Appeal To Lovers Of Good Order

Editor Akgus:- Wonderif it ever occuvred to those persons cured of the drink habit during the red ribbon revival, that aome of them would now in all probability be filling drunkards grave, but for the repeal of the prohibitory law and the substitution in its place of the present law, which allows the sale of intoxicants nnder certain regulations? Uut such is the case, the writer of this believea- under the prohibitory law the temperance workers expended their entire eneigies as informers and spies in tracking the liquor seiler to his secret places of business. What were the Revs. Shier, Smart et el doing for the cause of temperance dunng those days? Let Ypsilauti with its arson and destruction of records answer. Let Manchester with its perjuries answer. Let Arm Arbor, througb its circuit coui t answer. Letevery justice court where prohibition was tried to be enforced, answer. Let every old resident of Washtenaw with a memory unimparei, answer. Prohibilion never saved any man or women fiom the evil effects of the drink uabit. The temperance revival known as the red ribboji movement was only made possible by the repeal of the old prohibition laws. Oonservative tempevance men, practical temperance men, lovers of good order, on Mouday next we are asked to partake oL the same old prohibition dish, although now called "local optiou." Let us do as we did last spring, spurn ü.