The Detroit times., 1908-10-31
4 Busy Man Found
4 Drunken Boy Of IA
Helpless in the Snow
We Was Not s'"Too Busy" Man
and Saginaw and Michigan Profit
BY Having This Kind Of a citi-
xen--A Lesson and a Sign.


held Office for has had the reputation OF being
K town
wideopen which the laws thrown to the
winds and the voaon of them openly tolerated. where decent
and awabdng citizens deemed public and are sup
81 posed to have voice in public matters.
WIDE-OPEN TOWN is ONE WHERE PUBLIC SEN
EMINENT is OFFERED AS AN EXCUSE FOR THE TOLER-
ANCE OF LAW DEFYING SALOONS BY SPINELESS PUB
Lie OFFICIALS AFRAID TO DO THEIR DUTY OR WHO
CONTEMPTUOUSLY REFUSE TO DO 1T IN THE INTER
N EST OF PARTY POLITICS.
So law-defyng saloon and the oathbreang
public officials them this Saginaw meeting
We the awdefying saloons and the oath-braking
;ocas Detroit particular the lesson for them in this
h demonstration north of for law and order3
Does signify anything the saoonkeeper who breaks the
when his such repute from this course
another city that its foremost citizens and one OF the hs
lneu OF the has taken the cudges against It
The presence Wellington this meeting should be
fsp such saoonkeeper mighty significant
Mr. Burt of many business interests and he busy
He /. identified with railroad mining and un
a iber interests.
He a
constitutional convention against Prohibition
position that should be left to the option OF
whether permit It.
In which stand his position clearly that the saloon should be
DEALT with accordance with its respect for the laws OF the state
governing it
One night walking along street in Saginaw
when he beheld upon a of the form of boy
The boy IA years of age
Bending
boys his investigation proved the lad to be In
"a toxicated.
He lifted the stupehed limp the and had it
Offices that boy did not halt there
busy upon upon his mind but not too
busy stop ask himself how boy at the age OF "a could be
~ found in such a deporable .tate
busy busy inquire into the conditions OF
ruses breaking the
n laws had broken in this particular
lad years. drugged inconsistencies by
rupuous salooneper encouraged till all his conscience left
duinp bank K
Hoalixe that Saginaw a wde-open town.
And he was busy he found it with all his
him. about close his town
- AND BRING ABOUT RESPECT FOR THE LAW.
TO been represented in the work for Law
Saginaw his check alone although he has given that
He active support the retaining OF his city, his
public meetings and his voice have been gwen IN strong
frrotsst
Alvravs leader Mr. Bmts activity in may
demand that is going in his city tor order
z Wellington presence meeting of sagnawans
S1rni6csnt to YOU Mr. Law-deyng saoonkeeper
4 & significant you Spnees Public Official when
5000 Sagnawian gathered the reelection of the
attorney Saginaw because he has done his
when you Baum of Saginaw. did dare
&<Qcr himself again a candidate?
can you zee of the public official who doesn't
liz duty when wide open encourage
reaeuted IN intoxicated boy benumbed
ennacious. freezing in a snow drift
food for thought for the and interests ad
red this public demonstration in Saginaw
* II they U.S. let them take the figures
Three thousand persons and hveents of the
Saginaw which about $4,000 represented there
On the public sentiment having been aroused in Detroit
using this ciys population the first
h1ic meeting Detroit win be attended by
rQs2so persons
we unless the saloons of this city
accord made obey them the sent
that Saginaw will day make itself felt
"a II Detroit
of
prosecuting who brazeny tolerate such dis
meeting of these Saginaians demand
the interest in that direction of substantial
hnu;ness Wellington Burt Georgia Kentucky
IUnusssee Caonas Maine Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and
- oiens which spell plainly:
# ENFORCE THE LAWS OR GET OUT OF OFFICE. II IT,
OBEY THE LAWS OR CLOSE
me oecline Of Orator. No