Washington sentinel., 1901-04-20
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League has oeen striving to establish
local option In the counties of Michigan
Their first election was in Berrier
county, tour years ego, when they met
an overwhelming defeat. Osceola,
which was "dry" county, came next,
and the league lost again, the county
going wet. Eaton county, which had
suffered for eight years under local
option. decided to throw of the yoke
and did so. Last spring the league
attacked Allegan county and again met
defeat During the winter Just past the
league succeeded in raising considerable
money and local option campaigns we're
begun in a number of counties, In
Oakland the league fell fiat before the
board of supervisors; in Genessee the
people would not sign the petitions
calling for an election; in ShiawaSsee
the sensible people discouraged the
attempt and it failed; in Hillsdale the
league went up against a sentiment
opposed to local option, born OF expert
ence, and were forced to give up the
fight; IN Lanawee county the league
found itself opposed by thorough Or
ganization that intended to expose the
frauds committed by the league in
circulating petitions fthe petitions were
presented to the board Of supervisors.
and the league officials accordingly
hoisted a white flag and withdrew. In
TuscOla county the league secured an
election aud again went down to defeat.
1t would seem to the average person
that such a list of defeats, following
closely, one after another, would dis
courage the league and cause its disrup.
tion. such is not the case, however.
The men at the head OF the Michigan
Anti Saloon League are not made OF
that kind of material. They are out for
the money and as long as the Christian
people of Michigan will permit them
selves to be hoodwinked into contribut- |
ing money to support these chaps in |
luxury and idleness, Just so long will |
they go on agtating and stirring up 1
local option elections. every one ofwhich |
has and will continue to go against 1
them AS soon as the Christian people
OF the State wake up 10 a realization of
the fact that they are being humbugged,
REV" "Dr." Hubbard and his gang of
good things" will move on to another
State looking for fresh suckers" and
they'll fad them, too -DsfyOH 7SakH.
The power behind the throne in
Michigan, which is pushing the Loomis
bill TO abolish saloons within 500 feet of
churches and school houses, was laid
bare in the city elt ctiOn in Grand
Rapids last week,
1t has been known for some time that
the Catholic Bishop OF the Grand Rapids
diocese was seeking to secure passage
OF the dill, but the reason was hitherto
unknown.
1t appears that Father Ponga nnis, in
charge OF a Polish Catholic Church in Z
Grand Rapids, is financially Interested
ln saloon known as the Casino, near
his church. There is also another saloon I
located near the good Fathers church, a
which draws trade from his saloon A a
year ago the Father undertook to have ,
he bonds of the opposition saloon Il
by the Council. In this he failed. r
The affair created something OF a scan d
ial in the city and was the means of +
Bishop of the diocese seeking to secure O
he enactment OF a law that would Ii
Ibolish not only these two saloons, but ii
III others located near churches. The RI
Bishop conferred with the Anti Saloon a
league and w. ID. Fuller, the Leagues 81
ttorney, and drew up the bill and added b
4 school houses, and there you are. Il
I'VE are in a quandary about our :.
ummer visitors" said DR.. l. w. Bray, :,
4 Portland. Me-, at the Raleigh Hotel, -
Washington, the other day, "At
county resorts heretofore
here has never been any difficulty in
IMPLYING them with stimulating bever
ges, but now we are under the reign OF D!
parson sheriff. who was elected ia fun, 1TsS
ut whose stringent enforcement OF the ar
Nv has come to be very serious thing. d
he agents for cottages along the coast di
eport that there has not been such a = e
ema I'D for Accommodations 10 years, in
ut restrictions, such as our sheriff is cl
may lead to much embaErass. th
lent. Some phases OF the situation ~ ~
re but little short Of ridiculous. The nj
ithorities allow the sale OF beverages ca
lat contain not more than 3 per cent. CO
alcohol, which includes drink called l.,
Jno,' one called 'Lithia,' and others "a
brand of beer is made at Portsmouth c.
hich is supposed to come under the
lie There was a trial in our court last
eek at which an expert testified that
hen made and shipped directly to
Ortland, Portsmouth beer contained
'rdly more than per cent OF alcohol.
1t il allowed to stand in a warm place
r some days, the amount OF alcohol
creased"
An involuntary petition in bank 10,
ptcy was filed last Monday in the be
lited States District Court against the at
eer Park Brewing Company, Of Port 20
rvIs, MY, the petition alleging claims th'
ss2,Ao3. Attached to the ~
tition is an affidavit OF the firms g. g.
ability to pay its debts. made by Kurt Il
idolph Sternberg, president. The Co
creditors are George F. OFT, pc
iiladelphia, 24,3a8; Philip Haibach, 81.
iladelphia, SIS, 9Is. and William M. pu
hwenker, New York, e4,4IE.
The Supreme Court OF Missouri last
1nday overruled a motion tor re- 20,
airing in the beer inspection case. 6o1
lis establishes the legality OF the State pei
er inspection law, under which the sI
eweries will be compelled to pay an,
out one quarter OF a million dollars we
Ces already due the State. De