The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-14

states nine Of which have become
so within The past year
Most persons can remember when
bleeding Kansas was notorious
because of its criminals The state
went dry TO stay dry and its Grim
: inal population moved on. Noxt
came North Carolina with the same
( experience. then Tennessee, West
Virginia. Arizona, and Oklahoma,
ali of which had unenyiable reputa-
tions for criminals. but nnally got
rid OF them BY voting out the sa-
looms
Recently Iowa, Arkansas. South
Carolina. Colorado, Alabama Idaho
Georgia. Oregon and Washington
showed their criminal classes ont
on the cold world 10 seek shelter
in any state that affords saloon pPo-
lection for them Maine mississippi
North Dakota and Virginia had their
share of cCiminals also. but never
especially Dragged about them. The.
contributed 10 the aggregate seeh.
ing saloon protection.
Look over the list Of states ana
see If YOU do not agree with IA.
that among them were some of the
shining stars OF Crookdom Clo5iu.
the saloons naturally drives out all
the professionals The saloon Is the
crooks protector As every one
Knows
Naturally tho entire galaxy sousr
Srrauer pastures and the fertile au.
tomobilc, field of saloonridd,n De.
troit got its fun share And so
naturally, D,troi' viii continue go
get an ample supply Of them as Ior<
a, the saloons are maintained as
harbor OF refuge
Lax police regulation may &C
count for their staying here after
they come, but the saloons are IA"
attraction hat brings them here in
the first rlaco.
\ crook hates a dry town because
there is uo place to hide Each
year the criminal class is beins
driven into smaller quarters as state
after state and province after pro
vince IN Canada drive ont liquor
dives The Canadian dry wave prob
ably had much TO do with The De
troit situation
From the present outlook, II is
not Improbable that four or five
states besides Michigan viii vote
dry this fall, all OF them rich in
criminals Texas took over large
portion OF the criminals driven out
OF he South Atlantic states. and
perhaps many from Oklahoma and
arizona The Democrats there have
seen the light. due largely TO The
mighty influx of criminals from
neighborinE dry states, and have
made statewide prohibition a party
issue with very great prospect IN {
10 will carry. n Texas goes dry j.
will send Il horde of crooks into thc
saloon states of the middle wcs;
Then there is South Dakota with
its notorious Black Hills region. AL
most certain 10 vote dry and a.v.
walking papers 10 its unequaled l,.
ray Of criminal talent And Mon
tana. also, is slated TO vote ont sa
looms. and California. with her san
Francisco. and Nebraska with her
Omaha, all OF them fairly seething
with crime since the mountain .
states went dry and drove the Grim
inals out.
When ALL or a goodly part OF .
hose states unload their saloon.
protected criminals upon the saloon .
cities OF the middle west. coud.. /
they are now az 10 beggar descrip- /
ton The only reason Kentucky |
and Minnesota are not dry, IL be- |
cause of the legislation machinery
that prevents he people from vol /
ing In Wyoming and Florida me |
conditions are much the same. aad !
il is only matter OF few years 1
until the saloon-protected criminal |
will find a safe harbor in only a /
few states VIII Michigan be !
among the number. or will her pca-
pie be among those who will say |
To the criminal, Move on"
Michigan has Il within her pow
or to rid herself OF her saloon pro !
tccted criminals, or she can adycr, |
llse 10 the world that all crim!Ials /
may ind safe harbor here The !
vote next November will decide the !
question II Michigan votes dry
the criminals viii leave the state
the same as they have lcf' every ,
other dry state. If Michigan votes !
wet the criminals that are now in
the state. will remain and others
will bc added To them 40 long as the