The Detroit times., 1910-10-10
MORROW lEUGHsAT
'PR0HIbs" ATTACK
ON '0PT|0N|sTs'
Bays Anti-Saloon League Would Be
Foolish To Support Prohibition Can
didates When They Haven't
Chance To Win.
"Until Whole State Is Ready To Go
Dry We Must Proceed Along Our
Own Lines He Declares.

William A. Taylors attack on the
local optionists In his speech at the
prohibition state convention. Friday
0ornins, brought hearty laugh from
4eorge w. Morrow superintendent OF
the Michigan AntiSaioon league. when
the latter was asked to make reply.
Saturday.
That reminds me OF an illustrated
story once saw In newspaper" re-
Piled Mr.. Morrow. 1T pictured a man
knocking in vain for admittance at
the front door OF a dwelling house.
Finally he went around to the back
and there found the man OF the house,
. big, strapping, husky fellow. taking
Q beating from his wife. a weazened
little woman. She was lambasting him
right heartily with a broom-stick and
the man never lifted a hand.
why do you stand there and let
her abuse you In that fashion,? asked
the newcomer
well, II doesn't hurt me a par
ticle and II gives that little woman
whole lot Of satisfaction replied
the husband, with a laugh.
That's just the situation that ex-
lists with regard to the Anti-Saloon
attacks do not hurt us in the least.
and It gives them heap OF satisfac-
ton, no doubt.
in the meantime, the league IL
going right ahead. saving wood all the
time and making good progress. We
are receiving the hearty cooperation
Of the clergy, for the most part. and
the reports that are coming In as to
our field-day work are most encourag-
ing.
Mr.. Taylor complains that we do
not support the Prohibition candi.
dates. What have we to gain by sup
porting men who have no possible
chance of winning? Our policy Is al
ways to support the best men among
the candidates who have chance 10
win, regardless OF party. For Mr.
Taylor's benefit will say that at this
very moment we are seriously con-
sidering supporting q Prohibition leg
islative candidate In one Of the central
districts OF the state. Both the Re-
publican and the Democratic candi-
dates are VETS and we are inclined
to believe there is chance FOR the
Prohibition candidate TO win III we
throw our support to him.
Don't you suppose the Anti-Saloon
league would like to see absolute pro-
hibition In Michigan. IL 1t were posi-
BILE to bring that about? Most as
surcdly. but until the state Is reaoy
for statewide prohibition We have got
to proceed along our own lines. and
we must act cautiously. Suppose we
were to support this Prohibition can
didate and that Prohibition candidate
Just because they were Prohibition
lists, although they had absolutely TO
chance to win? That would only
make the candidates who won. wheth-
err Republicans or Democrats, antagon-
fstic toward us and would render our
chances for securing favorable legis-
lation very poor indeed.
THE league has reason to be
pleased over its work In the primar-
les. Up I'm Genessee county we buried
Rep. Ormsby. who introduced liquor
bill in the house at the lass session OF
the legislature. and nominated dry
candidate I'm his place. This Is now
we did Il. There were two dry ~eandl.
dates in the fiel Originally. We saw
that this would split up the vote and
probably result In the defeat OF both
So we induced one OF them to with
draw and, with our support. the other
man won handily. We also defeated
Engles, in Sanilac, and Hoeft. In
Pressure Isle, both wet adherents.
Two are very sorry to see Mr.. Rice.
of st. Joseph. get into the race Tor
acknowledgements. Both he and Mr.
Dickinson were good men. and be-
tween them received the bulk OF the
dry vote but the splitting up OF the
vote in this way resulted in the nomi-
nation of Ross, the wet candidate.
Had Mr.. Dickinson had the field to
himself I think he would have won
easily.
ave are satisfied with the reports
we are receiving from the dry coun-
ties. The fact that the internal reve-
nue. figures show an increase In tn
aale OF beer In the eastern distric'
does not necessarily indicate that the
increase has been In the dry counties.
7 thinlsit is due rather 10 the increase
in population in the cities. We adm
that the local option is being violated
but men are still committing murde
Notwithstanding the penalty OF liz
IMPRISONMENT. Think how much NOR
liquor would have been consumed anf
how much worse of Michigan would
have been but for the Anti-Saloon