The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-20

Court drives their business out %
States having pr"h,b'tory laws" G
rhomann. Chief Literary Bureau. u
5. Brewers Association. In tina
event all We need is "lhe laws
The brewt r. can only organize tl
prevent prohiol,ory laws from being
passed " [Same authority 9Th,
de,,s,on settles the matter in all p.o-
hIbHlon S't'es L. wis Schodde
Arnhe, u ) Brewers Association
Tile deeis1oa takes tie makter 0Yf q
the eoAyI mt b,Izgs ii into tie State.
amt Counh,s" Another official %
same association. What We wan
Then are woes The la Us invulner
able. Let us have u! The only hope
IT The saloon j. az lna polls; it mas nc
nope IN the courts II the people OF
Shla~assee county eject that the
saloon must go. u will GO.
We do nor here question The good
cl'izenship of the saloon keepers OF
Shiawassee county L. is not prob
able that they will menace the laws
bv rebeling against hem, by insti-
tutinE muliny. espionage aud out.
lawry We do not question their
LOYALTY or tteir honor-and after
January 24,h both will be at stake.
Their only claim To any consideration,
IN common with all other classes of
ci,izens. is in tNeir hearty and wiling
obedience to the laws of the land.
Therefore we believe that the will of
the people, expressed January 24th,
will he determinative and final. The
law will be enforced.
SECOND Objection III WILL RUIN
THE BUSINESS, OF sHIAwASsEE COUNTY.
Signatures are being obtained
against the Locai Option bill on the
ground that 10 crush the saloon will
be to crush the Legitimate and re-
spectacle business of Shiawassee
county. We have been warned that
grass will grow in the principal
streets of our cities and villages if the
county goes for temperance-that is
to say, if it gees for "good law and
sound public policy Are we then
already fallen SO low? Must we look
TO curse for the daily bread of legi-
innate trade? Must traffic in souls,
throw ing wide open by popular SUI
frage of that great gate to hell be the
price of prosperity in Shiawassee
county?
The United States Supreme Court,
in re Kansas Prohibitory law, without
heat, expressing from its judicial
height an undoubted fact, said only
last December: Nor can we ignore
the fact, established by statistics, &C
cessible to every one, that the dis
0IUeY;, PAUPERIsM and crime prevalent
IN the country are in large measure
airecfy traceable to this eWL"
The accusation then that this e0II,
to which on. squa,or and distressing
poverty are 6irertLy hacca6h, is eS
sentiaI Ia genera business prosperity is
an insult 10 the intelligence as well as
the common sense of our people.
But we clinch the argument with a
lew facts. From a MULTI ude of I'M
testimonials of the
booming prosperity Of temperance
States we take, at random, these few:
IOWA.
Ilr-c MnY.-no To 1QSJ TIn
ntlmcnt To the county Jail show marked
decrease. The number of indictments by
he grand jury gets less every term. while
he costs in court expenses have fallen off
nora than one half. We have not been
o hear of any one desirable citizen leaving
,ur State because of Prohibition, but of
many who have come into il because of
Prohibition. We have received the pres.
mt year large carriage factory with 1875
lands, large starch factory, one of the
argest elevators in the West, the erection
4 a magnificent hotel, beside % business
locks and $50 dwelling houses In schools
has been found necessary TO provide in
reased school accommodation. Within two
ears ID additional school rooms have been
pened in the city. The schools open this
ear with 400 more pupils than last year.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, June II, 1S87.-Prohibition
las not injured the city financially Ac-
ordng to the Assessors books, property
n the city has increased over So 000. 900.
axes have not been increased Two
treets in the city. Decatur and Peters,
we're known as liquor streets. 1t was
ardly considered proper for a lady TO
valk these streets without an escort. Now
hey are just as orderly as any in the city.
Property on them has advanced from 10 |
, 25 per cent. The loss of $4,000 revc
ue consequent on closing the saloons has |
ended in no degree 10 impede the city's |
rogress in any direction. Large appro.
rlations have been made to the water |
forks, the public schools. the Piedmont |
air, and other improvements. The bust |
ess men have raised $a00. 600. The mum.
or of city banks is to be increased to five
he coming Of four new railroads has been
sttled during the year. Fifteen new
ores containing honsc furnishing goods
ave been started since Prohibition went
ITO effect. These are doing well. More
lrniture has been sold 10 mechanics and
lboring men in the last twelve months
nan IN any twelve months during the
istory of the city. The manufacturing
of the city have received