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

The governor of state should repre-
sent that states sentiment
Sometimes the party goes wrong and
dominates a 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 mistake
has been made it is up to them 10 cor
rect it.
The Times believes the sentiment in
Michigan today is for prohibiuon-tor
banishing the vicious influence Of booze
and the saloon from our government.
Albert t. Sleeper, Republican candl-
date for governor, has in no manner in
dicated that he shares that sentiment.
He has in no manner indicated 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 f. Sleeper FOL
the highest office in the gift Of the PEG
pie of his state is INCONSISTENT with
state public sentiment and state spirit.
The candidacy of Edwin +. 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 public slater mt
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 MS 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 H..
when not CONTROLLING, It's course.
Sweet remembers maybe, that shortly
after the opening prayer in the early part
of legislative session. Row one repre-
sentative from Detroit Of the brewers
and the saloons arose from his seat and
moved that the water in the ice coolers
be removed and beer substituted
That was just sample of the eFront-
cry of booze and the holiness with which
it has operated in Michigan, and a sample
of just how booze looks upon the things
that decent people regard as sacred
Sweet has had whit Oh Michigan 4.
breath and smells whisky on il.
lie oilers to take II by the arm tho
same as you would take your drunken
nelghbor by the arm, and nelp it safely
home and out of danger.
Sweet has publicly declared that probI.
bitlon offers Michigan safety zone anc
security against an enemy that would ue
more merclful If II killed outright.
And by this public declaration. SWee,
proves 10 the people of Michigan tina,
he is better qualified than his opponen'
for the Office OF governor
While the governor of a state shouI
represent its majority sentiment, it is no
always the case that he does.
We have experienced the exception
very many times IN Michigan
For which fact a normal majority tina
is heavily Republican has IN most IN
Stances been 10 blame
SO many of our voters find IL so har
10 sacrifice the party ticket for princip
that Is NOT REPRESENTED on TIL
PARTY TICKET.
We arc going TO experience the eXccl
tion again unless these voters in Mich
gan awake 10 the fact by Nov. TN;
voting "the old ticket straight" isn't e