The Detroit times., 1912-02-26
COTTINGTON WILL NOT
TRY TO OPEN SALOON
,Contipued from page on.,.

tlnues:
Another thing that desire 10 call
your attention 10 is that your COM
mittee, and the honorable body "
| which you are a member, has the nm
questioned legal right TO exercise a
] reasonable discretion in granting IL
| censes or transfers for the sale OF
! intoxicating liquors, and that no one
can question that discretion when 1t
! IL reasonably and honorably exer-
cised
Il believe and think you and The
honorable body of which you are a
member, after due reflection, will
| agree with me, that here Is a case
| that YOU should exercise that discTe-
\ ton 10 the extent OF denying this
] petition. The principle involved here
is of tremendous importance to tnts
community. II is the same principle
| involved in the slot machine traffic
| Any one who understands that sltud-
| ton does not for a moment consider
! the welfare of the man who thus fool
| ishly throws away his money. On
| the other hand, even the most casual
student OF the question Will look be-
yond him, and see the family OF little
children who must look to their tatG-
er's weekly wages for their support.
THE workingman who earns Sl2
per week and throws away even Oh
cents In the slot machine, is depriving
his family OF that which belongs 10
them. and that which they need very
greatly. Fifty cents out OF his weeh's
salary is a large sum 10 these Gill;
dren and their mother, when every
| cent OF his small earnings must be
used with the greatest care TO pro-
vide the ordinary necessities or life.
The same principle IL involved
when We insist that fire-escapes be
provided for the protection OF 300
lehiltren who occupy the second
floors of two OF our public schools.
And we are thinking Nf the same
thing when we regulate these dance
halls where we found that Our little
girls were permitted TO go, be made
! drunk and debauched, or when We
close ND the so-called stag hotels,
where likewise our little girls are
speedily brought 10 their ruin II Is
1.-THE principle OF protection to our
lcnildren. our young girls and boys,
land | maintain that II il fundamen-
ltal principle or civilized society that
Those who are strong should protect
Those who are weak: that those who
lare in authority, SUCH as are the
members OF your honorable body and
myself. should join hands in a COM
mon effort TO protect our little chill
tdren,- our young girls and boys.
Bearing In mind these things, II
seems TO me the honorable BODY,
Whom I address through you, should
not hesitate a moment In exercising
the discretion which by our laws De-
longs 10 IL, in refusing this petition
in the interests OF the hundreds OF
Young girls and young women who
lthrong TO this institution for the sole
purpose OF receiving such instruction
las will enable them to become strong
enough 10 protect themselves. The
whole matter is so simple, so funda-
mental, and so Enthusiastically one
sided that [ believe, when the men,
bers of your honorable body. all hav-
ling the best interests OF this COM
munity at heart, look at ii from the
above point OF view, you can reach
but one conclusion: that 1t is 1.-The
proper and wise thing for you to
exercise your discretion and deny
this Ietition."
| Many Detroit pastors in their ser
mons, Sunday, referred to the Tight
of the Y. w. c. A. TO prevent Getting
ton establishing saloon In the rear
OF the associations building. Among
those who spoke Of the matter were
! Bishop Williams, the Rev. s. 8.
| MARQUIS. the Rev. w. b. Forbush, the
| Rev. Z. II. Pence, the Rev. j. Percival
Huget- and = number OF the German
pastors.
If the men voters cannot give
women the protection which they
| should have let us transfer the Use
! of the ballot to their hands" SAID
Pastor Pence, OF the Fort-st. Presby.
| terrain church.
Or. Pence urged every man OF the
| Forrest. congregation TO assemble III
! the council chamber, Tuesday night,
when the action OF the aldermen tn
\ granting license transfer TO Getting
( ton would have come MP again had not
/ Cottington ended the 6ght.
Show your aldermen" he said,
| that you consider this question vital
enough 10 bring a vigorous complaint,
and let them understand in plain
terms that IL "a the sense of every
! citizen who has the welfare OF the
women in mind that they must re-
1 ceive protection that will make II as
safe for them 10 walk the streets Of
\ Detroit as Il is for the be-weaponed
policeman with a billy in one hand
: and a revolver In his hip pockeL-lt
I we call this city where life is worit
\ living. we must fight to safeguard ouf
women. or we must drop the motto
which has advertised our city broad
cast"
Pave the way for your presence
| IN the council chamber Tuesday
hight" lie continued, by writing n
letter Immediately TO yonr alderman
! Let him know how yoa feel on THIS
lsn0ject. which is so vital 10 the CITY