The diamond drill., 1919-03-29
Let Them Call 1t What They May
It's Right Name Is-Saloon

COUNTLESS ATTEMPTS have been made
IN tins and m other states 60 fool the people
into voting for acts and amendments that
vii bring back the saloon with all its at
tcndsnt evils and dangers
THE USUAL PROCEDURE Is TO give such
lcgisiation harmless sounding titles bat, by
q tricky use of words-a camouhage Of
langusge-shp a Joker into the text that
viii give IL. when enacted. the opposite
power and effect 10 that which appears in
the title
A MORE VICIOUS use-or rather abuse-of
the intentions Of voters cannot be imagined
but what can you expect from a business
founded as was the saloon the weakness
and cupidity Of the weaker members of the
raocf
RIGHT n OW In MICHIGAN a last despe-
rate attempt Is being made TO do just that
sort OF thing
UNDER A TITLE that sounds like one thing.
an amendment that means Just the opposite,
s up for your decision.
IT is CALLED the Beer and Wine" amend
mcnt. When the "Wets" speak of il they
use the term Light wines, etc" but as a
matter of fact the word light" does not
appear in title or text-and a heavier
weapon was never used by the advocates
OF 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 il as
they may, 10 conceal its true intent-this
Beer and Wire" amendments right name
is The Saloon Amendment"
DON'T BE DECEIVED by the wheedhng OF
those who have always advised cnly fox
their own profit-and your loss
READ CAREFULLY; weigh every word;
and make up your own mind what the
saloon interests are trying TO get you 10 do.
JUST AS AN EXAMPLE of the difference
between what they say about IL and what
they say in it,
THEY ARE SOLICITIOUS-Oh so feel
ingly solicitousl-lest the poor farmer be
denied the privilege of making cider from
his own apples. That would be great
hardship you will agree. They weep real
tears over his predicament-
VERY WELL--Read that amendment and
you will find clnnngly concealed in verbi-
age, yet clearly stated, that if that Beer
and Wine" amendment were passed the
COulu uCitncf make Scu CfOcr
Loifhouf first taking out license
sxme az q saloon or q brewery.
CAN you BEAT THAT Cor double deaIing3
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 IL was.
oh, WINES ARE HARMLESS" they say.
Verify Vino 10 the standby OF the Side
Door" and the Cabaret. And the Cabaret
and the family entrance" are the most
yicsous phases of the Saloon-they ruin
women well as men and degrade both
WHY, SOME FOREIGN WINES have al
most as great an alcoholic content an the
strongest whiskey-end create worse
form Of intuxication.
AND BEER" they used 20 tell us --"why
m Germany even the children drink beer
Beer drinking Is universal there"
WELL. WE HAVE SEEN what Beer win do
when universally uscdi Was ever n people
more dcgraded-more brutalized-more
desdened to the difference between right
and wrong1
Michigan Ant:
Headquarters.