The Detroit times., 1912-02-02
OSBORN MAKES ANOTHER
ATTACK ON BREWERItS
Tells Banqueters Brewery
Owned Saloons Are Poison
Ranged Wolf Traps

me RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. 2.--Gov.
okD6fn. in an address at the eighth
annual banquet OF the Austin Blair
club. OF Mecosta county. last night
made another attack on the brewery
lnterests
sThe brewery-owned saloons he
declared. fare the curse and ruin OF
other saloons that are called decent.
The stigma that attaches 10 the sa-
lon business comes particularly from
dives and 90 per cent of the dives are
brewery-owned. | am not a prohibit
ZIONIST, but IL we cannot regulate the
saloons In any other way, then let us
have prohibition. Brewery-owned sa-
looms are poison-fanged wolf traps in
the paths of the boys and girls. My
father was an abolitionist In the fight
against human slavery, and | am an
abolitionist in the battle against the
brewery-owned saloons"
Senator William Alden Smith, Den
mis- r. Award, OF Clare, who will OPP
pose Congressman Dodds In the pri-
maries, Rep. John NJ. Perry, OF Osce-
ola, candidate for the Republican nom
nation for state treasurer, and Wood
bridge N. Ferris, the latter the only
Democrat at the speakers table, also
delivered addresses. A telegram of
regret was received from Col. Roose-
welt. "If I came | wouldn't do any
thing but talk" the message -conclud-
ed. and there was much applause. A
letter was also read in which Presi-
dent Taft expressed regret that he
could not attend. Clyde !. Webster,
of Detroit. was POSTMASTER.
you might not feel II in Mecosta
county" said Mr.. Webster in intro
tlucing Gov. Osborn, but in Detroit
the influence of breweries and saloons
in Jnblic Offices is very apparent.
When an organization, and above all
the breweries, tries 10 control the
politics OF the state IT is time to call
a halt"
The governor, at the outset OF his
speech, said Jackson prison was
cursed with corrupt management and
peanut politics" when he became
eovernor, but now 1t has board OF
control which Is equal to any In the
country. He said II had been charged
two years ago II an Upper Peninsula
man were elected governor the state
commission would be manipulated In
favor of the mining interests. AS a
.efutation of this, Mr.. Osborn, de
clared, he was the first governor elect
ed from the Upper Peninsula who
took the initiative which brought
about revaluation OF the Upper
Peninsula mines which in-creas-
ed their assessment s65.00O,OOO.
Gov Osborn supported the plan for
the recall Of judges. Il believe. ne
said. pointing TO Circuit Judge Per-
kins, OF Grand Rapids, who was pres
ent, that the judge agrees with me
In saying that the recall should APP
ply to the judiciary for onfy ascow-
ardly jurist is afraid Of the recalls
Il never met Gov. Osborn before.
said Prof. Ferris. but had been told
things by those who do not ike him.
His speech tonight was good demo-
cratic doctrine and IT'S good enough
for me- | am convinced that Michi-
gan has a governor who can't be
handled"
II see," continued Prof. Ferris,
that they have pardoned Morse and
Glazier also has been paroled. am
not rejecting on Gov. Osborn for his
part in releasing Glazier, but how
about those inmates OF prisons serving
sentences who have no friends, no
money, no one TO plead? Say what
you will, money talks. money defeats
justice"
Mr.. Webster, a member of the Jack
son prison board, took exception by
saying no one is paroled or pardoned
from a Michigan prison because OF
money influences. 'Glazier Is prac-
tically penniless." he said. ANY con-
vict who IL in danger OF dying. as
was the fate OF Glazier, is paroled."
A pool at the banquet showed
vote OF 236 for Roosevelt fo- president
and lie for Taft.