The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-31
PROHIBITION Gets
A KNOCKOUT IN
THE C0N-C0n
foUoR INTERESTS WIN BY VOTE
OF 65 TO 3s-pELEoATE FLEIscH-
AiAuER MAKES A STRONG
spEEch.
tFrom a Special correspondent.)

tFrom a Special correspondent)
LANSING, Mich. Jan. 31.--No pro-
Ibition OF the liquor traffic or its man
facture In the constitution. is the en-
hattie conclusion OF the con-con dele
Rtes.
When the proposal for a statewide
rohibition section was taken up on
pecial order, Delegate Gore. OF Ben
IN Harbor, started the fight with q
lbstitute for prohibition-absolu
rohibition in towns OF villages OF
70 population or less, with local op-
ON for all exceeding this. Absolute
rohtbition was to be the law In Ann
rbor. II also fixed a license fee Of
1000 year for retail dealers and
Establishes state liquor commission.
Gore made strong supporting
oeech. claiming the smaller sections
eeded protection and that local op-
on would take care OF the large
'wns. while the license system would
rotect everything else and the COM
ussion would enforce all the liquor
.ws OF the state. He said he believed
rohibition a grand and noble the
~. but impossible TO put into prac-
CO under existing conditions; then,
/ pleading that the university city
ould be protected, showed up a hor-
BILE situation for that city, due to
le numerous saloons.
This stirred Cavanaugh, who
Ashed him good and plenty. denying
lere was lawlessness In Ann Arbor.
% said he believed II as clean a city
3 any In the state, with laws as
.rictly enforced; that professors in
he university had told him there was
o need OF even the four-mile limit
wv talked OF.
I'VE have worked WELL" he added,
Tor 30 years without prohibition, and
30 no need OF this radical change.
lake 1t statewide affair, or moth
lg; and not pick out one city where
is not asked for and which does
OF deserve the castigation delivered
the gentleman from Benton Har-
or"
Matter Of Right or Wrong.
Cranor announced the question as a
latter OF right or wrong.
IF prohibition is right for one it
, right for ALL" he declared, and
hould go into the constitution with
ut discrimination, which as a matter
I duty he could only support. hence
opposed the substitute"
Holmes also opposed, because there
hould no right go into the constitu-
lon for the liquor traffic TO live.
Hemans, although believing In tenn
erance, took the ground that with
his In the constitution Its adoption
Tould be endangered and the nearly
quarter million dollars this conven-
lon will cost the state Will be lost,
nd adding emphasis to this by re-
erring to the large foreign-born ele-
nent brought up under different en-
ironment and who considered their
lights in drinking equal to those for
ating. He reverted to the prohibition
,eriod OF 1865 TO 1875, after which 1t
vas voted down by $4,000 majority.
md later during red ribbon
ines. when II was again showed I'M
Ter by 10000 and there Is nothing
indicate a different result now.
Deuel. "poked IL into" the conven-
ion for defeating the initiative.
Had you given us that" he said.
this question would be settled by
he people. but as you refused we
want this to uplift the moral forces"
Knowles Backs Water.
Knowles. although protesting to be
an absolute prohibitionist said he
.ould not vote for its place. In the
constitution, but thought the next Leg
stature could be forced to its adop-
ion.
Fleischhauer, for the first time this
session, delivered one OF his power
rul speeches In favor OF statewide
prohibition. and called Hemans down
FOR the reference TO foreigners; said
1e was a foreign-born citizen and
represented many others who believ-
ID prohibition would uplift the state
and elevate the morals OF the nation,
Burt proved up the many failures
OF prohibition and considered local
option for all places The True rem.
edy.
A. L. Moore fought the substitute.
asking for absolute prohibition or
nothing. and displayed the $4,000 petit
uons for this only and supported the
original proposal with an elaborate
speech.
Freeman wanted no excuse In the
constitution for saloons to exist.
Hall Jumps on Freischhauer.
Hall jumped onto Fleischhauer's re-
marks and insisted that the foreigners
wanted their beer and IL deprived
thereof would consider their liberties
clipped.
Cores substitute was showed under
by a viva voce vote. Then Snow
moved to kill the original, but got
left by 3S TO Al, and the statewide
prohibition was ADOPTED In committee.
The regular session being at once
resumed, Watson moved the proposal
do not pass, which brought the dele
gates TO record, which pronounced
the doom of prohibition by vote OF
So yeas to 80 nays, those voting yes
being against and those voting no.
for prohibition.
The Full Vote.
YEAS-Acker Adams. Atwood. Bah
cock. Baird. C. II. Baldwin. Barbour,
BarnaDy, Barnett. Black. T. II. Brown.
w. II. Brown, Burt. Burton, Calverley.
a. r Campbell. IL. NJ. Campbell. Cav
anaugh, Coomer, Dawson, DeLADd,