The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-20
NATION, BIG CITIES EXCEPTED.
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sisted on by all big manufacturers.
The business men of prominence are
agitating for temperance themselves.
Take your Mr.. Hudson. for instance.
Anyone who thinks local option
does not make for the bettermenf OF
conditions. should make an investiga-
ton OF dry districts. In North Caro-
lima there was never as much pros
perity In the state an that which has
come since IL went dry We are now
we'll up in all branches OF industry, IL
being second In the manufacture OF
furniture. right on the heels of Grand
Rapids. which takes the lead. Every
body In. North Carolina realizes that
local option Is a good thing, AMI 1t
would be supported by big major
ity, were IL TO be submitted TO he
people right now. Most OF the state
was dry when became governor and
later succeeded in getting legisla-
ton passed for statewide local OPP
ton"
Mr.. Glenn, about 20 years old. and
weighing over $50 pounds. with flesh
WCii dtoliibulCus opCdho Win Nho
southern accent His home Is in
Winston-Salem, N. G. After serving
four years as governor. he was Obliged
to step down and out, the law forbid
ding longer continuous service. Mr..
Glenn is sure he could be reelected.
but he will not likely seek another
term as the office pays only about
81 900 a year. When Mr.. Glenn was
governor the salary was only $4,000.
and he says he spent more than he
was paid He tried to have the sal
airy raised for his successor, being
prevented by law to make such a
move for himself. but he failed. Last
year, however. the Legislature made
the boost.
In his young days, Mr.. Glenn was
engaged In many pursuits, being a
farmer, school teacher, newspaper
man and lawyer. He says he has
soft spot in his heart for reporters.
Il took the reporters into my con-
fidence while l was governor" SAID
Mr.. Glenn, "and l never had any dr.
ficulty with them. l found that by
being fair with them, they were tair
with me-"
In the course of his address before
5000 people in the Light Guard arm
DRY, Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Glenn dc
clared that the liquor traffic Is now
paralyzed, and that Michigan VIII be
entirely dry" within FIVE years.
Mr.. Glenn pointed our the great
odds which the temperance workers
had to fight and implored his bearers
to show keen interest In the cause
and thus help along those directly en-
gagged In the effort to crush the liquor
traffic. He rejoiced that so much ter
ritory had been made dry" In the
United States during the past few
years and was satisfied there would
be much good accomplished along
the same line in the near future. That
local option meant better citizenship
and more prosperity, there could be
no doubt, he stated with emphasis.
To show the situation in Kansas,
now dry" Mr.. Glenn said:
Gov. Stubs; of Kansas, says thai
81 counties out OF los In his state
have no inmates In the poor house;
SO counties have no boys or girls in
the reform school; that 81 counties
have no criminals In Jail; that %
counties have no convicts in the pent
eentiary, and that 16 counties have no
person in the poor house, jail, asylum
or penitentiary."
Mr.. Glenn dealt at some length with
the poverty brought about by the use
of liquor and showed that much more
money was spent last year for the
purchase OF liquor than was collected
for the use of churches.
j. l.. Hudson, acting president Of
the Michigan Anti-Saloon league pre-
sided and made short address. He
reviewed the work of the league in
this state, explaining that there were
now 40 dry" counties, whereas, four
years ago, there was only one. This
year the league would add Is more
counties to the dry list, he said
Every saloon in 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. @. 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,
that the collection taken up in the
armory In behalf OF the leagues work.
was mite satisfactory that AZ voulo
amount TO several hundred dollars.
Mr.. Morrow also says that the collec-
tons 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