The Yale expositor., 1919-03-27
Let Them Call 1t What They May
It's Right Name Is-Saloon

COUNTLESS ATTEMPTS have been made
in this and in other states to fool the people
into voting for acts and amendments the
will bring back the saloon with all its a.
tendant evils and dangers.
THE USUAL PROCEDURE is to give sucA
legislation harmless sounding titles bot, by
a tricky use of words-a camouffage of
language-slip a joker into the text that
will give it, when~enacted, the opposite
power and effect 30 that which appears IN
the title.
MORE VICIOUS usc-or rather abuse-of
the intentions-of voters cannot.be imagined
but what can you.ezpectfrom business
founded as was the-saloon-on the weakness
and y of the weaker members of the
raNcp
RIGHTsN DIV INsAfCHIGAN a last desps-
ratesattempt is being made to do just thst
sort of thing.
UNDER A TITLE that sounds like one thing,
an amendment thatme just the opposite,
is up for your decision.
1T is CALLED the Beer and Wine" amend
ment When the ''Wets" speak.of ii they
use the term +Iightswines, etc, but q
matter of fact the word Eight" does not
appear in title or text-and a heavier
weapon was .neuers used by the advocates
Of a befuddscd woridi
FOR IF YOU WILL READ this --latest. at
tempt to -nultfy MSchigan,s best piece of
legisiatioa-the 'Dey" act-you will find
that it means just this-hnngng back the
Saloon in its&orst& form and with it's most
harmfulaaccessories.
CALL 1T WHAT THEY ~ndAY-word-S a.
they may, &c. conceal its true intent %
Beer and Wine" amendments right -..e
is The Saloon Amendment"
DON'T BE DECEIVED by the.wheedling of
those who have always adyised only for
their own pro6t-and your ioss
READ CAREFULLY; weigh every word;
and make up your own mind what the
saloon interests are trying to get you to do.
JUST AS AN EXAMPLE of the difference
between what they say about it and what
they say in its
THEY ARE SOLICITToDS-Ohl 80 feel
ingiy sohcitousl-lest the poor farmer be
denied the privilege of making cider from
his own applca That would be-a great
hardship you win agree They weep real
tears over his predcament-
VERY WELL--Read that amendment and
you will find cunninsty concealed in verbi-
age, yet clearly stated, -thatif that .Beer
and Wine" amendment were passed the
farmer could neither make rsseil cider
Without first taking out a license
same asa saloon or q brewery.
CAN YOUBEAT THAT for double deaiing1
Yetthey fondly hope that enough Michigan
voters WIN be fooled by the title and by
their propaganda TO vote for this thing that
would put the saloon back even stronger
than it was.
OH, WINES ARE HARMLESS" they say.
VERIFY Wine is the standby of the "Side
Door" and the Cabaret And the Cabaret
and the family entrance" are the most
vicious phases of the Saloon-they ruin
women as well as men and degrade both.
WHY, SOME FOREIGN WINES have al
most as great an alcoholic content az the
strongest whiskey-and create worse
form of intoxication.
AND BEER" they used to tell us why
insGermany. even the children drink beer.
Beer drinking is universal there"
WELL. WE IIAvE-SEEN what Beer win do
when universally usedl Was ever a people
more degrsded-more brutahzed-naz
deadencd 10 the difference between right
and wrong2
Michigan Ant
Headquarters.
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