The Detroit times., 1915-11-03

Nee homes and communities
shrousA what II prints In its adver
tlu1ng columns."
Il The Times went dry. second. to
- me-. Il did not care to take or
hers tor and from the brewers. II
couldn't make out how the press
could b both the handmaiden OF
civilization and the bar-matd of the
brewer and distiller or the procuress
for the pot-houses. seeking to Sc
cure victims for the desperate traf-
&c to replace those lost through
the onward sweep OF the anti-sa-
loon movement.
Being against bossism. The
Times was bound TO be against
booze, the twin evil OF bossism. No
politically independent newspaper
can train with the puny and servile
little men who appeal TO the bosses
every morning to give us this day
our daily opinion: nor can 1t regard
the voice OF the liquor advertiser as
the voice Of God.
Being dry, The Times Is uafetter-
ed and free to support the men who
are openly and pronouncedly hos
tile to the alliance OF booze and
bossism.
Refusing to take the copy OF the
vets. we refuse to take the candi-
dates OF the vets.
The Times supported the present
acknowledgement Of Michigan
when the liquor interests were
against him and we knew It, We sup
ported him once when the liquor
interests were for him and we
didn't know It. We opposed him
when the vets were unitedly and
ofYicially for him and we did know
II.
You remember Phil. Shcridan's
Irish sergeant who tried to subdue
an army mule. When the animal.
In the course of his gyrations. got
n hoof in the stirrup. Pat dismount-
ed In disgust. THAT settles IT," he
said, IF the donkey's going TO get
on. get on"
When the Royal Ark got on the
Democratic donkey in 1912, II would
have been simply grotesque for n
dry newspaper to be found. in the
saddle.
The revolt against the drink curse
has taken on too intense charac-
ter to make 1t impressive for can
dldate or ofiicial to say, I'm tenn
perance man; I don't touch thing"
Teetotalism isn't necessarily moral;
It may be frugal. A preacher APP
preached q candidate for sheriff and
said. II want to vote intelligently
and conscientiously. and therefore
desire to ask you q question"
Shoot" said the candidate. "Dc
you touch intoxicating liquors."
The nominee replied that he would
like to settle point before answer
Ing. Say on" said the preacher.
is this an inquiry or an invitation"
asked the discreet candidate.
The Times went dry. third, be-
cause It wanted to be consistent
Pledged to truth In advertising. 1t
cannot accept copy that proclaims
that "Budweiser Spells Temper
ance.- Budweiser speels temper
ance just about as much as alimony
spells domestic felicity or safe-tap-
ping spells personal probity.
II any brand Of beer Is found
spelling temperance. temperance
had better stay on the Job.
No paper committed to advertis-
ing integrity can admit to It's col
umns such spurious pretensions as
"A Case Of Beer Provides the True
Spirit of Christmas" or Make
Your Thanksgiving Happy With
Our Best Gin" Beer provides only
Christmas desolafion: gin dlches
the thanks from Thanksgiving.
II the newspapers want truthful
advertisement Of liquor. let the late
Henry w. Grady, the eloquent
spokesman Of the New South. fur
nish the copy. He said: 1T is the
mortal enemy Of peace and order.
The despoiler Of men. the terror Of
women. the cloud that shadows the
face Of children, the demon that
has dug moro graves and sent moro
souls unshrived to judgment than
all the pestilences that have wasted
life since God sent the plaques to
Egypt and al the wars since Joshua
stood before Jericho"
One would gather from the pic
torial liquor advertisements that
the path Of glory leads but to .
tap-room. Reading how the illus
trious Of the long ago achieved un-
dying fame by liberal imbibing, one
ID led to believe that
Lives Of great men ali remind W
We may make our lives sublime,
And. departing. leave behind US
Footprints Oh . high old time.
Alphonse Karr says the soldier
falls wounded. his comrades finish