Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-31

rs 81 stltItu Issue is not true
The lay has been enacted, but en-
! iorccmont OF the law is as vital al
ISSUE now as the enactment of tn,
law was in 1914. II the an,iprohi
people oy saying this question Is
settled while bootlcggcrs and bin,
tigers infrst the state. he impugn:
thc Intelligence of the people. W.
are told III one breath that the prohi
hition law is a failure because IL can
not be enforced. In another brcat,
We are told that the law is enforced
throughout Virginia. When did con
Denies SrnsntinnniiSm.
Although never asked these pa
pcrS, or any other. for so much as ;
personal mention. and am utterly in,
different to such. they accuse ME o
an irrcprcSSiolc desire for publicity.
/ Simply because. in an address mad,
| upon invitation before a law enforce
mcnt conference, | stated certain dis
agreeable facts about the record OF
public official. which is Il proper
subject for criticism III this land oi
free spesch, am charged With being
political idols and you are profanc
If none but my own people were in
VOWED. should take no notice Of
familiar with the character Of my
public ministry may be misled.
cha licnEe these papers 10 prove son.
sationalism by the church announce
.ii ON ~ Columns.
on them t" show where have ad.
vertiscd sensational themes lr
TACT. my friends. | perhaps care to,
!ittle about advertisement. Tn,
people who worship here are not
drawn by s"nsationaIism.
AS TO what is preached from III,
pulpit: You are better Judges thar
censorious editor. who. as far as
judged by YOU. This editor seems ;c
be an exception To the general rul,
that one should inform himself be-
hahiiuaily on the wrcn. and losing
side of moral issues that il ,hcy
agreed with me should h" surpriS ID
and Observation-Disclosures for fear
was wrong.
Thiuks Lawmakers SIanderrd.
nder an editorial heading 'C!"ri-
ca NaiseriSm' the Dispatch fu!mi-
mates as follows: Men who prost!-
,u,e their pulpts and their sacred
calling 10 prussianizc religion. etc.
i cal you To witness that the anti
uote Tor lrussianism is the mcssrrc
heard in this church. voluntary
religion is preached in this pu!pit
for all men. | would not put my
Finger on an" mans conscience 20
force him to be a Christian. Volun-
tarism in religion is among our his
'oriC principles. THIS critic simply
the Leg islature has suffered itself Ia
BE dominated and bent To the will
't the chosen few whose thought
vas not Cor Virginia. bu, for. the
triumph of a great moral issue Faith
sred and financed from Wcstcrville.
ONO. That is a blanket Indictment
OF the Legislature OF Virginia which
vs. rs sianderous aS it is false
ny villa: code of ethics does II.
anathemntizc me for cri;icizinE The
prohibition record OF one State Of
fetal and proceed himself To charge
the great LcPiS!at Of Virginia
with being dominated by outside ana
unpatr!otic Influences? lie talks about
the peoples resentment. one would
think there would he resentment
enough IN Virginia OF this outrage
Gus attack upon our great iawmIk-
ing body To satisfy this paper. No
man controls tn" Legislature OF Nir-
ginla. Perhaps the root OF the ami
mus Of The Times dispatch il that
II could not control the Leg stature
biti"n department. AS To the move
mcnt fathcrcd and financed from
Wcs;crvillc. ohio, | may say that |
nave paid my own expenses in the
prohibition work in Virginia and
never received a penny from Wcstcr-
lille, or the Anti-Sal""n League
Thinks Mind Ovcrwronpht.
Again: Virginia is weary OF It's
hypocrisy The Lady doth protest TOO
much. mctAinks.' Whor. is the ;y-
ranny. except that of the lawhrcak-
crs% Where are the pseudo sanctity,
til" hypocrisy? Those are no; the "X-
?ressions Of calm. collected thought.
We would expect better than that
rom an editorial Sanctum. The mind
50 ovrrwrought should seek rest and
quiet lest nervous prostrat!ou fol-
low.
The evening subsidiary fulmi-
mates as follows: The "kaiscriHm'
that would send i man 20 dungeon
vile for in,oXication.' Had the writer
read my address he would have seen
III. following: There are the poor
creatures. more 10 hc pi;icd than
condemned, who are cnslavch by the
habit OF drink. = considerable part
OF my time has been devoted to help
families. have done what could
10 rcmore the temptation from thcri
and ann working now Ia destroy
that temptation in is las, form
ardent spirits. viii this paper cite
one thing ii has ever done TO rcnovc
the pitiall OF drink from the weak :,
u vehehcntiy fought the closing OF
crime and shame. Instead Of accus :
INF prohibitionists falsely, II might
With he. ter grace do something it
self Tor The drunhard.
tturtrs I;tiitoriai Sumih.
In the column adjoining. tho rdi =
torial Sic Scmner TyrannI!,' appears
the following squib: PLEASED to learn
thht miik - very plentiful Now. ii
.SIS VIII only come down amd some
friend will oblsc with the othcr i'm
Er.Ii"nt We may bc happy yet. YOU
There You sec their idea OF happ!
nrSS' ana perhaps discover The mo-
i've FOR their attack When ihc..
papers are not cr;tici@ing the pro-
hih!iion laws they are TESTING aboi,;
a mem, In that spiri, Of jest turks
~ ave peru to the commOuwcal Ii
IS an old end chap trick to discredi,
by jos, what you cannot destroy hv
logic IL * unbccoming in anv one
nartlcui Hrly bubble organ. 10 make
az o! Il law enacted after the mos,
thofouSh discussion extending over
seventy five years mud written in ,rc
constitution by an unprcccdcn;r,;
majority.
"a v As" i,,,o ] gM9,c. that smiles and
pharisc,s who have fed and hs"n a.
,..h"d ny, the producers OF tho conn
nat Is charge which no ius,
.!'h VIII make without the cvidnnr.
hnbi, nr"y va, man vii! cloak himself
like mat editor To name the ph,ri.
S,eS ana prohtccrs in this ch,,r.i,
re mas hurled forth bruadsid. in
III ',tirit against this congrcEatinn.
re ought either 10 have the cUirorr
tc maine the individuals TO whom +.
Yrs OF The honor TO withdraw III.
S;t"Mhef When did that writer ouni.
I. sbeaK Tor the producers OF In,
''u,!'.! what does he produc.p
~ With Paul. mus; COM f.
noastins. my boast shall be az III.
S"urch' Of yor sympathy for IL.
~ ."N ne your bcnciicencc to IN,
,S, Hpur HcN"ton TO righteousness
"uF VISIONARY passion. which is un.
Svr passed IN this whole country ~,
,Mc!r fruits We shall know them
- n"Ne our traduccrs 10 show a.