The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-21
NATION. BIC CITIES
EXCEPTED, DRY
IN 10 YEARS
-ROBT. n. GLENN.
Sentiment for Local Option Making
Great Strides, Says Former Gov.
ernor o. North Carolina in Mich
igan for Stamping Tour.
Points To His Own State as Evidence
That Absence of Saloon Brings
Prosperity.

The whole United States. with the
exception OF the large cities viii be
dry In 10 years." said Robert b.
Glenn, former governor of North Car
olina, who is to stump Michigan for
the Anti-Saloon league, to The Times.
Monday. IL feel safe In making this
prediction In view OF the way the SEN
timent for local option is growing.
have travelled a great deal ABOUT the
country within the past few months,
and find that the temperance feel
ing Is strong, with the belief general
that statewide local option all over
the country Is coming. WY, the
liquor men admit thai themselves. But
here's something that puzzles me. III,
as the liquor men say, there has been
an increased consumption OF liquor In
dry places, why, In the name OF
heaven, do they fight local option?
There Is no consistency In their argu-
ments and action. While they claim
bigger business under local option,
yet they are spending big sums to
fight II. The situation seems strange.
but, really, the fact OF the matter Is
that the liquor men are lying: they
are not doing more business under 10
cal option.
Il have said that look for nation
wide local option, minus the big cities,
within 10 years. Now say that with
all seriousness, being firmly con,
vinced that such conditions will be
brought about within the time speci-
fed. More than that, expect 10 see
congress then take hold of the liquor
question and institute legislation
which will make the entire nation
dry feel sure that The sentiment
for local option will be so strong, in
10 years that the people viii demand
nationwide temperance legislation. II
Is certainly coming. Why shouldn't
II come? The whole country will be
better under dry conditions. Liquor
does no man any good. VI probably
makes him feel big while II is in him,
but that's all. took few drinks
myself when / was young and foolish
and iemematr that fel. as though
owred everything In sight while had
the hquor In me. I have long since
seen the folly Of the use of liquor and
never intend to touch another drop
the remainder of my life.
Men are beginning to see that
liquor does them no good. They are
realizing that the employer OF labor
wants men whose brain Is not clouded
with liquor. men who can be depended
on when they are wanted. The rail
roads nowadays are tolerating no
drinking among employees. and the
same temperate habits are being in
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 betterment or
conditions. should make an investiga-
ton of dry districts In North Caro-
lima there was never as much pros
perity in the state as that which has
come since IL went dry We are now
well up in all branches of industry, 1t
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 The
people right now. Most OF the state
was dry when became governor and
4 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
well distributed, speaks with the
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. MT.
Glenn Is sure he could be reelected,
but he will not likely seek another
term as the ONCE pays only about
$1,000 a year. When Mr.. Glenn was
governor the salary was only $4,OOO,
and he says he spent more than he
was paid. He tried to have the sal
airy raised for his successor. being
nrevented by law to make such q