Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11
An Absurd Appc,I

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III your Issue of last S,nd,.
december =. appeared an acc,,
an appeal made by one J,oh.
"iuehinann. OF New York i, h
ne complains that IN. oI,..
I "hcHdhcht to the national Con-,
.u''"" "pfIdses his liberties and ..
liberties OF his country,ncn ,,,
'his basis. and for this ROM.
seeks to have the Supreme co,r,
me amendment aside az ,,,,o
tional
II seems that our friends ,,,o
mas pecn denied him by tho o,,,,,
OF the District OF Columbia. ANA
IN MS distress. he turns IA
YORK hoping to have res,oro, Il
MN and his country,ncn ~. M
"en'e" thcm elsewhere. Perhanl
""sn lie is turned down by IN. y,
"th courts. AK doubtless h
h"-'hat IL. IL the cour, r.,,
hrlri enough to noticc IL a, oil
VII! turn To one or both Of ,ba
niue states that voted arntrs, -,
'th,''h'h amendment. seeking 70
''"'n 'hc brought that has con-,
ub"h him and his syuro,ht,
friends "P" '"l@lhl
or. IN the light of pas, oxnc-,o,
with the eighteenth am.nJ,,,
me opponents Of tho measur. 3,
be that Mr.. widcnmann rcarI,. "
poets nothing more than ia
Il htil" notoriety. 1t is vorv co.,
,hat this is the best and Tho ,oa.
', "m. ms coun'rymcn" VIII ever
hm' this is not wha, we are at,o,
~ ,n'S article. We want TO ee,
brother Widcnmann'S error I'm
Ing this plea for a better cba,n sue"
get liquor. He says ma,
eighteenth amendment ''den,ly..
PIE OF the liberty To gr.,ify ,h
natural desires In the pu.suIt ., 49,
Pih'sS' Now. evidently Mr.. Wid.n
mann Is quite an old man ma IL,
S'h"oi before lessons in hyyi.,.
WI. wsr' laugh In our public schools
ne pain truth Is that no man viii
sens" enough Ia 20 from W.asb,,r,a,
10 New York can believe ~, u'
drink S'ohe
~ mas been found out long ,r,
mat there IS no alcohol In n,,m,a1
Ns som" ono has said. You con ,,u
the grain and pile 1, up as hirb
heaven and lc, IL rot down :, %.
'"F'h. or the grapes and let Tho tin,l
""'" "h' them Ir ana M, a drop
~ "'c"hoi VIII be found during IND
m",eSs or decay No. sir. Nil
Id"nnann has no natural do.i,a,
Tor an alcoholic drink. nor has ~
other man They may have an AZ
CURED appetite for drink. and ~ 80
u - not tho business OF the rex, n 2
"S |" look after II. further than
sec that our social order IL mo, a..
tnrbod in It's qualification. As a mid
"i our social order. no man has ,hcI
liberty I" crafty himself at the OK i
mems" OF his fcilow-ma "lf INV
right 'besD eye offend thee. n1uct,
1t out" means with comm,ni,v ~
social beings. IL ono Of the hest Of
you act SO as to inJurc tho Others
get rid Of him
In the pursuit OF happincss"r nj
seems mat wonders VIII never cease
tn" idea 81 Happiness" being found
I'm nc whisky bottle, You might asI
""li expect 10 freeze in a aery FUR
h"''' Th"r" Is happiness 10 be
,"uh"' nut tn" man who takes to tho
n"''ie going In the opposite di- |
rc't!"n. Young man said to a tenn
pcranee speaker, "All YOU saw NAV
u" true. but YOU cant convince mel
mat don't low" the stun" Hero "a
found TIA" trouble with the opponents
or IA" eighteenth amendment: thew
rove IN" stun" Let any man feel
tiat h" has a natural desire. for
AWNING and he at once feels rhaty
nus rights have been taken from him
~ that thing is denied RcinC wronr|
IN IN" premises. ne is easy To GET
wrong in his conclusion. Mr.. Widen
mann seems TO think that he and
ms countrymcn have natural do
sire" for intoxicating liuuor. and
therefore. law prohibiting the salcy
OF such liquors intcrfercs with them
IN their pursuit or happiness" HlsJ
conclusion is based on erroneous and
fals" premises, and. therefore, he rs
wrong In his contention from first
to last T. l. GR.vEry
Danvillc. Va. December s, 1921.
DO Not Pray for tho King.
u" the Editor or Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Allow me to congratulate the
student OF history" for his splendid
letter. published in the voice of tho
people. some time ago His brief
statements set forth correctly the
principal facts OF the controversy
between factions of the local Creek
colony.
Furthermore. was greatly amused
with the letter Of certain sun
porter OF King Constantine. appear