The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-01-20
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be tolerated any longer in our midst.
Ten counties have already voted oo
the issue and have hurled off the IN
tolerable yoke of the saloon by ma
jorities that mean business. Van
Buren, heads the list, out of total of
4,s6I votes S,Io9 were for crushing
the saloon. Only 8s3 votes were
polled in Its favor, and this in the
face of the heavy bribing fund thai
was poured into the county by dealers
from the outside. Paw Paw voted IS
to against the saloon.
In these ten counties all political
parties nave united. Leelenaw couny
crossed the line from a majority
against the amendment to a majority
now against the saloon. Grand Ira
verse county increased the majority
OF last spring by 60. In Antrim every
township but one went yes. Echo
township cast its every ballot to uproot
the curse OF the saloon.
Twenty five counties are yet to
vote on the Local Option bill before
April Ist. Indications Loo K to the
emphatic triumph of temperance in
each of them; if SO, Michigan will
soon be practically temperance
State.
Shiawassee county casts her vote
January 24th. 1t is the general
opinion that her majority against the
saloon will be more overwhelming
than last spring. That depends on what
is to be done by our temperance
fellow citizens in the townships and
voting precincts. In some of the
counties the whole vote in Local
Option has fallen eff through insction
on the part of voters. Let this not
characterize our work in Shiawassee
county! Let every last Vote be pollea,;,
let every temperance man give his
time and. energy to bringing out the
whole vote of his precinct and beyond
a doubt the day is onrs.
The magnitude of our majority also
depends on
PRINCIPLE.
Beyond a doubt money will
be used to defeat US. Peter McQuade,
wholesale liquor dealer and prom
inent member of the national whisky
association, which poured that enor
nous corruption fund iato Michigan
during the amendment campaign,
said abont three weeks ago: "Wc 7ViH
continue to tight b,,0hi6tHon the same
as ne haze 6een doins" That means
money. There is undoubtable evi
dence that Toledo and Detroit
brewers endeavpred to stem the tide
for temperance in Hillsdale and other
counties by buying ballots, as they |
"have been doing" from time i'm
memorial We now know that the
same tactics will be pursued here. If
a man is observed in this criminal act
let his name be remembered. No man
will do it.
THERE ARE NO NEW ARGUMENTS.
The reasons for Local Option Pro
hibition are familiar to the voters of
county from the thorough
of the subject last spring.
These, therefore, may be dismissed
with few words. Every honest and
well-meaning citizen is against lie
SalSo1 on principle. Our courts,
press and the common
sense Of our American citizens are a
unit in declaring the saloon a curse to
nome and country, and a growing
menace to both. Either it must &C
down or they will
The only arguments by which any
ionest citizen can be INDUCED to vote
against the Local Option issue are:
FIRST OBJEcrIoN.-YoU CAN'T EN-
FORCE THE LAW.
On the contrary the vast bulk of
estimony from temperance States is
hat this law is enforced as any law is
enforced; and, since the cold blooded
murder of Haddock by the saloon in
owa, everywhere with increasing
vigilance and determination. The
telegram from +. r. Hut
,hins is fair illustration Of status Of
tbairS tn all Temperance States:
Dies MONIES. To-, March 90.
Governor and Attorney eneral both say
Prohibition has constantly improved the
aoral, financial and social condition Of
DIVA, and is successfully enforced in
lightly five Of the ninety nine counties;
lso growing rapidly in favor in the re-
nainder. Il. IL. HUTCHINS.
The report of the Atty General of
owa for January 1888 reaffirms the
taements above made.
Take notice:
THE LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL.
The decision Of the United States
supreme Court on the validity Of the
Kansas law, rendered Dec. 9Th,
cities the question forever as mat
err Of good law aud sound public
'olicy. Local Option for Shiawassee
ounty, then, is "good law and sound