The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-16
BISHOP CANNON
POINTS TO : THE
CRUCIAL PERIOD

AUAQnAE SAsAAAA~
Be Attacked By the
Opponents OF Good
Government
That the rext year VIII ne tne
most crucial period In .tfse history
~ prnh,bition---a time which will
rsot,fre the united efforts Of law
abadinr citizens everywhere for the
shaininE OF the outlawed liquor traf-
fc---~as the warning which Bishop
James Cannon. Jr. sounded last
night in Centenary church ~ the
annual meeting Of the temperance
and scciai reform board OF the Viz
ginsa Methodist conference
Vigorous campaigns. he declared,
viii be nut on by the liquor interests
in practically every congressional
district in the country in AN effort
10 name a congress which win he
hostile tn strong legislation 10 carry
into effect the nlendate of the con-
stttution against traffis in ardent
eptrits II will be against these Eff
forts, he told his audience. that eX-
oonents 81 proper Law enforcement
rnust present united front in order
to insure the fruits Of the victory
they have won
Bishop Cannon. who is chairman
Of the Legislative committee of the
Anti-Saloon League of America
came out in unmistakahie language
for the retention IN Virginia OF the
department OF prohibition, deciar
ing that the Appropriation Of slea.-
600 for the conduct of this Office IL
indeed q paitry sur, when IL is
realized ii is fer the purpose Of
claiming the most dangerous out
las with which the state has tn
6ca1
LOCAL ENFORCEMENT
He pointed out that the adoption
OF the amendment to the frders1
constitution does not In Any wise
renan that the iaws OF the several
states. prohibiting trafifc In liquor.
shalr no longer be enforced, and
pointed to the fact that the amend
naent eays specifically that the state
ana the nation shall have concur
rem, jurisdiexen in enforcing tha
law.
Many southern congressman. he
said. would not have voted for the
which ahrcrated the right to main
tain IN force the statutes Of their
own commonweslths Every indi-
viduai state, Bishop Cannon derlar-
cd. will see 70 II that its own law
ss cpmssssass s,sss ssffsA sasss' FtatiSs4 wifi
likewise insist upon confornance. TO
the federal slAtntes-
1t liz to be expected he said. that
the liquor people viii make a little
progress In certain directions and
that the forces ~ temperance OF
good citizenship have before them.
in the months Immediately following
the time when constitutional pro-
hibttion will GO into effect, par
ticuiariy hard battle
Il ehail rejoice in the fact, he
eAid, that have been q false
prophet II thss prophecy doesn't
come true"
He enjoined his audience to
watch state officials, TO see that they
did their duty In enforcing the law:
to watch political fights In congress
ssonal Districts, to make sure that
the right men went 10 Washington
for the framing OF national prohi-
hilton laws: and 10 keep an eye on
the legislature as IL comes to the
state capital. to make provision for
carrying the work of Commissioners
Of Prohibition J, Sidney Peters.
A PAIlTRY SUM
They talk about a paitry 500, 900
for enforcing the state law" he said :
what ID that to use In claiming nhis
dangerous OUTLAW. II you examine
the report of the commissioners, you
will see that the receipts OF the Of
nee will 50 = long way toward COM
penAftng the state for appropria-
don.
would you allow a thief 10 run At
large he asked. ''Or a murdefer :,
This outlaw h AE bad ~ all OF them
combined. In bringing him to the
bar OF justice many good men WIN
lose their lives Just rs Payne and
I ghelhorse have in this stats. The
department OF prohibition h liter
ally hated IN Virginia. But is Il by
tho good pcopie7 No. 1t IN by the
outlawE'.
National Prohibition Commfssioner
cramer. Bishop Cannon said, lis n
good man and will In his opinion
measure up to the great respopsi
bility Of carrying the national pro-
hibfticn mandate into effect. He
this feature Of the law--thar ct hay
Ing = commissioner TO see that the
statutes are made efYective--ts copied
from the Virginia law.
You have before you hard year
ne reiterated. so buckle on your
ATmor and get into the nght. Prohi-
sftion in America properly enforced.
wili have tremendous effect upon
he world had proof 81 this while
1870 40 sppA feH<w &AY> ~.
land The people over there. many OF
them. were IN favor of Il. but they
iidn't know they were going to get
il or how II was going TO work.
When Il explained the aituation In
America to them, they wore very
much cnthussd. The returns from,
the election over there VIII show.
Just - veil asw ma Ia virginia
years AEc. white Spots dottAd hers
and there over BonniA Scotland.
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