Michigan is a state that has voted dry by substantial majorities several times since 1916. Previous to that it was rapidly becoming dry by local option. Senator Couzens virtually threw his gauntlet in the face of this sentiment by declaring that 5% beer was neither worse nor more intoxicating than tea or coffee.
Senator Couzens, Canadian by birth, a former business associate of Henry Ford, a former Mayor of Detroit on a reform platform, has enough money to be independent of "ward" politics—and has the reputation of...
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