The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-08
ASKS MAYOR
TO ENFORCE
LIQUOR LAW
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| Wnetner the Hquor laws can De en-
forced or not. think the Detroit
police commissioner and mayor
should take notice. Chicago has
shown that the enforcement OF the
liquor laws OF any city is squarely
up to the mayor Of that city"
II was Anti-Saloon league day be-
fore the Pastors union. The Rev.
Edwin Simpson, district superinten-
gram with an appeal FOR liberal
signing OF the petitions to force the
submission OF dry amendment
next fall He called attention to
the fact that $4,000 signatures will
compel the submission of the
amendment, whether the legislature
likes II or not.
1.-THE liquor men claim this thing
is being forced on Detroit and that
they are for home rule he said.
IF we get the whole $4,000 sigma
lures In Detroit and Wayne county
we can refute that argument, for
then Wayne county will be forcing
the submission on the rest OF the
state"
Mr.. Simpson announced that a
manual of arguments would be dis
tributed soon after the first OF the
year and presented and had adopted
a campaign for securing the names
OF workers in the campaign through
the churches.
Mr.. Hudson told Of the opening
OF the campaign and declared that
with "A counties containing AZ per
cent OF the voters Of the state al
ready dry there was no doubt of the
outcome OF the campaign.
Statistics show that so per cent
of the saloons in Michigan are in
Wayne county, he said. "The rest
OF the state has about decided that
II Wayne county is going to remain
part Of the commonwealth 1t Is
about time she cleaned house, and
we are going to help you clean
house"
"Sobriety is safety first" would
be the campaign cry, Mr.. Hudson
declared.
| Mr.. Lands paid great deal OF
sibility of the government for the
existence of the booze business.
The truth is we are largely a
nation OF anarchists" said he. Self
government by our system is good
deal of failure. The great Amer
lean republic is largely bluff.
There has either got to be a tight
ening up Of our government or we
will be an autocracy in so years.
State government Is largely run for
the purpose of collecting taxes and
distributing jobs. II the state could
discover some majesty within itself
the common man would take off his
coat and work for 1t in times of
peace and fight, and die for 1t in
times of war;"
In making q plea for indepen-
dence in politics, Mr.. Lands re-
marked:
II used to belong to a party.
am just a member Of 1t now. l
don't belong to anything or any
body
Referring again to the responsible
ity OF the government for the liquor
business. Mr.. lands said:
"Wt are not trying TO put any
body out OF business, we are trying
to get out OF the liquor business
ourselves. sometimes think we
owe the brewer and the saloonkeep-
err An apology for making 1t pos
sible for them to be In such a bus
mess. We either ought to close our
crime incubators or open our peni-
tentiaries."
Still later he said to tho pastors:
when you are on your way home
on Christmas eve, your arms full OF
bundles, your hearts full of good
will and some Keeling figure stag
gers past you to go into the near
sSt alley and go TO sleep behind
some ash can, just think to your
self, That Is just one OF our GUS
toners. one of the wrecks of the
business we run"
The first gun OF the campaign,
which seeks statewide prohibition
by constitutional amendment, was
fired In the Woodward-ave. Congre-
gational church, Sunday afternoon.
The meeting drew an immense
crowd. All sides or the question
were discussed by the speakers.
chief among whom was ex-Congress-
man Charles b. Lands, Of Indiana.
who looked at the matter from a
humanitarian and Civilized" stand
point.
The Rev. Joseph A. Vance, of the
First Presbyterian church, quoted
Lincoln's famous saying about fool
ing the people part of the time. and
told his audience that the people
were no longer fooled, but had. In
fact, awakened from their lamb-like
sleep and were aroused to action.
He declared that sentiment among
all classes, exclusive OF the liquor
men, is fast turning and that, in the
Detroit club, the revenues from
drinka have an far fallen off that