The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-11-19

Under the provisions OF this act
an election was held in this coun-
ty on the Oath day of February,
1890. which resulted in its adop-
ton by the following vote: Yes,
.. $50; no, 1920, a majority OF
,279 i'm favor of the law, every
township voting in the affirma-
tive. This law became operative
on the first day of May, 1890, and
has remained in force since that
time.
September 9Th. 1892, the ques-
ton was again submitted and the
law was sustained by the follow
ing vote: Yes, 2,9lS; no, 2,450,
majority of 468 in favor of the
law.
The opponents of local option
in 1895 again petitioned for a
submission of the question, but
the supervisors found SO many
irregularities in the petition that
they refused to call an election.
A similar fate befel a set.Of pc.
titions that were filed in 1896.
In 1897, however, the friends
of the open saloon succeeded in
securing petitions that passed
the scrutiny Of the board and an
election was ordered TO be held
on the first day of November of
that year. Again the electors of
the county sustained the law,
and by a largely increased vote,
as follows: Yes, 4, 1873; no, ., 613,
a majority 1,547.
Five years elapsed before the
enemies Of the law again be-
stirred themselves, the next sub
mission of the question being on
the 9th day of April, 1903. The
advocates of the open saloon
again. met with overwhelming
defeat, the vote being as follows:
Yes, 4, 476; no, 3,077, a majority
in favor of the law Of /, 800.
On the 2nd day of April, 1906,
the question was again submitted
to the voters of the county and
the law was once more endorsed
by the following vote: Yes,
4, 1923; no, 1926, majority in
favor of the law of 677.
In 1908 the board of supervis-
ors turned down another set of
"wet" petitions on account of
non compliance with the provis-
ions of the statute.
Can it be possible, in view Of
this record of more than half a
century's unbroken opposition to
the liquor traffic, that a majority
of the electors of the county will
reverse this verdict and stultify
themselves by endorsing the
open saloon? We do not believe
it, but confidently predict that, if
the question is again submitted
to n vote, victory will again
perch upon the unStained ban
ners Of law and order.
Heretofore. the "wets" have
condemned the local option law
because, as they claimed, it did
not prohibit, and they pointed
jubilantly to the numerous drug
store sales in confirmation of
their assertion. But now that
the law has been so amended
that there is no question but that
it does prohibit and prohibit
hard, they condemn it all the
more. Their present opposition
is no doubt sincere, because they
want no restriction placed on the
Ubiquitous traffic. The freer the
stream of rum, whisky and beer,
the greater their satisfaction.
Already an effort is being made
on the part of the vets to lead
people to think that there is a
great change of sentiment on the
part Of business men and others
in regard to the present law, and
that many who have heretofore
favored it are now on the other
side. With those who make
these statements, "the WISH" no
doubt, sis father to the thought.
Let no one be influenced by the
falsehoods and roorbacks that
past experience gives good rea-
son to expect will be lavishly
promulgated between this and
the 4th day Of next April.
Bear in mind that eternal Wig.
Glance is the price of good gov
eminent, while a drink of whisky