The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-13
Ex-GOv. V ey, of
South Dakota, Gives
Observations
J. BARLEYCORN
WILL BE MYTH
Predicts Early Demise
of DetrOit's Wide
Open Policy
From the breeze-laden prair1es OF


South Dakota came Robert S.
Nesey, former governor of his state,
10 attend the sessions OF the
Worlds Salesmanship congress
Though Gov. Vescy's temporary
address is Chicago, where is located
the United Agency, a rating concern
which ne represents. his home still
/ is N South Dakota, Yves sington
Springs, 40 miles from Mitchell.
having the distinction of being his
postoillce address.
A TYPE Of the real weaterner-
broad.ininded. sincere and progress
sive-the former governor has a
message not only to the Worlds
| Salesmanship congress. but TO the
whole people OF the nations com
| monwealth. That message is that
before great while the occupation
OF the liquor salesman throughout
the United States will b. gone, and
that John Barleycorn will eventual
Is become a mytk-a bugaboo which
indiscreet parents may use 10
| friehten their children.
South Dakota is gong dry in
the autumn" said Gov. Nesey to
The Times. Not only that, but
! think the woman suffragist move
mcnt viii also carry
The reader may infer from these
! observations that tho former chief
executive of his state Is a prohibi.
| ZIONIST in politics. Not 80. however,
! He was raised" a Republican, and
/ for some time conducted a general
/ store in the little town OF Messing
ton Springs. From 1904 10 1906 he
was N the state senate. In 1909
he was elected governor. and in
! 1911 he was reelected by an In
creased majority.
Il am really a progressive Repub-
iican, said the OK governor. Il
supported Roosevelt in the cam
paign Of 1872 Tough the Ropubli-
can party prevailed in "a Republican
state. there WAS no vote for Taft in
South nakota.'
Gov Vosey was literally born on
, the water WAGON. lis father. he
SAYS. was one OF the old English tee
totalers. and he taught his nine
Hons 30 !cly upon natures gtimu-
lams The South Dakotan. though
he passed his youth IN he glorious
vest N the rimo OF all.night saloons
he shoot-'ch.up days OF the
hilarious cowpuncher--has never
d, ,., $50 caste OF iiquor, and he is
quite sure that no one ever slipped
one over on him. even TO- medicinal
purposes.
Though always morally in favor
Of temperance. GOV. Nesoy docs not
preach Il in conventional form. He
says il should be- regarded as a
business proposition,
"The people Of the country" said
he, ARE coming TO see the benefit
/ OF prohibition from an economic
standpoint, and that is the practical
and sensible way in which 10 view
and treat the question. The vast
majority are beginning to realize
that the saloon and the gambling
hall are not the handmaidens OF
prosperity. The rum-seller and the
drinking man himself have done
more 10 bring about reform than
have any other elements. The more
privileges the rum-seller was per
United the more arbitrary he be
came.
"In the case OF the drinking man
Il is simply n matter OF waking up
You'll find the majority of the lat
ter class Is composed OF men with
out any permanent home, the drift
ing element that finds sociability I'm
the saloon. There was n time when
salesman was not regarded as q
success unless he had very fair
capacity for liquor. That day is
past. Employers don't want drinkers.
and statesmen have learned they
can be good mixers without Inn
bibing"
Gov. vesey is quite an admirer
Of President Wilson as n scholar
and platform speaker, though he
doesn't agree with his policies.
81 think he uses the most graceful
and polished English OF any OF our
public men" said the governor.
THE European war has. II one
might SO express It. been for.
tunate thing for Wilson and the
Democratic party Had II not
been for the war. think we would
have had a panic as serious as was
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