The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-25


said must be In error because no CIR
cular had been sent out l then showed
him copy that | had procured In
distant city lie. compared IL with one
that he took from his pocket ana said:
We had them printed and placed In
charge Of Mr. Manchester aud MI.
Darmstaetter and ~ they hans oe cen
thority OF the executive committee
! can only add that III the action taken
by the two gentlemen was premature
nothing WAS done by them the execu-
tive committee or the association. 10
counteraet the effect OF the circular.
and from thenQe forward TO the close
OF the campaign I'm every placfHthat !
visited. I found that the sentiment OF
a considerable portion 81 the men In
the business was against me- and that
the were actively circulating IspoIts
10 my political injury among their as
sociates
That the X. Y. NJ. 3. or Keep Your
Mouth shut club. an organization OF
in Detroit. and manifestations In every
county In the state, was likewise ac-
lively against me was soon apparent
and 10 and ~ Il was mailing out the
was written 10 the Organization ana
the appended reply received. Atten
ton Is called 20 the names OF the OF
ncers Of this organization as being the
seme individuals connected with the
Other iiouor organizations heretofore
mentioned. Attention 10 also called to
| OF the MICHIGAN state Fair association.
and warm personal friend OF the
governor
This IL the letter:
X Y. VI. &.
State Central Committee. Detroit
Temporary stat eAddress all com
Business Committee; mnnications 10
Arthur uarmstaet-F. q. Fiemming. AS
er. Chat-man sistnnt Secretary
Fred Postal, loo2-3-4 Ford Build
/ Jnbn Mnhp ting ID at T d Z
John Mohn. Organ Mich. October %
ixer. 1905.
Dear Sir.
Your letter OF September - received
have no copies OF the speech referred
! TO for distribution. However. f YOU
| wish to look up the matter you can nnd
II recorded on pages il2s and III OF
| stitutional convention OF Michigan
| is07-s. and the speech was delivered
on the Goth day OF January. 1905. We
understand that there has oeen a set
OF these proceedings forwarded &c
every library in the state. 80 you car
probably find them In the library We
do not think II advisable to make this
matter too promin emit At the present
time. as II Is liable 10 bring the pro-
hibition question out prominently al
an issue In this campaign.
not yet completed and we trust tina,
the club will he kept together so that
they will be ready for battle at a mo-
| ment's notice.
Kindly notify us whether Mr. -
the - candidate. for the legisla-
ture II a liberal man or whether ht
favors prohibition. We have no repor,
| on him that Is satisfactory, and woulc
like 20 get one as soon as possible.
VIII write you soon regarding the
situation en- governor
Very truly yours,
| F. C. FLEMING.
Assistant Secretary.
| The foregoing letter Is a true copy
except for the omission OF names.
John Mohn. organizer for the h.
NJ s. and superintendent OF agencies
| for the saloonists' bonding company
| was busy sending kilograms TO ths
liquor dealers all over Michigan vary
| ing In phraseolosy but all TO one pur-
pose. and that to stir 10 opposition &c
| me. Nor was activity along these lines
| confined TO the few gentlemen whose
| names / have mentioned Within one
week following the primarie: certain
members OF the Republican state CEN
trail committee sought and effected al
| liances with certain OF the liquor or
ganlzations OF Michigan and which sub,
| seuuently resulted In material financial
| assistance. or these facts have proof
although as might be expected II Is not
! documentary II rests upon the state
ments OF men OF high integrity know
ing the facts WHEREOF they speak. blu,
whose names. because OF their business
and political associations. they VIII MOI
| permit me TO use.
Gov. Warner is quoted az saying thai
he received many Democratic votes.
admit IL. her eceived more than SUI
ncient number OF such votes TO give
him the plurality which he how claims
but they were delivered by the mel
who control the organized liquor vote
through methods that are as despicabl'
in politics as they are In morals.
| Throughout the campaign no person
| or organization asked me 10 pledge sup
port TO any proposition connected VIII
! the liquor question. nor was | pledged
| support from any organization. i nave
| never been prohibitionist. but | have
| in common with what l believe To be 9
majority OF the people or Michigan rec
| ognized some OF the great evils pre-
| sented by the modern saloon question
| have never been afraid to state what
| thought those evils were and TO Labor
| for the application OF remedies.
The people OF Michigan are fair,
every interest can receive patient
| hearing and, I'm the general average
| Just treatment from them. The forum
| for the appeal OF the man in the brew
broad open light OF the day. This
| liquor interests OF Michigan, by con
| shutting themselves the arbitrator oi
| elections by refusing To be bound bJ
the laws that bind the average either
| and business, are inviting not justice
but punishment.
| The people OF no state VIII for Ions
! tolerate dark lantern methods In theii
! political affairs. they VIII not stand To-
advantages gained by intrigue ana ras
| adeouate rebuke IL administered to thu
! -liuuor combine which seek
! TO defeat men whose only onending II
| their promise TO live up TO their oathi
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