The Detroit times., 1912-11-08
SUPT. MORROW TO
QUIT LOCAL FIELD
Will Become Associated With
National. Anti-Saloon League
-Successor Not Elected

George w. Morrow, superintendent
for eight years Of the Anti-Saloon
league Of Michigan, has rendered his
resignation. to take effect on the cleo
ton OF his successor.
II intend to 20 into national work"
said Mr.. Morrow, Friday. The ma
tional oficers have been after me for
some time. and my own inclination
comedies with their wishes. don't
know whether I shall leave Detroit or
not; may remain here, may go 10
the headquarters In Ohio, or l may go
TO Washington. That remains TO be
decided.
II have received the Endorsements
Sof those with whom and for whom
worked. The league has made great
progress In the past eight years, as
the report shows. | am now ready
for new fields"
Mr.. Morrow's written resignation,
submitted In the annual meeting OF
the board OF trustees OF the Michf-
gan Anti-Saloon league, Thursday, re-
counts the progress Of the league ur-
der his superintendency, and says that
Il II time for q new man to take up
the work, a man who will be unham-
pered by the personal enemies that
Mr.. Morrow could not avoid making.
and who can undertake the work OF
making Michigan dry without handi
cap.
For that Is Mr.. Morrow's recommen-
dation-that the Anti-Salooh league
begin to gather its forces for state
wide prohibition. The report says:
III Int ofa az
20 INSCRIPTIONS, 30 conscienceless, so
unwilling to let the county or the
county or the municipality settle the
question OF the local saloon by the
votes OF their own people, but insist
on importing a colonized vote: and 30
persistent in attempts TO discredit To-
cal option by shipping liquors into dry
counties and establishing blind pigs
TO make the drunk records big: and as
we truly believe. are bribing oficials
and corrupting courts to defeat the
will OF the people; therefore we rec
ommend that Michigan begin TO or
ganize it's forces for statewide pro-
Inhibition. that the state as a whole may
find redemption from the greatest
curse that ever blackened the pages
Of history"
II Is further recommended that de-
tectives be employed to discover vio-
lations Of the dry law in prohibition
counties. Mr.. Morrow says In his re-
port:
/" wish this board might consider
well the necessity Of this work, and
IF possible make some provision
whereby we could send out men 10
asst the prosecuting attorneys and
sheriffs In the enforcement OF the law
against such criminals. We have got
to enforce the law, OF the people will
lose courage and will not sustain local
soption IN these counties"
( Mr.. Morrow recommends that the
isource and inspiration of alleged
scolonisation movements be discover
ed, n necessary by the employment
iof Burns or Pinkerton detectives. He
says that many counties have been
turned or kept In the wet column by
the importation and boarding OF men
for 20 days, who thus became eligible
10 vote.
He pays a high tribute 10 'the
great services OF Gov. Chase 8. Os-
born IN behalf OF good government
and temperance"
Mr.. Morrow calls attention to the
growth Of the leagues work In
eight years. In 1904. II had two
Offices: now II has SIX. Then II en-
pIoyed three people: now II has ~;
Then its annual budget was $500:
now u Is t37 1000; then there was but
one dry county: now there are IS.
In 1905 there were 6.1b7 saloons; now
there are t.23f. He reviews the in.
dorssments Of the league which have
come m the past few months from
the general Methodist conferences, the