The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-07

ii aditions, This traffic is slowly but
surely diving out and the day is not
FAR hence. when there will be no
more Z this in Franklin county than
in Fairfax.
internationally these stills steam up
In the most unexpected places, for in
stance in isle of Wight and in the
city e Eichm ond. but it is impossible
for them-to continue in community
when considerable number OF
neople are opposed 10 It. as they are
promptly reported and arrested. ~.
Here have briefly outlined the
sources OF supply and I think | have
r tt-4rerrti- them ff7-W htAre-a csc
streams when uninterrupted flow?
There are 100 counties in Virginia
twenty two cities and 1874 town and
| into all of these localities these
streams pour, There are two ways OF
meeting these difficulties: One Is to
| place five or six men in each county,
! . bout two men In each town and
fanout fifteen p,en- for each citv-=an
army of detectives foolish railroad
attorney. who hates prohibition and
! loves Nouor and who bitterly resents
i the intcrception of whiskev on the
railroad he represents. seriously told
me that 7 should overcome the law
| lessneSs in this way. But 20 a man
Of common sense 10 state this method
| Is to dem onstratc its folly ana IT'S
| horelcssne%s. Incidentally In response
Ito insistent requests I have sent de-
! tectives into hundreds Of localities
to aid the local consta bularv. but ]
/ never do so except with serious mis-
| giving because a second method or
obstructinr tho distribution OF ardent
spirits is at its source, or as near It's
source az our jurisdiction will per-
NIT. Is far better. more productive OF
/ rrsnlts- and gives 70 the state as n
whole Tho very best protection. Hence,
II have followed this method from
| the beginning. and as gain exneri-
cnce. 7 am "r~ore and more convinced
that this is the only successful method
of preventing the use ~ ardent spirits
! in this commonwealth. But this
method cannot he followed withouf
/ provoking antaConisms- The brave
1 men who are thus hcro'caI|v enforc-
! ing this law. create havoc among
! thousand OF THIRSTY souls who are dis
appointed in gettin~ their whtskes
ard dis,nav among thousands of coli
citous hootIegGers waiting for their
| ", essengers IN bring their goods y
! Thus, these officers are v'llifed. sland
cred assaulted. nersecrted in some
of the courts ard murdered nv the
! slaves nf appetite. from one dtrec-
/ ton and the profteers on appetite
! from apo.rer But the "unkindesf
ont OF all" is from Mr.. tSiliyN Gnod
, Citizen neither an imhiher or seller
Of iinuor who from sheer thoughtless-
ness Joins in and abuses the officers
with tho rest.
am glad 10 report to You that
Ehave investigated all Of the serious
lcriticisms OF these officers in this de-
/ partment and I have yet 10 md q
! Just complaint against them. And
am glad also to report that the in
ii egrity OF our courts In the main. IL
such that these gentlemen are nro-
tected In the discharge OF their duty,
As long as the conr's UNFOLD these
men ] ear retain their services Tor
they arc unafraid II any OF then,
should be guilty OF the charges made
and whispered by men of iawlessne=s
and spneiite against them thAv world