The Detroit times., 1914-02-25
Nh. Citizen, Are Yoa .
Z Party TO the Deed7

The Michigan Central Railroad co.
ID going on record ~ an accomplish 70
the deed Of liquor selling.
Now this statement sounds vague
indeed to whole mass Of Times reso-
ers who perhaps are not much inter-
ested In what the Michigan Central
Co. does or leaves undone. 20 long -
the splsndidly equipped trains Of that
line continue 70 run on to-thsminuts
schedules and passengers are depos-
tied with care and precision q the
hundreds Of stations touched thereby
But let's see: How about this lease
which the Michigan Central has solo
to the Union News Co. for . few pal
try dollarsf say "paltry." though II
may run up into the thousands. Even
II It does. don't you think 1t surely .
''paltry" pittance for Q great and splen'
did corporation to accept. whose bust
ness n the safe carriage Of the pub
Ito?
Can Il be that the aforesaid com.
psny. with all its record for good ser
vice during the past 80 years In the
state Of Michigan, would besmirch IA
yeputation for Z few thousand dollars
The palatiaf concrete steal structure
lined with marble u without doubt the
finest In the middle west Erected q
! q cost Of $1.600.000. to accommodate
the public wayfarers. 1t should be con
served from such . curse. Are the
Temperance people Of Detroit asleepl
AAA AAk
predict that there will be "doings" 10
the commonwealth Of Michigan a.
well - In the city. that will make the
guardians Of the road ashamed to be
parties 70 such blight on the city'i
name and welfare
OF course. everyone knows about
the common council-and what could
you expectf When . few Temperance
aldermen try to pass IN ordinance rel
. alive to the common good. On ordf
nance which win purify the map and
make II At for women and children e
look ct. then Of course the other tel
lows who represent big business IN
terests," said interests being largely
saloons and dance halls owned and
controlled BY themselves, win jump II
| and trample the ordinance to death II
. jiRy. Perhaps you would get veto
on such . license not.
Everybody knows that the common
council II mighty sensitive ON the
liquor Question-also we know thai
Detroit's prosecutor. Hugh Shepherd
n q man. He stands today . splendid
pillar Il strength before the law-abid
| ing Temperance people Of the state Of
Michigan. 90 the one Watchdog among
wolves, who drives tho whipper~snap
pers and politicians to the tall timber
and stands like . Roman against
CROOKS and rummiee-0 grant ~
more such men.
Temperance people. the time II u
hand when you should show your
metal-don't let the portals Of your
fair city become fouled BY Z whisky
shop. You don't want Il anywhere-
much less IN the great gateway where
thousands q women and innocen'
children 60 and come day IN and day
out Are you going 70 have them In
troduced to the besotted individual
who II . menace 70 them because hs
n drunk ON . railroad company's whis-
~, and they are obliged to travel on
the nnef Are you going to throw
them into close contact with the white
SLAYER and the debaucher who always
travels In the wake Of whisky shop
You know nrst Impressions stick 70
4 traveller like . sand burr. and what
nice ~ impressions Of Detroit such
IN arrangement would give the globe
trotter, the wayfarer, who goes from
sltv In <SAtv NJ tha hANk az bunin00nl
Get busy with your aldermen.