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out Of II as license" "the Dow tax,
internal revenue" etc, yet | will be
glad to have the question submitted
to popular vote in any way provided
for by law; and upon the presentation
of properly signed petition, will
proceed at once to issue proclama-
tion to that effect. Whether | am
right or wrong, believe in my heart
land | think have substantial reason
for believing) that | have fairly rep
resented the public sentiment of the
city of Toledo on this question during
my administration OF the mayors OF
fee, and, therefore, can see no rea-
son why | should participate in the
method you propose for obtaining a
referendum vote. OF course, II you or
any other citizen or citizens desire to
go ahead with proposition Of the
kind, and you request me to do so (as
you suggest in this letter. | would
gladly consent 10 name three mem
bers OF your proposed board OF re.
view, and II the vote obtained is at
all representative, | will most assured.
ly do my utmost to take advantage
Of any light that Il may reveal with
respect to what the people OF Toledo
want their mayor to do. To serve oil
the people is my only ambition.
My lack OF hope In your remedy Is
based upon the belief that when we
land when ! say We mean all OF u.s.
are really serious in our antagonism
we will begin our crusade by separat.
ing ourselves from the evil that W
are fghting;; and when the time ar.
rives that we as city, state and ma.
ton, or even as individual citizens,
refuse to take the poison money OF
the rum seller" (as 1t is called) then
will think that we have grown TO
the point of being serious and in ear
nest; until then, while we continue
to share the profits OF the liquor traf.
fc, while pretending 10 make war
against II, we are clearly open TO the |
charge of hypocrisy, and Of all woes
declared as the heritage of evil-doing,
none are more severe than those that |
fall to the share Of the hypocrite. This |
Is not a charge of hypocrisy against
any individual, the anti-saloon league |
Or any other organization; the hypoc.
risy is in the nation. In the states,
In the cities, In all of us.
But can not consent TO all the
.erms Of your proposition, nor can
understand why you, who base your
nope OF saving drunkards and over
coming the evil OF the liquor traffic
by and through the enforcement OF
aw as II is written in the statutes"
should now propose to me to depart
rom the statutes and assist you in
'arrying out a privately conducted
election to secure a referendum vote
n a manner quite contrary to law.
coming the evil Of the liquor trafflc
Ne must always remember that i'm.
,erfect as the law is, II certainly must
,e as good and as bad as the average
4 all OF the people.
You do not seem to understand the
meaning OF American law as ! do In
america law is not law simply be.
ause. by somo sort Of disreputable
riokery. political machine, com
'osed OF few men, has caused some.
hing 10 be written In a book. Time
nd again, all down the pages OF his.
Dry, efforts have been made to en- {
lave the people in one way and an.
ther by this sort OF political jugglery, :
nd just as soon as the peoples eyes s
re opened TO the truth, they do away
nth that kind OF law-sometimlss "
cry summarily. Law in America is 9
hat the people win back up. II the 1
eople back up what the mayor does, I
len what the mayor does is law; and {
they do not back II up. then II is not I
W." With this understanding of law )