The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-25
SAYS FLAUNTING
OF LIQUOR "ADS."
WILL SOON CEASE
,coati.u.d from pas. o..J

tCoatinued from PAGE OnsD
some baby banks In Clarksburg. w.
Va, to an audience in Central Metho-
dist church, Tuesday afternoon. In
one of the closing days meetings OF
the Flying Squadron's local campaign
against the liquor trafic. II wasn't a
ringing denunciation OF the political
system which works In partnership
with the traffic in drink. II wasn't a
singing attack on the men who sell
alcohol II was just story concern
ing what happened to the little ones
OF Clarksburg. after West Virginia
went dry, and the story left many Of
the women In the church In tears.
II took part In the fight 10 make
West Virginia dry" said Mr.. Stewart
when spoke In Clarksburg. l met
with opposition from business men.
The bankers came to me and said
prohibition would ruin their city. II
would take money out OF circulation.
they said, and throw men out OF work.
"On July /, the state went dry, and
a month after that, / went back TO
Clarksburg. strolled into a bank
and a saw a tall, lanky man, with a
child perched on his shoulders, walk
ing up TO window. He spoke to the
man behind the screen, and pretty
soon that child took one hand from
around Its fathers neck, and reached
out for little bank.
That's the last one we've got,
said the banker.
II talked to that banker. and re-
minded him what had been said to
haf hn OF
told me that more familiess had taken
out bank books IN the single month
that Clarksburg had been dry, than
at any other time In the history OF
his bank
And he was overjoyed about what
happened TO the baby banks. They
had been lying In his place for years,
and he was thinking OF throwing them
away. After West Virginia banished
liquor. It was found that there were
many extra nickels and dimes around
the homes, and somehow or other,
these small pieces OF change found
their way into the hands OF the chill
dren. Children began to save. There
was a regular rush for baby banks.
Every bank In the city got them for
their patrons, and before the first
month OF prohibition had passed.
every one had been distributed.
Il tell you a drunkard loves his
children as much as you or I. Liquor
may deaden that love while II IL In
the fathers system, but take the
liquor oH of him. and he is as kind
and gentle father as any Of US ever
will be.
"One reason why sentiment against
liquor has strengthened so much .th-
In the last few years, Is because this
generation Is determined to protect
its childhood. And when a people
determines to protect children, 4
means that the liquor traffic must die.
A man or woman cannot be a true
lover OF children and support the
liquor traffic at the same time. A
person or a state which tolerateS
liquor Is merely bartering the right OF
a child to happiness and health for
the nickels and dimes that go over
the bar OF saloon"
President Landrith, Of Ward-Bel-
mont college, continued the attack
made by other speakers Of the squad
ron upon persons who profess TO be
Christians and at the same time do
THE one great thing We have TO
worry about In this fight" said DR..
Landrith, lis the need Of the faith
and support OF those who know that
the traffic In liquor is wrong, but who
do not vote against 1t There are
men who sit In their pews In churches
with their bank books In their peck.
cts, and say: I can't vote against
the saloon because 1t keeps my taxes
down This sort OF man Is the
worst kind OF common CRATER. He
would sell the lives OF his sons and
other mems sons for few paltry dol
lars"
Touching upon the political angle
Of the fight for prohibition. DR.. Land
rith said:
81 am a Democrat, but ! don't be-
long to the party. am only a mem
Der of II. When the party goes the
wrong way, leave II. and keep go
Ing ahead. You'll nnd that they al
ways catch up with you sooner CT
later. Being Democrat, doesn't pre-
vent one from being n Christian frst,
and a Democrat afterwards The
trouble with too many Christian men
is that they are more loyal TO their
political party than they are to their
religion"
j. Frank Hanly. former governor OF
Indiana. and originator OF the Flying
Squadron. spoke in the evening meet
F., ing I'm the Central church. He told
OF the bitter opposition which was
directed at the work OF the speakers
in the state OF Washington during the
recent campaign, which has placed
the state In the dry column.
I'VE would awaken In the morn
ing" he said, and see half-page ad-
vertisement in the newspapers, tell
ing the people that a lot OF outsiders
had come 10 town to NEEDLE with
their affairs. We we're backed by
Rockefeller. and the makers OF soft
drinks. said these advertisements.
I'm Seattle, this opposition was
stronger than elsewhere, because the