The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-03-15
Ex GOVERNOR GLENN
Stirring Appeal In Favor of Local
Option-Larse and Enthusi-
astic Audience.

Option-Larse and Enthusi-
astc Audience.
There has been little doubt from the
first that local option will again be
adopted at the spring election, Monday,
April lst. the only thing apparently
to be feared being over. confidence on
the part OF those who are in favor of
keeping the county dry. From the
first meeting called this year to pre-
pare for the campaign not a mis-step
has been taken to date. The splendid
county organization. the thorcughness
of all the preliminary work, the en-
thusiastic meetings, the systematic
township and ward canyasses all point
to success at the polls and with the
present harmonious and effective work
kept up the balance of the month it is
almost safe to predict doubling of
the majority of $40 given two years
ago. The only possible thing which
can defeat this is the failure of the
voters of the county to go to the polls
on April 1st, rain or shine, neglecting
if need be little work or business for
the day and in the meantime to lend
all possible assistance to those who are
in active command Of the work to free
Shiawassee from the oren saloon for
two years from May 1st next. -
A great impetus was given the cause
by the address of Ex-Governor Robert
B. Glenn of North Carolina at the
meeting held in the M. E. church Mon
day evening under the auspices of the
County Welfare Association. Presi-
dent D. M. Christian presided. Seated
on the platform with the speaker and
the president were a number of vice
presidents representing the city and
county. The attendance was large,
many coming from all parts of the
county to hear Gov Glenn and no one
went away disappointed. 1t was a
splendid meeting, stirring the already
determined workers to put forth every
effort possible to make the msjority 80
large that two years hence Shiawassee
will be conceded as being beyond the
possibility of becoming wet" Gov.
Glenns address in part follows:
The Baptist church was filed with
adults from all sections Of the coun-
ty, a majority of whom were men,
Monday evening when former Gov.
Glenn of North Carolina made an ad-
dress on the issues of - the present
local option campaign in this county.
President d. M. Christian of the
Shiawassee Welfare association pre-
sided. Gov. Glenn is an easy speak
er and had the vast audience with
him from the start. He made ID
strong, eloquent appeal for the con-
tinuance OF local option in this coun-
ty. He spoke as follows:
My dear friends:--I meet and
greet you here this evening with a
great deal of pleasure. You live in
this great Northwest and / in the
Southwest but we are brothers, we
are friends and we work together for
the uplifting of humanity. / wish i
could take you in my arms and give
you all an old fashioned hug. (Par-
ticularly the ladies.)
From 1861 to 1865 we tried to
come up here and see you but you
had guns and shot us. You told us
to go and we went, but one thing you
| did not tell us to do. You did not
| tell us to crush out the evil of strong
| drink. We ourselves looked out and
| saw the disgrace, crime and ruin
| caused by it and by Gods help we
will thrust il out. Hear what ! say,
in less than five years, we will thrust
it out of every city, county and state
| in the union. And we will come to
you again. This time, no guns and
no shooting. We will come as friends
as brothers and with loving hearts.
We will come to ask you to drive the
| great curse out of every part of our
land.
Without any prejudice and with
out any ill-will let us discuss this
| great issue. If 1t is a good thing, IL
it makes better citizens. If it brings
peace and joy and up-lifts, If 1t is a
| good thing, We as sensible men and
women would like high license taken
off. If 1t is good thing, We would
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