The Detroit times., 1911-11-04

| their financial profit. shall cheer
| fully continue TO support The Times
on these issues. We would suggest
however, II you desire TO still further
trestrain your trade and curtail your
dividend producing capacity, you
might eliminate from your columns
accounts of pugilistic encounters
known as prize fights" the most
brutal and demoralizing exhibitions
put before civilized people. Then
YOU might add Sunday ball games to
the list. II your conscience troubled
you still These things are corrupt
ing the rising generation TO an appal-
ling degree Yours in the interests
Of clean Journalism.
n. p. BROWN.
Shepherd. Mich. Nov. 3. 1911.
Mother Prod for the Good Citizen.
To the Editor of The Times: or
all the brave and breezy editorials
that have appeared in The Times late
~. not one has been more timely or
more 10 the point than that Of We'd
nesday night. commenting the vigor-
Gus and courageous work OF our new
prosecuting attorney! He takes hold
with a strong hand and determined
will, and has given notice TO the law
breakers. and the law evaders, that
he means TO be true 10 his oath Of
office. a thing quite too rare in Detroit
in some quarters for instance, in the
sherifr's office Every one knows.
who has observed at all, that the
saloonkeepers do not pretend TO OBJ
serve the Sunday closing law, only
so far as the front door is concerned.
Each and every Sunday OF my life
on my way 10 church. | see men. and
some times women, slipping in at the
back door OF the saloon at the corner
of Gratiot aud Beaufait. Some times
| notice q police officer not far away,
conveniently blind 10 all that Is tran
spiring | am sure this saloon is no
exception. for were II the only one
there would not be the disgracetul
round up every Monday morning at
the police court OF so many DRINKS
and disorderlies."
Why not let men who have shown
so much interest in the Men and Re-
ligion" movement, now prove their
sincerity and keep the thing going In
the most positive and practical way,
by backing Mr.. Shepherd? II We want
TO see Detroit, not only bigger, but
better" here is our opportunity TO
prove what we say. II our Christian
ity is seen only in church attendance,
and church support, and is not felt
as mighty factor in the common af.
fairs of life, ii is sadly lacking some
where
There are enough Christian men
and women In Detroit, not only to
help Shepherd in his fight for righte-
BUSINESS and decency, but 10 encour-
age The Times in its persistent and
fearless course. II is not pleasant
task that Mr. Sheppard has on his
hands. IL is not pleasant task that
The Times has undertaken for civic
Righteousness, and such tasks are not
rewarded in big financial returns: but
they are just such tasks as the best
men must tackle. at any cost. and in
time they win out Mr.. Shepherd Is
human; he cannot stand alone. He
will make enemies by the hundre Is,
and these enemies will work for his
defeat, and they will accomplish that
defeat and succeed in making his eff
fort futile. unless the friends of de-
cency law and a better city stand
faithfully and openly by him. Give US
more Shepherds and fewer Gastons.
Yours in the work.
c. W. STEPHENSON,
Detroit, Nov, 3. 1911.