The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
The Booze Crowd Has Always
Fooled You; Your Turn, Now,
To Fool the Booze Crowd

To Fool the Booze Crowd
The governor of a state should repre-
sent that states sentiment.
Sometimes the party goes wrong and
nominates man who is not in sympathy
with the states purposes.
Then it is that the people are called
upon to sit as board of review upon the
party's action, and if they find a mistake
has been made, it is up to them to cor
rect it.
The Times believes the sentiment in
Michigan today is for prohibiuon-for
banishing the vicious influence of booze
and the saloon from our government.
Albert f. Sleeper, Republican candi-
date for governor, has in no manner in
dicated that he shares that sentiment.
He has in no manner indicated a sym
pathy with the people in the fight they
are waging for the security of their
homes and firesides against the liquor
evil
Indeed, it is commonly understood that
he was the candidate in his party of the
liquor forces and that his nomination was
due to the efforts put forth by the liquor
forces.
The candidacy Of Albert Z. Sleeper for
the highest Office in the gift of the peo-
pie of his state is INCONSISTENT with
state public sentiment and state spirit.
The candidacy of Edwin F. Sweet
Democrat, for governor is CONSISTENT
with the sentiment and the spirit Of the
people of Michigan
The great big state issue is PROHIBI-
TION.
Sweet has made a public statement
that he is on the right side Of that issue.
He went over the head Of his party in
making that statement
He is more courageous than his party.
He is bigger than his party.
Sweet is mindful Of the part booze has
played in politics and in the government
and in the lawmaking Of Michigan.
Sweet has seen the hand Of the liquor
interests in the legislature, interfering in,
when not CONTROLLING, its course.
Sweet remembers. maybe, that shortly
after the opening prayer in the early part
of legislative session. how one repre-
sentative from Detroit Of the brewers
and the saloons arose from MS seat and
moved that the water in the ice coolers
be removed and beer substituted.
That was just sample of the eTront-
cry of booze and the boldness with which
it has operated in Michigan and a sample
of just how booze looks upon the things
that decent people regard a. sacred.
Sweet has had whit OF Michigan S
breath and smells whisky on IT.
% lie oilers TO take 1t by the arm. the
same as you would take your drunken
neighbor Dy the arm, and help II safely
home and out of danger.
Sweet has publicly declared that prohi-
bition offers Michigan a safety zone and
security against AN enemy that would be-
more merciful if it killed outright
And 10y this public declaration, Sweet
proves to the people Of Michigan that
he is better qualified than h5, opponent
for the office OF governor.
While the governor of state should
represent its majority sentiment, il is not
always the case that he does.
We have experienced the exception
very many times in Michigan.
For which fact a normal majority that
Is heavily Republican has in most in
stances been 10 blame
SO many OF our voters find IL so hard
10 sacrifice the party ticket for a principle
that Is NOT REPRESENTED on THE
PARTY TICKET.
We are going TO experience the eNcep-
ton again unless these voters IN Michi-
tAn awake To the fact by Nov that
voting the old ticket straight isn't go