The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-17
PATTERSON RAPS

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| mission to the states of the prohibition
constitutional amendment.
! The Anti-Saloon League. he said,
wants to make America and the world
safe place in which to be born. No
city or village or hamlet. he said. with
n saloon is a safe place in which to
live. No drunkard's child is we'll
born, well-fed, well-clothed. we'll
housed or has a chance in the world.
I Europe Wants to "Clcan Up"
Europe and Mexico, he said. want
the Anti~Saloon League to clean up
4 the beverage liquor traffic for them.
He characterized the beverage
liquor traffic as the greatest curse of
modern civilization; the enemy of
home. of church, of society and OF civ
iiization.
June Q, Mr.. Hepburn announced. a
demonstration or rally for world wide
prohibition will be held in Washing
ton.
! James D. Crump. who presided. de-
clared that the prohibitionists and the
anti prohibitionists have one thing In
common-an Unsuitable thirst. The
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drive the liquor traffic off the face of
the earth
Having driven Il out of township,
county and state and, shortly. out OF
| the nation, they, not unlike Alexandria
of old, are looking for new worlds TO
conquer" he said.
Rev. Dr. r. II. Pitt opened the
meeting.
Ex-Governor Patterson's speech
consumed exactly one hour
Tho word victory" he said. Is or
The tongues or more men today than
ever before in the worlds history
Victory over the Hun and victory
over the liquor traffic.
Victory as measured by war, he
went on. is to kill more than you
lose
Issue Was Clean Cut"
/ In the conflict through which the
! world has Just passed, he declared
the issue was clean cut 1t was civil
ization against the Hun
Americas preparedness he attrib
uted TO the passing Of the saloon. 1t,
destruction. which even while we wer.
making preparations to enter tn,
conflict. was disintegrating.
Had the war come ten years sooner
and the same demands were made
upon the manhood of the nation. we
AtrO1nDjlHnCu
we did In the time we did, he assert
ed. We would have failed.
"As It is. between $4,000 and so. 00(
of the flower of our manhood lie be.
meath wooden crosses on the battle
fields of France" he said. "Others vii
return. unscathed but not untaught
, They wall live in song and story"
More consideration. he said, SHOULD
be paid 10 the thousands who did no
isrsat I'D 80 Efvh A.,k ~
Iready and willing to go. They wer,
OF the same mettle. the same fin
jAmericanism.' he said.
The American army. he said, wa
! the finest body OF young men that eve
marched into, battle. ,e, A......>,. ......-
, Stauch Supporter OF League.
: The speaker declared that ne is /;
great believer In the league of ma
: tons. Judging from the applaus,
| which greeted this, most Of his hear
ers, too. seemed to be In favor of tn,
| society
He paid ringing tribute to Vir
gin'7 not only the mother of presi
} dents. but the state that has fur
nished more distinguished sons to his
tory than any other commonwealth
Virginia, the republic of the United
States and the world, he said, mus
claim woodrow Wilson as one OF IL
immortals. Our country" he said
SIS indeed fortunate in having hat
Wilson at the helm in the most tenn
: pesruous period in the history Of tn,
world"
The league of nations plan may no
be perfect. he said. but it Is right II
principle. IF its critics were con
structive and not obstructive, the,
twould find something in It to comment
and not offer vacuous criticism. with
nothing to suggest in its stead"
The speakers reference to 9TH
loyalty of William III. Taft in tn,
matter OF the league Of nations.
brought forth prolonged applause.
America a World Power.
| Whether we have a league Of ma
:. tions or not. he said, America has be
come a world power. The Unite,
/ States has become the trustee 70
democracy. Nations torn by tn
} struggle look to America for leader
ship" he said, "and America will no
fail"
I'VE now come to the victory owe
the liquor traffic" he said. 1.-THE re
Isl saalts have. been reTnarkab le. IS, . 4Te,
, years ago the idea of nationwide. pro
i hibition by 1920 would have been con
/ sidered preposterous,"
Liquor as a beverage. he said. is
, poison unfit for human consumption
a be treated as such.
ri According to the speaker. there
a less pauperism. less prostitution. les
, crime and less insanity than ti,e coun
r try has ever known before. More well
born. untainted children are comini
into the world he said. There 1
more of the religion of Jesus Chris
/ abroad in the land than we have eve
known"
ii The speaker paid his respects to
local morning paper and called atten
, ttion to an editorial, the burden O
, which was. now that the proponent
|, OF prohibition have accomplished
!, what they started out to do they prob
ably will direct their energies and &C
tivities to the abolition OF tobacco.
.'T.D.' May "Chaw' 'Terbacker'
II don't suppose should CRITICS,
the editor OF the paper" he said. be
cause / didn't have any more sens,
on the subject few years ago~shar
he liz exhibiting now"
The editorial In question, he said
was very Illuminating one. ut 1.
the first time i have ever heard of Q
crusade against tobacco" he added