The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-22

success. and one of the reasons why
these interests have been encouraged
Ia because the liquor interests know
that large part Of the dry con-
stituency have been known to give
up the fight when they have won 4
scrimmage or battle, and II has
been very easy for them to regain
the ground they have lost. So to-
day in the state and in the nation
the propaganda of the 'wct inter3sts
h that prohibition Is a settled Ques-
ZION; that 1t Is no longer an issue.
and that 1t is OF no Importance a.
far as the prohibition question 10
concerned whether a candidate for
once has been wet Of dry our
people must be on their guard. Et0r-
nal vigilance is the price OF liberty,
and only by eternal vigilance can We
maintain our present prohibition laws
IN the state and nation.
I'm view of the above facts we OF
fer the following resolution:
Resolved First: That is Is our
present conviction that the Virginia
prohibition law would not have been
no efficient and successfully enforced
without the department OF lay en-
forccnent with commissioner
charged with the responsibility for
the enforcement of this law, who 10
In full Sympathy and hearty accord
with prohibition and its success In
the commonwealth We believe 1t
is the part of wisdom for the prohi-
bition forces Of this state to stand
sqnarely back of this arm OF the law,
and we. therefore, earnestly petition
the general assembly Of Virginia TO
maintain this excellent provision OF
the prohibition law. and to continue
the same until the illicit manufac-
ture and sale OF liquor in Virginia Is
suppressed and stamped out.
Resolved, Second: THAT we most
heartily approve the movement Of
the Anti Saloon league of Virginia
and the national AntiSaloon leagne
for the strict enforcement OF the pro-
hibttion law in the state and nation.
end for world wide prohibition. We
believe that this program of the
Anu-Saloon league, If carried into ef-
feet. will increase the efficiency OF
our missionaries and mission boards
on every mission field. We would.
therefore. recommend to our pastors
and churches to give the most hearty
and sympathetic cooperation and
hearing to the representatives Of this
great institution, which represents
the church of Jesus Christ
Resolved. Third: That In view
OF the fact that missionaries and
temperance workers in nearly every
part Of the world have appealed to
the Anti-Saloon league of America
for immediate and substantial assis-
lance to help them break the stranEle
hold OF the beverage liquor traffic on
these enweakened nations we en-
dorse most heartily the proposed
campaign OF the Anti Saloon league
Of America 10 raise $25 900. 900 to
meet the immediate and pressing
needs across the sea, and we hope
that our people will be as liberal and
A. generous to this appeal as they
have been to every other worthy
cause.
ere solved. Fourth That we COM
mend heartily the work and labors
of the Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union of Virginia for their
splendid part. in this great moral
reform movement in the state and
nation, and we hope to have their
cooperation for world wide prohi-
bition.
Respectfully sgbmitte.
DAVID HEPBURN,
III II. SEAY.
wv. r STONE"