The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-27

xls tAet that shs department was
4 &&1Md him. n Or. Peters practiced
II :. taptlon and falaehood on him, why
~ h. wait until after the campaign
n "a ny anything about it,"
The senator from King and Queen
A1bressed satisfaction at the letter
D frNsn Mr.. Shields. the d~siggist, which
W&s recently published, in which III ,
/. pt0rrietor OF the drugstore which dis
fr1huted whiskey during the ''ftu" cpl
defnfc charged the com issioDer with
( having withheld tax paid by MT.
Shields to the L. S. government ana
returned to the commissioner: II was
xMd when that happened" he said
because The Funlor was current all
cvey my district that Mr.. Peters was
ins collision with the druggist and
sl1Af he was his brother-in-law
Senator Mapp took occasion in his
sueech TO compliment Senator Leeds
on the frank position taken by that
usit-spoken anti-prohibiticnist. Seua-
tor Lcady criticised those who were
saEking TO traduce Or. Peters, saying
that the commissioner may not have
been q success In his job but that no
body else would have oosae any nearer
To success than he had. and that he
tLcedyl objected to the attempt IN
-v-grtafn quarters 10 mszszv TT. TcrETs
fcape goat
denim the force Of operatives attached
=Ht~s slss- department II said thai
many Of them had been either con
sscted or accused of serious crimes
and that there was no wonder we
have had q reign of terror IN Mt
gfnia." He also attacked what ne
termed the political parsons saying
that their regime had been the dirtiest
he had encountered in politics
PETTY POLITICIANS
Senator pendletcn deplored The
many criticisms OF petty politicians
who say that preachers have no bust
nSkS in politics" He said he had
been surprised at The number OF anti
prphihition speeches ana "as of he
opinion that the issue VAS some
what hecloudcd lie stated frankly
that his voting for the Deans bill did
not mean thar he wanted the depart
rnent abolished in 1879. saving That
he did not want IT abolished al all !
Senator Mapp referred 10 such au-
thorities as Daniel c. Roper prchlbi- +
ton commissioner for the United +
SGates; S. K. Donahue. federal com
missioner for Virginia and Samuel K.
IHHFAts tFbfI al so A'ft NifNh'4 A''f ~''fH
district. in claiming that The fedora,
Authorities could not cope with The
situation unaided, all OF whom urged
the retention of the department,
Replying to attacks ora the Anti
Saloon league, he said he would
much rather have that organization
in the saddle in Virginia or the jnited
States than TO go cheek by jowl Win
The liquor traffic
a'We hear about thls reign Of ter
ror' he said There has been one
il is true, but The tcrrolsts have been
hcbtiegrers and law- viola ters. No de-
cent man or woman, white or black.
has had anything "a rear. The tshg
O gainSt enforcement comes from love t.
of iuere and OF liquor
Senators Beverley, OF FsuqOicr,
speaking for the oliver amendment.
undertook TO prove by quotations
frslsn the Bible that tho manufacture
and Use of Intoxicating liquors was
proper and justified. and took Sena-
tor Trink he, who on Wednesday made
an eloquent speech in support OF the
department and prohibition to task
for claiming that the Christian people =
or Virginia and the nation were re
sppnsihlc for the abolition of the traf-
frs
senator w ISL Oh SNlAh4A- " HV win
Senator Mapp. has been the staunCh
champion o. prohibition on the floor
OF the senate taspfe 1912. made az
usual, a clear, strpng statement of ms
position He statett THAT he felt that
q continuation of the department for
two years, until September hrst 1922.
would be ample time 20 enable the
federal authorities to cope with the
sitnation in Virginia.
Onc OF the "A bIest and most faceti
ous speeches made during the entire
dag was that of senator w. l.. An
dnewg, OF Roanoke. Senator Andrews
hit some telling blows was frequently
interrupted by questions from the OPP
position, whose heckling WAS swiftly /
shattered by his ready and cogent
REPLIES, His keen a4t brought forth +
in4slittls applause from the galleries /
in-ayioiation of senate rules. which !
had to be invoked 10 restrain the !
spectators. Senator Andrews spoke {
from an impersonaI standpoint, as he /!
was barely acquainted with the /
commissions whom he had met for |
the first time but recently He also I!
called attention to the fact that the (!
opposition to prohibition came largely
from the wet centers. from Tidewater
and northern Virginia lie stated /
fnAC the treat SoAInN est iHf al 3
ley and the Southslde were stin !
strongly in favor Of prohibition and
its enforcement
This statement seems to be borne
out by the fact that every senator. +
Democrats and Republicans alike. re
nected by their votes the sentiment
of the sections named. Ii was n
noticeable fact that every Republ-
can senator stood by prohibition
valiantly. Senators Crockett and
Pendleton ably defending their posi-
tons.
The Deans substitute bin WoAld
have been hnaliy disposed Of and
ready for the governors signature.
but for the amendment offered by
Sena'of EpeS which wa4 &oopted By
a vote II 2s~to 8. This amendment
provides that the commissioner shall
employ as inspectors only citizens OF
Virginia. of good moral character and
civil derneanor An amendment
placing the work OF law enforce fnent
under the attorney general al the ex-
piration OF the life of the depart
ment was defeated by "a vote or % TO
IL
The bill must now go back 30 the