The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-27
D. J. ]. CAMPAU SAYS
THOMPSON
A FAILURE
CALLS ON MAYOR TO WITHDRAW
TO SAVE PARTY FROM DEFEAT
AND GIVE CITY HONEST ADMIN.
ISTRATIoN."

Mayor Thompson has an oppof'
unity TO DO the Democratic party anu
the people OF the city OF Detroit
great service said ID. J. Campau,
"Wednesday, In answer 10 a question
concerning the local political situa
tion If he would withdraw in favor
OF any one OF dozen men whose
names have been mentioned in con
nection with the office OF mayor, tho
party would be saved from defeat and
the city would have an honest and
efficient administration.
I have nothing whatever against
Mr.. Thompson as man. He was a
capable city treasurer, but he is an
utter failure as mayor. That his ad'
ministration has been failure and
that the promises he made To the
people two years ago have not been
fulfilled, no fairminded person will
DENY -cIuuUr exruse hfmsgtf On
the ground that the council is Repub-
lican. for the aldermen have given
him a free hand 10 carry out every
thing which he has suggested. and in
some instances have complied with
his requests when their eannaen.
sgnse must have told them he was
wrong. His attacks upon the lnteg
rity and ability OF honest and reput
able citizens like Commissioner Haar
er and Breitmeyer were undigniied
unjust and inexcusable. He realizes
the blunder that he and his managers
made In denouucing and opposing Mr.
Bryan up 10 the very day OF his nom.
nation, and IL now doing his best to
line up Bryan men in his support by
means OF so-called Bryan Club con
trolled by the men who advocated the
violation OF the Bryan instructions
adopted by the state convention.
Mayor Thompson still has the
street car issue to go before the peo-
pie on. and ne is as anxious To keep
this problem unsettled as a starving
doctor with only one patient is 70
keep that patient on the sick list Mr.
Thompsons only conception OF the
street car problem is its possibilities
| az a vote-getter. IL is his own politi
cal asset. and even in this matter he
has no principles, no policy no plans.
The people OF Detroit want the street
ear question settied-Fhe interests of
four hundred thousand people should
not be sacrificed for the sake OF Civ.
ing some man job With the adj
vantage which Is In the city's hands
the question can be settled fairly and
satisfactorily by any honest and
broad-minded man.
Mr.. Thompson is not the choice OF
Detroit Democrats He does not rep
resent the Democratic party and does
not advocate Democratic principles
He belongs to the Wayne County job
| Holders Trust, close corporation or
ganized for the purpose OF controlling
all the local Offices. There are several
gentlemen who would be willing ~
take the nomination for mayor II IL
were not for the fact that Mr. Thomp-
son claims he is entitled To a renom.
nation, and they deplore fight in
the primaries. Mayor Thompson
ough. to realize the situation, ana
/ believe he would were II not .cr the
coterie OF officeholders who are using
him for their own benefit. Mr.. Thomp-
sons manages are unable to get rep
resentative Democrats TO take any o.
! the important nominations. nctwith
standing the fact that with nomina
lions that-Wnuld- rehecLpemncraiic
sentiment we would elect our con
| gresham. members OF the legislature
and the entire city and county tick
cts
II have no interest in the nomina
ton OF any person further than fol-
the success OF my party and It's prin
ciples. In my Judgment 1t would be a
! fatal mistake e-FeHeHaihate- Mayor
! Thompson. IL he feels that he can win
and the party is willing to take the
chance | have nothing further to say