The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-01-10

failure; it carried in this county at the las
election by majority running away W
toward 1900, and II the people here had u
vote today it would carry by a very mucf
larger.
You must bear In mind this fact, that the
liquor element will state anything to carry
their point, as they are children of theil
father, the devil, and are liars from the be-
ginning, and the truth is not in them.
In order to make the law successful 1t Is
necessary that our board of supervisors are
favorable to the law and will stand up and
see 1t enforced at all hazards; which 1t is
their duty to do, and again, the sheriff and
his deputies must be men who will do their
sworn duty, and the prosecuting attorney to
stand up to the rack and do bis full duty.
If you can bring such state of things
about after passing the law. you will soon
get the whiskeyites on the run and then
you can with due diligence keep them run
ninEs DCOduoO 10 Cidoo lucy dlC thO uiOot
arrant towards on the earth.
SUPERVISOR DEAN.
II would say that Local Option has the
hearty support of the temperance people re-
CARELESS of party. 1t has certainly closed
the saloons. The criminal business, aside
from prosecutions for violation of the local
option law, Is much less. Many druggists
are without doubt selling liquors. Club
rooms are supposed to exist. Men may
purchase outside of the county, keep in their
cellars and drink with impunity. But the
good results OF the law may be seen in the
decrease of drunkenness, quietness in the
place of disorder, lessening of police force,
and above all, the absence of places where
the boys can be easily enticed from the path
of rectitude."
SUPERVISOR DICKINSON.
In answer to yours of the Goth will say
that to all lovers of law and order, the sue
cess of local option in this county is exceed
ingly gratifying There is not an open
saloon in Eaton county. That there are
places that certain few can get drinks can
not be denied, yet it requires nearly oath
bound test to get it even at such places.
Before local option was enforced in this
county could scarcely be on the streets of
Charlotte any length of time without seeing
CtaUOQrinn tbrnnnl1 fbn CRY re
drunk. During the past year 1 have been
on those streets a great deal and have seen
but one man in such a state.
A board of supervisors willing to sustain
the sheriff. sheriff that has been merci-
less and prosecutor and circuit judge that
showed DO sympathy, have practically run
the whlskey business out of Eaton county.
SUPERVISOR CURTIS.
Replying to your favor of recent date
asking my opinion of the local option law
as now in force in Eaton county, will say
that Notwithstanding any rumors you may
have heard to the contrary the law is being
enforced with vigor all over this county,
as the numerous arrests and convictions
plainly show. There has been a large
amount collected in fines. Several are now
serving time in prisons, and few have left
the state to escape sentence.
enclose newspaper clipping which shows
some of the cases disposed of at the October
term of our circuit court. Our officers are
doing their duty without fear or favor, and
it is an admitted fact here that the law is
now being enforced and is success. l
year."
SUPERVISOR MAPEs.
Yours of the Goth came in due time. In
reply would say prohibition prohibits in
Eaton county. We have closed every
saloon and driven several saloon keepers
from the state; have called out the grand
jury twice. Several who were indited by
said jury for second oifense have left the
state. We have the drug stores only to
fight; have arrested several of them. All
or nearly all waive examination, plead guilty
and take their sentence.
SUPERVISOR EVANS.
''Would say in regard to local option, the
people of Eaton county want it. think
they are generally satisfied that it is for the
best interests of the people. Our detective
work cost considerable, but the fines more
than paid it, Our other criminal expenses
are so much. lighter, shows that the liquor