthmp out IL. MANN
- "a ana s'ic OF ardent spirits. Hut.
81. my "hi"rcedi Let Us a"e. Euln.
her5 o! moonshiuc stills arc l9ca,rT a.,
"a" swamps and bottoms. cor,ii.Yot,a
:" .""Ha' hcE ar" operated by . law
are run regularly back ana ,orfh SIN,
pE'hS mem with material. and hailliri..
!, "''"n"Ls prodnct to town, where
~ - put our by nootieEGcrs. who IL IL
Sald by som" who have been caught
WIN A. sol! IT Il the rate of $40 Der
R"!!on. one %! these men is ,.,ut.n,
r"i handed and taken hcforc !, {,s:'~e
t"f preliminary hearing and his
il.cMHs ahh supporters gather In ;ha
An o com 10 Wntch the Proceedings;
~ .Lio!ney also appetrs as counsel
Tor the accused, and all the devices.
S'nnhtC a.it!cs, excuses. claims and de-
ray" that can be conceived OF ara
TtHort"i TO with the vi"y OF bringing
aho"t IN" dismissal Of the case. some
ZINES "Nen 20 nc point OF attempting
20 h!Hit ana bul!dpzc the court, II tho
.iSr IS sent on to the higher court Tor
80. "t 10 lh"lCtod, hls attorney APP
h"nTs ana -, compromise verdict is
'|r'ri on. the accused pleads guilty.
ana - given the minimum sentence OF
g." I'm. and thirty days In Jail tho
Inc ~ paid, and often the iaii seu,cilc.
~ SUSPENDED on some excuse, thus Sc
curing ms .cieasc, and n" StralghtNay
goes 20 making or selling whisky
again. and the sale OF two and a hair
raHonS wi!l mako his nuc back This
IS tn" penalty generally imposed by
me courts of the state so far as | can
learn, and as long As IL continues. the
,rn
and with little trouble to the Offenders
The maximum penalty for, tho first
violation Of the MapD prohibition act
sentence which means six months AT
hard labor on the public roads. and
each subsequent offcnse is felony
" requires no arg imcnt to SHOW that
II Il lew OF these ViOlators wcr. given
the above sentence, they would not
venture = repetition Of the .offense. and
II would be powerful deterrent to
others who arc inclined 10 engage in
,he whisky business The claim made
enforced. Is sheer nonsense. we don't
need any more whisky laws We have
plenty OF them at the service OF the
made to take hold and hold on with n
determined grip. violations can be re-
anccn ccrtalm!N IN proportion TO other
classes Of omcnscs.
The mos, serious Dhasc OF this Hnuor
business is that in addition TO being a
violation Of the State laws il is a
g.,,rime against the nationai government.
me large number engaged in IT, both
whit" and coior:d. are slackcrs in the
seNnrcSt sense. They are men who are
lodging military scrvi ~. or other SER
Vice and be they men of means who
finance the, business or those who make
the vile stuff and sell it, they are vast
ing valuable time ana labor in tho use
and destruction Of vast quantities of
foohstuns needed ant wanted by tho
government and the people for food,
and arc guilty Of rank disloNalty To
ii. The whole gang. from tho tinancicr
who furnishes the money and material
10 tho lowest sncaking bootlnggcr. de-
serves the sevcrcst punishment
The immortal Shakespeare said
''I'latc vice with gold and the strong
lance of justice will break against it
but clothe it In rags and a straw will
pierce it through" This saying can he
very appropriately applied to existing
cond itions along some lines. 1t is time
to clean up. an6 make q decent show
Of good order and law enforcement in
old Virginia. II ~ w
South Boston, Va, July 4, 1918.