Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-03
Dickinson Attacks Liquor
In His Farewell Address
Legislators Cheer
States Retiring
Governor
Tine. stan Correspondent

LANSING, Jan. 3.-Luren D
Dickinson. pale and stopped
climbed 70 the speakers rostrun
for the last time today TO deliver
his exaugural message 10 the 1871
Legislature.
He made his exit a composite
picture Of his Il months IN the
executive Office. ending his term
as he began IT, with a singing
denunciauon of sin. liquor and
high life and reaffirmation OF
his faith in God.
'If YOU would spend your ef-
forts toward the promotion of
lives of economy. prudence, So
briefly and church attendance.
he told the joint session, that
attitude would electrify and in
fiuence American life so that in
five years the liquor traffic
would die out as a lucrative
business.
Public attention must not be
diverted from the deyilish dives
and dens that turn out this fin
ished product that you care for
terminals, the insane and in
digent). IL must be centered on
the elite class. which Is aped
and initiated by the millions
with multiplied and correspond
ing evils.
- COURAGE NEEDED
Fearless courage and eternal
vigilance must he used. But no
lessening of evils can he effected
until the high life, social prac-
tees In those gilded homes with
wine parlors and petty gam
9 bling. the citadels of hell, are
ruthlessly exposed as the first
great causes OF the spewed-out
product at the funnel end"
He said the Legislature cannot
be blamed for the increased cost
of maintaining state institutions
but that the causes are funda-
mental and lie within the homes
themselves.
This means definitely a new
conservation of both ministry
and laity In churches PROSTATE
at the feet OF Jesus Christ,
pleading with -neyer=dying
faith that will bring to earth
the power that can organize and
lead and give courage to the
force of righteousness.
81 know that people are
aroused and ready for a cru
SADIE. With the tremendous in
centive of an administration to
assist, this activity was also my
plan.
.It is reasonable that elimi-
nation of all drinking places
outside corporate limits of cities
and villages would assist in
control of the liquor traffic."
BILL INTRODUCED
A bill of this kind was intro
duced in the last Legislature. but
never came to the floor for debate
He criticized the huge amounts
of money spent for highways, sug-
Gested that funds be diverted for
welfare, crippled children and
other more needful uses.
He suggested other minor re-
forms, then asked the Legislature
TO cooperate with Governor Van
Wagner.
while his views may vary
with mine, he may have equally
effective methods of dealing
with the same problems" Dick
inson said.
He must be left unfettered.
He Is your governor and you are
the peoples Legislature. You
must work together. Don't in
dulge In too much criticism.
my last word and prayer is
that God may bless and lead
Governor Van Wagner, the
state officials and your body i'm
the actions that you will be
called upon to solve"
Dickinson received a long ova-
ton as he stepped from the ros-
trum into the future he has
planned for himself-the contin-
uance Of his crusade TO better the
morals and habits of the people of