The Detroit times., 1908-08-04
II We Can't Prohibit
The Next Best Thing
Is To Regulate!
The Bare Need Of Regulation Sup
piles An Argument for Prohibl-
tion-We Are Thrice
Criticised.


W Criticised In from correspondents
elsewhere this page,
1--WE thrice O task for what said
ri In accused OF having placed the oah
pon whisky and the when should also have in
yeluded the and the government
The government held accountable tor having
tprovded the who sold this abor his WHISKY with
hinder which to sell it.
These correspondents whose argument is
hpf course that the legalzed of ntoxcants
M They the that there no whisky on sale there
would haveb whisky for this man to buy
lists. -' : ' - ~
y The fact remains however. whisky is sold
W the sale whisky Is egaized
~ The day of prohibition Michigan has yet
may come in many of the country and
1--we NAV saw hasten the day. but yet here
enough sentiment IN that ore
ition yet been aroused within borders
Recognizing the fact that whisky IS sold and that Its safe
legazd The Times the editorial which 1t is charged with
having failed make the point suggested by the death OF
man. sought the fact that WHISKY Is
GoLD IRRESPONSIBLE PERSONS and that is SOLD IN
sNEARNESS TO MANUFACTURING PLANTS where the pres
ence of the saloon should not be tolerated ro.crn
We wished also make clear that there MEN
ro IRRESPONSIBLE PERSONS, and who. for the sake OF
establish their places in locations where they cannot help but
both their and from work
singy with the factshe intoxicated
ondion killed. the fact that his death was
due to the poison he bought and the
who supplied him with the stuff which fired his brain
supply the argument of having
failed make and by repeated emphasis upon such facts alone
will have be content with accomplishing
that is possible with the means at hand
y To-wt
Regulate and where can't prohibit
correspondent of inconsistency calling
attention the fact that The Times carries the
guilty latter charge and the other not guilty
u But your druggist carries caroblc acid in his stock
81 He has to carry he is druggist
He doesn't drink it himself, however.
And its accepted by him commonly understood
he doesn't consider to tell those who come to Dy
L. o5 s..nd ~ Car of INVITING the dsnasure of the
whom he would suggest that too much OF It would
not prove good tor HIM IN TACT o 0aa M n from b,. as re-
eg the intelligence of the buyer as the buyer might right
fully consider it.
n And so is with this newspaper
~ he Tme mas advertising space sell.
newspapers chief of from its advertising
dsier advertising columns of The Times he
have Them because when he advers he has whisky to sell
And the buy his goods the strength of
that do because he is whisky drinker and
n The Times doesn't tell him to buy it:
Ill The dslers add he has whisky by which ne means
Crooked investment sharks medicines and
doctors cannot IN The Times because their goods
The man who would buy stock in sailed buy
~ bottle of medicine represented will do the
would his pocketbook inside fake doctor
hold this responsible if he led into OF these
yRunes by any advertisement in it.
But the who would buy whisky on the strength OF any
would have only himself blame should
unhappy investment for ne would know what ne was
The advertising columns but the shelves and the
show of lines of business brought into your
What there that what
lyou do want let remain where 1t IS
columns The Times belong Legitimate ad
what wish what they
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columns reserved by the first and
Hast pages.
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1 And seven page, WE o say
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