The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04

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It's Right Ma
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.
THE USUAL PROCEDURE is to give such
legislation harmless sounding titles but, by
tricky use of words-a camoufage Of
language-slip joker into the text that
viii give it, when enacted, the opposite
power and effect 30 that which appears in
the title.
MORE VICIOUS use---or rather abuse-of
the intentions of voters cannot be imagined
but what can you expect from business
founded as was the saloon on the weakness
and cupidity Of the weaker members of the
race?
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 q
matter of fact the word light" does not
appear in title O. text-and a heavier
weapon was never used by the advocates
Of q befuddicd woridi
FOR IF YOU WILL READ this latest at
tempt to nullify Michigans best piece of
egisiation-the Dry" act-you will find
that it means just this-brnging back the
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harmful accessories
CALL 1T WHAT THEY MAY-word it as
they may. to conceal ts true intent-ths
Beer and Wine" amendments right name
is 1.-The Saloon Amendment"
DON'T BE DECEIVED by the wheeling of
those who have always advised only for
their own pro6t-and your loss.
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 il and what
they say in it,
THEY ARE SOLICITIOUs-Ohl % feel
ingly solictousi-est the poor farmer Be
denied the privilege Of making cider from
his own apples. That would be q great
hardship you will agree. phey 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 p" Beer
and Wine" amendment were passed the
farmer could neither make nor sell cider
Without first taking out license
same as a saloon or Q brewery
CAN YOU BEAT THAT for double dealing7
Yet they fondly hope that enough Michigan
voters will b. 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 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 Saloop-thcy ruin
women as well as men and degrade both
WHY. SOME FOREIGN WINES have al
most a. great an alcoholic content as the
strongest whiskey-end create worse
form of intoxication.
AND BEER" they used TO tell us why
IN Germany even the children drink beer
Beer drinking 10 universal there"
WELL. WE HAVE SEEN what Beer will do
when universally used Was ever a people
more degsded-more brutalized-more
deadened TO the difference between right
snd wrong7
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