The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-03-28
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 dangersL
THE 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-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
race2
RIGHT n oW 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 "Wets' speak of it they
use the term Light wines, etc." but as .
matter of fact the word light" does not
appear in title or text-and heavier
weapon was never used by the advocates
of befuddled worldi
FOR II YOU WILL READ this latest at
tempt to nullify Michigan's best piece of
legsiation-the DRY" act-you will find
that il 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. 10 conceal it's true intent-this
Beer and Wine" amendments right name
is "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 it and what
they say in it:-
THEY ARE soLICrTIoUs-ohi so feel
ingly solicitous-iest 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 predcament.
VERY WELL-Read that amendment and
you will find cunningly concealed in verb-
age, yet clearly stated. that if that Beer
and Wine" amendmcnt 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 deaiing7
Yet they foodly hope that enough Michigan
voters will be fooled by the title and by
their propag ganda 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 Salocn-they ruin
women as well as men and degrade both
WHY. soME FOREIGN WINES have al
most as great an alcoholic content an the
strongest whiskey-and create worse
form OF intoxication.
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 people
more degraded-more brutalized-more
deadened to the difference between right
and wrong2
Michigan Amt
Headquarfers:
NEI!