The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
eA0Uls ACTIVE
I WOLVERINE STATE
IoGna liquor ForceS Attempting to
Exhunc Dead Whiskey
s. Traffic.
10y USUAL cAMorrn.GE
Hotci Mems Association" Has
6en Instituted tn Give Effort" az
g6es An Air of yDeceney.

khe Michigan nouor forces have
nched AnQ3ter campaign for the So
"a beef Mnd wine amendment to
cOnstitution to he voted on at the
Eanx general election next April
o opinion prevails that 1t is launch
At this time 20 be used as caruou-
Ee tor the defeat of woman suffrage
the November elections a. wei as
ntbly To provide an organization
psreby certain politician in Detroit
lit be elected this fall to Office. tbs
Union b based on the fact that the
N0le amendment seems to be faulty
1wn and 1t is doubtful IL Il will pass
Ter at all AZ q constitutional propo-
3on. m
#xho ao-caisc Detroit Hotel Mems
ocdntion has been back of this lat
M mOvM. Charles Norton. OF Detroit,
onrod from the secretary OF state ala
lG1AOrtzed form of petition on October
Tho petitions have been printed
m rumor har II that they are being
ruiateA in Detroit This eecms to
Detroit's move. but 1t hardly seems
f 70 cal, II a move OF Detroit, but
3Aer OF the vicious saloon interests
= Detroit. 1t must be filed with the
neFctary OF state by December and
Mnt have SO. 600 signatures. without
Init they viii he able 20 secure
engh signatures The proposed
endment is as follows:
ect5on IL. 1t shall be forever law
III m this state to import. mauuFac-
- uAc. buy, sell. keep for sale. give
kay, barter or furnish every kind Of
LoF wines. beer. ale and porter and
&p0Ssess THE same IN a private resi-
nee. SO much Of section II. article
e " this constitution which prohibits
- manufacture, sale. keeping for sale,
WING Awav, harteriny or furn. ing
4 vinous. malt brewed or fermented
lDnors, is hereby repealed, The leg
nature by general laws shall reason
III license the manufacture OF, and
eecnAbly license the sale and Keep
II sale. of vinous. malt. brewed or
MtSn0nted liquors: provided. however,
n4 the electors OF each city, village
a township, forever ehai have the
ut 10 prohibit the manufa eture. sale
Keeping for sale OF virous. ms I,
lNNed or fermented liquors within
ch city. village or township"
SS9his Introduces an entirely new sec
Nh into article l6 Of eh5 constitn-
&nA. the adoption Of which would, to
III practical purposes, repeal the pro-
Nation amenSrn Mt (sectioh - adopt
p In 1915.
One discovers hv the reading Of f'-e
lE0Nosed a'nendqent that IL would
INIT the manufacture. beecing, SELL
~ and giving away Of all kinds OF
laAcxicants with the exception OF the
l6-GaIied "spirituous liquors" known
afEely to the public as whiskey, gin
ina rum. 1t would estsb lish as a gen
(3Al principle saloons eyerywh ere i'll
III state 1t attempts To provide for
whGt 10 famlliarly called the hor rp7e
{xovision wh@r by II Is inferred that
~ electorate 81 cities. villages and
lpWns CAR prohibit the right 90 MANN
MIXTURE or sale This same prot tsien
Wax submitted in 1875 but was defeat
n hy ajority ~ f2s con.
funder the proposed amendment the
lQucr traffic In the state would be mn
III less control than at any time In
~ history Of the past In fact IT
RAuid provide for the Inauguration OF
/ period of debau herv Ear the youth
~ drink as meyer enpca&od or thought
Ikzatn fbe oIss dssa ~ si1s Ssalo6a NJ the
ixata
Il No citizen who believes in tire home
ma its welfare will sign the petition
80 citizen who has At heart the
k6et husins IS iH:arest9 Of the state vii
l99n tho petition.
No citizen who loves decent mora.
aDnditions will sign the petition.
n No patriot in this hour OF thu
worlds stress win encourage such an
3npatriotie traffic as the liquor inter-
- has proven Itself TO be, and cspe-
s9Ally the brewing interest and espe-
6fAlly In a state 80 loyal as Michigan
- proven Itself to be
N Prohthitiau has proven itself desir-
6hl@ in All walks OF life. In all depart
eents OF government. In all avenues
~ commerce, more and more 80 the
6Onths pass II hau already saved
6e state thousands of lives