The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-01

because OF objections to possioi'
strike duty calls
A. . further step IN his bone dry
legislative program. Rep. Macarthur
has introduced a bill regulating the
sale OF liquor In drug stores This
hits Al the mixed drinks served al
soda fountains. for II limits drus
stores TO their own business and
allows them 20 sell intoxiesnts
only In original packages. no, 10 be
drunk on the premises. Further. u
compels them TO handle only goods
that bear the government stamp,
thus hitting az what Is commonly
termed drug store booze. This
feature 10 IN line With what Is
termed pure booze" legislation
Lieut.. Gov. Dickinsons statement
on the prohibition situation referred
TO above IL as follows
have noticed an occasional men
ton nthe papers that ] am opposes
and arm IN favor % what 70 terrned
the Anti-SaIoon League h.ll ! had
paid but little attention 70 these
statements further than % say that
IL the so-calied A ). l. bill "a what
the voters OF the state asked and
what will be for the best interest OF
the state. from the Temperance stand
point. that Is what should he enacted
into Law. Personally. no bill can
be too dry for ne. From what
know OF working OF local option IN
eoanties in this state and the stil,
A. - - i
would say al such counties are
ready for the dryest possible law
that can te made effective. and ! am
not ready 20 advocate anything Else
For weeks I save been getting
various conmun icAtionA al from
thoss who have been Identified n the
past with the dry movement. and
about equally divided for and ara
q bone dry bill When / see those
have known 10 b the sinceFest
workers against the saloon IN TIRE
past and now Just as sincere In their
various views on Tits proposition.
say there must be some good reason
for such stands and before critising
too severely all should be gwen op-
portHBify 20 give FeaseHss- behave
tn. most reliable information OBJ
tainabie should be sought II this
league In Michigan or what u has
collected from the working % Avs
In other states. such things should
be given carefui constdersfion. "
others have anything on the same
line. that. too. should ec carsfaiiy
weighed
The ANTI icon league has cd
nearly all the county nghts IN inis
state for nine years WhiI~ have
never been officially connected With
the league. I have been sent oat IN
every one Of these campaigns under
a -
scauaintanCe with practically every
che OF the force during the entire
period 7 have fOcrd them All 10 be
az true and a. 'crAi q tbs chosen
work as GOD ever ssisctes - d. kis
tidding. To bs acQuainted with them
as I have been " 20 know that every
Last one has the deepest interest 20
rer ever ro1ntT ~ TIRE state dry.
th~ state as q whole dr.. and nc est
until the entire nation 20 dry and
believe further that N some other
couic accomplish more N his place.
what would give gp his position to-
morrow. The deepest interest for
the welfare % this movement has
caused them 20 deiv- into every corr
ner % the country for the past three
months &c get something ira; wiii
pursue. Absolute sincerity hss
prompted thsrn al every turn They
have called IN the best legal talent
they have examined the digest of
LAVA OF all the states and have en-
ceavored 70 crystalline their eEorts
into the formation % a Siil that will
if enacted into Law. be the strongest
possible Temperance Law
The result iE the bill submitted as
the Anll.zAloon- L<AG1c- n1ll-La11
tod from those who have made .
thoro examination Of n. that t0is
bill Is The dryest proposition ever
submitted 20 the Legislature OF any
state in the linton. and wouid make
the present dryest counties IN this
stat eric that present condition.
would make no eompArisyn. This q
not the Impression turnout the
state. and for this rsasou. severe
crffieism should b withheld gntil
the publae hearings are gtyfn -nt
the h1fi or rtIfH fairly anal sefi.
These viii BE- held a. soon a. tn
billie are on nlr. and at which the
public are invited 30 Do pr~sf ~ ~
| could have my nay sould hzf .
every section az the state rrpresrnr-
81. AZ present ! nefNnsT favor nor
OppoSe ans bill. because ! have lad
n opportunity 10 study any and
nav. ~ right q condemn Or criticis'
anything that have not examined
do not think these public hearing
should take the form % contests
but rather that OF seeking ~niighien-
meint In the matter 81 this great
movement l don't know and I don
know what 10 the bss; course q
pursue I do. however. believe tha'
Is per cent OF the members % tbs
Legislature viii never be persuadet
into voting for anything but the besl
possible bill for the state.
The people OF the state can RES
assured that these men are Abso-
luteiy sincere and under no eondi.
lions will betray the trust imposed
in them. The solution OF this qaee'
tion IL the great problem a IN. s@s'
sion. but ! am thoroly confident thu
after every argument has been S.ftss
and the atmosphere cleared. the bli
that viii be for the greatest GOO
to the state will be reported ans
that will be the bill that viii receive
my unqualified support as far "a
can give support without interfe rinI
time. let all have charitable con
alteration for those whose integrity
has never been questioned. who hAv'
I this question on thetr hearts NOR
than that - any cfhsr IN al thci
lives VINO are racking their uervcl
ngh;enment that they may give tn
state the best temperance law eve
placed on the statute books Of AM
state.
And that there may be bette
lao'SI o. al Possoposi,ions 3.
the churches OF the state on Gun
day. Feb. 10. be given over 20 thil
question. and that the greatest pos
sibie Information be sought and dis
cuesions from every conceivable an
gle be INDUCED In. would ais,
suggest that thiH be supple nieuted ~
prayer service invoking divine wis
dom for the men who will cast tn
votes