The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 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 that
will bring back the saloon with all its at
tendant evils and dangers.
lie USUAL PROCEDURE is to give such
legislation harmless sounding titles but, by
tricky use of words-a camoufage OF
language-slip a joker into the text that
will give it, when enacted, the opposite
power and effect to that which appears in
the title.
MORE VICIOUS use-or rather abuse-os
the intentions of voters cannot be imagined
but what can you expect from a business
founded was the saloon on the weakness
and cupidity of the weaker members of the
racer
RIGHT n DIV IN MICHIGAN last despe.
rate attempt is being made TO do Just that
sort of thing.
UNDER TITLE that sounds like one thing.
an amendment that means Just the opposite,
is up for your decision
1T is CALLED the Beer and Wine" amend
ment. When the Vets speak of it they
use the term Light wines, etc." but as
matter of fact the word Tight" does not
appear in title text-and a heavier
weapon was never used by the advocates
of a befuddled world
FOR IF YOU WILL READ this latest at
tempt to nullify Michigan's best piece of
legislation-the Dry" act-you will find
that it means just this-bringing back the
Saloon in it's worst form and with its most
harmful accessories.
CALL 1T WHAT THEY MAY-word it as
they may. to conceal its true intent-this
Beer and Wine" amendments right name
The Saloon Amendment"
DON'T BE DECEIVED by the wheedng oil
those who have always advised only fos
their own proft-and your loss
READ CAREFULLY; weigh every word;
and make up your own mind what the
saloon interests arc trying to get you to do
JUST AS AN EXAMPLE of the difference
between what they say about il and what
they say in it,
THEY ARE SOLICITIOUS-Ohl 90 feel
ingly solicitousi-lest the poor farmer be
denied the privilege of making cider from
his own apples. That would be q great
hardship you will agree. They weep real
tears over his predicament.
VERY WELL-Read that amendment and
you will find cunningly concealed in verbi.
age. yet clearly stated, that If that Beer
and Wine" amendment were passed the
farmer could neither make nor sell cider
IOithouf first taking out license
same as a saloon or q brewery.
IAN YOU BEAT THAT for double dealing3
Yet they fondly hope that enough Michigan
voters will be fooled by the title and by
their propaganda to vote for this thing that
would put the saloon back even stronger
than II was.
OH, WINES ARE HARMLESS they saw
VERIFY Wine g the standby of the Side
Door" and the Cabaret And the Cabaret
and the Family entrance" are the most
vicious hases Oh the Saoon-they iuir
women as we'll as men and de,'tade 10Th
WHY. SOM. FOREIGN WINES ave al.
most great an alcoholic content as the
strongest whiskey-and create worse
form of intoxcation
AND BEER" they used TO tell US why
IN Germany even the children drink beer
Beer drinking is universal there"
WELL, WE HAVE SEEN what Beer will do
when universally used Was ever a people
more degraded-more brutalized-more
deadened to the difference between right
and wrong2
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