Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-06

familiar parts OF our civilization.
these people manufacture stun which
| ls poisonous and sell Il in open vIo-
Iation OF the law. not only TO men.
out TO boys and girls. thus cultivat-
Ing contempt for law and poisoning
the health az we'll AZ the morals OF
tho people. This must be stopped IL
our civilization IL to endure. Tho
present method of imposing a small
hne for such violations liz utterly flu
tile. as the profts from the business
In one day will more than pay the
fine.
The people have definitely declared
for the policy Of prohibition by con-
| stltutional amendment 10 the Federal
| Constitution, by acts OF Congress and
by state statute. 1t is the duty of
every branch of the government to
| carry out this policy. IL the laws are
inadequate, they should be made ade-
| quate. and the punishment should not
only be made to At the crime. but
sufficient to prevent the crime. There
can be no compromise between the
law and the lawbreaker without de-
struction to the State.
what does the Democratic Party
propose? Nothing. II has no Plat
form, The last Legislature deiib-
erately made the enforcement OF the
| uTOnIUltipH laws OF tnlS state i'm
| possible by cutting the appropriation
for that enforcement to a ridiculous
figure. and the present candidate for
Governor on the Democratic ticket
| was member of that Legislature.
Az to the enforcement OF the election
| laws. the Democratic Party profits by
their violation. The Constitution and
| laws Of this State are devised to en-
courage such violation.
MI
the enforcement OF the laws of Vir-
ginia without fear or favor. and it
means what II says. I stand abso-
iutely on that platform.
IL you want the laws enforced: II
you want to make Virginia law
| abiding community: IL you want to
protect the health and morals OF Its
youth. vote with US on this issue.
Child Welfare and Mothers Hclief.
Within the past few years Amer.
lea has sent thousands OF its clti-
zens and millions of money to Eu-
rope to provide for child welfare and
the relief OF dependent mothers in
those stricken countries. IL has been
splendid enterprise, worthy of a
| Christian civilization.
What have We done and what ara
We doing for the children and de-
pendent mothers of Virginia? The
draft In the great war showed rs
per cent OF the youth of this state
TO he In some way defective we
can go into our mountains, or into
the plains Of the east. or into our
cities among the poor, and find
thousands of children as bad off rs
those for whom we have been OK.
pending our wealth and effort in Eu-
rome. Upon their health. their mo-
ra!ity. rests the safety of our gov
crnment. and the character of our
future civilization.
Every winter we are told In every
city of this State. in Eiaring black
type upon the face OF the papers of
ten opportunities, which usually con
sist OF dependent mother with Il
number OF young children. husba nd
dead or invalid, compelled to work
for the support of her family or to
send those children TO an institution
or leave them to run wild upon tho
streets to become criminals And
this Is at the end OF two thousand
years Of the development of Chris
tian civilization!
Have we not yet learned that n
mothers love Is the greatest force in
the world for the building of char
acter and the development Of cti-
zenship in the child? II would be
far less expensive to the State to
provide worthy mothers with SUN :
! Client relief to enable them to keep
their children at home during tho
period OF training. to build into them
the elements of character and to
brighten their lives with the love
of a mother, than 1t would to sen ]
them to an institution. or tn leave
them as wastage upon the highways
OF life to become criminals at the
expense OF the State. But whether
II would he cheaper or not, ii Is GER
| tainly the function of a Christi la n
! civilization to take from the men,
| cries OF childhood the shadow of
charity or Institutional life. and from
dependent motherhood the anguish OF
failure and disgrace.
What does the Democratic Party
propose? Nothing. 1t has no plat
| form.
The Republican platform proposes
constructive policy Of child well
fare in this State, and a system OF
mothers relief which will enable the
worthy mother to keep her children
with her and build their lives upon
the principles of morality and good
! citizenship.
|
for Virginia to do as much for its
own childhood and motherhood as II
is doing for the children and moth
ers of Eastern Europe? II so, vote
with us on this issue.
| Insurance.
The fire insurance companies In
Virginia still impose upon the peo-
pie of this State the co-insurance
clauses of their policies not permit
ted in many other States. They still
have the replacement feature which
| always operates in favor Of the COM
| pany. We still have our special de-
| post laws which prevail in few other
States of the Union and constitute n
burden upon the business and prop
| erty of Virginia
| What does the Democratic Party
propose? Nothing. 1t has no plat
| form
The Republican platform demands
the end OF all discrimination by fire
| insurance companies against the
| property and people OF this State;
that the people Of Virginia shall en-
| JOY the same rights and privileges
| as those of other States.