The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
MICHIGAN TO. Be
DRY IN FIVE YEARS
-ROBT. ID. GLENN.
Former Governor of North Carolina
Addresses Big Meeting in Interest
of Anti-Saloon League.
-ROBT. d. GLENN.

In the course OF his address before
5000 people in the Light Guard arm
ory, Sunday afternoon, Robert b.
Glenn, former governor OF North Caro-
lima, from which state the saloons
have been driven, declared thar the
liquor traffic is now paralyzed, and
that Michigan will be entirely dry"
within five years. His speech in
part, follows:
II admit we have great odds to
fight. The liquor people are our en'
emies. They have millions; We have
cents. They have the saloon and he
gambling hell; we have the church
and righteously indignant men. over
their heads, floats the black flag OF
human piracy. Over our heads, floats
the white flag of spirituality.
They have the power OF bribed vo-
ters; we have the church, the minis
ters of the community of God, three
quarters of the women, the Anti-Sa-
loon league and the w. c. Il. u. Give
us your righteous men and your chill
dren and We will win.
IF the churches would stand shoul-
der to shoulder in the fight they could
put the saloon out of business in one
election But they do not unite. You
who are church-goers pray long anu
loud; you pretend to be Christians,
and then you refuse to vote. You will
not live up to the things the church
really demands. You have no faith
in your religion. That is why We
have not won before this. AS so
called Christians you forget your
haf ~ will htlrt
business, That Is fine way for peo-
pie who profess to be Christians to
act.
We drove 1t out and prospered in
North Carolina. Then why should
you attempt by your actions to say
that anything that is criminal helps
to build up a community? Can that
which ruin lives and sends to eternal
damnation millions OF souls comply
with sober Christianity and clean in
dustrialism?
do you doubt what prohibition
will do? III so let me tell you what
Gov. Stubbs, of Kansas, has to say.
He says that In the counties In his
state that are dry there is noA man,
woman or child in poor house, jail
or asylum and that vice ID unknown.
He swears> that this Is true and due
solely to the abesnce Of loquor within
his domain.
When the governor Of South Caro-
lima meets the governor OF North
Carolina he no longer says, 1t Is a
long time between drinks; but he
says let it be still longer between
drinks The present governor of
North rarnlinn re that In
the days of the saloon were his peo-
pie SO good and general prosperity
so great as since the saloon was driv-
en- out"
]. l.. Hudson, acting president OF
the Michigan Anti-Saloon league pre-
sided and made a short address. He
reviewed the work of the league in
this state, explaining that there were
now 40 dry" counties, whereas, four
years ago, therew as only one. This
year the league would add 1S more
TO the dry list, he said.
Every saloon Gin the state must be
driven out, he declared. He congrat-
ulated George w. Morrow, superin-
tendent OF the league, on the good
showing made by the dry" forces.
Mr.. Morrow also spoke. He pre-
dicted success for the Anti-Saloon
league In connection with the cam
paign this spring, and thanked the
w. c. T. U. and other prohibition
workers for the aid given the league.
A. M. Thatcher, the famous basso.
OF Chicago. captivated the audience
with his singing.
Mr.. Morrow said, Monday morning,
n. a.
armory in behalf OF the leagues work,
was quite satisfactory, that II woulo
amount to several hundred dollars
Mr.. Morrow also says that the collec-
tions received in the churches In
which appeals were made for funds,
were also encouraging.
Mr.. Glenn will speak in Ann Arbor
tonight and in Mt. Clemens, Tuesday
night.
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