The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Prohibition Party Only
"Live One" Says For
mer Executive
BOOSTS FOSS
FOR PRESIDENT
Ex-Governor of Mas
sachusetts Also
Speaks Here

The platform of the Prohibition
party was set forth by former Gov.
Foss, OF Massachusetts,, and former
Gov. Sulzer. of New York. in an ad-
dress. Friday night. in Hotel Cadil-
lac, to delegates to the state con-
vention.
Peace. progress, patriotism. pros
perity and, last but not least. pro-
hibition." was the keynote OF the
policies elucidated by William
Sulzer, the past executive OF the
Empire state, while ex-Gov. Foss,
whose candidacy for the Prohibition
presidential nomination was boosted
by Mr.. Sulzer, declared that the Pro
hibition party alone had the social
and moral issues to make 1t a real
live one"
Without prohibition and equal
suffrage, the Republican party has
no issues. and without these 1t has
no chance for victory" he said. ION
the other hand. large element in
the Democratic party Is owned by
the liquor interests and they're not
coming out for prohibition nor for
equal suffrage.
prohibition Is the best kind OF
economic protection and the best
kind of preparedness. We don't
want to turn the country into a
military camp. but we do want a
reasonable preparedness.
The Republican and Democratic
parties are both badly split. Mr..
Foss declared. and neither are
standing for the greatest issues
prohibition and equal suffrage. The
latter is intimately bound up with
prohibition. he held, because women
will use the vote to suppress the
liquor traffic.
Last year. in Massachusetts, II
was said that the liquor interests
spent 100000 for the defeat Of the
equal suffrage amendment" he de
clared
Addressing himself 10 a group OF
delegates 10 tie railroad trainmen's
convention. who attended the mass
meeting. Mr.. Foss praised their or
ganization for its stand on prohibit
ton. and declared that the American
Typographical union and the most
progressive labor leaders were for
prohibition.
I'VE must prepare TO meet with
competition from abroad after the
war;" he said, land the way to do 1t
is not by erecting high tariff wall.
but by greater efficiency and by con-
serving the manhood OF the country,
The great lesson OF the war is that
men can't fight on rum, and II we
can't fight on II we can't work on
1t, either. Russia has put the ban
on vodka, absinthe has been prohib-
tied In France. and In England the
government has taken charge OF the
liquor traffic. II we had war the
first act Of the federal government
would be to take charge OF 1t here
With the election OF new state
committee officers. and the selection
OF delegates TO the national conven.
ton. the state Prohibition conven.
ton completed its session In De.
troit. late Friday afternoon.
The Rev. c. s. Kennels, of Romu.
lus, was elected permanent chair
man, F. z. Titus, OF Jackson, secre-
tary, and Burton l.. lockwood. OF
Detroit. chairman OF the state cen.
trail committee.
Following Is the list OF delegates:
, Mrs. Sophia ". Reed. Mrs. f. L.
H H,sgs, plymouth; Q. A. Rowland,
Maggie WALK. Ralph Herrick. calu-
Johnson. Rosebush; John e. Cutler.
Battle Greek; Mrs. ". 9. Stone. will
Eayres. Michael Cowen. PlainweiI:
Charles r. Badger Batti eCreek; NJ.
q. Wylin. Mrs. d. L. lockwood. De-
troit; W; Mclean. stockbrldge: F. r.
Clemens: w. ]. Fauii. Lake Linden
f. w. Mason. Utica; Fred W. Corbett
lansing: samuel Dickie, Albion
Call, Kalamazoo: George Haynes.
Battle Creek: Harry c. Doane. Grand
Rapids; Mrs. r, l.. Calkins. Scottville:
Mrs. Matte Jones, Detroit: J. d. Le-
land. Corunna: Mrs. Arta Fisher,
Scott; Howard d. Roeloffs. Ann Ar
Dor; Moses Johnston. Mrs. John T.
Johnston. Rosebush: Andrew Wood.
Dryden. Norman II. Wood. Grass
Mrs.. Arthur Schanck, Dryden; F. j.
krogh. Detroit, Rev. Mr.. Girard, Bat
tie Creek; NJ. T. Johnston. Rosebush:
j. q. Corners. Frontier; Rev. c. s.
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