The Detroit times., 1910-03-31
DRYS WILL HOLD MONSTER i.
RALLY ON SUNDAY



this Is much better law than any
previously enacted In this state. they
would not object TO some changes.
The drys. II they cannot get state
wide prohibition would like To see the
Warner-Cramton law made more
strict IN Its provisions. S~.-aJ
One test OF strength in the state will
be the candidacy OF Loren ID. Dickin.
son for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Dickin-
con introduced the search and seizure
bill which passed the last Legislature
and is champion OF the drys. Louis
Cramton. who is now stumping the
state for the dryg. is also talked OF AS
possible candidate for congress
against Henry McMorran In the Sew
cnth district. G. G.. Vaughn, OF ST
Johns. Is expected TO be a candidate
for the state senate to succeed Dick
inson, also on a dry platform.
WoodIin Challenges TobIn.
The trial OF Richard S. Woodliff, an
attorney, which began In Jackson,
Thursday. commands much attention.
When the case opened discussion
arose between Prosecutor Reece and
Woodliff as 10 officer Tobin's qualifica-
tons to make out the venire. Wool
IN said Patrolman Parker had stated
there was a scheme to pack the jury
With wet" men and that Tohin would
do IT, After considerable wrangling IL
was agreed to let Tobin go ahead anu
make out the list oil names from which
10 select the jury.
Woodliff is charged with stealing
papers relating to the local option
fight from a justices court
The witnesses in the case are G. X
Mabee, George W. Morrow, j. c. Pink
eiton. Viala Merwin. w. b. Harking
and Mrs. w B. Harking.
The fight between the vets and
drys in Michigan continues and the
campaign promises to end In whirl'
wind manner.
With The few days remaining before
the vote-l uf sc counties shall decide
,h. life or death of the saloon, both
sides in lngaam county are making
great fight Attorney Pliny Marsh.
Of the Michigan Anti-Saloon league,
who was In Lansing Wednesday. said
I'VE are t,niident that we will hold
every one of me 10 counties In which
re submission has been forced and 20
counties In NhIch the issue Is fought
out for the first time this spring.
This will mean that 80 OF the "a
counties of Michigan will have de-
clared for prohibition. This is suffi-
cient 10 warrant us in appealing TO
the legislature for statutory prohi-
bition.'
Want Rose and Dickie To Debate.
The local Anti-Saloon league, OF
Adrian, has issued third challenge
for a Joint debate between Mayor
Rose, OF Milwaukee, and President
Dickie, OF Albion college. Thus far
no move has been made toward ac-
ceptance on the part OF the wet forces.
Rev w. b. Hartzog, OF Tecumseh.
the veteran of six local option cam
paigns in Ohio. spoke in Adrian Wed
nesday on local option.
There were no dry" speeches
scheduled in Adrian for Thursday
evening. but on Friday evening Editor
w p. +. Ferguson. a writer OF ma
tional reputation, will be at the Cross
well opera house where he will talk
on every phase OF local option.
Acknowledgement c. w. Trickett, OF
Kansas, was the latest well-known
speaker 10 champion the cause OF the
drys in Port Huron. He addressed 4
large crowd in the auditorium, holding
that Kansas Is prosperous under pro-
kibition and urging the people OF Port
Huron TO outlaw the saloon.
The final product Of the saloon. Is
the bum." said Attorney Clinton Nc
Gee. In an address in Pontiac. 1T has
no real claim on society. The people
of this community by adopting local
option, have made IT easy for man
10 be good and difficult to be bad. OF
course, there are violations OF the law
and always will be, no matter what
law II is"
The speaker read extracts from the
talks OF several wet" orators and
then proce. ded to pick out the weak
points in their discourses. Said he,
IF the saloon institution is good
thing. why don't they defend 1t on Is
merits?
is more liquor being shipped into
this community than was before? one
wet speaker says we have as much
beer as we had before Another says
that beer has been driven out OF the
county and whisky, that most danger
Gus of intoxicants, has been substi-
tuted. Which are we to believe?
No Good Saloons, He Says.
1T is the liquor interests which
have come into this community and
are trying TO turn the union men
against local option. The latest thing
for them to do is to step into the
very household and try to line up the
womanhood for their cause. Accord
ing to the papers they have succeeded
to a remarkable extent. and so OF the
ladies have taken up their cause. What
does the Merchants and Manufacture
crs' league care for this town? This
Is the institution that is going to
establish the good saloon. am suspi-
cious of their good intentions how.
ever and fear they will backslide as
soon as they have established the good
saloon here. There is no such thing as
the good saloon. They are more dan
gerous than the low dives, for they
are disguised under the cloak of re-
spectability and cater to our brightest
minds. The whole saloon institution