The Detroit times., 1910-03-29
LIQUOR INTERESTS
HAND OUT THREAT
Bad Feeling and Worse Grammar in
{ Letter From Cincinnati Dlstillers
To Lansing Auto Concern.

With the object of showing tn
lengths TO which the liquor interest
are going In the wet and dry" can
paign In Michigan. Pliny w. Mars
attorney for the Michigan Anu-Ss
loon league. in an address to the Bal
list ministers. Monday morning, 4
the Woodward-ave. Baptist churc
parloTs, read the following letter:
Klein Bros, Distillers,
Cincinnati. Ohio.
March 8, 1910.
The REQ Moore Motor Car Co.,
Lansing. Mich.
Gentlemen: We understand
that prominent officers OF your
company are actively engaged In
waging warfare against the inter
est of our business in your local
option election. Every man has a
right to do as he sees 81, and 1t
Is not our perogative To question
any mans privilege, but II can
not be amiss 10 address you to
know whether or not these prom
inent officers are correctly quoted.
II so, we would like TO have you
affirm or deny ii. One thing Is
sure-the nature and character
of your business don't come any
nearer TO the necessities OF life
than our business. but 1t might
be said that your patronage could
hardly be expected from the aver
age Methodist preacher or sun
day school teacher or what Is gen.
orally termed The good boy
from Kansas" They have a type
OF people that is characterized as
short-haired women and long
haired men and we are told that
they don't ride In automobiles,
and IL you think that equity and
justice. TO say nothing about your
business interests and ours,
should entitle you TO assume the
attitude you do your judgment or
course Is paramount. but allow us
10 say by way OF morals we don't
think there are any more morals
or necessity surrounding you
from the business end OF IL than
there Is in our business. II may
be said too. that about 80 per cent
of the people who own autos cart
afford the Investment. but that Is
none of our business. However
we are disinclined to indulge in
threats. but we have as yet not
learned to be liberal enough TO
adopt the saying of the Old Tesla
ment when a person smites you
on one check TO turn around aid
let~him punch the other There
fore. say TO you, Ii you persist in
/ making warfare upon our calling,
| we are not without means at our
command to retaliate. notwith-
standing the Biblical adage of the
Old Testament"
(Signed) KLEIN BROS.
Nov what do you think of tina
FOR bad.feeling, bad grammar, bat
manners and faulty biblical know
edge?r asked Mr.. Marsh The com
munication merely amused the mel
to whom II was addressed"
II prophecy that 80 per cent of tn,
wet counties of Michigan will go DIR.
at the election next Monday" sal,
Mr.. Marsh I'VE won - out OF 2
counties last election. and the DIR,
sentiment is far more favorable thi
year than last"
The meeting also went on recor,
with regard to the absorption OF tn,
Christian Herald, the Baptist organ
OF Michigan, by the Standard. OF Chi
cago. in the following resolution
Resolved. That the Baptist minis
ters' conference OF Detro:s, record
It's satisfaction in the mer. ing of tn,
Christian Herald interests with tn
Standard. of Chicago. aId that il 1
our belief that under the condition
of transfer our UNCONVENTIONAL inter
ests will be the better conserve,
thereby. Consistent with such an
prevail we pledge our best support t
the Standard and it's representation
SO long as Michigan Baptists' inter
ests are served as per agreement"