The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-03-27

Foe Detroit 30 90 dry. But let me
tell you. little NorthviIle's vote has
guu" beyond IT'S borders Our ex.
ample We are confident. made Farm
inston's dry vote much bigger In tho
Oakland campaign. and We hope #,
Nh make SIS Influence felt in The
statewide campaign"
You can't open your pulpits 20
every campaign that IS offered YOU
said the Rev "a Lester Smith. And
you cant afford 20 open them 10 any
campaign unless it's in Gods ser
vice. Now men. don't 90 into this
thing blind. Don't make any state.
meuf you can't back mp. Get tho
facts and be able 10 argue down tn
best OF the VETS Know exactly how
much the booze business cost Wayne
county last year Know the exact
figures on the amount OF crime
trsceable 10 drink. Know every
thing there H. 10 know. Find ont
what the other side has 10 say and
prove IL isn't true.
THAT means you've got 10 forge.
everything else except your ser
mons, maybe. hut do II. It's the
fight Of your lives. Re ready TO
give personal service rs well as
argument n can talk from tho
tail end of an automobile every
night In the week. and the dry cam.
paigncrs want me to. I'll do IT,
The vets feel awfully sorry for
rs because we have been asked TO
raise a few thousand dollars for the
prohibition fight. They've sent on.
lying circulars telling ~ untruth
about what the auti-Saloon league
costs We aren't spending as much
in this cause as was paid tonight
IN New York 10 see couple OF
nuts bang each other around for
10 rounds"
DR. Smiths advice was seconded
heartily by tho Rev. WIZ. Wray
BOYLE
I'VE are face TO face with an un.
principlcd, cunning. experienced and.
thank heaven. frightened enemy" he
Eaid lite Is full OF lies, the only
way you can beat him Is Ia be filed
with facts. met a man or a train
recently who started 20 tell what an
awful place Kansas was. o, II was
terrible. But I had just come from
there and had the facts. Before the
argument was over. I suggested we
20 to Kansas together and spend a
week. n IL was as ! said. he was TO
pay all The expenses. IL II was as
he said, was TO pay all expenses
We didn't 20.
You've got 10 be prepared for
that fellow, and the only. way is By
knowing II when he lies 10 you.
Men, I am not afraid OF the
liquor dealers. hut I am afraid OF an
Indifferent Christianity. What am
going 10 do? Well. I've offered 4
regiment OF 900 men TO the cause
already. and the members OF my
church say can make IT thou.
sand
One OF tho campaign lies OF tho
vets was given IN awful jolt by the
Rev Edwin Simpson, district super
intendent OF the Anti-Saloon league.
The now famous Sheridan Ford let
ter inclosed a printed circular stat
ing that the league had spent s37..
600 in salaries for nine men ia the
last year and that II had paid them
10 ride about in Pullmans and oc.
cupy luxurlously equipped Offices.
The leagues statement showed a to
tai OF $4,000 had been spent. but
this included besides salaries. Office
rent. salaries TO dry speakers in the
county campaigns, Office expenses,
including printing and postage, and.
in fact. practically every cent spent
In any way.
s. =. Kresgo, presided as chairman
Of the evening and music WAS pro
yidcd by Chas. Forsytbc. son OF
Evangelist Forsythe. and a quartet
from the Young Mems Daraea class,
Of the First Baptist church
new campaign button made its
first appearance at this dinner II
"a red, white and blue design, the